Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-16
an soUTHALL ENTERS upox HIS
prrTEs AS SUPERINTENDENT.
his INDUCTION is QUITE SIMPLE.
uc Qualities Before Secretary Law
less aud Then Takes Charge of M.
pepartment-Histories mad Gram
mars VIII re Changed.


.. was as simple as possible. About II
o'clock DIR. southall went TO the Office OF
Che secretary OF the Commonwealth. and
.ncr q short conversation the latter adj
r.nIstered the official oath. There were
present IN the office only the Secretary
and superintendent.
Nr. Massey was unable TO be present,
owing 10 illness. but he sent HIS regrets.
E. is reported quite unwcll from an at
tack Of grip with which he was seized
several weeks ago. and Is said to be in an
,ntosblcd condition.
immediately after taking the oath DIR.
Suthau went over TO his office In the Lii
frary building, where he was met by Mr..
D. 4. McGilvray, the retiring Clerk Of the
state Board Of Education, and his success
-r- Mr.. Frank T. Brent. OF Accomac
county.
several friends called later. and spent
some time in conversation.
THE WORK BEFORE HIM
Dr. Southall says he realizes that there !
4, % large amount of Onerous and jmpor- |
,ant work connected with his Office. and |
tha, he has TO follow some very fine men, !
The first work OF Importance 70 receive |
attention will be that OF summer normal |
schools The number of these. the teach |!
srs and the place Of holding will have to |
o. decided upon There will probably be /
three for white teachers and two for coll |
gged.
After this matter is disposed Of the next /
o. receive attention will be the selection /
OBJ. textbooks for the ensuing four years |
This viii be done by the State Board Of |
Education. composed of the Governor,
Attorney General. and Superintendent.
am opposed 10 making many
changes" said Dr. Southall yesterday. Il |
realize that the purchase Of textbooks is
o. great tax upon parents, and that
changes should be az few as possible
But ! think some will have 10 be made"
Do continued. There seems such general
Complaint against the histories now in
use that ] think others win have to be
INSTITUTED.
Il think Il likely" he added. "that new
will also be selected. There IS
being very great complaint made by the
teachers Of the State against Harveys.
and 10 seems some change must be made
am in favor OF n system, If possible. by
which all old books, If new ones are
adopted, can be sold or exchanged
hink it would also be well If we could ar
.ange 70 have old books continued until
hey are worn out"
Mr. Brent and Mr.. McGilvray spent
ome time discussing the details Of the
work Of the department, the latter in
'ruCting his predecessor as to his duties
DR.. Southall came TO Richmond Mon
8y and IS the guest of Mr.. a. w Mil
Pr. He will not remove his family TO
Richmond as railway communication
nth Amelia is so good that he can spend
early every night at home without losing
me from the office.
Nr. Richardson's Office.
Mr.. ]. W. Richardson. the Register Of
he Land Office has returned to Rich
lond from his home in Marion, where !
. has been quite m.
Discussing the question as TO whether
is office had been abolished by the last
legislature as 10 which there Is much
oubt, Mr.. Richardson said II would have
p be settled by the courts. He does not
Itend 10 do anything, except what is
ght under the law. yet he says he has
b consider he has given a bond for $4,000. |
nd that he and his bondsmen are held |
aspOnsible for the proper discharge of |
he duties of the office.
II also think that I am entitled to
Old my office, even if II has been abol-
he'd until July LIST next" he said, "as
was clearly the intention of the Legis- '
.tuve. that body deciding that at that
me my Office should be merged into
hat Of the Secretary of the Common
ealth, II IL was TO be abolished"
Later in the day Colonel Richardson
ad a conference with Hon. Joseph r.
awless. the Secretary Of the Common
ealth. and both gentlemen decided to
!ake up test case I'm order to obtain
decision from the highest court in the
tate as 20 which one Of the two is
be- Register of the Land Office. They
ill interview the Attorney General on
bis subject to-day and Mr.. Lawless will
zen institute proceedings in the Court {
Appeals, in order 10 settle this ques-
on. J
Should the court decide that Mr.. Rich, )
-dson has been legislated out Of Of
Pc, he will be appointed TO a clerkship :
y Secretary Lawless.
Governor VIII Go tO New York. ]
Governor Tyler will go 10 New York !
las LIST, as the guest OF the American
.stitute OF Ciyics, at the celebration Of
BE- first anniversary Of the birth Of
resIer New York. The celebration will
$50 three days, and the Governors OF .
the original thirteen States have been >
U probably be accompanied by Mrs. a
,Ier and one or more of the young L
dies. s
The Governor will also go 20 stanton
the Goth Of next month 10 deliver the =
'euiug address at the annual convention
the State Sunday School Association. O.
be invitation was extended through Mr. II
lomas Potts, of this city. -
Governor Tyler yesterday issued re- -
.s.uon on the Governor Of West Nir- "
MIA for William NJ. Akers, Of Bedford
unity, charged with burglary. He is now "
Jail at Fayetteville. He is an eX-con- /.
Rev. L. 3. Johnston. of South Boston. f.
Iegate James n. Stubs. OF Gloucester Oh
ptain ]. w. Talley. of buckingham fe
% Mr.. Joseph Button, Of Appomattox' &c
re az the Capitol yesterday. ,r
treasurer A. W. Harmon has Just re- s.
ued from a short stay at his home, IN la
,ckDridge county. 1.-The people OF ROCK
.dge are unanimous in commencing ~
vernon Tyler for pardoning GOWN ~
said. II saw a great many people ahd III
sy think the Executive acted with emil 81
Pol, wisdom and justice"
ir r. r. Mcleod, Of the Auditors Of
E. has also just returned from MS hoch-
dye home. and tells the same story. nj
vs. In Lexington court~day, ana saw d 81
Fat many people" he said. many OF II
m stockholders in the bank. There =,
med absolutely unanlmity as the JUS a
q Of the pardon. and the Governor was VI
nmended by everybody" Oh
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