The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-12-19
Suspension of Public Schools In Dis
triet 10, and Why.
Editor Boiirar Buletin


Having an interest in a matter of some
eonsid Grafton to the people of Hardeman
county, and especially with Common
School friends, will submit the follow
ing for the consideration Of those who
feel an interest In the mattef. was
employed by the Directors of the 18th
district of the county of Hardeman to
teach school No 2, in said District, for
the sum of forty dollars per month, begin
ming with the 25th Of august, 1873. 1
continued to teach said school according
to instructions from the directors of said
district to the 18th of December, 1873, at
viii time my school was suspended
By order Of the directors claiming to have
learned that there will not be money
enough in the treasury to carry on the
schools unless there is an additional tax
laid for school purposes by the county
court, and desiring TO act strictly in ac>
cordance with law they suspended the
school for an unlimited time In order
that they might ascertain the facts in the
case. With their consent / consulted
one Of the abIest men IN the county, and
his opinion is that the county court is
not compelled to lay an additional tax.
| will here say that the directors have
acted in accordance with direct informa-
ten received from the County Trustee
the man who they think has the right to
know how much money is on hand and
also what amount there will probably be
for distribution. The County Trustee
tells me that there is twenty-eight hun
dred dollars in the treasury, with State
warrant additional to the amount of one
thousand and seventy dollars, which lat
ter is worth 90 cents to the dollar, l. e.
it can be cashod at that Any schoo
teacher or director, presume, can easily
ascertain what that would be to the schol
ar in their respective districts. On tht
other hand the county Superintendent
tells me th at there will be money enough
to pay the teachers off who were employ
ed in July, August and September. Now
we are all anxious that this might b,
the case, but after making a calculation
from his own figures made in a commu
nication, and publish in the Bulletin
Of the 18th of December, 1873, we foun,
that by that calculet ton there would no
be one dollar per scholar for the coun
ty, therefore the directors could not Sc
where the money was to come from t
pay off the teachers. Hence, the sus
pension. The amount due teachers il
district No. Is is now between $500 ant
300 dollars, with one hundred and fGt]
scholars, and there not being one dollar
per scholar for the county, the director
considered themselves justifcable il
suspending the schools. But they wisl
to be understood as not only willing hu
anxious to continue their schools to tn
end of the FIVE months. Therefore, i
the county superintendent, the count,
trustee or the county court will guran
tee the forthcoming of the money tn
schools will be continued. They do no
consider that they are compelled to con
: tinue the schools unless there is money
in the Treasury to justify them in doing
so. The County Court win be in session
the first Monday in January next q
which time we hope some action will b
taken that this question may be settleC
in a way that all who are concerned ma!
fully understand it.
WA. BARRETT.