Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-05-12
THAT SCHOOL PROPOSITION.
Mr.. EDITOR:

Mr.. EDITOR:
wish to endorse the proposition made
in the Clinch Valley News last week, in re-
lstion to establishing a Business College at
this place.
Why not establish good literary instl-
tuition, secure a good man to run it, and
add to that Business department with
Prof. Dodge at the head of that depart
mentP We not only want students who
would be with us a few months at busi-
ness college, but we want permanent citi-
zens who will locate here to educate their
children. This means lifetime to per-
sons with large families.
A good school would insure the bringing
to our town the veiy best and most deslr-
able class of citizens.
There is no mill, furnace or factory
which would yield SO good return to our
merchants on the investment of 30 small a
sum as a good school of high grade. 1t
would pay the merchants of our town to
put up every dollar of the cost of a first
class institute or academy if they never
realized a dollar in direct dividends on
their stock in such a school.
During the last ten years Tazewell Col
lege has brought 100000 to the mer-
chants in the town of Tazewell. This has
been done with the cooperation of few OF
the merchants and good people of the
town, thout the moral or financial sup
port of the majority of the citizens and
against the opposition of some would-be-
leaders of church and society. Tazewell
College labored under the double difficulty
of being called "Campbellite" school
and of not being patronized largely by the
people called "Campbellites Happily
the DAYS of this sectarian littlenees have
passed away. They are dead who sought
the young life of Tazewell College, and last
of all with the burning Of the building last
winter Tazewell College died also.
Now, with the touch of the finger OF our
business men and of our other enterprising
citizens, a irst.class institute or academy
would Phoenix.like rise from the ashes,
and with the solid support of all the peo'
pie of the town, would soon become the
pride of our people.
Let us organize a joint.stock company
with $40 1000 capital and buy the old Taze'
we'll College site and building and erect a
new building on the foundation of the one
that was burned; fix rental value on the
premises that will keep them 10 repair; se-
cure Prof. Byron to take charge OF the
school for term Of years. The property
is worth as it now stands $4,000, and
"a 900 outlay will meet the present de-
mands. On this proposition will bind
myself to place So 900 of the stock in one
hour, outside of the merchants and busl'
ness men of the town. Add to this the
$500 promised by the student in his COM
: munication in the q. V. News of last
} week and we have over one.third of the
| amount raised. Now surely others will
4 take up this matter and tell us what they
2 will do.
For the information of persons who may
think am interested in selling the Taze'
l well College property, l desire to say | dc
not own dollars worth OF the building Of
s grounds. The only personal interest
i have in the proposition is to educate my
: children at home. cannot afford to senC
them away to school. To this end ! de
!; beg the men who have money to aid thos'
. who have not, to educate their children
J, by encouraging this school enterprise
6 Rich men can send their children away K
J. college; we must educate ours at home o.
J, let them grow up without education. Th'
/, rich men can help US now and not lose
cent. They might lose 8 per cent. interes
for few years.
]. N. HARMAN.