Volcano weekly ledger., 1855-12-29
Eor The Weeklu ledger.

Social Ball at Mahoney Hall, on the even
ing of January sth, 1866, the proceeds OF
which are to be applied towards adjusting the
indebtedness Of the public school house in this
place. which has of late been agtating the
public mind, and very Justly, too. for it is an
important matter and one that should receive
the immediate attention Of every one Chat is
at all friendly to the cause Of education.
There are a great many children in town
that would now be at school were it not that
the house in which the school is now held is
too unfavorably- located Tor all to attend dur
ing the pres incl ency Of the weather !;
and besides this, thee ale enough young folks
in town that would attend school to warrant
the employing Of two competent teachers, so
that two good schools might be established
one at Stony Point, the ether at the public
school house-one to be a primary school, the
other for advanced scholars. Could this be
done, venture to say that in one yer
from this time, Volcano could boast of hay-
ing well conducted Seminary for young ladies
and gentlemen which would speak volumes
in praise of the place, and would doubtless be
the means of inducing men to settle here with
their families in order to give their children
an opportunity to receive good education at
one of our well organized schools 1t is now
left with the people Of Volcano and vicinity
to say whether this shall ever be said or r..st :;
that we move to Volcano because we will
there find good schools and a refined and in-
telligent community, %nere we can raise and
educate orr children as they should be. We
have the material here and all we want is la
boz to do the work-some one to take the
lead. Now, who are or will be first to start
the wheel of so laudable an undertaking
We pause for reply. Echo answers, The
Ladies, God bless them, they should be re
warded" We men will crown their .GGorts
with success. We will al go the Ball and in
case our business is such that we cannot at
tend, we viii not fail to buy ticket. Am !
not right, gentlemen? Who says "No p
Not one
Now let us look at the financial condition
of the house in question, and ascertain pre-
cisely the amount of pecuniary assistance ne
cessary to make a beginning in this all impor-
tant matter The original rost Of the build
ing will not fall but very little short
of $l400, and 500 of which sum is yet I'm
paid and the house, including the enclosed
lands belonging to the same, is now in the pos
session of Mr.. Armstrong, in order to secure
the payment Of seven hundred dollars due
HIM for lumber, &c, and unless the amount
will wait no longer for his pay, but dispose of
the property to other parties, or retain pos
session of it himself, and the community will
thereby be compelled to forfeit the sum o
seven or eight hundred dollars already pai(
towards the erection of said building Now
Mr.. Editor, this is the exact position we oc
cupy at present, and it will be left to the citi
zens of this place to say whether we shall re
deem or give up the only school house in tow
and let the children spend their leisure hour
in the streets instead of the school-room.
Some, perhaps, will take exceptions to the
way in which the amount required to pay the
indebtedness is to be raised. We ask, then
in all kindness, to Withhold all censure Judge
US not wrongly, but consider well the object
for which we are laboring, and the motives
that prompt us to action Several attempts
have already been made to raise the amount
by soliciting donations from the citizens,
committees were appointed to canvass the
town and vicinity, and did collect some money,
not enough, however, by several hundred dol
lars to answer the purpose. 1t was then re-
solved that committee should be appointed
whose duty it should be to report some plan
by which the money could be obtained u re-
deem the school house, and their pport was
simply this: that the ladies of tSicano should
give Soeial Ball at Mahoney Hall, on the
evening of Jan. sth5 1856; for the reason
that the comnlttee believed an affair of this
kinawould bc'the means of inducing mop
gentlemen to attend than any other kind o.
an entertainment thatyfould be goe- up. the
resufvefxhich would be a great many gentle
men would attend, - large Number q ticket.
would be s9ld more money would be receiv