Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-04
MONEY RAISED
FOR LITIGATION
Citizens of the County to
Oppose Joint High
School.
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TO EMPLOY COUNSEL.
Movement Said to be Endors-
ed by County Supt. of
Schools.
TO EMPLOY COUNSEL.

Organized opposition has arisen IN
some parts of the county to the pro-
posed joint city and county High
School, which has been contracted
for and is under construction. The
city donated lot costing $1,000 and
the County Board of Education pur-
chased lot adjoining it for 5000
and dee1\s vre exchanged by which
both lots, about 10 acres. are owned
jointly. The city council voted $40,-
600 of bonds and $4,000 of them
have been issued. The County Board
authorized $4,000 to be paid in five
annual payments of $4,000 each and
one payment was made Jan. l.
Nearly $50, 900 has already been ex-
pended on the building, which is to
lcost $4,000.
The joint school has been vigor-
ously opposed recently by the
County Superintendent, Miss Jennie
West. whose opposition has become
very pronounced.
At one time the City School Board
offered to draw out Of the partner
ship and build its own school on a
smaller scale, but the County Board
of Education, seven to one.
voted TO adhere to the original plan,
over Miss Vests protest. Since that
time there have been constant ru-
mors of opposition to the contract,
and about three weeks ago there was
held a meeting in the southern part
of the county to discuss the matter.
Mr.. Chas. E. Barker and others as
committee made an investigation of
the contract with the result that
majority of the committee was not
only won over but carried the meet
ing with them, which decided to
drop the proposed resistance at the
regular meeting the next week.
Another meeting was held last
week in which Messrs. Jeff j. Gar
rott and John W. Garrett, of Penn
broke. and Frank Campbell, were
leaders. and it is said that $500 has
been pledged to fight the contract
and that committee was appointed
to employ counsel.
The Kentuckian has been unable
to ascertain what the objections are
to the contract, except that it is
Gained that the High School is to
be fostered and maintained to an
extent out of proportion to the sup
port giveR to the smaller country
schools. and that the city is given an
advantage in the election OF all the
teachers, as provided by the charter
of the city schools.
i Thursday another meeting was
held in this city over which Jno. w.
Garnett presided and after consider
able discussion. Messrs. Garnett and
Campbell, DR.. Word and Miss West
taking a strong position against
carrying out the contract, a reso-
luton was adopted to employ Ward
Headley, of Princeton, to take legal
steps.
County Attorney Duffy, Messrs.
z. d. Jones, jeff j. Garrett and
others advised a compromise. but
there seem to be irreconeilable diff
ferences between the two factions.
Rather than have feeling again
aroused between the city and the
county and the courts burdened with
useless litigation, the Kentuckian
believes the contract should be sur
rendered.
A contract has been entered into
upon the assurance that the county,
which asked for the joint school,
would pay its part, but if the citi-
zens Of the county and their own
Board cannot agree. the city Board
should not insist upon a joint school,
although it will entail a loss upon
the county at this time TO withdraw.
The city can and will build high
school upon its own lot and with It's