Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-07-08

In the Register Of June 9th, some ON.
asks for IN explanation in reference IN ,n-
preparations for repairs of Normal Schopl
buildings and says that the Supcrinren'
dent whiie in Shephcrdstown stated that
he had earnestly recommended II as also
had the Governor, and was SURPRISED II
had not been made. rhe writer also asks
the question was il LEFT OFT accidentally or
by design. | answer IL WAS not left ON,
accidentally and the intimaliou that il VA.
left out by design is an insult To both nv
colleague and myself. Ii has also been
claimed that Prof. PenGleton wrote mo
On the subject and Prof. McMurran wrote
my colleague. The facts are ~ follows.
Sometime during the recess | met Prof.
Pendleton who expressed satisfaction that
an appropriation had been made N IN,
session of 1881 10 pay teachers As mona
had been made by the Legislature Of lisa
(neither my colleague or self were mem.
hers of that Legislature.) informed him
we would have the same body ut the adj
iourned session and | had no doubt va
would get the same amount for 1882, AZ
which he seemed Ia be very much graft
fled. received one letter from him call
ing nv attention To the statement made
and hoping would do all in my power to
accomplish the purpose in view. called
OIL my colleague and find I'm the letters Of
Prof. McMurran TO him not one word /,
said in reference 10 4 repair fund. Ey
reference tn the State superintendent
report find he asked for repair fund
for Marshall College and the Normal
Schools at Fairmont aud West Liberty.
only. He did ask for an appropriation for
Shepherd College, Concord and farmont
to procure eases and apparatus for the
pIrpOSe 10 stated IN the Governors mes
sage Ia preserve specimens Of minerals
and war relies. No such appropriation
was made for any OF them the fund for
repairs was granted because IL was repre-
scented that the buildings would De scri-
Ousiy injured Ii the repairs were not
made and the delegate from Monroe also
represented that the buildings at Concord
needed some repairs and Two hundred dol
lars was given for that. IL shepherd
College had asked for a repair fund Of
two or three hundred dollars IL might
have been granted, although the appro-
priatiuu bills amounted Ia much more than
the estimated receipts. This j. my eNpla-
nation, in which my colleague will doubt
less concur. IL is well known that there
exists throughout the State a great prciu-
dice against Normal schools because they
are local in their character and supported
bv general taxation. At the session OF
1872 shepherd College was established ~
Il branch Uf the Normal school, | was
member of that legislature, introduced the
bill and worked Tor IL until IL became a
law, and when ever have been u mem
Der since, have taken pride IN doing all
in my power 10 promote its Interests, my
efforts have been appreciated by Shep-
herdstown and vicinity IA have always
received large vote at that precinct
whenever have been "A candidate then
To charge that this appropriation was left
ont by design Is preposteruus. ~ the
last session bill Was introduced to turn
these schools over 10 the counties la which
they are located and was only defeated by
the determined efforts Of the representa-
tvcs Of the counties where they arr. !
must do my colleague the justice to say
he made an able speech against the bill.
aud used the argument that Including
the appropriation for Shepherd college
and the amount received by the county Of
jefferson for general school purposes, we
still paid into the State Treasury for
school purposes some two thousand dol
lars more than was returned TO US. Ia
cuse the length OF this article, IN Justice
70 Col. Beckwith and myself, ! could not
condense aud thereby make II shorter.
JOHN ". GRAN1HAM.