The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29

gust and that everything was promis-
ing for a most successful affair.
The company of local talent has been
rehearsing for some time and the indi-
cations are that they will give very
creditable entertainment. An admission
fee of so cents for adults and % cents for
children will be charged which will go to
the fund for completing the Beavers
gymnasiem hall. More than 125 tickets
have been sold already and the affair
promises to be fully as successful as the
committee had hoped.
Notes and Personals.
s. II. P. Cooper, national bank exam
liner, was In the city today inspecting the
Bessemer National bank. From .4ere he
intends to go to Birmingham to inspect
the national banks at that place. Inc
Bessemer National bank is a new concern
and is doing a very fine business; 1t has
the full confidence of the people of Besse-
mer and has a promising future. r. F.
Lewis is president.
Myrtle lodge No. SO, knights of Pythias,
met in regular session last night and
elected three new members who will be
initiated at the next regular meeting.
Pinkney Sect Writes Letter.
The following letter has been received
from Pinkney Scott, a member of the
school board of Jonesboro:
Bessemer, Ala, July n, 1870.
To the Editor of The Age-Herald
Dear Sir-In Bessemer notes OF July
26 appears an article in your paper stat
ing that there had been meeting OF the
district board of Jonesboro and at the
meeting the district trustees had agreed
to have a seven-months' school commenc-
ing October 2. Permit me to correct this
statement, and to deny there ever having
been a legal meeting on such a date TO
consider this question. During the mohth
of June 81, 1905, at regular called meet
ing and with a quorum present, the Tus-
tees elected four teachers at stipulated
salary, for each teacher, which salaries
were set last year and which were paid
for a term of eight full months and dur
ing the month of May the board elected
their principal, which was published In
the papers and gave correct statement
of the election of the principal This con-
stitutes the action OF the board so far as
any legal meeting Is concerned, ana on
the election of these teachers they were
elected for the term of eight months, as
shown by the minutes of the board. Since
the election of the teachers one of those
elected at said meeting has rendered her
resignation and there has been no elec-
ton of a successor to fill the vacancy. Az
ter complying with section IL OF the scnool
laws the electors elected and increased
their trustees TO nNe anu hNe aie SIN
holding notwithstanding some EFFORT on
the part of some parties, who are neither
Judges or Jurors to Gust the two trustees
last elected.
while | hold the office of one of the
five trustees for Jonesboro district, con-
slider the schools in the hands of the peo-
pie and patrons Of that district, and not
in the hands of any one individual. Wmie
the state superintendent of education ana
the county board of education may de-
prive the people of that district OF enough
public funds to run even seven-montns
school. or any school at all, II the pa
irons of Jonesboro district desire to sub
init to such action, yet we certainty nave
the right to continue our school as long as
we see ht and In any way we deem pest.
I will say that on the 25th day Of July
two of the trustees for Jonesporo oistrics
came to my office in Bessemer and seemed
to be passing resolutions and motions De
tween themselves, and l presume this Is
the meeting which is refered 10 IN your
issue of July 26 Respectfully,
PINKNEY SCOTT.