Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-23
TWO CONTRACTS LET
For Plumbing the East End
and Rockets Buildings.
HAVE CIRCUS DAY, TOO
Children Win Get Three HOLIDAY. Io,,
Thomas Temple Powell VIII be the
Orator at the Corner
Stone Laying.

"A special meeting of the Board of
1chooi trustees was held last night in
the First National Bank building pur-
suant to the call of Chairman w. F.
cooper for the purpose Of disposing of
important business i
The members present were DR.. W. F.
cooper. DR.. Carter Perkins, Messrs, J.
,. y Donnell. John Sheldon Jones. f.
L. Ford. T. j. Riley, John G. I.iyezey
and N. B. Clarke (colored). Hon.
Thomas Temple Powell and Professor
Horace H. Ispes were also in atten-
dance.
The first mater taken up was the
awarding of the contracts for the
plumbing necessary in the East End
and Rockets public school buildings
BIDS for this work were called for some
time ago. but when they were opened
We're found to be SO close together they
We're submitted to special committee
Tor investigation as it was limited that
ring or combine" had been form
cd The committee reported last night
that there was nothing to do but to ac.
cept the lowest bids. whereupon the
contracts We're let, the plumbing for
the East End building being awarded
ito Mr.. A. c. Bargamin at his proposal
OF S6oS. and the Rockets school to Mr..
>. A. Vandergrlft whose bid was SSH.
ORATOR SELECTED.
The laying of the corner stone of the
new high school building. now under
now under course Of construction.
which will take place next Thursday
afternoon. was next discussed and ar
rangements made for the event
The committee on arrangements re-
ported. through Chairman ]. J. O'Don-
nell. that it had been unab BILE to secure
an orator for the occasion. and the
board unanimously decided to request
Hon. Thomas Temple Powell, supern-
tendent of the city public schools, to
make the address. Mr. Powell was
present and agreed to deliver the ora
ton. though he said he preferred that a
foreign speaker be secured if possible
NO NAMES ON CORNER STONES
What are we going to have on that
stone?" asked Trustee Livezey
The names of the building commit
tee. the chairman OF the board. and the
Superintendent of Schools replied a
member.
This provoked a lively. discussion
Mr.. Livezey, as member of the building
committee, objected to having his name
!. carved on the stone Another member
stated that IL any name appeared on
the stone the names of all the members
should be carved on it, as it was not
right to discriminate.
This brought Mr.. Jones to his feet
Il. for one" said he, shall object to
my name going on that stone. It is
cheap notorety and reminds me or
that old saying about names being
stuck in public places. ETC. In my
opinion the only thing that should be
on the stone is the date 1885" + don't
want to build any monuments to my
memory while I am alive. We do not
deserve all the credit for erecting
these buildings. l repeat that I shall
object to my name going on that
stone"
been cut on the stone and it was dress
ed and ready to be laid.
Turn il around!' interrupted Mr.
LiveZey.
After discussing the matter further
the resolution adopted some time since
providing for the carving of the names
of certain persons on the stone was re
considered and rescinded. All that will
appear on the stone will be the figures
1885 The stone will be reversed and
the names turned toward the WALL
The trustees will ride in carriages in
the parade preceding the conversions
laying and wear badges.
1t was decided to give the children a
halliday holiday SO that they might
witness the ceremony and take part in
the exercises. Professor H. H. Epes and
Howard Jeffres will have charge of
the scholars.
COLORED SCHOOL BUILDING.
Trustee Clarke. one of the members
from the Second ward. who has charge
of the Rockets school. stated that he
had fixed Tuesday. October 4, as the
date Of laying the cornerstone of that
building. The stone, he said. would be
well and truly laid" by the colored
Masons. The reason this date was Sc
lected was because there would be
holiday at the shipyard and the color
ed people could participate in the ex-
erciSes.
HOLIDAY CIRCUS DAY.
Professor Epes called the boards at
tention to circus day. October 3. and
the date fixed for the launching OF the
Illinois. October 4. asking whether he
should give the children holiday. It
but a great many children would not
attend school on those days and the
classes would be demoralized.
X s. is provoked lively discussion
S, Of the members favored giving
holiday and others objected. Several
trustees argued that the ocular les
sons the children would have by visit
ing the menageries would be of untold
benefit to them. and they thought they
should have holiday. Superintendent
Powell thought holiday should be given
ON both days. Two object lessons would
be taught-the children would see wild
beasts Of every kind, and at the launch
they would have an ocular demonstra-
ton of the progress made in the me-
chanical arts.
DR.. Perkins thought the circus was
all right, but was opposed to turning
loose the children on the launching day.
However it was finally decided to give
a half holiday on circus day and full
day when the battleship is to be
launched and they will be counted reg
ular school days.
At 1890 o'clock the board adjourned
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