Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-10

man TO follow suit. and thus have. is
ignorance imposed upon. and him
made To believe that you are his
friend, looking out for his interests.
when possibly, and more probably, YOU
are thus using his ignorance TO accom-
plsh some selfish end OF your own?
Can you expect honest and intelligent
people to believe that one who does
this, has the best intere sts OF the black
man ut heart. when he countenances
an open violation OF law and an utter
disregard for authority? 1t seems to
me that one, thus offending, would
have hard time TO prove OF demon
stTate that his intermediation was for
the good of the school and incidentally.
the cOlored race.
The local Board OF this town, was
placed here 70 control the public
schools Of the town, and they have
done so for years, and have had abso-
Lutte jurisdiction i'm all matters pertain
ing TO the same, and the present ad-
vancement In the public scoools, both
white and black in the town, demon
strate that the Board has done well
Pocahontas has the only school build
ing in the county heated by steam.
This is the only town in the county
that controls its buildings and supple
ments the school fund TO the extent
OF running the schools, both white and
colored, for a period of eight months
out OF the year. True, you will say,
the Town does this, but Is 1t not upon
the request and recommendation OF the
School Board? The town co-operates
with the Board and makes it possible
to give the best results to the patrons
Of the schools, and in what particular
has the Board ever failed to do its full
duty in the premises? q? viii you say. in
its refusal to expel Hance, the princi-
pal of the colored School, because GER
tain charges were made against him
and never a one OF chem substantial
ed, though every witness produced was
examined by the Bonrd? Will you
say, as some have said, turn him out
simply because half dozen colored
men. none OF whom are patrons OF the
school, want him out, but can give nc
reason for wanting him out except tha
he isa white mans negro?" Mr.. Editor
you were upbraided because it was ex
pressed in your paper, in the article re
ferre1 to, THAT 1T SEEMED, tha
the nearer the negro attained the &C
complishments and manners OF tn
white race. the more he was hated b,
his own, or words to that effect i
view OF the facts Of the situation here
does not that sentiment appear true i
fact2 They all admit that Hance
we'll eiuoated. that he has taught thei
children more than any other teache
they have ever had, that he Is clean
OO'h DCRJ abN hoOiNo, hOOCI uCt
worker for the elevation and advance
ment Of his race, yet they do not lik
! him. He is ga white mans negro
= etc, yet they would have the Boar
dismiss him as principal OF the school
The FEW whites who oppose him, 6
: FRIEND TO THE NEGRO, woul
Y have him dismissed for the same reai
- "a Al ut such is the force Of IL
J. opposition. On the other hand, Il
: Board has a contract with this man
II teach the year out. II he is dismisst
without cause, then would not the la
y compel that his salary be paid him
e full TO the end OF the term? Aga
s. would 1t be right. or would it be poll
q for the board, which islput in contl
'i here, TO allow a few discon.ents to d
70 tate to Il who should or who shou
K not teach the schools? 1t the Boa