The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-28
A NEW SNOLLYG0SfER
Would Like to See the Good
Old Times 4 gain.
He Sees Some Things He Likes and
Some He Does Not-Inciined to
Thresh Around in All Directions.


To The Editor to the NEW DOMINION.
For sometime | have been reading
all the good things 10 the weekly
newspapers published in ysur town
visa versa the other things. see the
good Republican brethren have seen
The error of their way in regard to our
text book system which they made
such great waron when they came
into power by changing VIII 1t was one
of the best systems any State could
have, .he uniform book.
Now they are framing bills to repeal
the act, and want To get back to the
good old days aud customs of Demo-
cratic rule
Again they are thinking OF ecrno-
my along the line of the fee system.
We have always argued that oCr State
aud county offices could be oiled at a
great saving from what thev are at
present. There are lots of capable men
and women 10 our county today who
would gladly ill the Offices at half
what the people have to pay. Let us
get down to reasonable economy.
Again, | see some talk about build.
ing or furnishing place for the far
mer to hitch his horse when he rome
to town. But considering the nun Der
OF livery and feed stables which have
to live in Mofgantown, we doubt il
they would consent. So the poor far
mer for whom the town people care
but little, will have to hitch his horse
two or three miles from town and carry
his butter and eggs in, and then they
are after him like hungry wolves for
his hard earned dollars.
Let the farmers organize. like all the
other professions, and start move to
erect county hitching place and see
how quick the town people will move.
| see the sheriff wants money and
by that we would infer that people
are not paying up their taxes in the
midst Of all these good times, or else
somebody is going to ask for another
bridge across Deckeris Greek and want
to find out If Greenberry will have
anything left for the court to appro-
pirate.
L see orr County Superintendent has
oNNtbtN w baNC OnC iuotltdtC III CdCn
district instead Of one each month 10
every district, which should be held.
Doubtless few people remember the
by-gone days when the venerable A. l..
Wade was County Superintendent and
some of the institutes he used TO hold
all over the county, and the enthusi-
SIN that attended every institute.
The teachers were there-eyery one in
his place. Now IL is difficult to get
enough teachers to organize an insti
tute. There is something wrong.
Prizes did not have TO be offered to
make good spoilers; they were here
and plenty of them. | feel safe in
saying that twenty years ago | knew
one or two schools that could spell
this county down at the present time.
Among other things, find list of
questions laid out 10 the county papers
for institute work, and about the first
oBe is: "Do we spend too much time
on arithmetic?'i Surely any one in
position to observe knows that not
25 per cent. Of the pupils who come 10
and go outof The public schools can use
arithmetic as far az the Rule of Three.
And then to ask if too much time is
spent 90 arithmetic Give Us more
of it, and then put a mental ar!thme-
tic in every school child's hand and
compel them to study it, and compel
the teacher to teach IL. and you will
see results 10 after years. 10 fact, no
person. ever learned arithmetic until
he learned the mental