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


to have the best schools possible.
If the levy for the teachers fund
can be kept under so cents on the
500, there Is no law that prevents
Willow Fork or Sistersville or any
other school In West Virginia from
having music or anything else
taught In them.
We will suppose that some gi-|
gantic idiot had had law enacted
that would expressly state that
no school In West Virginia should
be allowed to have music taught In
1t. (The suggestion of such law
makes 1t redlculous.) But If there
was such law and Mr.. Buck would
90 on and have music taught any
how, what would be the result.
How would he be punished? Is,
there any sane judge or jury In
Christendom that would punish
man for trying to improve our pub.
lie school? The position taken by
Mr.. Buck Is not tangible. There Is
no such a law as his friends claim
there Is. The truth Is, he has been
told there was such q law and Its
easy to: persuade a man into his
own way of thinking. He don't
want music or any of the advanced
Ideas introduced into our city
and Its not at all difficult
with this desire In his
heart to persuade him its all ur-
lawful. If 1t Is illegal where Is the
law. Either produce 1t or shut up.
Music will be taught In our city
school In spite of Mr.. Buck and his
Willow Fork friend, but that Is no
excuse for Mr.. Buck. He Is
against our city school and that Is
all there Is to 1t. We admit we
have been In error In making the
state ment that Slstersville paid
four ffths of the school taxes of
this district, as that would imply
the country paid one fifth of our
city school taxes. That Is wrong.
In round numbers the total amount
paid for school purposes In Lincoln
district Is $4,000. Of this sum,
Sistersville and Gerry Owen, or our
sub. district pays four-6fths or
ZIG 600. OF this $4,000 we pay
In the city, only about $II 900 Is
required to have a nine months
school taught here. In other words,
the country people do not pay
dime or penny toward the support
of our city schools, but on the con-
trary we who live In the Slstersville
sub school district pay for our city
school, every dollar of 1t, and In
addition pay more than one half
of the entire cost of the teachers
salaries and the building and re.
pairing of every school and school
house In the district. Instead of the
country people having paid SS, 900
towards our new school house here
they have not paid cent. The new
Badger school house will cost our
tax payers over one half of the cost
of the same. The teachers of Will
low Fork will receive more than
one half of his or her salary from
Sistersville people the coming year.
The assessors books will sustain Us
In these statements.
Our friend from Willow Fork
indulges In some sarcasm and fun
ny and smart sayings. We do not
intend to answer him just at this
time. He Is welcome to indulge In
this all he wants too. We take 1t
| In good humor as we know 1t was
intended.
Our friend say If we get on the
wrong side of a question we change
over and hurrah for the other side.
We consider this compliment. II
our friend had as much sense he
would be much brighter than he
Is. Its wise man that can see
his mistakes.
If Willow Fork Is an example of
the Survival of the fttest" the
good Being have mercy on Us. Its
schools are as far behind Sisters
ville's school as anything can be.
If the country people" are using
brains" we are thankful we have