Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-22
BOARD OF
EDUCATION.
High School For Northern End OF
County Located at PikeVille.
Goldsboro, N. c.. Aug. 10, 1907

County Located at PikeYille.
Goldsboro, N. c. Aug. 10, 1907,
The Board of Education met today
in special session, all the members be-
ing present, Col. los E. Robinson and
Messrs w. F. English and Barnes
Aycock.
The special business before the Board
was the location of the high school for
the northern end Of the County.
There were three districts asking for
this high school,, Eureka, Fremont and
Pikeville. The claims of Eureka and
Fremont for the high school had
been heard by the Board at former
meetings.
Pikeville placed her petition for the
high school before the Board today based
on the following facts and claims:
L. A petition for a special tax cleo
ton signed by practically all the voters
of the district.
|. 2. A pledge to close the ~dispensary
as soon as it can be closed legally.
8. A petition unanimously signed
ny C1b1L01S u dOjOlA1uS u1SLE1CtS.
4. A four acre school site free, the
gilt ofCol. w. B. Fort, valued at 5000.
5. Donation by the town OF Pike
vile in cash $500
6. By the citizens OF Pikeville and
vicinity $500
Total $1,000
The claims of PikeviIIe for the high
school were ably presented by Messrs.
n. B. Berger and Edmund Ham.
Mr.. w. F. English offered the fol-
10 wing resolution which was adopted
by vote of the Board.
Resolved, that whenever the citi-
ems of PikeviIIe and vicinity shall
have paid over to the Board Of Educa-
f ton, of Wayne county, the sum Of one
thousand dollars, and shall have dis
5 posed of the present school property for
not less than three hundred dollars,
8 and shall have made the Board of Edu-
cation a deed for not less than four
S acres of and for a suitabl school site
: for school building to be used for school
uIpOS tH0A Tie I9OdT0 O1 LOuCd tlOu
will locate in the town of Pikeville, a
high school in accordance with an act
passed by the last legislature, author
izing the same: Provided, that the peo-
, pie vote a special tax for the school:
Provided further, that the school site
offered shall be inspected by the Coun
= ty Superintendent of schaols, and ap-
proved by him.
A petition asking for q special school
. tax election for Pikeville school, dis
trict No l, white, Pikeyille township
w as before b Board. Said petition
being in due form and in accordance
with the law, was approved.
b citizens Of Eureka district, pre-
. fering to raise $l,e0e themselves to,
building purposes, withdrew their ap-
plication to state for a loan, and it WAS
decided that the people OF Eureka con.
tribute $a,O00 and the county 81, D TO,
building purposes for said district. Tbe
: Board also donates to the Eureks
building the SUM Of $49e. The chair
man and the county superintendent O
schools were appointed to confer with
# the county treasurer and the Board O
County Commissioners for the purpos,
q of adjusting accounts.
10 The high school for the southern enc
q of the county will be located at the reg
ular meeting of the Board the LIST Mon
day ia October.
g The following orders have been pait
n since the meeting, August 5th, inelud
ing those paid today:
r. TO GENERAL FUND.
,f ensus orders, $1,000, Miss Nathali;
n Outlaw, typewriting, 81; Nationa
Bank. interest, $40; Miss Nathalie Out
Il law. riting, $3.50; Rev J. F. Hill
per diem, 81; L. Edwards, WOODLAND
election, 81; w. F. Moore, WOODLAND
n election, $6.57; q. w. Price, WOODLAND
election, 81; JOS. E. Robinson, pc
diem. 81; w. f. English, per diem ane
e mileage, $3.50; Barnes Aycock, pc
y diem n mileage, $3.50; w. II. Smith
y per diem. committeeman 81; w.
Britt, registration fee, 81.
The Board will meet again the frs
Monday in October
e. T. ATKINSON,
Secretary.
:, JOS. e. ROBINSON,
Chairman.