The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-15
Drtr. DUNE. AND BhfND.
\ Representative of the Former A"'o''''' :
An Outsider for Principal

and citizens Of our Common" -"ilH !"
general. now and again, give lto4
,ousidpration to the lntelcala ol INC "-"'
and me bind. J ask IL especially WIN
reference TO the training schooi o. l'e
..uool axe o. these Two dclectNv """
somewhat dependent classes. N'i'e" w
maintain at Stauntoh- ,....
lhe legislative investigation oil cAaIsea
that "a lew months ago were nIous"1
-, fna ,oanaeerncnt OF that iNstta-
,..- and some VINO were at some ulAc
- other connected with il, may DC
uir, el ihe pust. and its results as ~
,,,.,a,lc a. anything that is past anu
..r.. Nrt Nr. EdilOr tine purposes Oh
I,n INVESTIGATION are fyins issues still,
II n,t nor. 80. and VIII continue mus 10
be until results are more explicit IMAM
tlcv now seem. the outcome D. h"'o
davHeht-plain, which VIII ohiy come l'O"'
the people demanding that Ola MIoHa9
Ia r-,,bfed. new wrongs guarded against,
ana tncre arc placed thcrc men MHo WIN
NOT only remove at once the alain. nut
,estore confidence, and enter upon az
epo,h that Will be both progressive ana
plain g..
zinc charges that were pronered by
John Randolph IN December or January
last. whether sustained or not, l. lor one
know TO have been for years ana years
iu the mouths OF the blind, and al the
nnger-tips of the deaf and dumb
Betgixt q greater minority Of them anu
the administration, great quiz lay HAc"
and the flag of the institution mas Io'
years and years. waved dcilautly, saying
You can't prove anythins-hI we want
here So 10 De let alone
The Investigating Committee were tolo
this the day the newspapers first sprung
these charges. and if not ~ Richmond
they saw at Stanton the same.
Is il any wonder thar the committee
were were not influenced by the news
papers giving the verdict they gaveF
Who could have expected different
mixture after looking at the details OF
the whole? The verdict only went Dc
cause there was yet hope in getting at the
true order of things, and putting the
whole into other mems hands.
do not challenge the honorable ana
able gentlemen who make up the pres
ent Board. nor even threaten them' Dut
things must be made PLAN
John Randolph was not the only man
who conceived the idea OF moving IN
the matter Of promcring charges against
the MANAGEMENT of that administration.
Many have. i'm fact; but it was useless
at the time. and even useless then-n
January, last-for not only was Mr. Kan
dolph unequal 10 the task. but il was
above all. the most inauspicious time.
The efforts of Or. Winston ana Others
which owe their birth only TO most casual
THINGS. If not accidents simple and
pure. were all in vain, and the only
hone Law I'm separate schools, and they
were sure 10 come and sure to be killed
for awhile 10y any sort Of investigation.
Nothing but the worst OF al those
charges and thcir springing out of Nor
folk and the LEGISLATURE, instead OF from
q little deaf-mute paper in stanton dld
they get foothold, and now the matter
hinges not so much on the morality there
as ON the policy that VIII work IN the
institutions reorganization.
This is the main thing 20 be considered,
and with such candidates as Nj Doyle,
Mr. Lindsay. Mr.. BOwics and some
others ] have heard mentioned. this may
De nine-tenths Of an that will go against
them and keep them from being defeat
cd by an out-Of-State man.
Ii is folly 10 think oa whisky ana the
other alleged evils being predominant IN
the near hereafter.
The school is backward. and though Mr.
Doyle has greatly improved IL during the
past few years. he has failed repeatedly,
and in what ne failed in. Mo~srs. Lind
say and Bowles could but hlunder and
fan In as Well.
To overcome this. IL is generally con-
coded that AN outside man OF ability,
experience. and knowledge Of the two
classes should be chosen, yet the new
Board has cut the salary SO that moth
ing but promises Of a successful future
will cause any really valuable non-Nir-
ginian to so much as think of il
u is needless 10 say that The new
Board Is not equal 10 the great task be-
81. D. J.
selves fully accountable for. yet these
Fentemen's work IS % EcW work 10 them.
aul they still hOll lively buck by the
horns.
The individual expression OF q majority
Of that Board IS to the effect Chat they
viii select. as their Judgment dictates,
the very best man that can le obtained
This is highly satisfactory. and the pco-
pie and the press. no matter what will
! DE with them until they show them
selves as being clearly Otherwise.
Yet for all this il jusiidos no one TO
say what the outcome VIII Doc. or whether
il Will De in June or Scptcmbcr-ths year
or next year. The whole matter is un-
/ derstOod nOw-Thc Times struck the
Keynote several times. I can refer, cs-
pecally 10 two instances Of this-thc
editorial on. Let There be no white
Washing." land the communication OF
young Arthur Tucker. Of Richmond. a
dcaf-mutc. on the general colibre of those
Of his class ass comes from the train
ing given az stanton.
Virginia. Mr. Editor, has. for three
four,hs OF a century, done all that she
| could be reasonably expected to do by
her speeches. ,ond mghtiesS children
ana il is certainly hlgh-timc for those
She puts I'm charge OF them TO make them
| fully equal 10 those OF the like OF other
] States as well.
There is no excuse for things going on
as they have gone during the Doyle adj
] mmistrations
know Mr. Doyle Mr.. Lindsay. and
| Mr.. B0wles well and | would say here
| individually that as much as there is in
| their favor / DO not believe either could
| give rs q change II we are TO have Il
| change. il must be a thorough change
| and the only sort OF change. il is con-
/ cedCd by every one. not D0yleite, lies
! ir the selection OF an efficient. practical
/ experienced attractive. hard-working
| and ces7ful, temperate, and Christian
! non-Virginian There are several Of these
who have been prevailed upon 10 apply
| for the place and have done so In the
face OF much opposition, and considera-
J bic sacrifice. May the best man win. 1t