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The first North Carolinian to serve as president of the National Education Association, Dr. James Yadkin Joyner, a noted advocate and educator, pushed for increased state funding, longer terms, and consolidation of rural schools.
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15207
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Dr. James Yadkin Joyner studied to be a lawyer but it did not take. He also sold insurance for a time. Joyner, best known for his educational work and work among farmers, \r\ncarried the banner for public education, state aid for public schools, longer school terms, and consolidation of rural schools during the Aycock administration. Additionally, under this administration, teachers' salaries were increased, school libraries established, and may far-reaching and comprehensive reforms adopted and put into operation. Joyner was also a pioneer in the field of cooperative marketing in terms of agriculture.
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36104
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The gallery in Joyner Library honored Faulkner’s contributions in academia at her alma mater, as well as politics at the local and state levels. Purposes perhaps more down to earth reflected Faulkner’s belief that students need what she called a “nest,” a place that helped campus to feel more like home.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 11 Issue 3, Spring 2013,
p5-6
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20229
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In the history of education in North Carolina, one of the names that stands out is that of Dr. James Yadkin Joyner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction form 1902 to 1919. Joyner is the man most directly responsible for the great improvement in the North Carolina public school system.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 33 Issue 3, Jul 1956,
p359-383, por, f
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41240
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The politics of school funding during this time involved many contenting forces: black versus white; rural versus urban; six month school year versus nine; special and charter districts versus city and county. Legislation proposed included a luxury tax, the MacLean Bill, and a revenue bill. While not considered by some the fairest solution, the 1933 school bill that generated a sales tax, state control over the school system, and a uniform eight month school year was declared the sanest.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 94 Issue 3, July 2017,
p253-298
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Public education--Law and legislation; Public education--North Carolina--Great Depression; Senators--North Carolina--Angus Dhu MacLean; Gardner, O. Max (Oliver Maxwell), 1882-1947; Progressive education; Joyner, James Yadkin, 1862-1954; Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948; Daniels, Jonathan, 1902-1981; MacLean bill, 1931; Taxation--Law and legislation; MacLean Act--rural schools; Sen. Rivers Johnson--MacLean bill; Public schools--African American students; Cherry, Robert Gregg, 1891-1957; Clement, Hayden, 1879-1965; Aycock, Charles Brantley, 1859-1912