Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSING.

The closing of the Public School of
1rvington for the session took place on
Friday last, June 4th. The occasion
was pleasantly celebrated by program.
of marked merit, in which a large
number of the pupils participated, and
consisted of choruses, recitations,
piano exercises, music by the High
School Glee Club, declarations, essays
and an address by the Principal, Prof
j. ". Taylor. The whole performance
showed careful training by the teachers.
and an amount of work that only a
school-teacher can appreciate. The
address of Prof. Taylor is spoken of in
high terms by all as an eloquent, pro-
found and mastery study. Mr.. Taylor
has won the hearts of not only the
pupils of the Irvington school, but has
impressed their parents with his ability.
technical knowledge and that peculiar
gift of imparting knowledge SO valuable
in teacher and yet so rare, at least in
the quality he shows. 1t is understood
that he will return to Irving ton in time
to take up the work he began so well
here, and the outlook for first-class
public school seems from now on web
assured. Our people seem at last awalS
to the Importance of education, and are
anxious to have the best the State can
give them.
The whole number of pupils in atten-
dance the past session was about las,
the High School proper having an aver
age of as.
The school had, besides the principal,
one male and two female teachers, Mr..
S. Perry Simmons. jr., Mrs. w. X
Lee and Miss Susie Claybrook. respec-
lively. Each of the teachers have done
good work and have held their depart
ments up to the high standard of the
principal. At least two of them, and
possibly all three will teach in the High
School next session.
In addition to the literary work Miss
Pauline c. Long had 3 large music
class. music room and handsome in
strument having been provided for that
purpose. This department added great,
to the school.
On Thursday evening pupils of the
High School entertained friends at q
Banquet. This was also held in the
Opera House. An interesting program
was rendered after which the delicacies
provided were served
The Academy building, which was
purchased by the School Board last year,
makes an ideal edifice for the purpose,
and when the needful alterations are
made it win compare favorably with
any school building in town as small
as Irvington. When completed it will
accommodate 260 pupils. So valuable
an asset is this building that men from
distance have said that if they couls
dispose of their property they would
move to Irvington just to have the ad
vantages the school offers.
1t may mot DO generally known. bu
the fact remains that deficit of $36'
had to be made up by public spiritet
citizens of the town to piece out tn.
salaries of the teachers. This out of
. total of about $4,000 expenses. Tn
| taxpayers % tue Town snOulO De VIII
ing to increase the school tax to sal
amount that would make this deficit ul
in another season. They probably viii
be when the matter is fairly brough
: before them. The time has come to.
> when we cannot expect to get first-clas
teachers for a sum that would scarcet
hire first-class cook. $3.50 year is
pitiful sum to pay an educated person
to take charge of the most precious
thing we can give our children in thi
' day. If education is worth having it i
; worth paying for. and no one sho..
/ vince at its cost.
a Trouble Makers Ousted.
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