The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-15
A Correction

The Falcon has heard some criticism
OF the County Board Of Education for
giving horse and buggy to the
principal OF the negro school nearssSom-
Vile, all of which is an error. Here are
the facts. Margaret Ware, wife of the
principal of that school, was appointed
by S. L. Smith, Rural Supervisor for the
colored schools of this county at a sal
AIRY of $75 per month, the State of
Tennessee, me Jeanes Board and the
Slater Board paving 500 of her annual
salary of $500 and the county agreeing
to pay $500 of htr salary AMI furnish
her transportation over the county.
The horse and buggy were bought for
her and she uses il 10 travel to the diff.
ferent communities over the county ia
supervising the colored community CT.
ganizstions, boys and girls work, aud
any other work that is placed upon her
by the school authorities. She has or
ganized the coIored people in the build
ing of Rosenwald schools in almost a
score of communities, raising about
half the funds fol such buildings am
ong the patrons and getting the other
half from the ROsenwsld Board, bring
ing to the county each year many times
IN cash what her services cost the coun-
ty, aside from the good she does in
promoting school interest among her
people. These Rosenwald houses built
without money aid from the county in
most cases are decided to the County
Board, Mr.. Rosenwald will not help
except they are, and ore the property
OF the county.
Just last week arrangements were
made to build at Sinai near Braden
three room school that will cost $1,000
and not penny will the county be
asked to put in, pet il will be county
property. Three other appncstions for
Rosenwald aid were made at the same
time. one for new school just south
VI Lsconis,- one in the 18th district
near leagues Crossing, and others are
being planned in different parts of the
county aud Margaret Ware is the moving
spirit in this work. And every Rosen-
waiu school gets one months salary
eacn schoo, year from Rosenwald Board,
the isoseLw aid Board. The General Ed.
ucat ion Board and the Board name alb
on all working to aid negro education,
pay ,hree ,ouf,h's Of the annual salaries
ALL Of the teachers in. the negro school
neei town, furnish the money to hold
colored insiiruti one mooth each sum-
mtr at the scau,l, all while the c ,unty |
Board bears small share of said ex-
pen.e.
LIE critics, if they had the lesst de.
sir to be fair might seek Information
before they began to crIticise in such a
wa. The writer has worked four
Yeas with the said county Board and
nc er in his life has be seen five men
VIII were more careful in sperding
pu ic funds than was tn: Board a.
gs,pst' W hom these criticisms were d.
reefed and which was composed of
v, at Wilkinson, j. c. Perry. W
O. Wilder. ID. X. Donnell, and c H.
RI !, with changes September /. after
the August election There are no
mors conservative business men IN the
county aud lhe criticism directed against
them in this case is unjust and every.
body knows was solely for political pur-
poses.
The horse and buggy In question are
the property of the County Board, are
used strictly for school purposes. and
can be disposed Of by tns Board when
ever It sees fit or when the agreement
with the Boards mentioned expires, If
i be nbt renewed.