Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-08
Beard of Trustees Call For
Meeting in Court House.

Board of Trustees Call For
Meeting in Court House.
Mr. Editor: On Tuesday the oath
Idaysof December last, in compli-
lance with our request, quite a rep
efesentative body of the citizens Of
aarStown assembled in our Court
EHouse to consider and determine
what should be done for the promo,
l5tiop of the educational facilities Of
four community. The existing status
Efi@as fully explained, and was dis
,tcnssed in amicable spirit; and reso-
lntions were adopted by rising
3yote, with unusual unanimity, which
]jprovide among other things, that
1Eour people will take prompt and
EEadequate measures to repair and
Improve the school buildings; and
,itlls,t the Senator and Representa-
ttives from our county to the Gen
ffsial Assembly be requested to au-
Etharize the levy of taxes on the
iEproperty within the corporate linn
ElSiitssof the town for the accomplish
.fEinient of the purposes which are de-
tclsred by the resolutions.
Everybody present must have
tfIAeen gratifed at the spirit of bar
l,nlony and unity Of purpose that ami
..tI:s,ssssted the meeting; and the hope
was cherished that we would all
/ pToceed with one accord to advance
4 t5e educational facilities Of our
4 t8Rn, and thus promote, not only
iI.tSe welfare of our community, but
the welfare Of our county as we'll.
1--we hear however, that a petition
.Iisbeing circulated among our peo-
pfc, addressed to the Senator and
ea,Esmbcrs Of the House of Represen-
ttsadves from our county, the effect
0ffwhich may tend to defeat the
Iparposes of the resolutions which
wire adopted at the meeting above
referred to.
s SSurely it cannot be debatable, that
'Esll of our people, without the ex-
Aesption Of Zone, are interested in the
jMelfare of our schools; and it must
abhe true that if differences, of opin-
~: exist as to the best methods to
7e.5e PURSUED, Sho5 Car be reeoacilee
ard harmonized upon a calm and
dispassionate consideration of all
the conditions as they exist. Surely
our delegation to the General AS
sernbly should not be embarrassed
by the consideration of conflicting
petitions in relation to a matter of
such vital importance to our people,
especially when these conflicting pc
titions emanate from their mutual
friends.
We know our Representatives to
the General Assembly, and we know
that it will be matter of pleasure
to them all to comply with the
wishes of their constituents; but
they should not be expected or re-
quested to reconcile differences of
opinion in relation to matter in
which everybody has the same in
terest.
Therefore we hope that we will
be pardoned for asking our fellow
citizens to meet again, in order that
we may again consider the matter
of our schools and how best to pro-
mote them, with the hope that we
may reconcile any and all differ
ences that may exist among us, to
the end that we may present to our
delegation plan of procedure upon
which our people with one accord
can unite.
We therefore respectfully ask
our fellow-citizens to assemble in
the Court House at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon, of Friday of this week,
to take all these matters into con-
sideration, and determine what
shall be done with an eye single to
the welfare, not only of our people
now living, but as well to the well
fare of people hereafter to be born.
J. G. Sheppard,
w. w. Adams,
A. S. Tompkins,
J. L. MINIS,
J. VIM. Thurmond,
Board of Trustees.