Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-06-13
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| Our puD'ic SCn'ni GtHSt q IA week ago
yesterday. Six or, uat.,t:l. Sunday
last baccalaureate was
preached. Monday last c.mmpncemen n,
exerciseI took plec- Hon. II S Cum
mipgs Of Baltimore was b'liAd /" adj
dress them. but could not come Wa.
Marion Adams Harris OF Haserstow
was billed TO sing. but sick ues. prevent
ell her attendance.
| Rev. Mr.. Beane filled Mr.. Cummings
place admirably we'll aud Rev. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Thompson made the crowded aud
fence forget about Mrs. Harris's disap-
point ment.
For we'll dressed aud better behaved
aud ence. gwen over to strained atten-
ton, we never saw before in Martins
burg. and the church was beautifully
decorated. Now. for the absurdity.
In the first place we have no school
! house It's "A one story brick building
built fifty years ago by the fIerduan's
bureau society. 1t is the only school for
co orr q children in Martin-t.urk Will.
five fine buildings for Wholesome n
every one Of the five ward stand IA a
monument or decencY, pride and prog.
ress. In addition TO these five excellent
ward schools, Martinsburg has a fine
grammar school. And it ia after the
white children cOmpeie The 8th grade
in these ward schools, if they can stand
the test. they 20 to the Grammar School.
stay there four ears. graduate and GET
their diplomas. to which we have no
objection.
Let US eupposc that Mr.. VIM. A. Puz-
er, would go through with the same
kind Of perform ances when his ad.
vacced pupils completed their ward
course, what would the white people
think of him. and suppose the board of
education endorsed 1t as they did the one
last Monday night? The public would
be disgusted and DO away with both
The whole thing WAS for the sole Dur.
pose of deceiving The people, whose
knowledge il not sufficient TO grasp the
facts. Children should not be made
believe they have done wonders, when
in truth. it's doubtful If they have got
The y children, If the board of educa-
ton had the sincere inteIest of TIE IL
Ored children at heart. should stay in
this school four years longer under the
The teachers Of the colored school, in
asmuch as the children have no gram
mar school TO 20 to, should be The best
The idea Of Mr. Barton, Pr, sident #
the Board of Educat on kivi,g "Giplom:
as to those children. and telling tho
people the reason they had no bel err
school house wns btcau-e they |. ckeG
money. How DID they bmld all T. e ii ne
school houses they have for white chill
dren?
Where do they got the money to put
and keep IN repair all the wat d schools?
| For city the $40 of Martinsbu,g to
have an Anticipated one Story school
house surrounded by u bull board fence,
with no pavement in front of the school
house, is shame, and the Presid ent
knows II, or be is too stupid to occupy
the place he does.
MIR. Barton showed his ignorance by
prals'ng the common cement() hs the
| first aud only one ever held in Martins
burg. Not so. Evans flied the rink
opera house many yeats ago, and other
have followed.
| If the board Ct education will not
give us better school house let US
appeal to superintendent Shawkey, and
if he will not see to it. then TO Andrew
Carnegie, who will help, if we will do
| all we can.