The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-25
WITH HIS THREE TOOLS EVERY
WHITE LADY TEACHER
HOLDS UNDER HIM.
HELPED ARRANGE CORNER STONE LAYING
He and Prof. Mesere Served Together and Made
a Tour Of inspection of the White Blind In
sttulion-- The More il is Stirred
I'M the More Il Hurts.
up the More il Hurts.


contained an article ON the management
af the institution for the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind which contained the following
purported interview with Prof. John l..
Ray. principal of the institution:
THE law provides for board of trus
tees of seven members TO manage the
affairs of the institution. The institu
ton over which l have the honor t.
preside ms principal is divided into two
departments, white and coored. These
departments are in separate buildings
on opposite sides Of the city of Raj
eigh. nearly n mile apart. In selecting
the board of trustees To be confirmed
in March, 1897, James III. Young was
selected with the view of having col
ored representative on the board to givt
special attention to the colored depart
ment Young was confirmed with the
others. OF course he met with the
board. and it was his privilege to vote
on all questions. He generally voted
with his party friends otherwise he
avoided interference with the manage
ment of the white department. He
never came there except TO attend the
board meetings. more than two or three
times. Then he saw me at my office,
politely transacted his business and re-
tired. He never served on any com
mittee of inspection of the white de
partment. To me he seemed to stu
diously avoid doing or saying anything
that would in the least embarrass any
lady. He has always been respectful to
me. both in my official and personal
dealings with him. He resigned about
June LIST, and has not attended a board
meeting in three months. There is not
fa@t fh..
board"
The above was shown to Mr.. John +.
Ray, principal of the institution, and he
was asked: Did you make the state
ments contained in the above article?"
MIR. Jim. Denmark called upon
me last week and asked me certain
questions which answered. was The re-
ply.
did you say that Jim Young was
selected with the view of having Il
colored representative on the board to
give special attention to the colored de-
partment|
Il did not" said Mr.. Ray. 81 Miu
that James II. Young was selected by
the Governor and confirmed by the Sen
ate. | did not say why he was selected.
! do not know. / was not consulted
about his appointment and / have never
been consulted about the selection Of any
member of the board"
Did you say it was Young's ''PRIVIL.
EGE to vote on all questions?"
Il don't remember exactly what word
/ used, whether privilege" or some
other"
what are Jim Young's rights on the
board?'
"The same rights that all other mem
bers have
did he not have the right as a direc-
tor to inspect every department of the
institution"
Legally, he did"
''Were you present at the meeting Of
the Board when Jim Young desiring to
break a quorum for the transaction Oh
business, called to Tonnoffski and said
Come on George?"
Yes. | was there. | don't remember
the circumstances. | do not recall the
words he used. / simply know that he
and Tonnoffski went out and their going
out broke the quorum and the Board
adjourned because there was no
quorum"
Did not Jim Young actually make an
inspecting tour in the white institution
"Not to my knowledge. The house.
keeper told me that one day he was in
the store room in company with Presi-
dent Meserve, another director. / was
away from the institution at that time.
The only three times / recall Ihat he
was on the grounds--eXcept at Board
meetings, were when he came with the
other members of the Board to be pres
ent when the new building at the white
institution was stalled off, | think he
was present when the corner stone was
laid, and one morning he came to see me
at my office in the white building on
some matter of business connected with
the institution.
did you say that he never served on
the Inspecting committee at the white
institution"
Il said that / did not recall that he
ever did. That was my language.
what date did Young resign?"
Il have his letter. 1t was between the
first day of June and the regular time
for the meeting of the board on the sec
ond Monday night in June. There were
two vacancies at that time. Since then
two new members have been appointed.
There are now two vacancies. / do not
know whether the successor to Young
has been appointed or not
I'm what part of the building is the
corner stone of the new institution for
the white blindY
at is mt the south east corner of the
building"
rs there not marble slab fronting
the street that will stand forever show
ing under whose administration the white
blind institution was buit?"
Eyes"
''What names are chiseled in that mar
ble?'
&c. r. Bailey. chairman, II. G.. Rivers
Chas. +. Mcnamara. James II. Young
(col), and Geo. l.. onnoffski-Tonnoff-
skis name, coming after Young's. Then
the names of the principal architect and
contractor appear. On the other side are
the names of the members Of the State
Board of Education"
young usually attended the Board
meetings?
Eyes"
"Where were they heldY'