Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-10
MRS. CORE LOSES.
The Vote Was 6 to 7 Against.
With One Excused.
After a Strenuous Contest Superintendent
Dobio's Action Was Endorsed, and Mr..
Easrs Motion Against Married Women
as Teachers Prevailed.

The School Board met at D. M yes
terday. There We're present Messrs. ].
Ii. Whitehead. president; Taylor, Ran
dolph, Morris. Greenwood Pinkerton,
Parrot, Pamplin, Davis, Ruflin, East,
Minter. McCurdy and ROLAND. Super
intendent r. a. Dobie always attends
the meeting, but he is not entitled to a
vote.
The chief interest in the meeting was
the case of Mrs. VIM NJ. Core who
was Miss Alice b. Wharton. a popular
teacher in the Holt street school,
She had begun teaching this fall, but
when Superintendent Dobie heard OF
her marriage he stated the rule of the
School Board, namely, that no married
lady shall be teacher in the public
schools. On that statement Mrs. Core
resigned. but Immediately began. with
Der friends. to work for re-instate-
ment Mrs. Core and her husband, as
we'll as Mr.. w. II. Venable, her attor-
ney. were present
The rules of the meeting were sus-
pended and the case of Mrs. Core taken
up. superintendent Dobe read his re-
port of the resignation, which told of
several conferences between Superin-
tendent Dobie and Mrs. Core.
superintendent Dobie's report said
that he called on Mrs. Core at the
oNioci tiiiO siPhtu ict IL she was mar
ried. Mrs. Core laughed and said the
report was ridiculous and had been
started by Beulah Morris. and if not
stopped she would take action
Mr.. Dobie told Mrs. Core he had seen
in Baltimore paper that a marriage
license had been granted to William
Core and Miss A. b. Wharton, of Vir-
ginia. Mrs Core lisaetef--e9tttfctf at Mr.
Dobie's office and admitted she was
married: that she did not propose to
live with Mr.. Core; that she only mar
ried him to protect herself in n finan-
cial transaction. Mrs. Core stated she
thought she could do her duty as be-
fore. Mrs. Core stated she would get a
divorce if necessary in order that she
may teach again.
Mr.. Venable Mrs Cores counsel.
made an extended talk in Mrs Cores
behalf. and asked that she be rein
stated: that he saw nothing in the law
to prohibit married women from teach
ing.
Mrs. Core took the stand in her own
behalf and recited a conversation with
superintendent Dobie She said at
first she did not admit she was mar
ried. but later admitted she was mar
ried in Baltimore, August Goth. She
said 1t was Il financial transaction but
not one forever: that she understood
she was to continue her work as a
teacher.
Mr.. East moved that Mrs. Core be
allowed to withdraw her resignation
as the Superintendent had no power
to use coercion and force to compel
Mrs. Core not to withdraw her resigna-
ton. a substitute was offered and car
ried. that the case be heard on it's
merits. as If no resignation had been
rendered.
Mr.. Randolph offered resolution
that the board go into executive SEES
sion. Mr.. East said that the press
should not be excluded. as they repre-
scented the people. and all were exclud-
ed except the press.
Dr. McCurdy said Mrs. Core had
practically thrown down the gauntlet
and defied the board and insulted It,
She has as much as said, eve mar
ried; now discharge me-" DR.. McCur-
dy was of the opinion that Mrs. Core
should not be reinstated.
After two hours of speech making
and many arguments pro and con. the
, motion to reinstate Mrs. Core was de-
feated by a vote Of to Z.
Mr.. East moved that hereafter no
married woman be allowed to teach in
the public schools OF Norfolk. The
motion was carried.
The vote for Mrs. Core-Messrs. Ran
dolph. Norris. Parrott, ROLAND, Green
wood and East.
Against -Messrs. Pamplin. Minter,
Whitehead, Ruffin. Taylor. Pinkerton,
and Davis.
Mr.. McCurdy did not vote.
The meeting adjourned without at
tempting any other business.