The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-16
nen, it will be confusion worse confound-

men, it will be confusion worse coniound-
ed.
Mr.. Campbell of Amherst. moved to pass
by the section. He said in the course Of
his speech that the present school system
was the most infamous piece of political
machinery ever put upon any State He
also strongly criticised the proposed State
Board of Education.
The motion to pass by was rejected
yeas, %; nays, 40.
Mr.. T. L. Moore offered an amendment
to section two, leaving the State Board
as at present constituted.
Mr. BraXton spoke earnestly in favor
of Mr.. Lindsay's amendment to add the
superintendent of the Stanton School to
the State Board of Education and it was
adopted-yeas, 81: nays, 26.
MR.. KEEZELL'S CRITICISM.
Mr. keezell bitterly opposed the plac-
ing of heads of colleges on the State
Board He declared it was an attempt on
the part of the high schools to throttle
the free school system. Heads of colleges
knew nothing about the free schools and
cared less. They would not patroniZe free
schools He spoke long and earnestly IN
behalf of the present system and said It
worked well in Rockingham county
DR.. McIlwaine defended the report Ct
the committee He said he could not See
L.
he spoke Of for the committee when he
charged them with an attempt to throttle
thu. free school system. He could not
himself appreciate that kind OF respect
daughter and applause). He said Ii snc
honorable men who stood in the front
rank of Virginia for virtue. intelligence
and expert educational training could not
be trusted he did not know who could se
Ii any higher order of men could he Sc
lected in all the State for this peculiar
service. he would willing accept the
Improvement
ALL CONNECTED.
DR. McIlwainc showed how every o3s
of the State educational institutions were
Intimately connected with the free school
system. He highly commended the Nor
NAL School at Farmville. and declared
that the next Legislature ought to es-
tablish female normal colleges IN each
one of the divisions of the State. ana
Mr. Keezell charges me with trying TO
throttle free schools, exclaimed tue III
trepid orator amid great applause.
The speaker ralled Senator heezell ana
Mr. O'Flaherty for charging that there
was nothing but politics in the scheme.
He compared the politics of the present
system, which they were so ANXIOUS 10
retain. with the high plane the new sys-
tenn would place it on. and concluded his
arugment amid prolonged applause
ELECTION BY THE PEOPLE.
AN. Camrbell Of Amherst. offered III
amendment to add the Superintendent OF
Public instruction to the State Board as
ot nre sent constituted, and that he should
,e elected by the people for four years.
no evnlained that this would give
Board OF Education composed oil Tue b'N
arnor. A+torner-Gen and Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, every one
Of whom would be elected by the people.
He made a lurid speech IN favor ot .t.S
neaple electing all school officers. lie
| said they had as much hard, horse sense
as The president of Hampden-Sidney Col
Iee-e the head of the University. v M
| r or anv other college. He opposed ever
| section OF the report except that ret"h-
| ine, the separation OF white and colored
| children.
Chairman McIlwaine said he thanked
| him very much for that.
MR. BROWNS DEFENSE.
| Mr. Brown. Of the committee, defended
! the Recommendation as to the compost
! tion of the State Board. He insisted that
| the present system was too much con
/ nected with politics, and the earnest 81
| fort of the committee had been to remove
| the school system from partisan ponies
| and no more competent or honorable men
odd he found than the distinguished
| educators who represented the state hi-
| situations.
! Mr.. Campbell, of Amherst, made an
| other speech saying that the composition
| of the Board was based on the principle
| that ..You tickle me. and l will tickle
! vou.- He said DR.. Southall, the present
| Superintendent. would have voice II
| selecting the heads of these institutions.
| and in return they were to select his sue
/ cessor.
! At this point the committee rose With
! out action on any amendment
| It reported progress TO the convention
! and adjourned at 40 o'clock.