The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-27

pose; that three or more noticea
thereof must be posted in the dis
trict-and this form was Eeligiously
obeyed. Furthermore for two weeks
previous to the meeting mention of
same, -ano. the object thereof. was
made in the Virginia press, as a
matter of news in which the public
should and does take an abiding in
terest. IF such mention was omit
ted from the columns of the Mining
News we know of no one to blame.
unless it be Editor CARROT, for the !.
oversight. He also holds himself
up to public gaze as parsonage of
immaculate veracity by the state
ment that nobody in Eveleth knew
that there was to be such a meet
ing," despite the admission that he
knew of mention thereof in the Vir-
ginia press. Else he pictures him.
self as the first editor we ever
knew who 50 candidly aud volun-
tarily placed himself on a scale 80
low as to be accredited less than
"nobody." But we presume, how
ever, that Editor Garrott is in a po-
sition to know his own level, and.
shall not question his findings.
And while Mr.. CARROT has evil
IDENTIFY studied or rather, been shown
some sections of the school law,
notably that paragraph relating to
the "Lia bility as to Obligations" in
case of the division of a school dit g.
trict, it is also equally evident that
he either overlooked or omitted
with malice aforethought that par
agraph relating to the securing of
state school moneys through the
issuance of bonds, which requires
that applications for bonded loans
from state school funds shall be
made within five days after the
meeting at which such bonds may
be voted. Had he taken cognizance
of this provision he would have
found the wind escaping from hia
inflated hallucination regarding the
quickness. with which the applica~
tion was forwarded, and been de-
barred from making what is pre-
sumably intended as a telling point,
in his alleged: argumerit IA e-h.a
also failed to fully digest other inn,
portant points of school law, one OF
which, providing that in the divis-
ion of a school district that portion
Applying to be set aside can EN-
brace and take with it but one
school building, may. prove an in
teresting problem for himself and
his confrere.
But why attempt to advise one
who has given the question such
profound thought and study? It
might, however, be permissible to
mention the fact that School Dis
trict No. % existed and had a legal
being before Editor Carrot was
here to become the self-appointed
censor of the official acts of its
board of trustees; those who have
been honored by the suffrage of the
people have honored themselves by;
performing their duty in an impair
tial and satisfactory manner, SUBJ
serving the interests of the entire
district, without favor; and the
schools of the district, under the
discipline of able instructors, have
attained an enviable record; the
people of the district have so far aa
possible provided tor the needs of
school patrons in every respect in
the past, and will continue to do so
in future, whether Mr.. CARROT re-
mains in the district or seeks other
fields in the hope that his massive
intellect may find field where q
greater degree OF appreciation may
be accorded. The fact that School
District No. 22 has. does, and from
every indication will continue to
attend to the demands of patrons
for school improvements may be
noxious and odious to Mr.. CARROT,
but the school officials of the pres
entand of the future will, we opine,
continue their work in the cause of
the educational advancement of the
schools of the district without pass
ing from their beaten path to seek
advice from one whose mission in
the field of education may be liken-
ed unto a wart, if one may be per-
mitted to judge from the illusions
which have found space in the Min
ing News. IL
Mr. Hill owns no ,11inea and con