Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-11
The Carroll Academy Fund---What
Has Become of it---What Shall Be
Done With it.--The McMinn-
vile High School.

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To the Standard.
1t is well known to our old and
middle-aged people, that, previous to
the late war, the State of Tennessee
gave to each county, annually, fnnd
called the ACADEMY Fund" From
the best information that ] can get,
Warren drew from the State little
over 5000 a year. This fund enabled
the teacher of the Academy to put his
rates of tuition lower than he other
wise could afford to do. This plan is
still adoptedin many states. In New
York, each Academy or High School
draws fund from the State. The
consequence is, tuition in the highest
branches taught, is only two dollars
a month, or fifty cents week butin
the Winchester Normal, it is five
dollars month, or twenty-five cents
a day. Tuition has been as high as
that in McMinnville. Iuaf"
After the war, this fund ceased to
be available; but some of the funds
belonging to Warren county had
never been used for school purposes,
and the County Court appointed a
committee to investigate the condi-
ton of that fund. This committees
report is on the minutes in the book
from 1860 to 1867, page 500. That
committee states that the amount on
hand at the time was $954.07. Their
report is dated, May 1, 1867.
Byexamining the Controllers book,
it will be found that warrants num-
bered, 1O6, 1l43, 1882, 1888 and 1888
were sent to this county during the
years 1859, go and '6l. The average
of these warrants was about $215.
All that can now be found of these
funds is one small piece of ground,
worth about $500; perhaps about 1850.
1t is reported by those who have ex-
amined the records, that they cannot
| find "a scratch of pen" about this
lot. They cannot tell who decided it,
nor to whom it was decided.
About the year 1867, an Act was
passed, which gave the Carroll Acade-
my fund to Ben LomOnd College.
The trustees of that College, so far as
/ know, never received dollar Of
that fund. The trustees of that Col
I lege certainly have the power to sell
this lot, and make to the purchaser q
Quit Claim deed. This would make
the purchaser perfectly safe, as no
other person or persons pretend to
have any claim to it.
In reality, the lot belongs to every
man, woman and child in Warren
county; but if it were sold for cash
and the proceeds divided, each per
son in the county would receive
about a two-cent stamp.
In view of these facts, it is advis
able to sell the lot for cash and USE
the means resulting from the sale, tt
, furnish the building in which the
High School is expected to be taught
AS this building was not designed fol
school purposes, it will require $3O'
to prepare it for use. Three larg'
and convenient stoves will be needed
probably five, and one hundred fee
: of pipe. A great many desks, sever
al black-boards, maps and charts vii
!, be needed. The fiues will have to b,
n changed or built several feet higher
:, The house must bemade comfortable
!, Pupils in school never make mucl
), improvement unless they are com
n fortably seated. All people shoulC
Il remember that a lawyer needs a com
n Portable office, a clerk needs a com
e Portable counting-room and the me
d chanic a comfortable shop. Let n
y person complain if some money
IS spent in beautifying the High SchoC
|, building, and in making it comfort
g able. If any house in town ought t
be neat, comfortable and attractive
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