Arizona weekly miner., 1875-08-06
WILLIAMSON VALLEY PUBLIC scBoo,

As indicated in last weeks issue we accomna.
 nied our worthy School superintedant, Judge
 Cartier, on mission to Williamson Valley on
 saturday, where meeting was held at the house
 of Ihomas Burke, Esq., in the evening, and the
 proper measures taken for the establishment of a
 pubic school In the valley, for the accommoda.
 ton oi some twenty school children already there
 as well as to be ready for the large increase of
 settlers that are almost certain to come dpring
 the fall
 The meeting was entirely informal The Judre
 read The school law and explained what WAS ncc
 essary 70 be done in order to start the orpapiza.
 ton, which they all readily comprebended and
 manifested the deepest interest in. A petition
 was drawn up ard signed hy the requisite number of heads of families, asking the Board of Sinner
 vsors to create new district, to include Will
 Hanson Valley and Walnut Creek neighborhoods. Messrs. w. H. Cook, James Douglas and Vim simmons were recommended to the Superintep- dant for appointment to the office of trustees un Gil the next election.
 The citizens of the valley there assembled man. iestcd an enthusiastic interest in the school aues- tion and agreed severally with each other that they would build a school house independent of school money proper, and for that purpose some agreed to subscribe money to buy material, olh- CTS profercd the use of their teams to haul it. while all agreed to lend hand in building the house. Williamson Valley has an unusual num-
 Der of bachelors among her permanent residents and well-to-do farmers, and, what may seem strange to some, these are as anxious on the school question as their married neighbo-s Some of them even went so far as to advocate the cm- ployment of five or six female teachers from abroad. and wanted us 10 advertise for that num- Der a their expense, with assurance that if the truscces could not find room for them in the school they would guarantee situations as house keepers in respectable families of which they 6houli themselves constitute leading members These bachelors realize the American idea tha, every cid is entitled to an education, and if its parents are not able to afford it the proper facli ties for receiving it, it is the duty of those who are able ts assist them and the fact that they have no children of their own to educate does not re lieve them from the obligation. They don't wan to be relieved, but glory in the privilege of con trbuting Of their abundance to so laudable an en- terprise.
 Before we arrived in the valley it was suggested | to us that there would likely be some contention | as to the locality of the building, but the only | NO"sShtioh heHhhSot ainon5 tHSlu WIS aS to WHO | should deny himself the most and accommodate the others. Each said he had horses, his children could ride, the grass was always good to stake on, and no matter where the house was built it would suit hig After some friendly discussion on this point it was tacity agreed among them that it should be as near the center of the valley ms good site, good water and other convenien- ces ceuld be had, and tha, it should be of sufli- ccEt size to accommodate the public in holding church. political meetings, dancing parties, etc, and that it should be free for all such uses when not occupied fer school purposes The meeting asted until about ten o'clock when the people went home with firm resolution to have the house up and school running by the first day Of September. Judge Cartier brought the petition to town and on Monday presented it to the Board of Supervisors when that body at once granted the prayer and ordered the division asked for, so that it will be seen that Williamson Valley is bsund 60 have school house, school and a school marm