The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-03
An TRENT PrnhIem.

- I"ftt A'Nh"AAs
fi10r Hlr4ti.-The school B0arl
OF llampden District percei,ing ihl
Advancement being made ON every
hand along educational lines, resolved
that something must be done IL they
hope 10 keep abreast of the times 10
then minds 10 was evident that they
must have a high school OF a character
similar to those 80 successfully run IN
adjoining districts. ln order 20 obtain
the additional revenues necessary 10
erect and maintain such a school they
twice undertook 90 obtain popular
consent for increased taxation. and az
many times did they fail However.
this did not change their opinion in
regard 10 the scheme, and of such sine
certify was their conviction that they
resolved 90 launch forth upon the UNI
deriakIng even If debt had 90 be in-
Cured by such action, for when The
school hal been once begun they were
confident that H. Success would he 80
marked as 10 gain the support Of lis
opponents and thus derive for itself
the revenue essential for los maintain
ance.
in the erection of school building
a debt of $1,000 was Incurred and to
this must DE added am additional ex
pense of $3.50 for transportation. The
former amount was borrowed at per
cent interest, and the latter al per
cent As matters now stand this dis
trct derives from taxation $3.50, which
is the total amount of funds To DE used
ion the erection of the buildings and
maintenance Of the schools of this
district. OF which the number is eigh-
teen. Divide $50 Oy eighteen and see
how much is allowed each school to
be used FOR repairs 10 buildings, buy
ing woodland othe- ncidentals
Then you say some change must
be made. such seems very evident.
What Of its nature? Men who are ln
position 90 know Of what they
speak tell as that If the present levy
Of ten cents ON the hundred dollars be
raised fifteen cents, making it then
twenty-five cents ON the hundred dol
lars, all will bee we'll, aud 10 will be on
ly question OF time before the debt
viii be liquidated, and the school can
continue "a, it did last year Let as
fail to do this and the wagons must
stop, meaning that the one-Toomed
schools at Throck and near Red Shop
will have 10 be reoponed Nor is that
all VIII the state appropriate in
future years as in the paste The de
mands made upon the state Board OF
Education are greater than the funds
at their disposal Furthermore, these
demands are made 10y people who are
help ing themselves. by which ] mean
they are submitting 90 increased taxa
tion and raising private subscriptions.
They show willingness 90 help them
selves, and Will not every reasonable
Board be inclined 90 render aid 10
such people n preference 10 those
Surely you declare,
justice demands such Then, in ad-
ditIon 20 dcprying our children Of the
advantages of high school 10y oppos-
ing an increase of taxation we are con-
tent by the same means 20 prevent
their receiving the benefit of the State
appropriation which last year
10 between three and four
hundred dollar, in our school That
is the proposition, fellow taxpayers.
that we are called upon 90 solve.
VIII We sit quietly by and see our
deprived Of their golden OPP
portunites which Die almost in their
grasp The "knocker' may declare
.'l never had sush boo nay day, and
what } was forced 10 put zap with is
good enough for my boy Let me
ask, is iC did it never occur t0 you
that times have changed and that in
order for your descendants 90 cope
successfully with conditions "a, they
are today they must needs have DIFF
ferent training?
Men of no more means than the
voters of thi, district possess realize it
and strive ardently 90 give il 10 their |
children Just az grave q RESPONSE |
bility rests upon each of u.s. How |
will we face it2 With folded arms.
Never The men of this district need |
only such am "eye-opener' rs is at |
tempted in this To see the urgency Of
prompt action.
Let as petition our alert supervisor
Ia do an in his power 90 get the in
creased taxation that is So much |
needed Let's rally 10 the occasion |
and never let future ages condemn us |
for neglect while our brothers on
every hand are putting up such noble |
struggles BOO the good cause
A TAXPAYER.
To Borrowers Of Books.
EdH0r H,r4ld Kindly permit me |
ln say thrnngh The cnlnmns Of NnuI