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

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public fund; or, in other words,
have | any right to recognize such
schools Of free public schOols5 Ny
understanding Of the law is, that
Tor a school to be recognized as a
free school, it must be absolutely
free 10 all persons within the school
age, and proper notice OF this tact !
must be given to the patrons. Of
course, this does not prohibit any
additional compensation, provided
it be voluntary and not compulsory, D..
With this view of the law, | recon-.
mended to our County Board Of Su- }
pervlsors, that in determining
schools for 1883, certain private :
schools be recognized as free upon
condition that no extra charge be
made for tuition during the period
of free term, and that due notice
be gwen of this fact. The Board
adopted my recommendation.
Please give me your ruling as to
whether TINS aGLlOn IL Al
with the law, or not.
l! you will be kind enough to
let me hear from you at your EAR
LEST convenience, you will greatly
oblige your obi. servant,
r. O. PREWITT,
Supt. Tippah Go.
OFFICE OF SUPr. OF PUBLIC EDUCA-
TON, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, Dec. 2. 1882.
PROF. R. 0. PREwtTT, Supt. Pub.
Education, Ripley, MISS.
DEAR SIR: In reply TO yours Of
the 9th ult,, | have to say IA" ac
cording to my construction OF ll7
law no school can be Recognized as.
pubic school without it is locaC.
e.. nd decided as such by the Coun-
ty So 2eriutendent and the Board Of
Supervisors, then ali pupils attend
ing must be admitted tree of charge
for the free school term.
Your recommendation to your
Board of Supervisors is entirely le'
$ gal and should be adopted.
Y Yours truly,
J.A SMITH, State Supt.
- lam in hopes this will forever
settle the matter of disputes about
schools of this kind, so long as the
- law remains as it is. This trouble.
- has not been confined to Tippah
county alone, but exists in other
counties. As County Superlnten
:, dent of education, | have done, and
=, shall ever do my utmost to pro-
mote the cause Of education beth
Il. nublic and private. shall at all
-, Zines give aid and support to wor-
thy private schools, when it eau be
done consistent with duty and the
- law, have not the slightest feel
~ ing OF ill will against Gen. Lowrey,
10 or any one else at Blue Mountain,
~ and only regret that the law viii
~, ~ not allow me to give him the aid he
ne desires. As | told him, when he
~ came to me about the matter,
-, think the law ought to be changed
W so as to allow it. to be fitted TO the
wants of private schools of the
u, proper kind, and not have, as II
~. now has, a tendency to cripple pr
vate enterprises. But didn't have
~, the making OF the law, and ough
not to be held responsible for il
~ short cOmings. l AIN the guardian
of the public school fund OF Tippa
County, and | intend TO guard ]
with a jealous eye, and not pay
out, unless in accordance with law
an [ intend to continue the cours
marked out for myself when ltoo
-, nv oath of office, to do what
!. If thought to be my duty under I'll
,a law, let it please whom it may.
nj know the Office can be made II
,ha means of All extensive patronage
one looking forward to public |
vors. Ishall not use it for any sue
t or purpose. l shall never wish 10
: Sc we're, but shall always try to
INC right and just. In administering
and law that is so complex and defe'
do i've to a class of people represeT
n. ing all degrees OF education a
mn. such great diversity Of thought a
this feeling, it can not be expect
the that | shall always give satlstac'if
lion Ii, when | shall give up the OH
must the people shall say This MAN" {
houl his duty, Ishall be satisfied.
ear X. o. PREWIrr.
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