Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-12-09
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
South Pittsburg and Jasper
Putting Up Strong Fight to
Secure II.

South Pittsburg citizens have secur-
ed a 4-acre tract in Downing Addition
for site for high school building,
and are holding enthusiastic meetings
laying plans for securing it. The Hus-
tier contains the following account of
their recent meeting, committees hav-
ing been appointed in previous meet
ingf
"Another meeting of the body Of cit
izens who are interested in the county
high school project for South Pitts
burg, was held Tuesday evening and
the proposition with its recently devel-
oped plans was discussed. Mr.. s. 7.
Haskew, chairman of the committee
appointed to promote the project made
an interesting report.
''Since the plans have been projected
Mr.. Haskew has been doing some in
vestigating with regard to the law for
the location and maintenance of coun-
ty high schools and his investigations
are quite worthy of consideration. In
the 18th district, or Monteagle, 10th,
9th and 18th, Battle Creek, Sweeten s
Cove and Kimball; 18th and 9th,
Whitesides and the South Side; old
14th and 10th, Orme; 9Th or Mullins
Cove districts, all of Which territory
Is tributary to South Pittsburg and in
which South Pittsburg is decidedly the
most logical location for county high
school from the fact of its being the
only town in this territory convenient
for all high school pupils in the dis
tricts mentioned, there is scholastic
population of $500 or over one half the
scholastic population of the county
which is $500.
This being the case, it is apparent
to any unbiased mind that South Pitts
burg is deserving of first consideration
in the location of the county high
school, The fact that this city now
nor never has had any favors in mat
ters of public education, should add
sufficient force to the above claim and
should be sufficient to land the COM
bined school or if not that. the full
quota of the funds for county high
school purposes which should be dis
tributed in the districts according to
the scholastic population.
"Mr. Haskew has made further in
vestigation of the high school law and
reports that a wrong impression has
prevailed regarding the matter of loca-
ting and managing county high
schools.
''It was the impression that the coun-
ty court decided upon the school site.
The law provides that the county
court shall appoint County High
School Board of Education, which
shall have the power to locate, estab
lish and manage county high schools
This board shall also have the power
to make contracts of consolidation
with the proper authorities of semin
aries, academies or colleges, or will
city Boards of Education or Distric'
Directors, whereby the county higt
school may be taught in said institu
tions.
This County High School Board O.
Education shall consist of seven mem
bers, six of whom shall be elected by
the county court The county court
part in the high school proposition il
simply to levy special taxes for pur
poses of establishing and maintainin,
the high schools and to appoint si1
members of the County High Schoo
Board of Education. The committe
will continue its service and will d
what is best to help with the count
high school project
Jasper is also on the qui vive as thi
expression from Judge Pryor woul
indicate. They have much better ad
yantages than South Pittsburg, as W
understand the Pryor Institute build