The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
BOARD OF EDUCATION
How the New Members Thereof. Are to
Be Cho& n,


Be Chos n,
Editor Of The Times:
Sir,-The State Board OF Education,
provided for by the new Constitution, has
been the. subject Of comment IN the
newspapers recently. but scarcely any or
the articles have been altogether accu-
rate.
When it was first proposed to add col!
leee men to the present board of three.
composed of the Governor, the Attorney
General and the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, the clause drawn added
the executive heads Of the six State in
stitutions. This was seriously objected
to on two grounds. VIZ: first It made too
large board, and second, 1t gave the
majority practically a life tenure OF Of
fee So the matter went back to COM
1nittee, and after several revisions was
put in It's present shape; that Is, three
members were to be added by the SEN
ate. they to choose from list Of "elisi-S
bles" chosen from the several faculties
to be named by the governing boards of
the University. the v. NJ l., the y l..
the School for the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind, William and Mary. and the Farm
VILE Normal School, one from each.
AS It has turned out the several Boards
Of Visitors have in each instance. gave
that Of the University, named the presi-
dent OF their institution as an eligible.
The University Board, at meeting not
attended by a quorum, named DR.. Kent
instead Of Dr.. Barringer, presumably be-
cause the former, more than any other
member of the University faculty has
lectured in the summer schools, and ap-
peared before public school audiences
more frequently. This choice will prob
ably be confirmed at full meeting.
The statement made in at least one
paper that ertaln educators would
probably be candidates" IS hardly fair
to the gentlemen named. as they cannot
offer themselves, but the Boards Of Vis-
itors of the several institutions offer
them to the Senate, all having acted DUR
ing the summer. So the Senate will
have to choose between Messr1 Mo-
.Bryde, Of Blacksburg; Tyler, Of VIII
Harrisburg; Kent, Of the University: Jar
man. Of Farmville: Bowles, Of Stanton.
and Ship. of Lexington. selecting three
Of the six to act with Governor Monta-
que. Acknowledgement Anderson. and SUI
pcrintendent southall, when the various
city and county superintendent OF
schools are chosen After this Is done
two Of these superintendents, one from
city and one from county. will be
selected to sit in the full board Of eight
men and draw up rules and regulations
for the State schools.
Much interest is felt all over the State
in the ultimate composition Of the board.
It seems to be taken for granted that
DR. Kent will be chosen because Of the
position the University occupies
This narrows, practically, the senate's
choice to two. The two normal schools.
William and Mary and Farmville.# claim
especial notice because they train teach
ers for the public schools. but the v.
NJ. I. claims to do this work also. Prin-$
cipal Bowles. Of Stanton. is urged be-
cause of his ripe experience as a teacher
of the public schools In Richmond and
elsewhere.
sonal fitness. DR.. McBryde's magnin-4
cent success at Blacksburg and his ex-
perience in South Carolina make him a
strong candidate.
President Tyler. of William and Mary.
Is the only chance the Tidewater section
has of representation at all, and the
eastern Senators will probably not be
slow to see this, about thirty-f,ve Of the
Of schools having to 70
to this board Of six for their creden-
tials.
School people all over the state are
greatly interested in the composition of
the board.
EDUCATOR
Richmond. Va. October TO-
Mrs, NJ W. Newton. of Virginia, ma
tional organizer and lecturer for the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union Will
lecture in Highland Springs Methodist