Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-02
To The Citizens of Jackson
County.

the legislature TO abolish the County
Board Of Education Of Jackson county.
Such an act will be backward step to
the cause Of education. and herein /
will show reasons for it.
In the first place it means an Unjust
ice to some children in the county. |
believe every child should have an equal
chance, in 30 far az a common school
education is concerned. The intention
and purpose ofithe law is to give each
child an equal number Of daysin school,
and that is what the County Board does.
II child is unfortunately situated in
that part of the county where land 10
Reof and where the taxes do not
amount to much, is.no reason why it
shOald not have an equal chance with
The child more fortunately situated.
II his bill should provide for the
schools of each district to run accord
ing to the taxable property of the dis.
triet let rs look at the result.
lst Dist, taxable property SalS,20O,
school tax 1898. schools would give
S277 to the school.
End Dist, taxable property slO7, 225,
sehosl tau $780, 3 school would re.
eeive s254. 20 each.
Srd Dist. taxable property $4,000.
school tar $55l 20. 2 school gives 1915. 60
Co cash.
4th Dist. taxable property $lls.660.
school tar $Sl4.60, 4 schools gives $685.
SO TO each school.
5th Dist, taxable property s26S. 400,
school tax si.b476o, z schools gives
$2f.07 to each school.
9th Dist. taxable property s29. $50,
school tax 1857. 80, 4 schools gives $751;
IS to each school.
7th Dist. taxable property $3S, 800,
school tax $al9. 20. 8 schools gives $l06,-
40 to each school.
Sth Dist, taxable property $l06, 075,
school tax $70s.S0. schools receive
$l4l.65.
9Th Dist. taxable property sl06, 075,
school tax $79S. 10. 6 school gives $780,
Is to each.
10th Dist. taxable property $65.S75.
school tax S475. 50. 5schools gives sos. :
10 to each.
18th Dist, taxable property sl65.S75.
school tax $95i.S0, 6 schools gives
slsS.5S to each.
18th Dist, taxable property $4S,05O.
school tax $4ss.2O. 2 schools gives $244,.
10 to each.
18th Dist, taxable property SITS, lbs,
school tax Sl,06a.50, 6 schools gives
sl77.40 to each.
IA Dist. taxable property sl2S, $50.
school tax 1888, 3 schools gives 1851 to
each.
18th Dist. taxable property s4l,575.
school tax $306. 80, 1 school.
In addition to the county school tax
We receive about 5000 from the state.
This would be divided in the same way
Any one can readily see in some dis.
tricts schools would be three times that
Of others. What citizen is 30 self as
% desire any thing Of this kind.
The 9Th, 7th. Sths 9Th, 10th districts
would be the greatest suffers.
n the bill should provide to run the
schools according to the scholastic pop
ulstion Of each civil district let US look
at the result.
The LIST Dist, with scholastic popu-
iation of s46 would have more money
than the 2. 8 and districts with
scholastic population 926. The 9Th dis
trict with q scholastic population of
CAS- would have more money than the
9Th and 7th with a scholastic population
Of 57i. Yet there are more schools in
the q 8 and { districts than in the LIST.
More schools In the 9th. land 7th districts
than in the 5th. This 10 enough to
show the Inconsistency Of such a pro.
vision.
VIII is your objection to the County
Board, some say il cost the county too
much Il has nrv,r cost the county
over ss3i a year since | have been
county Supt.
Has it saved the county any money?
taught s.hooi for 20 years before We
had any county EErd- Ny supplies.
such az fuel, buckets, brooms. clippers, |
crayon, etc. were furnished by the |
county. These were furnished all the
teachers. and new sgpplies bad to be
turf ished every year. for they were not
taken care of. A great amount was
spent for suppliea each year. The
.ounty Board requires each teacher TO
furnish biz or her osn supplies. They /
Ire more economical in buying. The
packets. dippers. and brooms belong to
he teacher, they take them home at