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Will promise to board teachers, and do all they can to sustain and build up the school. This people needs proper encouragement, and there is no doubt but what they will succeed with their school.
At Saltville, Washington County, until recently there was a low grade of primary school of about 20 scholars, taught by Flora Wallace "cold" (present infant school teacher at Abingdon). They are very anxious for a good school at that place, but it is necessary to obtain the co operation of the gentlemen in charge of the salt works. Messers Palmer and Steward, in order to secure a building for that purpose. Thirty five or forty scholars can be collected in that neighborhood. My hurried visit to Washington County prevented my obtaining an interview, with those gentlemen and have not been able as yet to communicate with them by letter.
At Halls Bottom and Glade Springs Washington County schools of from 20 to 30 scholars could be gathered, were it possible to secure sufficient grounds on which to build school houses.
In Russell County, several small schools of very little advantage to the people (at Lebanon, New Garden, Copper Creek and Dickersonville.) have been in operation during the past year under incompetent teachers, who were promised $15 per month, by reason of certain instructions issued by Gent. Thomas, Sub Asst. Comm. of the Bureau, the which they failed to receive 
(the same promise and failure to pay were made to inefficient teachers in other counties.) I do not find at either of the places named, sufficient encouragement to re-organize at present their schools.