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

handing tribute as right ana lawful
The resolution passed by the Board
says "no extra charge shall be
made" If the Board Of Supervi-
'hsofs gives a teacher the right to
charge extra, it certainly implies
that he has the right to collect, and
if he has a right 20 collect extra
compensation, and exercises ii,
that certainly destroys the freedom
of the school, by making the pay
ment of a sum OF money a condI-
ton to n pupils entering the school,
thus destroying the object sought to
be obtained, viz: the absolute right
of all parties, high OF low, rich or
poor, to send their children to any
public school i nthe county without
making any additional compensa-
ton unless they feel so disposed.
The law makes it my duty to look
after the interest Of the free schools
Of tie county, to see that the law is
NOT violated; 70 advise trustees and
teachers Of their duty, and call al
tention H. any neglect OF duty,
The General objects to giving no
tice that his school will be free at
a certain tim . required all the
; free school teachers - The county
/ st summer to do this, and l no"
. require it again tor the ore2'ng:'ne
e. schools next year. Is this a. cOJusU
! demand? Is IT not right that the p%'-
/; rons and pupils OF a school shouAA
0 know when the school is going 10
4 open. Is it not right, that il he is
/; going to teach it free, he should say
f so, and if not, let another school
. be- established to accommodate
q those who want free education.
This is particularly the case with
e those private schools in regard to
is which the Board has seen fit to take
Of action, inasmuch as they ran from
G nine to ten months in the year, and
q are allowed to teach the free term
<, during any period Of the session
All that | have ever asked of Gen
Lowrey IS that he give notice tha'
at a certain time he will commence
is to teach the free term, go on ant
teach it as any other free school IL
he the county is taught. This Gen
ad Lowrey refuses to do. He wishe
in some extra privileges that other
re are not allowed. 1t is but naturS
NJ that he should desire a continuanc
la. Of these privileges, as it is certalnI
ed a very nice arrangement tor Ger
nd Lowrey. But let us look and Sc
ut what he has been doing. He say
ur "Biue Mountain Female Oolleg
m has heretofore charged regula
lat rates of tuition, but givan patron
zee credit for all that was received fro.
err the public fund.-" And | am il
MI formed that he has been accustor
ty, ed to give notice that he wou
CHI, teach the free term upon these co
rec ditions. Is this making his scho
md free, opening his doors to all, al
aw. teaching liz the manner he says b
ate wants 10 teach, like all the otner
oes schools in the county! Perha
i've some of tue citizens OF Blue Mon
ave tain will answer the queStlo
the And | find they do answer 1t We
ex- alphabetically, when | see from u
it. records, that a number OF pupils Il
hall ing in Blue Mountain, with a gre
pu. many more living quite near, ha
this been attending u free school m
from town. Why are those "SuI
-eat rior advantages" spoken Of by
ION. General, treated SO lightly, 50 lit
am appreciated by his neighh0rs Il
do they will make these glrls walk
/ of mile through the mud and cold
ON winter to a small country sch
hall with poor accommodations, WI
nor. they have a free public school
him their OWE door, taught in a
,lize house, with seven stoves, serv
,pah TO make fires, 600 dollar library
Su- considerable variety OF natu
rage specimens gathered at conSidera
cost Of labor and money" with
Give General thrown N as a Profess
this We are really surprised at tn
the good people of Blue Mountain
him not approaching these seven Sto
hool aud natural curiosities more higI
ROW Ny readers, how do you account
egal thisg The explanation is found
pay that notice which says 1--WE
! to charge regular rates, and credit
,har- for what we get from school fur
not. These citizens did not feel able
| to were not willing to pay this 81
lone, charge, and hence seat their c
,ade. dren to the country. Does
ipley this, of itself, prove that Gen. L
Acad- rey has not been teaching a