The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-30
To ths.Board of sup sTVi-
serss Mathews County,
virginia.
Gentlemen:

AHS PuoAiS SSnOOiS Oh your EQUITY Tor
the coming session 191l-I2. To make
your schools compare with the schools
of your neighboring Counties, and
bring them up TO the desired efficiency
of the thinking people of Mathews, we
shall need considerable more money.
We must CONT nue. the forward move
ment begun at Cobbs Greek in Plank
tank District. and AZ New Point in
Chesapeake District. and build this
year and next several more np-So-date
school buildings. The people have
demonstrated by their liberal contri
buttons to the above two school build
ugs-that they are willing % subscribe
so per cent or more 70 the cost Of i'm /
porved building and schools for their
children; They have also shown by
not complaining, that they are willing
to have their taxes raised so as to put
the SC col Boards in the position to
borrow money from the State to help
Guild those houses.
Last YEAR your board voted an in
crease q. ten cents i'm Pialkitan'l ard
Chesapeake District i'm the district fund.
We piont you today to a 5000 dollar.
completed and paid for house that all
of the people in the Cobbs Creek
section Of the County are proud Of, at.
New, Point in leSs than sixty days
building costing about $500. dollars.
will be completed and practically paid.
for. White in Westviiie District
where your board failed to give us any
increase in the District fund, there
has been nothing done. Westville 1
am sure deserves Some consideration
at your hands.
In making your levy for this year
respectfully ask you TO add FIVE cents
more in Piankitank and Chesapeake
Districts and fifteen cents IN West
Vile District, to the district fund, and.
make the same lew OF twenty cents for
the County fund, tn re by putting the
school levies to the NAHUM allowed by
law. knew that your reinstatement of
real estate last increased your taxible
values some, but am sure that YOU.
know the great needs Of the schools in.
YOUR County for an equipment. better
furniture, and better school buildings,
and this as you know requires money.
Chesapeake District last session
spent $3.50. incidental expenses Tor
trimmings her schools. il will cost as
much or more this session besides she
will have 10 pay next March her first
bond due the State amounting to $500.
and $40 interest this sill amS unit
$40. She gets 1904 ~ less delinpuints
and tres comm. this year from the dis
trict fund. There ought to be built
at once building at or near Port
Haywood, and one in the Laban neigh
oorhoOd,, have notified the Trustees
that l shall condemn the school build
ing in which Mrs. Daisy DiEgH now
teaches as unfit for school purposes.
Piankitank District spent $41i. last
session this will be considerably in
creased thiS session because she has
more schools and in July she will need
$3.50. TO pay the first bond and interest
for money to build at Cobbs Creek.
That district needs as soon as possible
better and larger building to take
care OF the children now at the Cat
tail Branch School" and neighborhood, !
Then there is one ether section of that
district which needs something done.
for the children Of Cow Neck School.
Westville District spent last session
1888. for incidental expenses this
session the cost will be as much. The
law is that this amount shall be paid
only out of the district funds. County
funds are not to be used for any thing
but for pay of teachers) this district
will only get this year $500, IS aud the
delinquent taxes ard treasurers COM
missions must be first taken out, this
will amount about $50. there will be a
shortage of SlS3. in the district fund,
and the trustees will have to violate
the law and use part of the teachers
money to pay incidental running
expenses.
Two large school building ought
to be built in that district thia year.
one. at the c. II. and the other be-
~ cen North and East Rivers. The
people at the c. H. are doing all in
their power nov to build q hSnAsOhse
house, and am sure YOU GENTLE
MEN have county pride to assist them
in their efforts to build a house to
compare in sire and appearance to the
$4,000. cement building at Gloucester
c. H and to the $1,000. cement house
now being erected at Saluda,
Our sessions are too short but with
the County levy left as IL is now, and
the natural increase of the State
funds we can manage to give longer
scssions in the future. have not
mentioned 1.-THE heRroe schools. they
are alierowded and need help at once.
want to calf Your attentiOe to one
other matter, The State Board Of
Educ tior1 hae ~ ID l. ~. ~ -. l.