Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-07
Mr. B0WLES THE MAN
Je,d Superintendent Of tia Deaf,
DInb and Blind Institution.
CORPS or TEACHERS
oahcr Positions Filled-RcsoIu-
IN. Of the Board In Respect of
.,oin Doyle, the Retiring su-
.rfntcndent-Natt OF hesfe''

~,-NT0N. VA. June 6-(special)-
U...m a. Bowles. Of Basic City.
...., elected superintendent OF the
., Dumb. and Blind Institution on the
ballot. receiving the vote OF four
,.,.n members OF the board, and
oils rung down the curtain on pro-
... tnat have enlisted great public
.....n throughout the State oince the
.aurc. last March, appointed its
.. r0.se aud Senate Investigating
...t,.. which sat day after day in
,~ori and in this city. pushing the
... into the management Of the school.
a.. uat. to-day had the friends OF
s..-rt.nient Doyle been without hope
,-,s reelection, and his failure OF re-
.....n ls a bitter disappointment and
.... FL. bis many Stanton admirers.
d.. ru lc seen, several new positions
-. created. Yesterday having been
,.., D reading the mass Of appllcs-
@ fr positions and the recommends
.,rs ~ t.e various candidates, the board
.tr.I Gay in completing the work. and
..N.IIrs hA Ehf'AAllA' AtNtNAAA AAAN1i
- t.e candidates voted for and the
- First bal ot-Bowles, 3; Doyle. 2;
.1 Pierce. D.. Second bailot-BOwlcs,
u.t.. o. Hul. ], and Bowls was de-
,r.l elected. II is learned, though the
t."r.re was secret. that the board voted
81 follows. First ballOt-Messrs. Stubs,
.r... and Hundley for Bowies; Judge
.s.l for HILL and Messrs. Turk
r...iaCh FOR Doyle. Or. Pierce re-
-re Hon. Addison Maupin's vote. Sc
ballots For Bowles-Massie Maupin.
s.t0s arI Hundiey: FOR Doyle-Turk and
Bach. for Hil-Judge Edmundson.
THE TEACHERS
-r.t.-s were elected as follows: Deaf
r,. l-ua -tmeut-Hlgh class. II. b. De-
-.-, reelected: first class G.. ID. Euritt
.....teI. second class, NJ. McChambc--
t... reelected: third class. Miss Deve-
-t NJ petersburg. in lieu Of l.. G. Doyle
defining reelection; fourth class Henry
u..r. reelected; NTH class, Miss Gay
r-t reelected; sixth class. w. y
F-faty. reelected; seventh class, l. j.
S. us. reelected.
r.l tcn1rtment-First class Leonidas
q.z reelected: second class. Miss
G. W Ct-dcster. Of Walkerton, King and
Queen county. vice Isaac Humbert. salary
o. rrI class. J. II. Lester, Of Char
'-siI8. vice j. w. McCambridge, who
s elected 20 a newly-created position
tz fourth class, at O 800 salary. Dr.
p A. Atkinson was reelected physician,
..a being no opposition Mrs. Hattie
g Tah1. Of Farmvlle. was made matron
r,--siiug Mrs. Annie Camp. Of Rich
r.rt who declined the proffered place Of
r.rrsss 10 the blind. to which position
'lss Starry O.. Cameron was then elected
wss ,'arv Ker declined the position Of
rorrass and Mrs. Hattie b. Wilson was
,ars-
OTHER POSITIONS.
Other elections were: Monitor, w. T.
p-.--e Jr Of Richmond. Va, vice s. c.
Zones. s. stant Monitor Ga new position),
Ns Jennie Kayser. of Staunton, salary.
r. The election Of the institution S
aor was deferred 10 the October meet
~ and the new superintendent Will
dominate the clerk Of the institution,
sl.e.- t1 confirmation by the Executive
Comm "o.. These are reelected: Fore
rar 0, Cirpenter-Sbop +. r. Moon; Of
s5o-shap A. Holler; OF Mattress Shop.
H 49, s.rcve: Of Broom and Chair-Shop,
g. r. Elrger; Engineer, A. A. Long;
O.. srer John Young Wagner; Land
fap- Gardener. John Fitzgerald; Watch
raa Robert shelton. The Executive
Committee viii meet commencement-day
Tuesday next when the roster of the
Isw regime will be publicly announced,
sr Superintendent Bowles will give his
bona .n tho sum Of 5000.
Nr H0Ulcs. the new superintendent, IS
@ native NJ Louisa county. and is about
q years OF age, end a married man. For
several years past he has been the Keeper
hotels iu Basic city and Charlottes-
ue DE IS q member OF the Christian
Church. and is an experienced educator
r. was formerly principal OF one Of the
Richmond schools and won here a fine
equation Is Superintendent Of the Staun-
On public schools. He Is a man Of
k.' 'y pleasing manners. and Of sterling
nfu.ty. and the belief Is that he viii
grove t1 be- an admirable officer in his
tew position
so REFLECTION.
Thc board passed the following resolu-
ton. which was sent 10 Captain Doyle
tonight.
Whereas we were directed by the Legis-
jar r' NJ Virginia TO reorganiZe the In
s'l'an t0r the Deaf. Dumb and Blind.
otter cue consideration we deem II for
ta best interests Of the institution and
rs management that In selecting Pro
lessor w. a. Bowles as superintendent
20 place o. Captain Doy ie. we do not
Wish o. De- considered as rejecting upon
Captain poyle IN any respect. He has
or best wishes for his future success.
u" is an accomplished gentleman, worthy
t- respect Of all men. and it is
.ce of profound regret 10 each mem
g, o. th.s board that, in the opinion Of
.' majority Of the board, the necessity
- Pho severance Of his relations with the
ton exists
E, v.l That a copy OF this resolution
o Captain Doyle by the secretary
OF tae board