The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-01-15
Editor Reqiatr.

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Inolics 40 article 10 tho last issue Of
your paper copied from the Huntington
Independent, in which ] son rather rough
" handled Cd account Of ny, course upoO
the Normal School question. Nov, With
your permission. Mr.. Editor, | would in
| form The author Of that article, and all
Others whom it may concern, that | did
use my limited influence to secure the
passage Of bill having for its object the
transfer Of the State Normal Schools to
the counties 10 which tley ore located, and
| am only sorry that The bill did not pass
the Senate. | did say that | would take
q refined species Of satisfaction in attend
ling the funeral Of the Normal Schools as
! State institutions; and | believe that when
The people come to understand the nature
and condition Of the Normal Schools they
will scdd their delegates to the Legislature
instructed to do all 10 their power to get
rid Of them as State institutions. | went.
to Charleston last wiater, a friend to all
schools 10 the State. but | soon discovered
that these Normal Schools we're an elo'
phau! upon our hands, and that The people
received no equiyaleDtfOr The tremendous
outlay necessary to keep up Eve Normal
Schools. Iseon discovered that they were
not onIya source Of heavy and uuPFof'a,
ble'taxafon, but source Of corruption
that affected every species Of legislation
Not measure Of aOy considerable impor,
,tance could pass but had to uuths gauut
let Of the Normal Schools. it being often
The case that members would vote against
theirtettcr judgment for fear Of iDjuring
their prospects for large appropriation TO
their pet iustitutiou-tbo Normal School
| do not wonder at politicians advocating
the continuance ofthese schools, for they
are p. Wetfu political levers that can be
turned to account during political cam.
pnigus, dam always williHg to profit BY
the experience Of others, and ! know that
the great State. Of Ney York, whose peo+
.ple bpve had ample Experience il 20 pjat;
.tsrsf education, have long siVcot decided
lfat enc Normal School IL. sufficient for
.her vast population, / have objection
..t64fypf these schools, it they aro' made
stlf.s6sfainiug, 'Uu! l, as poor man. That
liale,1ozqs, will 10 satisfied and
gtatef4iGtHS paying people will keep
up and support a ESital aud efficient com
mon school system Without odlipg the en-
dnsa sum NECESSARY to keep Up these
shsolg' institutions that are 90
q Shs4tSnnop school system. nor
III connection whatever With
SaasniseSe$Jss TbseR atSse, Moi
'u1ai Schools upon their own resources and
you will sOoO see quite different. state Of
things to that nov existing YoiWill see
an efFort made By teachers. regents AMI all
concerned, to make chem worthy Of conf
dence, and patronage instead ofusing their
time and energies trying to secure opproP-
riations from tho State. want the money
paid out for school purposes to DO equally
distributed throughout tho State, I mean
the State school tax so that it may reach
the very poorest Of our people, that class
that most needs help in educating their
children. There are many other object
ions to the Normal Schools being kept up
by the State that I could give if | bad the
space, but l will not ask for any more this
time.
All have to say to the charge Of tue
Independent man that | am a candidate
for Congress, is that he has drawn very
heavy on bis Imagination, even for news
paper politician; but il | am ever caudi-
date for another Office. he is welcome to
use this against me, il be thinks it will
pag. JOHN NJ. REYNOLDS.
The following items We clip from the
Clsrksburg Sun
A young man named Brown who has
charge Of the saw mill near WiIsonburg.
bad bis hand cut badly, few days ago.
He threw bis hand out unthinkiugly to.
wards the saw when one tooth caught him
near the small finger, another near the
thumb severiug 'he bone aud decorating
the bsck Of tue hand.
It's With painful sorrow we record the
death Of Mrs. Col. john R, Borgess..
lady of rare and estimable qualities, On