The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-30
On vlrginla's School suporln-
tondont.
ii DRAWS AN INTERESTING ANSWER
From Governor o'Forrall aud Actor.
noy General scott-iiistory OF tho.
Contracts.
from he Richmond DLpa,eA .

sao thuikuo Muuo ukutuhb wv uoatht
WA that tho governor aud the attorney
general determined 10 net together,
aud Mr.. Massey decided to prosecute
civilly and criminslly tho authors Of tho
charges.
Tho charges OF Tho Pilot were, in
brief, that Mr.. Massey vas bribed to
place the books OF the American Book
Company upon tho public school list;
that Governor 0'Forrall aud Attorney
General Scott were guilty Of negligence
in permitting a corrupt contract to be
renewed. and that Mr.. McGilvary, clerk
Of the board, was not blameiess.
Tho exact course tho governor and
the attorney general determined to pur.
sue was not stated In yestorday's refer.
ence to tho matter. but is now explained
by the following card, which was drafted
Thursday night and revised yesterday,
and copies furnished tho press:
A.cARD.
In The Pilot. a newspaper published
in tho city Of Norfolk, Sunday, Docem.
Dor %, 1894, appeared an article with
these head limos:
"Tho American Book Trust aud How
It Operates in Virginia-Tho Amazing
Story OF the Circumstances Attending
the Adoption OF the Trusts Books-The
Relation Of State Superintendent Mas.
soy to the Big ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Facts for tho Calculatora Of Curious
1ncidenu."
No name 10 signed to this article: tho
editor, therefore, vouches for the truth
and accuracy Of Its statements.
To so much Of the article q, relates to
Thorn, the underaigued make reply that
those whose votes placed them 10 tho
high and responsible places they now
occupy may judge between them and
their unknown accuser.
This article charges that the public
school book list for 1894 was adopted BY
the board OF education with indecent
and %unseemly haste" and the previous
book list (lS901 says "The star chamber
list Of March 18th was revised, aud tho
last Of May OF. the first OF Juue, 1890,
the university books were put back"
THE FACTS.
The board OF education mot on the
18th day Of March, 1891, at the Office OF
the superintendent OF public instruc-
ton. When thi, board met to pcrfor m
the duty in 1871, its meeting was held
on the 9th day OF February; 1878, IN
June; 1852, March Is; 1856, May Is;
1890. March %, and June 4.
OF those seven meetings, three were
held in March. n in February, NJ in
May and n in June.
The 1890 book list was adopted March
% and June 1.
Can the most sensitive and fastidious
properly apply the articles strong Ian
Guage 10 either board?
The article says: 'There must DO in.
vestigatidn. Not an investigation by a
committee appointed by the governor.
because such n committee must neces-
sarily pass upon the g%overnors official
negligence, to saythe least Of it"
HOW THE BOARD DOES.
The construction placeduponthc con-
stitution by tho board, composed Of
Governor Lee, Superintendent Buchan-
M and Attorney General Ayers, was
this: There can DO but ono book list.
Every four years n list is adopted.
School auperintendcnts for cities aud
counties were called upon to express to
the board their views, offer suggestions
and crilcise the books Ia use. Tho cub
stance Of these reports to the present
board is as follows:
Accomac couuty-Generally satisiac.
tory. No special change desired.
MISUNDERSTANDING; no change
desired.
Alexandria county-Satisfsctory.
Alleghany-Some dissatisfaction with
Holiness history.
Amelia-Satistactory; no change do.
sired.
Amherat-So changes desired.
Apprenticeship reply.
Bath-Holmes's hi.tors aud readers
will probably DO changed.
Bedford : Generally satisfactory;
changes not wanted.
Bland-Sasisfactory; no changes de-
sired.
Observation-Disclosures y.oxceptH Holmes
history, 10th to make any change on
count Of expense.
Srunswick-No change desired; NAV
probably Introduce Barnos's history.
Buchnnan-No change wanted.
Buckineham-Generally satisfactory.
Campbell-Some dissatisfaction with
Maury's geography and ltarvoy's gram.
mar; do not think dissatisfaction suAi.
ciont to change.
CaroIine-Satisfactory.
CArroll-Swinton's grammar and
Holiness readers and spoilers not aatis.
factory.
CharlesC ity-suti,fuctory no changos.
desired.
Charlotte-0bjcction to Worces.er's
dictionary and TO Holmes' history and
TO Harrey's grammar; not enough to
justify change.
Observation-Disclosures to Holiness
history and Vonablo's arithmetic.
Clarke-Glving general satisfaction.
Cling-Satisfactory.
Culpepor--All not giving satisfaction;
n few clangea should BIO made; people
opposed to change.
Observation-Disclosures history
not satisfactory.
Danvillo-Giving general satisfaction.
Dickinson-Giving satisfaction.
Dinwiddle-No reply.
Esso1-diying general satisfaction,
Fa'rtax-No changes desired.
Fauquior-Satisfactory n, n whole.
fioyd-Would not advise change.
fuvauna-Giving general aatisfac.
ton some objection to Holiness gram.
mar.