Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
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Mir. EDITOR ;--permi; ne through your
paper to give ". Il. Y, and al others, the
origin and history Of Cedar Grove school
district.
Several wears ago I was called CT by the
Hon. W. b. Augustus and the late Neal
Mcleod. commissioners, to locate school
districts tor tie County Of NoXubec. then
selected the following sections in 7 10. aud
X = to-wit: Sec -. %, u ana had 70 take
par: u sec y. TO get to the enlightened cor
ncr thereof, to take in ". ii. Y. It's true
we hal to 70 over that dad and muddy Sun
creek swamp to get q sufficient number 50
that Cedar Grove district could be cstab-
lishcd.
Reported my acts and doing. then to Gu.
actin. board Of Trustees, and they sane
toned and agreed 10 it. And now W. II.
! Y. la., tie same bad and muddy swamp to
eros. by several of his patrons, for his dis
( THE. TO BE- established. IT il we'll known
10 The neigu60ruo0d thatfhe waters in sun
/ esces erie. up and remains 20 f1r over half
the year, thereby leaving the road good.
Tie point il whether this mighty swamp
is 80 i,npa.sible to justify two schools in a
mile and q half Of each other and why the
two trustees that are now patroaizing and
Cling ont thcir u~neXrired term, should per-
nit the teacher to consume the school time
and money? Why did they not stop the
school and reopen the same, when all could
have attcndeli For several months the
school attendance daily was from three to
tn pupils, while judging from the number
Of scholar. in district there should have
been twenty or more.
Dii those who had the legal authority
to gran, and locate W. II. VS. school dis
trict the right and proper information be
fore them when they established the same
It appears that some AZ was 10 be ground
Now friend W. II. Y il 50, W up ana eA
plain the whole matter; don't expect TO &c
me Of the line with your sarcasm, you
pert and iln-naEing remarks, or by Gun
uing mareUycring and great policy, II
bringing the Hon. W. b. Augustus in an
getting him to measure the distance an
depth Of mud lying between our schools
and Mai. Mum had all the facts, and on
able school Sup't has 4 correct map an
given it careful Inspection. submit m
long acquaintance with such good aud soil
men leads me to believe them incapable {
wrong.
I You remind ne Of an old mother birt
when danger to her brood appears, Sli
limpo and fluttars off, appearing nearly deo'
thereby to attract and lead offdanger. 70
-, can'tlead ne from my line by broad asse'
: lions. that | an opposed TO the progress
education, That charge is too contempt
: bic tor me to answer.
I You say that you have not Bothered G
? dar Grove school. How can YOU say tn
. and not blush for shame, when you hay
=, cut off over u third in territory and near
= half in pupils, thereby making it doubt
whether we have the legal number to get
c teacher. You ssem to want to make Ced'
Grove n convenience for your teacher al
@ self, for her to teach one session ut Ced
| Grove and then move her a mile and q hi
TO teach another session the same year, an
: forsootil, il ID. should object TO having {
v dar Grove district cut up and done aw
a with, he Is viliiied and slurred at as bel
opposed to the progress of education
u Now, in conclusion, friend w. IL. f,,al
n the "power behind the THRONE" l have 81
a en- a plain statement of facts, not especial
for your benefit, but to keep our origin
" school district as a units.
1t 5. G AsnyKss