The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-07-05
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Petroleum aud Ehucatiu


Petroleum v. Nasby. Esq, has rendered good
service to the cause OF Education, in bringing be-
fore the public an inside view of the management
of the " cassikle iustitoot, located at the cross
roads wich is in the Stait of Kentucky" and the
Board Of Education in one, at least, of the insti-
toots' of the North, have well studied and won
derfully improved upon, the system Of their South
ern neighbor,
Mr.. Nasty has graphically described the grab
bing of the coppers, and stealing of the whisky
the occasion ofthe laying of the of
his famous "institoot" but it can scarce, be ina
gined to what figures of speech and glorious allu-
sons, even his oily pen would have aspired, it the
walls of bis classikle " pet had been once reared
and il had been thought desirable to repair and ex-
tend those educational halls that he had been en-
abled to contemplate the sight and had been allowed
to handle levy of twenty-five mills on $4,000
per annum Petroleum had better delay his build
ing few years, aud take lesson from Northern
ueighbor. -
Have you, Mr.. Nasty, Board of Education,
who can levy a tax of % mills on a valuation OF
S240 900 and collect on valuation of SAG 900 and
| not know it
! Have you Board, who at a school meeting can
| allow their Secretary TO read his annual report of
| its financial affairs, and in the reading care
fully withhold an item of $50 for services, and an
| item of $40 paid as" per centage" on money with
out any specification, and make the sum total
Of the report read, without these items, agree with
printed report with them?
Have you Board capable OF contracting for
| large amount of brick, two or three years be-
! fore they are wanted, at a high price, and then
| after having sundry loads of brick-yard debris
| dumped, with nobody knows how many brick, on
the premises OF the school l-house, pay ON Il same
| in advance of contract more than the whole pile
| is worth
Have you Board sharp enough to loan the
property, purchased with the money of the district
i " to whom it may concern" "On the most ,favora-
BILE terms" and have the District furnish the cap-
1 tai, pay the interest, and per centage?
| Have you Board skilled enough to become
| brokers and bankers, borrow money on account OF
| B1ard of Education, and have their notes floating
oun and used in real estate speeulltiens, tie
| ID strict paying interest and per centage p
Have you Board green enough to allow their
| Secretary to give q report of the Indebtedness
of the District, "in full" when the notes of its
| m n'mbers given for money borrowed foe the use OF
the Board, are in the pockets of the lenders, sitting
| before them, and which the Secretary on being
| questioned, "knows nothing about 2"'
| Finally, Mr.. Nasby, have you Board with
brass enough to come before your tax payers, and
ask them from year to year, pay % mills tax on
they don't know what valuati0n-to raise they don I
know how much-for, they don't exactly know
what purpose, nor exactly when, but which, If II
| can only be raised, they promise they will most
/ cheerfully" take care of for you i ~ .
! l tell you, Petroleum, it is time for you Ia
leave your classikle nstitoot" at the cross roads
and come North. "0ily gamons" are about
| there is rich harvest ahead-the signs are prom
| isng- -corner-stones are 10 be laid and extensions
1 made, and !" Barkis" appears 10 be "~illin'."