The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-09-09
The Free school.
HicKMAN. KY. Sept. Z. !.

4AtSiNhA Az, N -, DePe' > AO' L.
Editor of lie Hickman Courier
DEAR SIR In the issue of your
valuable paper of the I'd inst, the fol-
lowing pertinent questions are asked
"Are we to have Free School in the
Hickman School DISTRICT II so, when
and where? Some citizens want to
know p
For answer to all of these questions,
and for the information of all citizen"
of Hickman School District, interested,
the Trustees respectfully state, that it
will depend upon the citizens of the Dis
trict, whether a Free School will be
taught or not The Trustees have ap
pealed to the citizens time and again to
provide funds to rent or build house,
to purchase fuel, and provide other nee
essary expenses, which they have failed
to do. This fund must be raised before
free school will be taught The Trus
tees are compelled to adopt this course
from the fact that nc part of the public
fund can be appropriated for any purpose,
other than tuition, and from the addi-
tional fact, that the Trustees of the Dis
trict proceeded last year to have the free
school taught before such fund was
provided not doubling that the patrons
of the school would promptly pay the
necessary amount, they rented a house, !
bought fuel made necessary repairs, dc, .
and up to this date have collected but
few dollars more than is necessary to +
reimburse themselves for the amount
paid for fuel, repairs &c. The owner If
the house in which the school was taught !
has not been paid a cent toward the rent
and many citizens who had the benefit
of the free school, refused to pay any
thing, and have suffered themselves to be
sued and are seeking 10 evade payment
through the courts of justice. Hickman
School District, under the pro rata, Is
entitled this year to the sum OF 1914 20.
Good teachers can be procured to teach
the school for term Of five months, for
this sum.
IF the citizens then viii furnish the
money to rent house, aud to pay for
other incidental expenses, free school
will be taught; commencing the first Mon
day in October, or as soon thereafter as
suitable arrangements can be made. 1t
will require two dollars to be paid on each
scholar sent to the school, to pay necessary
expenses j subscription list Is now III
the hands of each Of the trustees. and as
soon as a sufficient number of citizens
signify their desire and willingness to
support free school, by assigning these
lists, arrangements VI
be made at once to have the school com
meuce, so don't delay, if you wish the
school taught, but come forward at one
and sign" Another consideration, you
should pay at least one half of this con
,ingent fee the day the school common
ses, or before if you can, as the weather
will be getting cold by that time, and the
children should be made comfortable;
aud some repairs may be necessary to
make the house comfortable, in which
he school is taught, before it commences.
GU should also bear in mind, that the
rustees do not receive any compensation
or their services. So 90 not requires
hem to come and see you, and dun you
or the money, but take II yourself and
Jay it to Samuel n White, who is col
ector and Treasurer of the Board And
when the school commences visit it as
ften a. you can; in doing this you will ,
neourage the children. the teachers aud
he trustees. By thus working together,
We will build up public school, that
will be the pride OF our District aud City,
nd a blessing to our children. G
A word in relation to the school tax
-oted at the August elcction-it cannot
,e made available for the current year. !
y. ID. KINGMAN, l
S n. WHITE, Trustees.
j. II. DAVIS,