The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-07-24
LETTER FROM PUTNAM.
BUFFALO, July %, 1873.

Editor Register:
| do not know whether to quarrel with you
or blame myself for mistake that was patent
to all close readers, in my letter Of last week.
| will quote the clause as it stands in the pa.
per and then state it as intended to write
"As the High School is intended to be a strife
between the Graded School and College," &c.
This is the very idea wished not to convey,
but will now correct: "As the high school il
intended to be a step between The graded
school and college" &c.
Having made the correction let me further
say, there can be no conflict between the pri'
mary school and the high school. They stand
in exactly tie same relation to each other that
the child bears TO the boy-oIe is preparatory
to the other.
There can be no conflict between the high
Schoul and the college; they are related 10 each
other, as the boy to the man. Each is neces'
sary to the other The child becomes the boy,
the boy becomes the man, so he child in the
primary sch col becomes the boy in the high
school and the man in the college. Ifthe sys.
ten of education for our State Is to be a com
plete one, we ought to have high schools eS
tablished at different convenient points in the
State. Every citizen who deserves the name
Of citizen is interested in the great cause Of
education, whether he has children Of his owr
to educate or not. Every man who is interest
ed in that cause should be earnestly desirious
ofhaving a complete system of schools BY
which children can be taken up from the pri.
mary department and fitted for college Leave
out the high school and you will have a gap
which will be felt.
Taking it for granted that the force Of these
remarks will be felt let me ask, what place in
Putnam or NJ son county can offer such ad
vantages as Buffalo?
LIST. 1t was once the site Of very flourish.
ing school. Many of the men who now Occu.
py prominent positions n the State, look upon
it as their alma" Mnay of the growing
younger men, received much Of their training
at the Buffalo Academy, so that the place hos
a fine record to start with.
Cd. We have building here in tolerable re.
Pair, With very little outlay it can be made 10
accommodate over hundred scholars very
comfortably. So that in the item Of expense
in the erection Of suitable buildings, We offer
great inducements, and with taxpayers this
ought 10 be weighty consideration.
Sd. The moral influence. The community
10 and around Buffalo is composed ola church
going people. The churches Baptist, Meth.
odist and Presbyterian are all supplied with
regular Ministers. There are lourishing
Sunday Schools in cOnnexion with each church,
There is MOI licensed dram shop in the pl1ce,
and there is less dissipation than in any place
Of like size within my knowledge.
4lh. Accessibility. We have regular
daily line Of steamers between Brownstown
and Gallipolis; weekly line between Browns.
town and Cincinnati, and Scmi.weekly line
between Brownstown aud Parkersburg thus
bringing US into access with all parts Of the
world.
5th. Health. Cur resident physician keeps
a fat horse.
With these and other advantages in favor
of Buffalo, we propose it as the place for The
location of The high School, Reserving other
lines Of remark for the future, | remain an
humble PUTNAM County ADVOCATE
HTTV NEApVET