The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-09-01
"Young usually attended the Board

Gin my office.
"Where did Jim sit?
s.Jim Young took his seat at the
table with the others"
"Does he vote on matters connected
with the white institution ?"
eyes. know of no exception at ALL.
"Could he not, when backed by XIV
ers. Tonnoffski, and McNamaraco control
the election of every teacher and en-
,,loye in the white institution Tor the
blind?"
"Four members of the Board constl-
tute mjority and voting together can
control the election OF teachers ana all
other employees in the institution"
Cannot they also control the course
Of study"
s:That usually has been left to the
principal and teachers"
"In case of any misunderstanding or
difficulty between the principal and
teachers, does not appeal lie to the
Board of which Jim Young was
member?
~ can discharge. The other parties
have the right to appeal to the Board
and the Board can reverse me II they
desire"
"Had Jim Young equal voice?"
elm Young. when a member of the
board makes an appeal, would have an
equal voice with other members OF the
board, in settling such differences"
"Do you think Jim Young, Tonnotf-
ski. and Mcnamara are fit men to COM
pose the board -
"Don't ask me questions OF that
kind"
.sWho appoints the Inspection COM
| mittee?"
"The chairman of the board. Under
the Democrats the members served In
! rotation. There is no fixed custom In
the board as now constituted"
"What are the powers of that COM
mittee?"
"They are required by Article OF
the by laws to visit each department OF
the institution twice each month and
make a written report to the Board as
to their condition. l."
(Here Prof. Ray examined his re-
cords to refresh his memory.-Ed:)
"Has jim Young ever been appoint
ed on the Inspecting committee?"
Eyes, but So far as my memory
serves me he has done inspecting al
the coiored institution only"
GLOW was it then that your house
keeper remembers that on one occasion
Prot. Meserve, a director, and jim
| Young, director, were together on al
inspecting tour in the store-room."
81 was not present and do not know
3 about that"
cat what date was Jim Young ar
| pointed member of the inspecting
e committee ?"
y "The records show that he and Pro-
s Meserve were appointed on the 18th
+ April, 1897"
''Was it not in pursuance OF that ar
t pointment, in the discharge of the dut
r of inspecting, that Prof. Meserve an
Jim Young visited the store-room {
n the white institution, as recalled by tn
house keeper?"
r. 81 was not at the institution whe
this visit took place."
a "On what other committees in con
# nection with the white institution di
Jim Young server"
"On April Goth, 1897, he and Pro
# Meserve were appointed special CON
q mlttee with reference to having til
n Orchestra attend the Teachers Assem-
d bly, at Morehead City. On May 1Otl
1897, he was added to the Build!n
J. committee, on the first of June he W:
II made a member of the Executive con
" mittee, and served on the commits
d on Build ines and Grounds and was
d member of tho committee to see IL
IS State Council about special appropri
ton. On Nov. Sth, he was appointe
,e on the committee to draft resolution
j. upon.the resignation of Mr.. Janes l
Briggs. On the 14th of March, 1879
e. he was appointed as member of tt
n Building committee to erect the ne
j. building for the four buildings, tV
as for white blind children, and two Fl
e. the colored deaf, dumb and blind Oh
le dreu. On May 1lth. he was appoint.
d on the committee to prepare for layi1
,e the corner stone OF the new bu,ldlr
s. for white blind children"
le "You say that Jim Young was a
I pointed on the committee to prepa
er for laying the corner stone OF the ne
'e building for white children. Do W
: 70 mean the building of which the corn
stone laying was done by the Graz
IN Lodge of Odd Fellows of North Ca,
te lima in May last?"
II do"
EDO you not think it an insult
Raleigh's distinguished visitors to ha
en- appointed negro on that committee
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