The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-11-12
Walnut Bottom School Matter Looms
Large, But This Correspondent
Says This Is Her Last Letter to
The Editor on the Subject.
WALNUT Bottom, Nov. 8, 1886,
To the Editor of The Republican.

Inc EulCOr On Lne SUBJECT.
WALNUT Bottom, Nov. 9, 1886.
To the Editor of The Republican.
Just few words of correction of our
bus drivers letter of last week. He
states that we have nine children of
school age and one three year old;
one one year old. The following names
and ages will speak for themselves
and at any time that the truant Of
ficer, Mr.. Fitzwater, Mr.. Rathbun or
whoever else is interested will come to
my house either my husband or will
take them to each family where they
can verify the ages and children as
have them listed here:
Harry Brown, 10; Albert Brown,
8; Dannie Brown, 6; Charles Sharpless,
II; Clarence Sharpless, Is; Viola
Sharpless, IL; Gilbert Sharpless, g.;
Junior Sharpless, 6; Junior Tasker,
10; Melvin Paugh, 8; Alice Friend,
IL; George Harvey, ID; Andrew Har-
vey, Z; Bobbie Harvey, 6; Harold
Paugh, 8; Alverta Paugh, 10; Norma
Lee Paugh, 6.
Others not going to school,
Paul Friend, 5; Paul Tasker, s.;
Sherman Lewis Paugh, 5; Naomi
Harvey, 4; Billie Harvey, 2; Willie
Harvey, 4; Elwood Sharpless, 2; Roy
Sharpless, 1; Leona Turner, 2; Joan
Harvey, 2; Shirley Turner will be /
year old July 10.
Charles Sharpless is a cripple and
his father told my husband and my
brother that since they had moved
nearer the school that he would see
that he got to school, for he wants
him to have some education.
Alverta and Harold Paugh always
ride the bus and they are as close to
the Walnut Bottom school as they are
to Mount Zion, but even without them
we have more than enough for school
and to prove the one statement false.
l repeat that the children missed 7
weeks of school last winter. under
stood when the bus was put on that it
was to get the children to school. NY
husband as one of the committee who
protested against the closing of the
school was assured by Mr.. Rathbun
that the bus could get through, altho
advised by the committee that our road
was impossible part of the time.
Now in regard to the five more pu-
pills possible:
Samuel Beard, Route 2, Mt. Morris,
Pa, is thinking of buying the B. T.
Bray property. He has two children
of school age, 9 and II, and one more
to begin next fall.
Charles Pennell, of McHenry, was
trying to rent property in this COM
munity and the bus drivers brother-in-
law told me to tell Mr.. Pennell that
he could rent his brothers farm. Mr..
Pennell has three children of school
age.
Again I repeat if the one who sub
stituted for bus driver was efficient,
why didn't he substitute for bus driver
at Swanton and leave our own bus
driver here? We have no fault to find
with Sei6el Turner as bus driver, for
we feel that he is very capable young
man and we all like him and appre-
ciate the way he cares for our children
while going to and from the school.
We aren't trying to take his job from
him Che has to transfer the children
from Old Manor and Reece Harvey,
so that would still be his work., but
we feel that when facts are known
that the school board will see where
it is justified in granting our request
of reopening the Walnut Bottom
school.
Will say this in closing, that doubt
it very much if Seidel Turner wrote
the letter purported to come from
him. If l am wrong, that's my mistake.
He was reared in this vicinity and
still lives here. I've lived here seven
years and seem to know the children
better than he. That's why I doubt
the authorship of the letter.
l am sending list of names and
ages of children to the School Board
with request that one or more mem