Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-03-30
From Our Sister Village

As Pat says he will be engaged
for little while in doing his spring
work we will again take up the pen.
Mr. E II McClintic spent Satur.
day night in town.
Miss Grace Jones spent last week
in Mcdowell.
Miss Geneva Rodgers has opened
a private school ut this place with II
large attendance.
Mr. Gilbert Siron is making pre-.
parationS to move to town.
Mr. Benjamin Curry is very i'll
with pneumonia,
MIR II b Bradshaw spent Sunday
in Duff's Draft.
The Mcdowell baseball team has
been doing some professional play
ing recently.
Miss Mamie Quidore expects TO
start north in few days.
Our onlv place OF amusement is
liners shooting gallery. Miss
Nettie Bryant is the successful
marksman.
Benjamin Edmonds, who has
been quite i'll for the past few
weeks, is much better.
Mrs c S Peterson is preparing to
open an up-to-date millinery store
in Mcdowell and may she have the
liberal patronage of the people. &
Rev Marsh left for conference to-
day.
ID G Ruckman spent Friday
night and yesterday in town.
Miss Lillian Hook spent Sunday
in our midst.
There is talk of Mcdowell having
a drug store in the near future.
Mrs Wooddell marketed a lot of
fine sugar at Hiner Bros last week
II Fl Ervine is talking of open.
ing night school.
A H Jones and G S Peterson haye
gone to Greenbrier for cattle.
o A Bird was in town Friday.
We were much impressed with
Taxpayers letter III last issue and
feel like saying Amen, and only
hope we have many people
like Mr. Taxpayer. Although We
know we have some chronic kick
ers, woe be to the persons or
community who do not endorse
public improvements, and to the
Taxpayers who are trying to edu.
cate his children at home. The
present condition of our public
schools neither looks encouraging
or satisfactory. This is due chiefly
to two reasons; for lack of funds
and the lack of interest>on the part
of the Taxpayers. The pupils must
either he content with the meagel
advantages derived from the free
school of his neighborhood or be
ont a distance from home where
the cost of board, clothing and tut.
ton may bankrupt the parent be-
fore the children are educated. II
is safe to assume that the first veal
of expenses Of sending a student
i away from hometo school would
if properly applied in payment OF
local taxes, raise the standard oil
The home school several grades anC
keep the papil in school severa
years.
While there are certain opportu
mites for every child in the State
to gain some knowledge. it is &
matter of regret to know that ouI
present system if not improved vii
fall far short Of properly preparing
the student for the duties and re-
sponsibilities which await him il
after years.
| No thought occurs to us of dis
pensing Of any materials at hant
but use every district school house
to the best advantage for the edu
cation of the children. A bel
of our districts could organize an(
construct a building for the more
advanced pupils to be known as {
high sch DOL and recognized as such
and with the erection of such build
ing properly equipped, we woult
then have'a school in which tn,
boy or girl would pursue studio
requisite for entry into the activ
duties Of life or receive diplom'
or certificate which would gu fife
as a passport into higher institu
tons of learning.
So let us hope that the day is no
far distant when such a plan will
be formulated and adopted at Nc
Dowell and throughout the count.
Sports.