: I am inclosing a short statement sbout &
com wlsory education law and alsc one aboul text b
tribution and the new incrensed prices whkh Ih
can find space for in either of your two
our schools open on the 1lth of Septembere
I an also inclosing & 1ist of temchers which I
believe would be of conciderable interesi to your resders
if published.
A good rousing editorial on some topic relating
to our public schoole in your issue ol the week beg
September ¥ 4th would lend much encouragement to our school
wor.ers of the county. The appraching school year will
usher in several changes Or improvementis in our gchool
gyston. he new county unit law and tne revised compul=
sory education law boilh o7 whieh are just becoming efiectiive
toll of & epirit of progress in virginia's public schools.
The money invested in Loudoun County during the present
ealendsr year in new buillings that vill be sued for the
firet time Auring the spprosching gession is srester than
the smount invested for a similar purpose during any other
ten yesrs. These buildings aua their approximate cost for
builainge and new equipment sre:
#ignificaut in connection with this build ing program that
oie 0f our recently departed citizene whe had no chiliren and
no nenr relstive to educste thought sufficiently well o owr
public echool system to leave one of these schools §6,000.00
for builiins an: eyuipment and to deed to the ¢ chool authori-
ties a 1ot for which he had psid $£,000.00. I refer %% s
kufus Humphrey's gifts a4t Bluémont, Sc far as I SAROw |
nas never beem snythins tc approach thie gift of | 00
a public school in Loudoun county by one man,