The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-08-31
To the Citizens Of Hampden District.


On Tuesday, Sept 18th, the quaI
fed voters Of Hampden District wi
be asked TO decide by their vot,
whether they are to have better school
for their children than in the past.
As matters now stand the school
cannot be improved, nay some, il no
all OF them, must be discontinued IN
less larger district fund is furnishe
Tor building, repairing and equippin
our school houses and for the neces
sary running expenses Of the school
such as rent, fuel, &c.
The taxpayers of the district RAISED
during the past year the sum ofS6S3. a
In county and district taxes for IN,
support Of their 10 schools. Half O.
this, under the law, must be expended
for pay Of teachers, the rest lS3II. 73
may be used for supplying and main
tanning school buildings. 1t is cleal
that If we had been left 10 ourselye.
we could not have maintained three
schools in the district. But because
OF her relatively large school popula.
ton Hampden received from the State
sl,922.O5, and from the county taxes
s734.O5, NEARLY 800 more than she
paid so That she has at her disposal
s2,997.o3 instead Of the ptiful sum Of
s6S3.46 which her citizens pay.
Hampden is getting from Others
more than three times as much a. she
Is raising for her own educational
needs. Now the only condition at
tached to this generous help that we
receive is that we provide by local tax
alton suitable buildings and equip
ment, and pay for fuel and repairs.
Unless we do this we are not EMIT
led TO State and county aid in paying
the teachers salaries. And things in
Hampden district have now come 10
this pass that we are in danger Of los
ing the S26j6.lO from State and county
funds because We are not willing To
provide enough district fund To ell
title Us to receive this aid; for the law
IS plain (<l49O School Laws Of Vao:|
mo school district shall receive any
part Of the county or State funds until
L has made proper provision for
school houses, furniture, apparatus.
textbooks for INDECENT children, and
'ther means and appliances needful
or the successful operation Of the
schools"
Now, know man who knows what
ne Is talking about can assert that we
low have comfortable school houses
md adequate furniture, or that we
AN possibly provide them with the |
34l.73 now at our disposal What |
hen? We must either raise our dis
rict levy lOc on the 800, SO as to pro-
ide an adequate sum, or else we |
must withdraw our claim for any aid
rom the State and close up our
chools.
Nothing else is left for us to do, and
the people Of Hampden district are
o blind to their best and highest in
srests As to refuse to raise S34l.73
lore in order to entitle them To the
eneft of the S2656.lO the State is
,ady to furnish them for the educa-
on Of their children, then they de-
,rye no aid and no pity.
The State virtually says to Hamp
EN- district, ar you will raise enough
honey by local taxation OF otherwise
} provide school houses, | will pay
ne teacher And that offer means
IT Hampden district, even with the
lcreased levy asked for, nearly So
ON the State and county for every
the district raises.
! cannot believe that the intelligent
eople Of Hampden district, if they
roperly understand the situation,
i'll refuse to vote for the increased
Wy Of Zoe which the County School
GARD has asked for because they
sem such an increase absolutely
ecessary for the maintenance Of the ,
.hools Of that district.
| hope, therefore, that all who read
lis statement and see the Importance {
this raise in school levy will talk
le matter over with friends and ,
eighbors and be present at the polls !
} September 18th to east their votes q
behalf Of the children Of the dis
let. J. II. DAVIS, Supt. [