Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-30

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Over l@ county - 5ra9 petitions
asking TIE People y re1tpla the
Bc1rt Of S4zervS1rs % levy i :
AZ 70 s-acol pg--ls
N1x Should yod N this Pc
ata11 ss azzn1zE e tax does not
p 10 TIE state treasury and Dc
rrI-sst n other tax money
11es This special TAX remains
IN tia county an1 VIII be used %
the very best possible alva1sage
t1wzr1 bGZArz Up TIE country
schools Art sustaining CTR
Srggf IN TIE Geld q prog-pss that
< COW sweeping over the Ssate-
Nearly al 81 the Southern
cvG1dss are Isvyzz i SPECIAL tax
SINE o1a NIL. SINE three zfTs
In tie piry woods begr of ,fEss-
si2pI- they levy about cue mil
-rsre the -axaaie property ef TIE
county : s9n@shing Ike 5000
600 and n other counties where
tn t1xaEle EaI1l151 i not -.
great ~ Egn Is three riIz are
svAd As q special school TAX
T1e bottom counties have such
Al snorr1o1s negro population
ard 80 few white schools that
they esn compete easily wh t-e
Southern part Cf the State Z tire
way q SHARES The Southern
Ar Delta Counties are paying
f-oC $50 % So per month . the
teachers ard have i tern Of eight
051-hs We kuaw very well rat
where a teacher can get the best
sALaries and the oncSst tern rEat
sne = GcIng there an sorry
ID =ay lnat d1rIng the past year
sC1e = teachers left she county
mostly for South Mississippi and
! 6r1 several more are g0Ing
away lis fall
Let - Ask ourselves the quss-
-01- can such a. this eurtInue
Ha1 t-s1 ve 6s permitted @ hold
our place. Can sueh j draw &c
-41= ysa-ty AMI Sill leave - a
<-l-ls1- number Of vel trained
-eae1ers - teach cur pupils os
La 4yst-s County NJ /. cannot
D So Do you remember some
few years ao when -ke pay II
the. &1rr1er1 part Of the safe
vas 50 good a. Ii Eha Southern
part 4 rne STATE That sane five
q Ten teachers would APPLY for
the 2 sch0oA and any one Il
tran W1Gd render good SER
wee N9x We cannot kIr1v
III 1-a - apply t1r each school
sc ara Eax trying % keep or
teachers WIN -, ard besafes
z=sFE1g CGr ulGer teachers We
w11E % give ~=EEcz@rr n11ce-
heats % younger r=lehars f1-
thez . PrsFa-e f1r the work
i A5orsr worthy ufhz rire.
and unless better wages are ras5
ths teae1ars va my erect :
class q sO-Ty ss1crers- TIE
y-11-sr teachers eaanos prezare
herself f9r thorough wlrE Unless
gets 4 gsE compensation for
1sr work o1e viii not my t. 70
higher unless =Ea sees some IN
ezeszsr-- 1 wish y1u would lust
le-E01 another elss OF people
WON - 1xEl -ssl11sInIIry
rests upon a. TIE school teacher.
1z1 w10 ms % face the ssarr ru-
s2o1.loIEuss a. are keaacd uuoc
tneu- Tie grandsse fortune a
parent ca1 give his children Z az
etIea1a07- Now the people Of
me county are spending large
SUNS CT E01ey making other IN
ProVeEe1I which are absolutely
necessary. though not aors so
In1u the giving Of two uIs for
M cause Of ecUea11u- We are
grac1aly forming ourselves, we
MI county people. into i train
nS school for the other counties
that has lore money 70 spend for
tie cause u ed1eal01- We hope
the ~petIloas VIII be returned well
ag1ed and that tie Board Of Su-
PerTsors viii see It necessary To
give what We are asking for.
T. NJ ANDERSON.