The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
THE STATE
BOARD HAS
ORGANIZED.
E.. C. Glass and j. T. West
We're Elected.
LYNCHBURG MAN
WAS UNOPPOSED
Two Vests in the Field for
the Other Position.
LIBRARY BOARD
TO BE NAMED 27TH
Lengthy SESSION Held Last Night a
Portion Of Which was Devoted TO
an Informal Discussion Of the
School Books and Other
Matters-The Mem
bers Present
Two Vests in the Field for
the Other Position.
LIBRARY BOARD
TO BE NAMED 27TH

Tho State Board OF Education. or 20
much Of 1t as had been created by the
Constitution and the General Assembly.
met last night in the Governors Office to
complete the mem bership OF the board by
the selection OF county superintendent
and city superintendent. Superintendent
Edward G. Glass. OF Lynchburs. and su.
pcrin.endent John T. West, Of Norfolk
county. were selected as the two mem.
bers of the board authorized by the Con.
stitution to be chosen by the six already
selected. Tho three other new members
OF the board, recently chosen by the
General Assembly, were present and
qualified by taking the prescribed oath
before Secretary Of the Commonwealth
Egglcst5n. Various matters were discuss.
cd. but nothing else done further than
to select Saturday, June 9TH, as the date,
and the superintendent office as the
place for the meeting OF the full board
to choose a Board Of Library Commits.
stoners, numbering Ave members, who.
in turn are TO choose a new State Libra.
itan.
Members Present.
& There were present at the meeting the
old board. consisting OF Governor Mon
tague, Acknowledgement Anderson and
Superintendent Southall, and DR.. Lyon G
Tyler. president of the College Of VII.
liam and Mary; ! Professor c. w.
Kent OF the University OF vir-
ginia; Professor William A. Bowles,
principal OF the Virginia School
for the Deaf and Blind, at Staunton. all
three Of whom were recently selected by
the Legislature to be members OF the
board. Or. J. W. southall. Superintendent
OF Public Instruction. who under the
dent of the board, presided. Mr.. F. P.
Brent, secretary OF the board, performed
the duties Of recorder.
The first business In order was the
qualification Of Messrs. Tyler. Kent and
Bo%les, They signed Tie printed oath
and were sworn by Secretary Eggles-
ton.
Mr.. Glass Unopposed
The completion OF the board was next
in order. The names Of all those men
toned for the two positions to be filled
were announced there being but one
name mentioned for the city superinten-
dent that of Mr.. Glass. WHO has keld
this position In Lynchburg for twenty
three years. For county superintendent
several were suggested but the board
who We're voted for or considered or even
to state how many ballots We're required
to choose the county superintendent who
is to be the member OF the State Board.
1t is not denied that 1t required more
than one ballot 10 make the selection.
though Mr.. West le! from tie start, and
his selection was a foregone conclusion
when the balloting began. It Is UNDER
stood that 1t took three ballots to con-
firm the choice by a majority vote.
The Library Board.
The board cannot select the library
board of five members until the newly
chosen members are present. constituting
the full Board of Education. II was
therefore. determined to hold meet
Ing Saturday June c7th, in superinten-
dent Southall's office. for the purpose OF
choosing the five library commissioners
Great interest attaches to the selections
by reason Of the fact that one o: the
first duties of the library board Is The
selection of State Librarian to succeed
Mr., w. w. Scott recently resigned.
The members of the hoard prasent
being unable to do anything further
until Messrs, Glass and West have quail
fled spent nearly two hours discussing
the matter of school books, public school
lands, and the laws relating thereto, and
various other subjects, Among other
lnlllSS, Ifle Case Ol II County SupSTlHlcH-
dent who had been absent from .he State
for two months, came up, the question
being whether or not he had vacated his
seat, and whether he was entitled to
salary for the time absent IT developed
that he was absent during vacation and
on business relating to his office, and
It was held by those present that lie
was entitled to full salary.
Attention was called to the vacancy
existing In the superintendent IN Prince
Edward county. caused by the death OF
Mr., Thomas Garden. No action was
taken, nor were any names mentioned in
connection with the succession. It is
understood from other sources, however,
that Colonel r. b. Berkeley, OF Farm
vile; Thomas Crawley, OF Prospect; Mr..
i. D. Eggleston, formerly superintendent
OF the Asheville, N, c., schools, and later
connected with the B, +, Johnson Pub.
fishing Company. OF this city, are being
urged for the place. IT was midnight
when the board adjourned,
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