Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-05-20
The School Problem
Again.
Ed. News:

Ed. News:
My article in last weeks issue OF the
News seems to have met with the
hearty support OF Senator Hartman and
others. Now let's strike while the iron
Is hot. Do not wait until the question
dies down before determining the mat
ter. You merchants and business men
OF Tazswell, property owners, and
church leaders-it Is up to you now to
strike blow that will swell your al
ready prosperous town to the city ca
pacity. what can you do that will
benefit Tazewell more than build a
good business and literary college
where the old "Tazewell College" for
merly stood? BY so doing you will
bring hundreds of good young people
to your town, the result OF which will
be an Increase In business, increase in
church enthusiasm, and an increase in
social enjoyment, as the most IL not all
the young ladies and young gentlemen
who would attend school in Tazewell
would be from the best families OF
South West Virginia.
Tazewell is the best location for a
business college I'm any South West
Virginia. why? Because it has no
saloons. 1t is made up OF the right
kind OF people. 1t is located in a very
healthful climate, and will bring many
young people there TO enter school on
that account alone.
You cannot afford to let this bust
ness college enterprise fall down. Get
enthusiastic over this matter and clear
away the stumbling block IL there be
such in the way Of this would be enter
prise.
AS suggested by Senator Hartman,
you can no doubt get the services of
Prof. Byron at the head OF the literary
department OF the College, and then
there is Prof. Dodge, who is a most ex-
cellen and capable man for the head OF
the business department, and he with
the assistance OF another good teacher
will carry that department through
without the least cause for criticism. ]
am anxious to see Tazewell people do
something for Mr. Dodge in return for
what he has done for Tazewel. He
has been OF untold value to you bust.
ness men, TO cay nothing OF the hard
time he has had keeping soul and body
together, and the peculiar circumstan-
les under which he has labored all the
while.
Professor Dodge is a most excellent
man and is thoroughly capable of do
ing the work he has been trying to do
since he first came TO Tazewell-build
up Business College, but on the
other hand, the people have done
nothing for him except to acknowledge
his sterling worth morally and intel
lectGaly, and If any OF you have ever
had any experience in building up a
Business College you will agree that il
takes something more than praise to
1 carry 1t on successfully.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr.,
Dodge had rivals in close proximity OF
his College all along, and despite the
fact that many people tried to drown
him out in his struggles, at the time of
his recent fire, which made a clean
sweep Of all his furniture, school sup
plies, etc, he had built up Il good class,
and the prospects for his success seem
ed very bright indeed-the brightest In
the history OF his business college
career. His insurance had expired
some time previous to the fire, and as
result he was left at the bottom OF the
ladder, and worst of all, just a few
hands below the first round.
Professor Dodge is entitled to a
little help right along about now?
Those whose opinions coincide with
mine please keep the ball rolling, and
by the coming fall we will have a new
"Tazewell College and Dodge's Bust
ness College, combined. hundred OF
more students.
Now's the time to act-do not wait
until next fall, or some other time
You need this enterprise right now, and
and when 1t comes right down to dol
lars and cents you need some place to
educate you children worse than you
need that electric street car.
l. O.N.H.
Richards, Va, May IA, 'O4
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