The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-21
STATE BOARD
DECIDED UPON
Constitutional Convention Disposes
of This Vexed Problem.
STANTON SCHOOL IS ADDED
Hr. Liua ay Secures sn Amendment. lnc:ud-
Ing Ii Ia the LIST Of Eng b;es.
Adjourns for The
Holidays.
sTAUNIoN SCHOOL is ADDED

The last DAYS session of the Constttu-
tional Convention before the holiday
recess Yesterday was br.ei but important.
Ti,t. composition Of the State Board OF
Education was settled, so TAR as the
Committee of the Whole can settle 1t
After many rcports on this long drawn
on; question, the Committee on Educa-
ton Thursday submitted another report
ana before that was acted upon NJ
Glass. for the committee, presented
substitute for that Yesterday this sub
stitute was adopted with an amendment
Including the S,aunton Institution for
the Deaf Dumb and Blind among those
constituting the eligible list
The amended substitute provides Tor
State Board of eight. There are to De
three State officers-the Governor, Atlof-
ney-Gcnera3. Superintendent of PUBIC
1nstruction-three members OF the iacul-
ties of the six State educational lnSutu-
tons. to be elected by the Senate from
q list of eiisbles selected by the boafu
OF Visitors. one from each of the insutu-
tions TO be placed on the eligible ist'
one county and one city school superil-
tendent, to be selected by the other SIN
members of the State Board, but to nave
no voice in the appointment OF othei
county and city superintendent
After disposing of this matter the con-
vention took a sigh of relief, and just
could not come down to the consideration
of the weighty question involved IN the
fixing of an appropriation in the Constitu-
ton or OF untixing the indirect appropra-
tons to sectarian colleges in the form
OF a bonus on the interest on State bonds
held by them. Chairman Mcllwaine plead
gathetically to adopt the report OF the
committee recommending that the pres
cnt status continue or TO go ahead aud
dispose of it. but Senators Withers aHd
keezell advocated postponement ana IN
dicate0 their strong opposition to the re-
port The grizzled and determined eccle-
siastical war-horse and convention hero
incontinently submitted to the inevitable
and saw hl; SCARED and battered report
left incomplete in the Committee of the
Whcle.
1t was a graceful thing to add the
Stauntor Institute second time to the
list of State Board elgibles, and Editor
Lindsay went home rejoiced at his Christ
mas present.
The alacrity with which a twenty min
ute limit to debate was adopted showed
what a valuable object lessor this rule
had given in the last few days devoted
to tie judiciary Committee report.
Tie programme of the inaugural GER
e1nonies was adopted, and appears else
where.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The convention met al 10 o'clock. prayer
being offered by DR.. Strange of the
Episcopal Church. F'ifty-eight members
We're reported present.
Memorials in favcr Of the Barbour
Quarlcs liquor license resolution were
presented.
a resolution limiting speeches in Com
nittce NJ the Whole to twenty minutes,
IL. r,N- t1,1
mittee on Education and combining each
member to one speech, YVES, on motion
OF Judge Marshall, adopted.
The convention went into Committee
of the Whole to consider the report Of
the Committee OF Education The COM
position OF the State Board of Education
Was taken up Mr. Lindsay moved 20
add the Deaf and Blind Institute. at
Staunton, to the schools from which the
list of eligibles to the State Board could
be selected He made an earnest
and strong speech against the in
justice of ignoring this high class
educational institution. provided for
an afflicted. but intelligent. class 1t
was an unjust discrimination.
Judge Quarles spoBe in favor OF the
Stanton institution
PROPOSED. SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Eggieston offered 4 substitute for
the committee report. providing that the
State Board should be composed of the
Superintendent of Education and four
other practical educators actually engaG-
ed in the profession of teaching. said four
to be appointed Try the Governor.
The vote was taken on the Lindsay
amendment and rcsuIted-ayes. %: noes
% The chair announced that n quorum
was not present. The roll was called
to establish a quorum. A quorum was
reported present. The vote on the
amendment showed-ayes, IS; noes, 81;
and was declared adopted
Mr.. O'Flaherty said this was too serious
question to be disposed of with a bare
quorum The composition of the State
BEARD was TOO important to he decided %
onc-fourth of the members OF the con-
ye,.tion He moved that the committee
rise saying q great many of the friends
OF his motion to strike out the heads OF
State institutions from the State Board
hsd gone home The committee refused