The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-06
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punicsiica tia! this shall be the las! ool
connected With The effort to establish {,
high school a! BuflIo, which was defeated
a, the lste election.
must resume my promise to take u
the third ground Of objection which va,
urged agaius! the Establishment Of such
school, Io.Wit Increase Of hxl!ion
This | cou'.iered as the ouly sound rca
son against it, aud will proceed to answer
it by stating. First | admitted that i
would Increase the taxation, but claim tia
the benefits to be received were largely il
excess Of The outlay. The estimated an
uual expenses we're Two Thousand dollars
1t was proposed With this money to esiab.
lish school ofsuch character lha. young
men and Tomeu could be prepared to en-
ter advanced classes 10 colleges, male
and fenale-and Universities, or for the
business Of life. THIS school was design
ed to be public school" aud 50 within
the reach Of all 10 the districts supporting
it, without any extra charges for tuition
in those branches taught 10 the cOmmou
school system Of tue State. Now, sir,
ask 10 the name Of common sense, would
it not have been fair investment! Weigh
two thousand dollars against the adVaDta-
ges to be derived from the establishment
Of such school, and | think any man Of
practical sense will say it would have been
a good investment. But some one will
say, it would have been a failure" |
will answer, a deny it, il proper board
Of directors had been selected" and thus
throw the burden Of proof upon him -
Under proper management it would have
been such success that the citizens Of
Buffalo and the adjoining districts would
have supported it with their patronage. =
The man who thinks that good public
school would not be patrOuizcd by the cit
liens Of Buffalo, certainly pays them a
heavy back handed compliment.
Second. | would answer this objection
in the second place, by making this state
mcntof facts Since the election by which
the voters of Buffalo and its adjoining dis.
tricts decided against the school, FIVE young
men have left its immediate vicinity, to
attend schools at distance Had school
Of high grade been established 10 our
midst. these young men might have been
induced to remain at home and prepare for
higher collegiate classes AT the least es'
innate, the expenses attending their Propa,
ration for college and expenses at college,
will aggregate fifteen hundred dollars !
know Of these FIVE and have been told Of
three more, thus swelling the aggregate
TO over twenty one hundred dollars, one
hundred dollars moro than the estimated
annual expense Of the high school. Here
then is the way tho matter stands. By
having good high school, we might have
kept in the Buffalo district over two thou.
sand dollars, whereas by not having it,
that amount Of money will be sent out of
it There may be Others who have sent
their children away from our midst, to
school, just because they could not have
the same advantages at home for the edu
cation Of their children.
Third Not only would We, BY our school
have prevented this sending money out of
the districts in order to gain advantages Of
education for children within the district
but we would in all probability have drawn
scholars from distance. After the FIRST
successful year 1t will be fair to suppose
that We would have succeeded in getting
twenty scholars from o distance; these
would spend at least ten dollars per month,
including board, washing, &c Now |
propose to make tabular statement Of the
matter, so as to present it before you
With high school
Money kept in the district by
preventing the necessity Of
parents sending their children
away....."......."". % lVV
Scholars from a distance, ...".." 1880
Total. ........ .......,........ $4,000
Estimated annual eSPcnse,.""" 1000
Money kept or brought within
over and above estimated an.
uual expenses ...."." $500" 1900
Without a high school
Money sent out of the district So, 100