Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-18
leaving a deficiency of over $1,000 per yea

What would be some of the results
The necessary expenses OF the town
would be paid and the school expenses
would, as a matter of course, be confined
to school revenues and our last condition
would be worse than our first
The only means of preventing this re-
suit would be an amendment of the char
ter and an increase of taxation which
would be a violation of the pledge which
is given in the notice OF election.
Under these circumstances. we cannot
but regard the effort to build new
school building, at this time, as an act
fraught with danger to the school in
terests of the town. The real friends of
the public school are satisfied with the
present building, provided the necessary
re airs be made and the house be furnish
ed with necessary furniture.
Another important consideration which
interests the patrons of the public schools.
is the location of the proposed building
A part of the School Board, we are re-
iably informed, favor the selection of the
lot now owned by Mr.. Geo. W. KeOntz
and located beyond, and Immediately on.
the railroad at the deep cut near the head
of Few's alley.
We can hardly believe half dozen
patrons of the school would favor that
location. tits Objectionable on account
OF ITS being Immediately on the railroad.
Besides the danger to children in going
to and coming from school there won d BE-
more or less danger ia their playing so
near the road. There is no water near 1t.
If the building should catch fire, and such
things sometimes happen to school build
ngs, there would be no possible way of
saving it. If a pupil OF teacher shOnld
want a drink of water, journey to Main
street would be necessary.
If we are to have a new building, We
know of no place so suitable, although not
as central as the location of the present
house, as the Mccain lot If this lot
could be purchased and we we're in con-
dition to put up a good school building, II
would be the most suitable place within
the corporation limits, and the Board
would act wisely to secure it.
The writer Of this article has beer
classed among thu enemies of the puzzle
schools, because he is opposed to the re
moval of the Graded School Building. Iu-
stead of being an enemy he has Away
been most deeply interested in the Public
School system. When the majority of our
people were hostile to the system he
boldly advocated it and is still one of its
armest friends. Ho has never done an
| act more friendly to the schools, than to
warn the people of Woodstock against a
measure which while pretending to be in
tie interest of tho Graded School, IS the
very thing to ruin and destroy it. A
glance at the figures will convince the
most sceptical
The funds available for our school is r
little less than $l4O0.
The cost of our schools, without the
new building, is $1,790.OO. This reuders
necessary an annual appropriation from
other fu nds of the town of $4,000.
TIE new school building will render
necessary an increa,ed appropriation OF
$4,000 per year, making the annual
Liabilities of the town $968.l3 more than
the revenues, if every dollar OF taxes
we're paid and there we're no delinquents'
With this annual deficit OF at least
100000, can any Town Council, however
friendly they may be, continue the
appropriation of $500, to the schools
They could not do it, and the school, will
the new school building, would be con
fined to the school revenue proper which
is less than $l400. How far would tina
SOi Let US see
School rtvenue... $l4OOU
SALARY u Colored teacher $1,000
contingent expt nses ..... 10000