Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-22
NOW FOR THE AUDITORIUM
And Adequate School Facilities-The
Matter Well in Hand.

Editor Keowee Courier: !. notice
In your issue of March 18th you call
attention to the improvements so
much needed at the Walhalla High
school building, and suggest that
the President or the Business Mems
League of Walhalla call a meeting Of
that body at an early date and in
vite all the citizens of School District
No. 26 to attend and take part in the
consideration Of ways and means to
accomplish the ends 80 urgently
needed by the public OF Walhalla
School District.
wish to say in reply that about
eight months ago I brought to the
attention of the Business Mems
League the inadequate condition of
our school building, and tho addition
so much needed, which you speak Of.
The matter was freely discussed and
met with the hearty approval of. all
present, and the final decision Of that
meeting was that the district be
bonded for ten thousand dollars
i've thousand to go to the town OF
Walhalla to buy the present school
building, and the remaining Ave
thousand to be used in the compile
ton of the building, including an au-
ditorium.
But there was some work to be
done In order that this matter might
come up In proper shape before the
Trustees Of Walhalla District: First,
1t was found necessary to appoint a
committee to Investigate the title to
the present property, to see whether
or not 1t could be properly trans
ferred from the town Of Walhalla to
the district, and appointed on that
committee Col. R. IT. ,Jaynes, Major
w. j. Stribling and Hon. e. L. Hern-
don, and at the same time appointed
A. P. Crisp and D. A. Smith to can
vass the district and get the required
number Of signers, in order that the
trustees Of said district might call an
election to settle the matter. The
committee appointed to anvas the
district did so, and their returns
were satisfactory to the trustees, but
so far the committee appointed to
examine the title has not made any
report. But just here wish to
apologize for this committee, as they
are all very busy men, and this is a
gratis job on their part.
have not lost sight Of the matter.
however, and have the promise Of the
committee that, as soon as court adj
1ourns, they will take the matter up,
ana / reel sure that they Will not lon
ger delay. In the meantime the
trustees are arranging to have a sur
vey and plat made of the district, so
In the near future we hope to have
all the preliminaries arranged, and
before the next session of school we
hope to have the building completed.
l am glad, Mr.. Editor, that you
have made these suggestions. You
are the Waterman on the WALL" and
1T Is advice in the right direction.
We hope to soon give every citizen a
chance to voice his feelings at the
ballot box.
would have no objection to call
Ing a meeting Of the Business Mems
League at any time that any real
good might be accomplished, bur for
the present we are so near the goal
that | hardly deem it necessary.
When the time comes UP for final
decision I hope that every citizen
will come to the ballot box and vote.
We must be united In our efforts to
build up III school and district and
u town, and this will be the day
for every nan who has the good of
his own and his neighbours children
at heart to take a long step forward.
Yours truly, w. M. Brown,
President Business Mems League.
March goth, 1911.