Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
Third District.

Spdfidf 10 me Means.
/ am now two days behind time this
week, but if the train don't run too
fast | will get in few of the most
important issues Of this end.
Election passed off quietly up here
as 10 H. NJ. Westmoreland for sheriff,
F. A. Kelly for trustee, J. K Tate for
tax assessor, but, oh my Lord, when
you struck the ticket on the county
board of education This great school
fusilade, those two great school fac
tiOns, that have been warning with
each other so long. They left politics
outside of both on the east side of the
river from New Hope to the district
line, and both democrats and republi-
cans voted for J. A. Walker, Jr.
There were only eight of this middle
faction at Hickory Grove and eight
votes We're all Mr.. Dykes got here,
while on the other side Mr. Walker
got Al votes in republican precinct.
The scholastic population of this
school numbers "a and through Mr.
Bankers instructions the school was
put right in one corner of the district,
over the protest of the advisory board
and the majority of the parents and
people of the community. reckon it
was because he was raised there and
dad said to put it there, and yes, dad
said to W. A. Griffith, one of the adj
visory board, today, that the people of
Hicks Chapel should not have days
school, and wouldn't get the benefit
of dollars worth of their children's
money that was prorated to them.
Now, people, you would like to know
Just how we stand and how we feel a
bout this school matter, so here she
goes. The census shows "a children
numbered, covering both school houses.
The number of children that are in
daily. attendance with two teachers is
only 10. They count 81, but Will Bar
ker and Joe RheaPs two least ones
are under age, about years. There
are Is out that belong to Hicks school
that won't go day. 1t is impossible
to ever increase the number at Hick-
DRY Grove, for every one in the little
bound is ont, and none to come iii.
Now, these rs school children want
to know when dad said they shouldn' t
have days school, and the question is
put to this board member, if he is one
of the board of education of Marion
County. OF the SON. This reminds
me of the National issue that was on
that read 16 to |. This school question
as it stands, is IS to 10. The school
saw says it is the duty of the board of
education to centralize and put the
public school as near the center as pos
sible, at the most convenient place, so
as to avoid reducing the number of
children by so doing and accommo-
date the scholastic population of the
district. Has this been donel No an
swer Now comes the fun the chair
man of the board is called upon and
other board members that are not re-
lated to these two factions, to see if he
has any power, COR shall dad still run
ahead with 10 children, as he said to
Mr. Griffith, with two teachers, pay
ing one $50 and the other $35 per
month for only 10 children. Does the
late act of the new school law say that
a public school of this kind can contin-
ue-- to run with two teacherswhere the
fail to secure one fourth of the nuI
Der of the scholastic population of
districtl If that is law, it's funny
me- 1t may be, but it don't r
right. have been now and alvS
have been heretofore in all matters
controversy willing to yield to the
iority of my countrymen. You1
always lind ye writer with the M
ity, and never attached to the mi
ty to break down or tear up the pa
schools of my home. If thought
was advocating more school trout
by trying to harmonize these conta
ing factions, | would bow my he1
and give up the ghost. l am willih
for Dan Tate to come up here and sc
if he can settle this warfare. If moth
ing more, give each child their jus|
dues and their pro rate if nothing
more, and avoid further troubles and
maintain and promote the interests OF
a higher standard of education.
Representative.