The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-01
YiGes9US PROTEST BRINGS DESIRED
RESULTS.

were notified of the withdrawal of
The High School appropriation a
meeting was held and il was de-
cided TO send Mr.. ). +. Miller 70
Richmond to present the case to
the State Board. He was armed
with strong set of resolutions
drawn up by the County Board.
In the meantime letters were
sent the SUpt. of Public Instruc-
ton by Supt. Lane and by the
JOURNAL editor. Whether the
combination of appeals, or wheth-
er the resolutions of the Board
backed by Mr.. Miller's vigorous
arguments secured the desired re-
suit IS not known, but Mr.. ]. J..
Burke received on Thursday a
check for the amount of the de-
crease in the appropriation and
the school will have a session of
the usual length.
At the request Of the County
Board, the editor is printing a
copy Of the resolutions aud of the
letterof Mr.. Eggleston in which
lie explains the causes for his de-
ciSion in favor of the High School.
To the Hon. ]. d. EggIes, oil Jr.,
Supt. of Public instruction,
Richmond. Va.
Sir:
We, the undersigned, a COM
'nittee appointed from tire Coun-
" School Board of Trustees for
Mathews County. TO manage and
govern the High School, located
at Mathews G. II. in said County
To-wit; Julian I. Christian, An
drew J. Miller and Walter k.
oEoakes, Trustees and clerks OF.
,he three District School Boards.
Your committee having been
informed through Or. Thomas b.
Lane. Division Superintendent OF
Schools for the County OF Math-
ews that, owing to reports made
to your Honorable Board through
the Examiner for the District, in
which the County OF Mathews is
situated TO the eject, that there
does not exist al Mathews c. IL.
a High School proper that the
same is not being properly con-
Quoted as such, that the school
building. grounds. ETC., are not Of
sufficient capacity, properly built.
ventilated. etc. for the proper
conducting and running a High
School, therefore your Honorable
Board has seen tit TO notify Divis-
ION superintendent Lane that
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars
OF the amount heretofore appro-
priated from State funds by your
Honorable Board under the rules
and regulations governing in such
| cases has been withrawn from the
amount 70 which we are Justly
entitled TO carry on said school TO
the end Of the term Of eight
months, tG-wit: Four Hundred
Dollars. in accordance with con-
tracts entered into with the teach
eIs employed in said school. which
contracts were effective from and
sfter October 9Th. 1898.
Your committee herewith. bcgs
leave TO deny all the reports
which have been made 10 your
Honorable Board detrimental 10
said school as being without foun-
dation, that the Examiner Prof
essOr Jenkins whom your Com
mlttee is advised made the reports
detrimental to said High School
has never at any time. Since be-
ing Examiner. visited this County.
nor has any District Examiner at
any time, visited this County.
therefore no examination as re-
CURED has ever been made into
the High School. The cause or
reason for Withdrawing the sum
of One Hundred and Fifty Dol
lars from our school did not ap-
pear through the correspondence
between yourself and Division
Superintendent Lane, your COM
mite is Of opinion that it has a
right to be fully advised as to all