Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-10
eLUI GRASS WALLET.

believe that all of the schools OF
lower Crabbottom would be consol-
idated and the pupils brought by
free public conveyance to the pro-
posed public high school? Is 1t
possible to maintain a public high
school here, as was planned, with
out such consolidation? Did we
misrepresent facts when we stated
that we are confronted by thespec-
tacle of fye-thousand-dollar
school building occupied by the
Spring Run and New Hampden
schools, practically one and the
same school? For did not the
Spring Run school accommodate
all the pupils of the New Hampden
school for years before that school
house was built? What was this
five-thousand-dollar school build
ing erected for? To consolidate
the Spring Run and New Hampden
schools? Why is it not advisable
and practicable at this time to con-
solidate all the schools of lower
Crabbottom and to furnish free con-
veyance for pupils to the public
high school as promised?
When will it be advisable and
practicable to make good this prom
Use to the people? Next year?
When the district is out of debt?
Five years hence? When?
Would it not have been infinitely
better to have ascertained whether
it would be advisable and practica-
bic to consolidate the shoots and
| furnish free conveyance to pupils
before putting up an expensive
school building? VAST good, sound
business policy to enter upon solm-
portant an enterprise as that,
which has for it's object the fur
nishing of better educational adj
vantages to the community, with
out first counting the cost and
knowing whether or not 1t were
possible to carry the undertaking to
successful finish? Is it good bus
mess policy to undertake any pub
lie enterprise unless certain it can
be successfully accomplished? Was
it advisable? If left to the patrons
will it ever be advisable and practl-
cable to consolidate the several
schools and Ito furnish free con-
yeyance to and from public high
school located at Crabbottom vii
lage?" Were the patrons of the
Life, New church and Chapel schools
called together to ascertain wheth-
er or not it was advisable and prac-
ticable to build the new school
house for high school purposes?
Why not? Would it have been
built if the matter had been left to
the patrons and taxpayers? Did
the Monterey District School Board
call together the patrons of the
Forks of Water, Peck's Run and
Thorny Bottom schools to ascer-
tain whether or not it was advisa-
BILE and practicable to sell the
school-houses and consolidate the
schools? If it had done so, is it
probable that the schools would
have been consolidated and the new
house built?
When the new high school build
ing was first spoken of were there
not many who said that it was not
advisable or practicable to CONSOLE
date the schools and furnish free
conveyance to a high school? That
the whole plan would fail? Does
| it not look as though their pre-
dictions have already come true?
Who is responsible for this state OF
affairs?
The consolidation of country
schools has been found to be both
advisable and practicable in other
parts of the State and in other
states. Why not here? Some of
the finest, most efficient and best
equipped public schools in Virginia
are consolidated schools, the child
rem being brought, by public con-
veyance, for miles to the central
building. Wy not here? Thu
plan has been found not only adj
visable and practicable elsewhere
but also the most economical. Why
should it not be so here?
These and many other questions
are being asked by those who are
interested. But what's the use?
Ephraim is joined to his idols, so
let him alone.
The steam merry-go- rounds do
ing business in town now.
Rev. Mr.. Lambert preached an
interesting sermon in the U. b.
church Wednesday evening, the lst
inst.
Children's Day at the U. B.
church was pronounced by all a
decided success.
Most everybody went to the Re-