Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-09
OUR CITY SCHOOLS

President Bailey, of the Board OF
Education, Is devoting a great deal
of his time to the city school. He
informs rs that the school arrange
ments will have to be changed
The Board of Education thought
they had made ample accommoda
tion for all scholars, bat there are
too many children this year, Two
rooms have now In actual atten"
dance 12S pupils and one of these
rooms Is very small and poorly ven
tilated box. There will be several
more scholars that will attend
school and unless change Is made
there will be from 16o to 1So schol-
ars In these TWO rooms before Oc-
tober the first. Another teacher
will be employed and another room
fixed up and already additional
seats have been ordered. The
same condition exists In the other
departments of the school. The
High School room Is filled to
Its capacity. The intermediate
rooms are all crowded. The
fact Is SIstersville has been
quietly on the boom for the
past year and we have more
scholars here today than we have
ever had since the Town took on It's
first boom In 1892. Not even dur.
Ing the early oil excitement have
we had so many pupils In our
schools as we have this year. There
will be more before spring and by
the fall of 1904 we expect fully fee
hundred new scholars here to at
tend school. We think the Board
of Education should move prompt
ly In the matter and begin at once
to make arrangements to build an
additional school house here.
In todays paper, friend of the
Reviews, In a rather long article
tries to defend Commissioner
Bucks position about our city
school. He asserts In substance,
that Mr.. Buck Is In favor of having
music taught In our public school
and the only reason he does not vote
for 1t Is because 1t Is unlawful. I"
In other words, the claim made by
Buck ard his friends Is. that under
the school laws of West Virginia,
1t Is illegal to have music taught
In a puclic school. There
Is no such law and never
was and never will be. We
will make a present of twenty
FIVE dollars In pure gold to any man,
woman or child that will quote or
point out In our school laws any
such a statue law or any kind of q
law or opinion that says Its unlaw-
full to teach music In any school In
this city. This Is only subter-
fuge to cover over the sins Of
omission of Mr.. Buck and his ad
vlsers and defenders. If there Is
law that sustains his position.
Where can 1t be found? Section
II of our State laws states what
branches shall be taught In our
primary schools. Section rs author,
ICES the Boards of Education to
establish graded schools In towns,
villages and densly populated
neighborhoods and make such
special regulations as may be
necessary to conduct them" Under
this law the Board establishes a
graded school and Is authorized by
this law to make such Especial ar
rangements" as may be necessary
to conduct them. In other
words, when a graded school Is
established, (as was done here many
years ago. the Board of Education
can make special arrangements to
run the school. The opinions Of
Attorney General Caldwell, even
under the section providing what
branches shall be used In primary
schools, says, Its the duty of all the
school officials" including Mr..
Buck, ito have a graded course of
study introduced" even In Willow
Fork schools. Aside from all law
or opinions, our school laws con.
tenn Mate and authorizes the Board