The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-12-09

patrons of the school and the pro-
prietors. We have acted strictly
in conformity to the law Of the
State above quoted, and it has been
perfectly satisfactory to all parties
Not one patron, SO far as | know,
has objected or complained. They
desire to continue this arrange.
ment, the County Superintendent
of Education says it shall not be
done. Capt. I. B. Winston, Capt.
@. l.. Harris and Hon. G. j. Freder-
lex found no objection to the ar
rangement while they held the OF
flee, and Prof. Prewitt found none
until recently. The facts that show
the injustice of the action OF this
man are as follows: The proprle
tors of Blue Mountain Female Col
Iege own a school building, which
has a study hall rs feet long, with
good light ard ventilation. This
room is supplied with good seats
and desks, and with three large
stoves, so that pupils can be com
Portable i'll any part of it the cold
est day. In addition to this, the
building has a n ce, comfortable
room for preparatory department
Also. four nice recitation rooms,
each having a good .ostove. And II
also contains a good reading room,
and separate room for a cabinet
This reading room contains a libra
ry worth about six hundred dollars;
the cabinet contains apparatus tol
experiment and illustration, and
considerable variety OF natura
specimens that have been gathered
at considerable cost of labor ant
money. This building and its con
tents are worth about four thousand
dollars, all of which are USeG in thu
public school. The music and ar
departments are entirely separate
THIS investment Of four THOUSAND
dollars cost no one d cent eXcep
the proprietors. Then, We keep
hired hand, that costs as IS pc
month and his board, who devote
+ his whole time to waiting on tE
! school-sweeping the rooms, carry
Il ing water, keeping up fires, &C.
y The proprietors both teach in IN
0 literary department, and emplo
l four we'll educated and experience
$ teachers who devote their whol
J. time to this department, oth'
II teachers being employed for mus
e and arr. Upon close eaIcuIaho
Y find that the whole amount "
'e would draw from the public fun
y would not pay the current expense
AZ of the department which would |
'e devoted .tirely to the publ
IN school. l propose here to repr
CT sent the situation by presenting
ie dialogue, the substance Of whit
at has been presented by me in pf
lg son so Prof. Prewitt.
ld PROF. PREwIrr: Messrs. Lowrey
ne Berry, you can have the benefit
90 the public school fund for your p'
d. rons on the following condition
~ You shall furnish your patrons t
ne use of your building, with all t
le' comforts and convenience there
tn five months free Of charge. In {
lot ldition to this you shall spend me
- money for teachers than you sh
| receive for tuition, and throw
ov- your own time, five months
Ia nothing, leaving all the respor
on- bilties and taking al! the risk
J, your property. And don't f"rg
in that you must furnish all the fl
4, have good fires made, keep "
aw pupils warm, and yet publish
ons forehand that there shall be
ons extra charge made"
ms, LowREY & BERRY: Prof. Prev
ON this is unjust. Our patrons
ad. willing to compensate US for
ote use and risk Of our property,
ard for our labor. They are hon