Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-09-20
compulsory Education.
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1iR. EDITOR.

men throughout the State, in their
thomeS, on their farms. in their
& offices, shops, and places of bust
3nesS, more or less engage in the
sseriOus pastlme Of "constitution
smaking". Not 10 be left our. | vii,
with your permission make SUE.
lgeStIoD or two, through your col
umn along line little travelled bv
souc delegates at Richmond. or our
speople generally, one carefully,
3avolded, by the practical politician
loi every pursuasiOn aud grade, Il
smean the line that leads TO econ
spulsOry EducatIon." Don't stand and
sroll your eyes in shocked horror.
mean exactly what say, and | be.
aheVe IT had time, and you the patl-l
ssnce Su cepilOillty and p acabiiitv. 4.
4cOuld demonstrate to YOU. and the,
3conventlon az Richmond, and tO5
Gall really interested in "Primn, y.
schools, its Importance for he up-.
silftIng aud advancementort the best
interests OF the State, to create AMI
intelligent citizenship, educate thu
speOple and that to promulgafe ri
new organic law for the State. with
Ia primary school feature without a
3"Compulsory Clause in it,. would'
be to have the play of "IIam,ci'
with Hamlet left out / sneak from
{ 'enty odd years of Interested,
.eNperlence both as an officer
,ani patton OF the schools of bas
o0"''S ands
state, Us one who has clio el,T
aud carefully observed all these
years, the working of the sysrem5
throughout che S.Ste. All of wh.rbA
has forced upon ine tn" conviction
ami u Is unalterab'e, that n frees
.primafA school system. Sucn AS WEI
nave, %thoui Compulsory fearur,
properly guarded, is "A farce a +
gigantic, expensive, ridiculous e
farce, whee closely scanned (
and carefully considered i'm view ot
the end sought for, when primaril,
organized and lut Into operation &
10 would be too great a tax botbS
upon your patience and space, toS
enter into, even a brief discussion b
oil the many good reasons why there
should be Compulsory clause
'lways carefully guarded. in on,
primary school SYSTEM With
your permission will. rs briefly S
as possible, mention Il few reasons 9
predIcatod as | have said. unon m 81
active experience of more than ooS
years as an officer ON both Coun,y IS
" p" ''o'l TT btdINS. ~
lt will be admitted. that nri,n 81
.ria'y the system was orsanized s.,
md put into operation for ALL bnt4
oore especially for the poor. tboseEt
Who 10y the accidents of fortpnea.
we're not able to pay for the educa 81
ION OF their children. aud takaH,
III my hat yet to ths grand old
''ate' staggIrry as she was underEc
ne burden of debt and disaster i
legacy from the recent war raar
Ing from weakness. in ~
hSlhed by the brutal blows of re.
days, when | witness. .
ID unparalled devotion 10 dntv
nj to her sons and daughters. as g
lo"n In taking up the heavy bur. HtI
Ell oil providing for the edncation
oV only OF the youths Of her dom 6 .
"ut lace, but also of those whom
10 accidents and exigencies of warsI
al thrown upon her bounty andF
arity' To the poor OF both races =.
e system was indeed a boon Her =
rs came nobley and cheerfulIv toE =,
+ and, and out of their scant ans -
ia earned plttances, for the most#,
IT, cheeriully paid the tax nee
'Safy to make good her promjsak
the helpless, and with wbats
suits! cor
In'rty years have come and gone
system as now operated. bass
tue most part, been raitbfnlIrAS,
3D. ana confidently refer to tbeNn
ce OF the Estate Boar6v ,oim
county superintendapts
GERS aud dislrict officers for -
iWef. not IN Tho D., 10