'Having no faith in the 'machine teaching' now becoming so prevalent, I have held on to all of the old system that is good, and used only such new features as have proved satisfactory in practical use. I think that schools are now in danger of being methodized to death.'
-- Superintendent N.A. Sinclair, in his 1889 annual report to the Fayetteville Graded School trustees
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'Your letter inviting me to attend North Carolina's Centennial, to be held at Fayetteville, on the 21st of November next, was duly received; but this acknowledgment has been delayed under the hope that an improvement in my health would enable me to be present as invited. As the time approaches, I find that cherished hope unrealized, and that I must regretfully confess my inability to join you in the commemorative celebration.'
-- Jefferson Davis, writing to Fayetteville's centennial committee about five weeks before his death in 1889
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