The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-26
SEVERAL THINGS OF INTEREST
TO THE PEOPLE OF TERRELL
oc. Taxation for Schools the Location Of the Second
District Agricultural College and DspenSary DlSCuSSu
bv One Loyal to the Best Interests OF the County'

Editor of The News: There Is
much of interest in Terrell county a.
this time, much which should com
mand the thought of our best citizens
There are possibilities ahead traugh'
with great good, or great i'll, 10 the
county. Three things Just now are
forcing themselves on us for earnest
consideration.
One of these the County Board OF
Education has brought to the front IN
the shape of an effort to secure raw
orable vote on local taxation for edu-
rational nurposes. The last Legisla-
ture passed a general ect requiring a
division of counties into districts OF
sixteen square miles for school pur-
poses. Each district would, of course,
have its local trustee, thus controlling
the local situation. 1t IS not usually
known at first blush just what this
would mean to some of the districts
in Terrell county. There are some
parts of the county which cannot be
so divided as to be controlled by the
intelligent white citizenry, Thus, it
will be seen, that there is danger
ahead of unfortunate situations in a
few districts should some way not be
found to avoid the districting referred
TO. That way is in successful vote
on general local taxation, applying to
the entire county outside of Dawson,
which has a system of public schools
already by local taxation By all
means let every lover of education
and intelligent supervision thereon at
once become interested in this effort
of the county board, and see to it that
no voter is so thoughtless as to cast
his vote against the small amount OF
additional taxation required. A syS-
TEN of nine months schools is what
the county needs, and at once. When
this is secured, let the city of Dawson
ioin in an effort to secure such legis-
lation as will put the city and county
schools under one general, first-class
Superintendent, who shall preside over
all the schools of the county alike
selecting only the best teachers for
every school, and let every school be
of nine months duration. The in
crease in intelligence in the county,
the increase in value of real estate,
and the boom in all respects which
such an arrangement would give the
county would pay the cost an hundred
fold. This is no small matter, and de-
serves the careful thought of every
voter.
There is a second matter of an edu-
cational nature which is of but little
less importance to Dawson and Ter
rell county than that just mentioned
The last Legislature passed another
bill of great Importance to every Sec
ton of the State. The News has al
ready made slight reference to it.,
| refer to the bill establishing an agrl-
cultural school in each Congressional
district. Scarcely a more important
move was ever made by the Georgia
Legislature than this Had that body
done nothing else than pass this bill
the State could have afforded to have
let it adjourn and go home with moth
ing more accomplished. These
schools are sure to be of inestimable
value to the sections in which they
are located, if run as intended. With
such a school in Dawson, there is no