Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1908-08-04

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education and I stvs o ollr
children ca
man comes fftysl =. l1sl Il l.t1 j,
TRY SCHOOL, 'sthat they nannot
be made capable ofstnaking az good
wives and husbands and citizens as
those who are reared in the towns?
Is the County Board of Education
to be criticised because it is under
taking to give to the country schools
the best advantages in its power?
Should it be partial and neglect the
"LITTLE COUNTRY SCHOOLS"
The people of Cherokee county may
be IN sense poor people, but they
are proud and independent people,
and no one would dare let you say
that because he is poor and lives in
little country district you are his
superior. lie may not be possessed
OF much of this worlds goods, but
he feels that his creator has implant-
ed in his breast and IN his mind as
high an order of love and integrity
as any one else, regardless of where
he may live.
! | find that the towns are always
anxious to go to the "LITTLE
fCOUNTRY SCHOOLS" when they
can get good teachers and are will
ing to pay them good salaries. be-
lleve Prof. Mauney and Prof. Lovin-
good were both reared in the coun-
try, also Prof. Harwood and Prof.
Sneed, and | find that Murphy has
engaged Prof Mauney at salary of
$500 per month and Prof. Lovin-
good as first assistant at $1,000 per
month, when last year the highest
assistant was only paif $4,000. An
drews pays Prof ia UUd gTUUCU
lper month, and Tomo5la school paid
Prof. Sneed $4,000 per month last
4 year. Now, are not the children in
the 'slittle country schools" entitled
to good teachers, SO that they can be
prepared to occupy a position In
town or in any schcol2 Are you
ready to admit that your children
, are inferior beings because they live
in s'little country districts?" Is moi
a boy who liyes in 'siittlc country
, district" just as much entitled to pre-
, pare himself TO be sheriff, clerk, reg
lister of deeds, treasurer, legislator Of
Judge, as a boy in town? Whe1
men seek office do they only seel
3 the vote of the town people? d.
3 they not appeal to and solicit th'
e patrons of the 'tlittle conntr!
\ sci ools?" Is it that we must ask tn
: s'little country districts" for hell
e with their votes, and after we ge
/ them ignore their wants and needs?
: -Reverting to some of the figure
set forth In the letter of Messrs. Rice
: Martin and Hill, allow me to say tina
: at the beginning of the last schoe
: year the County Board of Educatio
+ had to its credit only $3,450.72.
e ls true that tax levy had bee
d made, but this tax levy did not begI
p to come in until the latter part {
n October, and out of the entire lev
! the board has received only 81 ,423.7
e from which must be deducted 2 pt
' cent. for the Treasurer 3 commission
L The entire general heot fund f
the year 1907 antonnted to onl
n S11,97S.87. OF this amount $666.s
,r came from the Statelof North Car
y lima; SO came from patrons of di
Y ferent school districts land the
% were country schools) for librarie
10 and sT0 from the State for librafiG
er and $272.45 was received in fine
h for insurance 5000 and $7,243.'
D? from the sheriff. OF the s1I ,973.'
Or there was paid to teachers s6,968. 5
Sc libraries, $3.50; painting and repai
to ing buildings, 1926. 81; repaid Sta
as loans and interest, s79O.9 lof viii
sum 1855 SO is interest and 5000.
in is 10 per cent. OF the principally; su
ye plies, 1925 wood s27 30; hil
fel school, $50; generaE building fur
tn 81 ,053.I7; contingent fund, ,656.t
er (which includes 6ss,e3 repaid sher
or and 2Os.G2 repaid treasurer, amour
Y oyerpaid by then); .reasurer's co
ol, missions, 209.30. ! have deduct
n the above items from l1,973.87, a
he there remains the sum Of ~
IN There is due the general school fa
Vi by the sheriff. 1880. and BY sch
he district No. 10, Murphy Townsh
ill 1l5.l2 which leaves % the credit
IRE tie general school fund on the f
~ Of July, 1908, 81 8, out of VII