Show MUSICAL TALENT SET BET with tho the close of tho the present I 1 school year prof babbett Haba Baba ett who has successfully taught music in our public and high schools tor for the past tour years will ho be forced to leave fall moro more with his family since the board of education line has not seen it to continuo continue him in his present position another year we have tried to learn tho the reason tor for their action in tho the matter and were met with the rather agao one of 0 inefficiency which will not hold water with most ot of tho the poo poe plo who know mr bassett and his ability to produce things musical in the time mr air has been with us he productions lie he has essayed and successfully produced with the talent he be himself has trained for or tile the work has boon been little short of marvelous ills work with tho the human voice has beon been the talk of the county lie ho has successfully produced a number 0 very difficult diff lault operas and in a manner that has called forth the highest commendation men dation tron from lie he people hero here ills pupils on he piano have shown very marled improvement in their studies while under his tutelage why then does our school board permit a man of tits his known ability to leave and seek a position elsewhere elso whore surely surel y it cannot bo be on account of the salary paid him tor for GOO a year Is barely enough to keep one person lot alone a family of six alx during tho the time mr bassett has been with us he has never been found wanting when it came to giving ns his bis services tree free of charge in the preparation of music for any entertainment tain ment wo think that he school board la Is mang malting a grave in allowing mr air dassett bassett to leivo leave for it will bo be a long time before a man of ills his ability will be found to take his place at the salary that was paid him extra good advantage this hummer lit in ridding UR its pest peat that yearly takes more oil in ili a hall ban all the railroad accidents combined tho the good ladles ladies of the association are lo 10 be con granulated on their foresight and on oil heir determination to exclude it if pos poe sible lie ho housefly frodi our millet midst |