The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-28
JASPER BOARD
 HAS 4 PROBLEM Must Raise Money to Complete
 School Term SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Ladies Become Interested In the Work. Jasper May Have New $1o,ooo
 Passenger Depot In
 Short Time.

Jasper, March 27-(Special )-The Jas per board of education has for special consideration the question of financing the
 graded schools through the present term. There are three months more pay rolls to
 meet, at $715 per month, and 5000 more than the present amount in sight must come from somewhere There are said to
 be about so families sending children to
 school who have not paid anything toward sustaining them. If it were certain that each of these families would do their part toward keeping open the doors of the school, there would be no trouble about the matter. The limited amount of pub lie money received for the support of these
 schools Is supplemented by private con- tributions from the citizens of Jasper This is a commentary on the inadequate provision made by the state for the sup
 port of the so-called public schools. A number of ladies in Jasper have be-
 come deeply interested in the matter of
 school improvement, now so- much in
 vogue in the more progressive towns and
 cities of the state.
 
 purpose of inculcating ideas of civic i'm provement and advancement, of insulting thought for the beautiful for order for system and for cleanliness. They pay special attention to school grounds, to
 room decorations, and to artistic skill in
 arrangement and this work has proven of
 great value wherever it has been under taken It is the purpose of the ladies to have with them soon after organization I n of h ybo Is a pronounced leader in this line of work, and one whose services are appre- i ciated wherever she has appeared, and
 have resulted in wonderful improvemnt. On May 1 the Wells-Fargo company succeeds the Southern Express company on the Frisco railroad, having obtained
 contract for period of years. This re-
 duces the Southern Express at this point to the Southern railway line only. The
 American Express company has the Illi-
 nois Central, but up to this time they
 have not done business with Jasper When the Wells-Fargo people begin oper-
 ating on the Frisco they will open an of
 flee in this city. It has been suggested
 that the two big companies will operate
 an agency here jointly.
 It is generally understood that plans
 are all ready for the proposed new pas senger depot for the Southern railway at Jasper. Knowing ones say it is to cost
 about $10.00O, and is to be convenient and
 ornamental.
 There seems to be a contest on be-
 tween some of our people as to just where
 it shall be located-a matter which is, of course, entirely in the hands of the rail- road authorities. Some desire 1t built at or near tine present crossing of Third ave-
 nue and the railroad; others are petition ing for 1t to be located on West Nine l teenth street.
 The Rev. John C. McMullen of Alexan- der City spent Tuesday and "wednesday in Jasper preaching on the evenings of those days at the Presbyterian church.
 MT. McMulen is a Presbyterian minister of accomplishments and force He is a
 native Alabamian but spent some years of his ministry in North Carolina and
 Kentucky. Recently he has returned to
 his native state. He came to Jasper and
 to Carbon Hill by request of the mission board of the North Alabama Presbytery, with view of looking over this field. The two Presbyterian congrega tions-Jas- per and Carbon Hill-are anxious for the services of a pastor, and the general opinion expressed among the members of the church here is that the Rev. Mir Me Mullen would most acceptably supply the ! place, if he can be induced to come. He , is scholarly man. a pulpit orator and a charming mixer among men-just the qualities needed for this charge. |