Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-02-28

tnlnRIng Ina1 tnlS perhaps may DE an lndeX
to the general doings OF the Trust es in Vir-
ginia, be thinks the public ought t,'be in
possession Of the facts The good and pat
riotic Of our Townships will probably ex
cuse him for the exposition.
The first Trustees prointed were, Wat.
son, Hanger and Withrow, Jr. The chair.
man alleged, that he accepted the Office for
the sole purpose of having the power to
locate school for his own btne6t he sue
ceeded in his purpose, but in doing SO, he
necessar " DISCONNECTED many Others but
after establishing said school he seemed sat
is6ed. resigned his Office, and had Coalter
appointed in his stead,
The Clerk not being able to reap so id
benefit from his office. procured one to act
in bis stead, aud taught Free School at !.
good salary.
The other Trustee after trying his b tito
serve his own interest. but finding it i'npns
>ible to contro tn whole thing retirrd tn
disgust, and had Hamilton appointed in hi
tad.
When the Chairman retired from o r.
(although he had es ab1ished bis school. u
was willing to retire and shift responsible
t'es) be was at loss with regard to his SUI
cessor, but after consulting friends, it
determine in sol mn conc ave. that ia,
successor must be a man who could easii'
be made suhservieut to their interest, auc
who should that be, but man who wa>
very anxious 10 hold office of some kind
and how shou they know such man but b,
his often being candidate and as often de
feated so they determined TO secure the ap
'intmeut of the uerituJle Conttcr aud well
mas he served them IN keeping up. the PIT
| School, though there are no fifteen scholirs
| in the neighborhood In order to su tain
the Pet, this patriotic Coaltrr has gone fai
b. You'd wat the geutlemanly bearing of bis
en-. Fl>yers, would warrant them in doing
lie has contrary to law without consu ting
the people, and as per brute force divided a
| portion of the Township ist School districts
according to the cogitations of his own brain
,sregarding the Instructions Of the Stat
superintendent. taking no notice of densir,
| 'fpopuation attempting to divide nei sh Dor.
hoods and break up old associations Of Eff,
years standing, he strides on in his patrintit
zeal as it be intended to show to the wal
that be is great man in a little Office. Bn'
this is but l,tl, Of what they have done
n neglected to do in this Township
South River Township paid school tax
10 1872 Of SIS. 400 sufficient amount to
sustain 80 schools at $36 per mouth, for 5
months, and there are to day at least 200
scholars, black and white, that are receiving
not one farthing of the school fund, and a
| majority OF them. not receiving any instruc
ton at all and all this comes from the doings
| If the Trustees.
| will notice briefly one individual case
| The people of neighborhood built q
| sood school house at their own expense.
1t a place where fifty scholars coul i
nave easy access to it. employed teach-
r for 9 months, expecting TO receive
their quota of the school fund to aid them
or 5 mon hs Of the time Their teacher
Vas competent, their school conducted &C.
riding to the Free School regulations and
they demanded Of the Trustees contract.
hut they were bluntly refused. Thinking
the refusal was unjust as well as uukind
,ud considering the Trustees men aud citi
Aens, and thinking the refusal was given
sthout reflection, they condescended to Pc
ltion the Board for the establishment OF
heir schoo! and their portion Of the funds,
IS meeting Of board was held to consider
he case. at which meeting the representa-
tives of the petitioners were treated with less
respect than thew deemed due them by the
Frnsfees, virtually saying to them, this is
our business to arrange, aoe haze arranged 1t
to suit ours'lves. You haze no rights hire !
We reject your p'tition. Go home tell thr
petitioners that ve can manage the school
affairs of the Township. We have the pow.
r and We inteni to exercise it, and these
| petitioners pay an annual school tax Of
5299. but not one dollar of it can they re
aelve to educate their neighborhood
1t is said now that the chief cause Of
heir unparalleled injustice is attribute Bile to
words spoken by one OF the petitioners
strong and harsh, but truthful, respectin >
the former dongs of the Trustees.
If this be so [ would say that have very
Ii tie respect fol the man who would ca u.s.
whole community to suffer to be wronged
! or single iuetiquette or wrong Of onr
naE in that community.
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