Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-10-01
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FRIDAY, MORNING, ocr. /, 1885
LOCAL.
LOCAL.
-FOUR THOUSAND CHIIDRDl'
WAITING,

WAITING!
THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE
EITHER SCHOOL SU-
PERINTENDENT.
SUPERINTENDENT ROLLER APPLIES TO
THE COURT FOR A MANDAMUs IN THE
CASE OF AUGUSTA COUNTY-THE TWO
COUNTY sUPERINTENDENTs 60 BE-
FORE THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
NO AGREEMENT ARRIVED AT-sUPER-
INTENCENT ROLLER HAS THE OFFICE
PAPERS AND SUPERINTENDENT JOR.
DAN HAS THE MONEY.
&C., &C., &C.
When the representative Of the V1ND1-
GATOR reached County Superintendent H.
s. Rollers Office Friday morning, at 10
O'Clock, to attend the County School Board
meeting, which had been called for that
day and hour, he found the Superinten-
dent busy in explaining to pretty, black
eyed teacher that he could not endorse her
certificate. 1t was one of those given by
Mr.. W. A. Bowles, one of the Principals of
the late Normal Institute here. and which
with about hundred and fifty others ,
had been given by Mr.. Bowles to Mr.. G.
T. Jordan. who had been appointed Coun.
ty Superintendent of Augusta by the State
Board. Mr.. Roller informed the young
teacher that he had warned her before
hand that that was not the right direction
for certificate to take, and that a certifi
cate of Mr.. Jordan was no more to a
teacher than certificate from any other
private gentleman. The little lady shook
her head in he ipless sort of way, and
said that it was very hard for the teachers
to have trouble about matter they had
bringing about. How could she tell. she
reasonably asked, who was the right Su
perintendent? While our reporter waited
for the assembling of the Board the only
three members of it who had come there
took up their hats one at time and left
THE TWO sUPERINTENDENTs
Mr.. Roller then took his hat and wen
out to see what had become Of the BoarG
and find out it they intended to meet. Oul
reporter after waiting while went ou
too. and in the court yard saw severa
members of the Board with Superinten-
dent Jordan and Superintendent Roller,
the rival Superintendent, discussing the
situation. Superintendent Jordan had ir
his pocket this telegram received Thurs
day:
RICHMOND, Sept. % Continue to act a
JOHN L. BUCHANAN,
Su pit. Pub. instruction.
And, what was more directly to the point
in the shape of sinews Of war, he had {
draft from State Superintendent Buchan.
an, received that morning, for Sill 200
Augusta county's share of the State
school fund. Superintendent Roller had
in his pocket the decision of the Court OF
Appeals in Pendleton vs.. Miller, and in
his desk at his Office the official papers
connected with the Office of Superlnten-
dent of Public Schools of Augusta county
Both gentlemen were courteously discuss
ing the matter before the members of the
, Board. The members then resolved tt
mold meeting in the Supervisors room
to decide upon what action the Boari
ought to take between the two Superin
tendents.
THE INCUMBENTs OF THE OFFICE.
AS it may give our readers some light IL
reading the discussion in the Board, WI
give the official list OF appointments to th'
Office of County Superintendent of Au
gusta, with the dates Of their appointment
"Jed Hotchkiss appointed July 20, 1870
could not take the oath; Barnas Sears ap-
pointed October "a, 1870, resigned; J. En-
NETT Guy appointed April 20, 1871, con.
firned by Senate Jan. 8, 1872, resigned
DR.. Robert s. Hamilton appointed Sept
q, 1873. qualified Oct. l.. 1878, confirmed
Jan. %, 1874, constitutional term begaI
Jan. l, 1874, and ended Jan. 1, 1877; DIR
Robert S. Hamilton reappointed Dec. 8
1875, qualified Jan. 20, 1877, confirmed Jan
Is, 1877, constitutional term began July 1
1877, and would haye ended July /, 1881
DR.. Hamilton resigned in 1879 and Charles
! Grattan was appointed Dec. II, 1878. con-
hrmed Dec. IL, 1878, constitutional term be
gan July 1, 1879, ended July 1. 1888; H. S
Roller appointed June Z, 1888, qualified
June 10, 1883, confirmed Jan. 8, 1884, con
stitutional term began July 1, 1888, and
ends July l. 1887 These dry figures have
managed to become an important factor
in the present school compll cation.
THE DISCUSSION IN THE SCHOOL
BOARD.
The County School Board met about
O'Clock and resolved not to have either
Superintendent for Chairman of the meet
ing. The following members were present
North River-Thomas Hogshead and F
B. Carson; Middle River-W. H. Moor
man and w. A. Hanger; South River-M
R. Coalter and M. L. Leonard; Pastures
John Christian andJ s. Guy; kiverhesds
e. T. Lightner; Beverly Manor-Lewit
Hartman. Mr.. Thomas Rogshead was
elected Chairman and Mr.. W. I'll. Moor.
man, Secretary.
The Chairman said that the meeting
was held under somewhat pee uliar circum-
stances-school matters having gotten
into snarl, and it was hoped that some
thing might be devised by which the sue
cess of the schools would not be endanger.
ed.
COUNCILLORS SENT FOR.
Mr.. Hartman said the first thing to be
considered was who the Board would recog-
nize as Superintendent He thought the