The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-19
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mocracy--R Olesville in a 'Stew."
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
RoLEsvILLE, N @.
About twelve years ago the people o
Rolesville and vicinity became mucl
interested in the matter of education
and put forth an effort to have a per
manent school.
These people secured the services o
one then another as teacher. The first
though a good teacher. finding it 6
hard field in some respects, did not re
main long. The second for some cause
remained only a short time. Although
no one had been found who would re
main long under the difficulties, the
patrons were still anxious for q school.
A teacher who had been teaching in an
adjoining county for about three years,
was asked TO take the school. which he
did. He at once went to work to have
q permanent<schoOl, and one that
ReHd pay the parent as well as the
teacher. With the efforts put forth
the school began to grow, and soon II
was found necessary, in order to &C
commodate the increasing numbers, to
reDair the ''oId hull" of a house, which
had been standing there for several
decades, unfit for use in the winter
season In this work the teacher aided
more largely than any other one lndI
vidual. Soon this room, which is 1886,
was found insufficient to accommodate
the increasing numbers. The teacher
made known to the patrons that more
room was much needed, and after agi
Eating the matter for some little time,
the people took hold of the work and
added another room nearly as
large as the ''old one" In this work
the teacher contributed very largely.
The school had grown TO the size that
it took two teachers to do the work.
So we see things had run well for the
first SeUen years. We will say just here
that the public school was taught In
connection with the school during
these several years, as is done in many
districts. In 80, when the reform
movement began, this teacher chose to
cast his lot with the reformers, and
voted, what the Democrats called a
'sThird party ticket;" then the fire
kindled. The chairman of the board
of education made Rolesvllle q special
point of interest. He seemed to think
that the one then teaching at this place
had disqualified himself as teacher of q
public school, from the simple fact that
he had changed his politics.
RolesviIle was visited more than
onca and by more than one, for the
special purpose of arranging matters
and committee so as-tO ''Oust" this
Third party" teacher, as he was
called. The arrangements did not
work put as planned. The school COM
mittee was composed of two Demo
Gratis and one Populist. Inasmuch as
the Populist and one of the Democrats
would agree on the same teacher, this
Democrat was asked to resign.
He, finding this to be a political
move, they very soon found that the
wrong fellow was tackled" Failing
at this point the matter was, or seemed
to be, postponed until the regular time
for appointing committeeman, when
the matter was ito be fixed" True to
the adjourned plan, three select Demo
Gratis we're appointed. What thenG
Wall The orroror~Nca Rovr1l %ho o~%s~~
district favorIng the teacher who had
been serving them SO well for eight
years. This being the statusof things,
it vas thought to be too Democratic TO
kick" against the whole district.
From this time until a few weeks
ago things appeared Co run very well.
But nov it seems to be undemocratic
to please the people any longer. The
school committee elect another teacher.
And the teacher who had been conduct
ing q nine or ten months school at this
place for nine years supplemented by
the pubic SCHOOL, is asked to give up
the key and surrender the building
which he his aided largely In repairing
and building, and la building too that
the county does not own one cents
interest in. The teacher not comply
ing at once, with the request of the
committee, he is taken before a magis-
trate, and there he is told he must
give up the key to the building, and
pay the court cost. Proceedings did
not stop here. Something in the shape
of q State warrant was issued forbid
ding the ''old" teacher entering his