The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-29
Superintendent EggIc,lon', RESOLUTIONS.

county schools, presented the following
resolution to the Board Of Supervisors
at a special meeting held last Monday
RESOLVED 10y the County Board
Of Education in meeting assembled
that the Board of supervisors be asked
10 levy a county tax Of ten cents
on real and personal property, In addi-
ton To the tax now levied for school
purposes; the same to be- prorated TO
each district according to school popu-
lation, and to Ice used by the district
trustees a. they may deem proper.
In speaking 10 tins resolution Prof
Eggleston said in part: "The amount
asked for in this resolution is very
modest. II il not sufficient, with what
we already have, for the needs Of the
county schools. But ii is a beginning
toward better schOOlhouses and longer
terms. We ask for a county levy in
stead of a district levy because we wish
/ the town Of Farmville to help the coun-
try districts. II a district levy were
made, some Of the districts would be
little better of than now, because they
have little 10 tax. Under this resolu-
ton the man who pays taxes on So
900 Of property would be taxed ten dol
lars more than he is now taxed, ana
the man who pays taxes on sl,OWI
would pay one dollar more than he
nov pays. The tax cannot therefore
work a hardship to anyone
"The amount that will accrue 10y this
levy will cost each district a. follows.
Buffalo district will have to pay S455.
but will get $s52 in return. In other
words. Buffalo will not only get back
the 500 she raises, but will get 1897
more than she raises. Hampden dis
trict will contri butte 1864, and Will get
back 5000, OF S245 more than she Will
be taxed. Leigh district will have to
pay s237, but will get back 49, 80, or
/ S2l5.5O more than she will he taxed.
L0ckett district will be taxed $3.50, but
will get 1896 80, or $1,000 more than
she will be taxed. Farmville will get
S53I, which is Sll.2l less than she will
raise.
"Ifit be objected that this is unfair to
Farmyille, our reply is that it is just as
fair as any other tax where prosperity
must pay for the welfare Of the people.
1t is asked, why the spending Of this
money is left to the discretion Of the
trustees instead Of being voted for a
specified purpose. There are two an
swers to this, one is that in some Of
the districts the money is needed more
for buildings than for the l%engthening
Of the term. In other districts, it Is
needed for both purposes; while M
Farmyille district II il needed for adj
ditiOnal teachers, and not "A cent Is
needed for building. ! am told by one
/ of the Farmville trustees that Farm.
vile district needs money for more
teachers, but has money sufficient for
building. The trustees must spend
the money now received by them &C
cOrding TO law, and in Farmville dis
trict this gives them enough money for
building, but hampers them in other
ways. In Hampden the money Is
badly needed for buildings. In Buff
falo it is the same way, and in Lockett
aud Leigh, where the school term il
only five months, the money is need
ed both for building and for longer
terms.
why do we need money in Prince
Edward for school buildings Because
the large majority Of the schools in this
county are a disgrace To the county
and to the neighborhoods in which
they are situated / need not argue
this point. Some of our schools would
not make respectable cow sheds, and
we do our children wrong 10 send them
to such shanties to get the little educa-
ton they can pick up there. The only
two schools in Hampden district that
are fit for children to enter are rented
buildings. Buffalo has II good schoo
building, LOckett has not one, aud
Leigh has 0ne. The trustees Of Farm
vile district tell me that they cannot
nut an extra teacher in the Farmvill'
school because they haven't the money
and are not allowed by law TO use the
building fund for tins purpose. As foI
the country districts, they need longeI
terms. better schoOlhouses, aud betteI
teachers. 1t Is not possible to get gooC
teachers to teach a five months tern
in a wretched building ona poor salary
and expect our children to be edu
: Gated.
Judge Asa Watkins also spoke to the
resolution, and IN a very strong speed
urged the Board to make the extrI
levy. 81 tell you, gentlemen h'
stated, "this is the most importan
matter that confronts this county. a
intelligent aud contentious men, how
can you refuse to take a step that yoI
know is for the best interest Of the PEG
ple? You are sworn To admiuiste
your Office a. you deem proper for tn
welfare Of this people and 1t canno
be denied that we need in this count
better schools and longer terms nor
than We need anything else. II a ma.
comes to you and says that he cannc
afford to pay one dollar extra on Sl,o'
are you going to listen to such ignoi
= ance a. that? In my own neighboi
hood many Of the people were oppose
to a better school because they didn'
: know what a good school was. No
-, they are delighted with the new scho'
, there and are proud Of it. This extr