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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
NO P ARTISAN
NEED APPLY.
The Board Would Lift the Pub
lie School System Out
Of Politics.
OFF FlcERs 10 KEEP ,.E::|:: lI||.| OUT.
Much Busine II rianlsacted i Be- \
lafing Il 4to p 2 I ublic:I =, ,tlucatioil
inathe State. ST

8.,,vhereas.3 the Constitutional conveni- \
Stlon bvaJts action Indicated fs desire 10
ove the public school system from !, PoE ,oE
siltlcaITlntuence, b and whereas the Leg
siat,r. IN consonance with this purpose
I ~ the convention has passed 5enactmen.s :.
by which school off ais are. NOT PERM
ted toshold certalnepo tloal offices; tnerc' t's
fore, be It @ 4, !. z. s. ,,a,,ov ~
tha sfate9Board OF education not to elect
- the office Of division superintendent
anv member OF State, city or county
political committee or any man VINO aG-
lively devotes himself to partisan po"-
tlcs."ss&
This resolution was unanimously ADOPT
ed by the State Board OF Flducatloll - a a. E
session held last night, and " indica,es
that the body proposes to 90 an ~ u. 10
rover to carry out the intent OF .,e .,' - ~
5stitution and laws Of the State; that the
tnublic free school system shall yield the
hest possible results and that II sfail
not be used to further the politlcal ellos e
of any Individual, faction or party.
This step is regarded as a reform, and
the enforcemcnto of the resolution VII tot tot
onjv remove tho public school ! system from
The level Of party politics. but VIII 70. :.
uuire those applying for the positions OF
division slperlntendents to be free from
tho allegations of6tcertatn puhlishers
against others as to cut rate eXchanges
on theribook were looked Into. put Z no
criminal violation was discovered, :, ny
board, however adopted q resolutlol' u.-s
clarng that the lowest exehanse e., tate =;
offered by any house IN any school di-.
vision should be the uniform exchange
ia e. OF that house throughout the State.
s5,rhe board went into the final a. adop-. ol'
tion OF textbooks for use in the various
school divisions OF the state, The seiec- '.,
#ton of supplementary books FOR tile]
primary and grammar grades, and the
regular textbooks for the high schools
VAS postponed until next fall, or WIN
ter. the present list OF such hooks beinE
continued in force for one year,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
PLANNING RETURN
OF MRS. MAVERICK
Her Attorney Now in England
Striving to Obtain Full
Pardon for Her.
Especial to The es-plspatch.,

4. "
WASHINGTON, d. G., June 2t-At-4
torney Samuel v. Hayden. of Washing
ton, lis now in England making plans to
bring Mrs Florence Maybrick to her home
In America. It Is expected that she VIII
be released from the home of the Sisters
of the Epiphany at Truro some time In
July.
Attorney Hayden and Mrs Maybr'ck's
friends are striving to obtain a full par
don for her from the crown, and reports
received here express great hope that the
attempt will be successful The Duchess
of Bedford Is the leader OF the movement
to obtain the pardon Mrs, Maybrck Will
come direct to Washington II she obtains
permission to leave England. Her pres
ence is needed IN the United States in
connection with the settlement OF title
to s25O0,OO0 worth OF property located IN
Alabama, kentucky, Virginia and West
Virginia. 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
NEGRO PREACHED FALLS
DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT
fau Assnc1ated Press.

WATERBURY,, CONN. June 24.-Rev.
w. l.. Johnson, colored. pastor of Grace
Episcopal Church.4of orangeburg, s. g.
is suffering from severe injuries received
BY falling two stories down the shaft
of an unused elevator at the house OF
friends here. liS
During a reception given IN MS honor
Johnson started to go to his room, and
becoming confused in the darkness. step
ned into the shaft He was picked up
unconscious. and is believed to be inter.
nally injured
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
H.U.NCJ.U.RY IN.
BU.SB:'|Y CASE. { E.
Members Stood Ten to Two. Two
in Favor Of the De
PENDANTS. III
WILL BE TRIED R.l THIRD 70 TIME. 1 N {;
NIessrs. Royal and James An.
nounce That They Will
Keep Up Fight.

& Ats o'clock last night the jury In the
damage suit? ?ofsJ. H. Busby a ga.inst Daw-
son. Bloomberg and N arks 3, for $50, 900,
which has been on Its second trial in the
Law ana Equity Court for nearly two
weeks, were brought before Ills Honor.
Judge Ingram. and upon their statement
that they saw no prospect Of an agree
ment, were finally discharged.
The Jury deliberated over the case all
day, and had devoted two hours to Its
consideration on Thursday. and the near
est approach to an agreement was final
poll, which stood ten for the defendants
and two for the plaintiff. When the
first poll was taken THURSDAY evening
the vote was nine to three on the same
fines, one member. who was originally
for the plaintiff. having Joined the ma
tortty at noon on yesterday, In the hope
of reaching verdict.
Will Fight 1t Over.
Messrs. Royal and James. counsel for
Busby, announced that they would at
the next term of the court call up the
case and ask that a. day be set for Its
third trial, and would press it with vlgor
again. 5
The defendants seemed satisfied with
the result Of the second trial. but. OF
course they would have preferred ver-
dict which would have ended the case
forever and given them vindication from
the charges in the plaintiffs declaration.
The result of the first trial of the
case was "a verdict for $4,000 in favor
of the plaintiff. which.swas set aside by
the court as being contrary to the law and
oyidencp AsA5i fiettTae n M ftf5L 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
TO USE HE
SEAB0ARD
Rock Island Maps Out Line III
Which This Road Will Form
Important Link.
TocoNTRoL PER MARQUETTE.
Frisco and seaboard Air Line
Interests Are Working to
Attain That End, ssS- :s

Especial to The Times Dispatch.J
NEW YORK. June A.-The report that
the Rock Island road has mapped out a
Pacific Coast line. to terminate at San,
Dieg6Tse lifornia. and is likely to begin
CONSTRUCTION York during the present.
year. has given rise to considerable dis
cussion in Wall Street. 1t Is believed
by those familiar with railroad develop.
ment that this line and the recent pun
Dayton, together with the extension OF
Pere Marquette. are parts. of a great
system mapped out by the syndicate
which has obtained control of the Day
ton road and which Is more extensive
than at first supposed. The Seaboard
Air Line is expected to form one of the
most important links in the great sys-.
tom outlined by this syndicate.
. The names OF the principal members of
this syndicate. Is now made public, are
as follows: Frederick Fl. Prince, of Bos-
ton. president of the Pere Marquette
Railroad; Thomas f.. Ryan. vice-presi-
dent OF the Morton Trust Company and
director of the Pere Marquette, Seaboard
Air Line and of tho Hooking Valley:
Henry Clay Pierce, director of the St.
Louis and San Francisco and Seaboard
Air Line; Eugene Zimmerman, vice-presl-
dent of the Cincinnati. Hamilton and
Dayton; Newman Erb, president OF
the Pere Marquette; George II. Norman
ard Thomas II. West. directors of the
Pere Marquette, and F, w. Young. drec-
tor of the Frisco system.
Surprise has been occasoned by the
disclosure of,the fact that the Frisco and
Seaboard Air Line interests are taking q
hand In the. formation Of a now Pere
Marquette system. Inasnuch as the Rock
Island people own the ST. Louis and
San Francisco and also large share OF
the Sea board Air Line. 1t is thought pos
sible that the organization Of this new
middle West trunk line, of which Pere
Marquette is the backbone may be part
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
HOUSE OF H0OHOO
BURNED AT FAIR
Other Exposition Buildings Were
in Danger Of Being De
stroyed by Flames,
(By Associated Press }

4 SIT. LOUIS. June .t'--flre' M'ANN
threa tened for a time to destroy many
buildings al the Worlds Fair today, con
s,,,,,ed the House of Hoosoo. rendering
5the building and contents a total loss
s;o quickly did the Flames spread ina,
the seven occupants of the building, al
an the second floor. had diftlcuitS III
escaping with their fSes. being conf
PEELED to climb down u tree Ine loss
on the building and contents Is esll'',alen
ai $4,000. The fire is supposed 10 have
started from an electric light wire,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
,ANGE oFETHE THERSIOMETE
ALaiANA
Richmond.

State Board OF Education adopts g, re5o-;
luton designed to remove the public sys-
TEN from politics By means OF making
ii incompatible for q superintendent 70
be a partisan In politics: High School
books continued for another session
Hung Jury In the Busby case, the jury
standing ten to two In favor OF the De-
PENDANTS; counsel for the plaintiff assert
that they will not give up fight, but will
press a third trial Vigorously Pocahon-
tas will be raised to-day, the preliminary
work having been completed last night
state Board OF Education .suspends Su-
.perintendent Riley. of Bedford, who is
Under Indictment charged with spborna-
ton of perjury-FIchmond and London
linked together by common interests in
an effort TO get Austin Chamberlain to
relieve them of proposed six cent to-
bacco tax on strips--Local tobacconists
hear that two trust representatives have
been arrested in Massachusetts charged
with restraint of trade-Over two thou
sand Presbyteriansj spend the day at
Buckroe Beachchid narr1Tsly sns; ssGapes I,
Councilman Owen has. plan for new
courthouse, and city hall1boys arrested arr
adoption OF children--F. w. Smith was
fired In wansboro-Hendcrso Lodge
elects officers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
JOE WALCOTT BREAKS
MIKE DONOVAN'S RIB
fBy 4tSSOCiated PreSS.) B

--tHSONFH tts'g-
BALTIMORE, MD, June 2t.-Joe Wal
cott fcolored) the welter-weight cham
pi6n of America, won the decision over
hight in a ten-round boxing bout, Wal
colt had dhe better of the bout from the
start and in the ffth ,ad round tbia% iaded broks
one of Donovan's ribs. The latter there
upon threw up. his hands and Withdrew
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25

ia bo transferred The wreck was caused
by engineer of train No, II pulling out
Of the yard here while his conductor vas
gone to tho train dispatchers office after
his orders. which would have held No. II
until the south-bonN! train arrived.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
VIRGINIA BOY WELL
VERSED IN BIBLE
LsnecIal tn Tho WINES. plspatch.l !.

tsnecial To The Times. .pspatch) ~
EXEIER. ~ H., June q; Prize win
pers and scholarship awards We're NJ
nounced % to-day at Phillips Exeter Aead. tt,a,
erny, the first prize IN the Gordpn pih1, etSe
going ag K Ia to stephen D. Sparks, of Gunner,
Va Sparks is. one of the Leading students
in'the class of 1907 something II IN athT
.iste and stands aiSA IN ss-h-Ssyship rank
A9g.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
INSURGENTS LOSE
SIX HUNDRED MEN
Government Forces Under Col
onel Galarza at Cerro Largo
Repulsed Them.
lBY Associated Press.l

f MoNTEyIDEo. URUGUAY, June 24.--
The government has received inrorma-
tion that a victory over the insurgents
has been won by Colonel Galarza, in com,
mand OF the government troops at cerro
Largo 1905 miles from Montevldeo). The
fighting continued for a day and a half,
Six hundred of the insurgents We're killed
or wounded, and the government cavalry
pursued the defeated army.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
RUSSELL BOWIE IVY ORATOR
AT HARVARD YESTERDAY
lRy Associated Press.l

CAMBRIDGE. MASS, June 2i.--class
Day the greatest festival Of the year at
Harvard University. was observed to-
day with an enthusiasm which was more
marked because Of yesterdays baseball
victory over Yale. The Ivy oratorlwas w.
russell Bowie. of Richmond. Va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
Virginia.

The Supreme Court Of Virginia adjourns
for the summer term; large class OF ap-
pIcants for license 10 practice law being
examlned---Dr Alderman confers Win
The Board of Visitors of the University
nont M, 10 his a@cceptalceAThe Gee tan Board OF
Visitors Of the Virginia Polytechnic IN IN
stitute In session at ntLynchburg invite INC
Board OF Agriculture to meet at Blacks, KS
Masons have their an-
.nual outing, sail aud dinner on York
Rivel----'rhe Supreme Court refuses a
writ OF error II, the case Of William -. -.
Taylor, Jr., (colored). ).,and he must serve
his term OF one ycar----Hcnd-onc collision
OF, great trains on Eastern Shore; one
engineer killed and BALANCE Of crews nun hmrt
err tube fs ar and d terribly scalds Two men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS.
The Weather.

III WASHINGTON, June 24.-Forecast for
Saturday and Eunday: '.
Virginia--Partly cloudy Saturday, warm
sr on the coast: showers and cooler IN
southwest portion; Sunday showers and
cooler; light to fresh winds. mostly south.
North Carolna-Fair in east. showers
and cooler in west portion Saturday.
sunday showers and cooler; light to fresh
winds, mostly south.
Richmonds weather yesterday was a al
most ideal. The skies were bright the
Lreezcs plentiful and cool.
RANGE OF THE THERMOMETERS.
q a. Nj ,,s 81
u NJ ......-..-...............-. -
3 T. NJ. ..-...'. 9, -,
p. .'.'.' 70 70
2 p. M. ..'.'-..'''.. 70
~ midnight .................sH
Average ....-..........'.....:.'.' q. ~ 4" 4"
Highest temperature yeaterday........ s!
Lowest emperature yesterday......,. 81
Mean temperature yesterday y.,.....,.t q
Normal temperature for June.,......lIs
Departure from normal .temperature..G 9
Precipitation during past "a hours. "
MINIATURE ALMANAC:
Sun rises. y. ,,,4:sl HIGH TIDE. ]. i
sun sets..... s.rs n Morning =. ~. rs
Noon sets.. ). 2. 3 :gs lsyening !. .S;es
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
WILL FORCE BATTLE.
Armies of Kuroki and
Oku Close in on Kuro-
patkin.
By Paul Lambeth.

~ Fau' IaWOeh7'
(speclaI Cable to The Times Dispatch.
Copyright 19o4.)
LONDON. June 24.The news to-day
indicates that there has been another.
change In the Russian plans, and that
after all General Kuropatkin VIII rot
put his campaign to the final test by
giving battle to the japanese about kai-a
Chow In this he Is. according to expert
opinion here. wise. Every advantage OF
position In case of general engagemens
would be with the Japanese. In case Of
Russian defeat, which is regarded as
probable. the chances would be largely
against his being able TO fall back With
out enormous loss, while had he beaten
the Japanese, the advantage gained
would hve been moral rather than mate.
rial.
The position OF stackelberg's command
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
North Carolina.

Tho state Democratic Convention IN
session ali night and r. b. Glenn noml-
mated for Governor AT ,, ciuSk ~ ti,s ti,e
morning the convention aa5ouhrn,s nne ~ ',,e ne
tic t----Winston-Salem gives inc
prospective Governor gr,n,,a "a oYdup o h1rt b bY
falling timber at u, T,,1,,
preparing for srahu fo''l w ~ ~ ~ X X out'
celebration. q ltss.8 4
General.
Japanese send army Of ten tnqusalla
and forty field guns from Slsepo.to sI, rem, ena
force armies of kuroki and okn' lmrsa rN
patkin's flank and he must fight Or r. fali !
Is M not i looked ed, for -Nashngton at T.
now u Ensnnd sSs Tobhfk
having 80 zen I' released by Bandit RIaisnli
-7..-Rock land Road maps out llne ~
mpeHtant MhiSR ssanGaEa aE AF John ss sseon TOM Williams
talks concerning Seahoard's tinancefs,---..
Sweeping chunge Is made in President dent
Hooseyels Gahnettw2 new eva Sscte,nt'dSs ia n,a ds
Attorney,cieneral to succeed Knox; Paul
Morton, of Illinois, succeeds Moody as
Secretary of Navy, and Victor IA. Metcalf
!" fqteyeu e ssGFefaly Ea
Handicap will be run over q heavy Track
at St. Louis to-dny---Joe Walcott breaks
rib for Mike Donovan In bout at Bait
@Rich man '!s jpmped siahsas irons Window and is
killed after having shot woman---yir-
ginia and West Virginia postofilce clerks
have salaries Increased, and Richmond
Office Is allowed three additional men,-7-'
International issues bulletin shaving Inn
pfovement In trade conditions Dainty
lowers record at Sheepshead Bay and
iins sulned at al Hawthorlne~ NEGRO preacher
at Waterbury, Conn, falls down elevator
shaft--AIcGinnity pitches brilliant game
against Boston---In shooting fracas at
and Killed Emperor William viii so to
France to witness the automobile races
next year. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
RUSSIAN SHIP SAID
TO HAVE BEEN SUNK
Admiral Togo Reports Engage
lnent in Which Two Others
Were Damaged.
REINFORCE KuRoKl AND oKU
Army Of Ten Thousand Leave
Sasebo With Forty-eight
Field Guns.
(Bv Associated Press

tBr Associated Press0
TOXIC, June 24.-Admiral
Togo reports an engagement at
Port Arthur last Thur sday, in
which battleship Of the Peres-
Wet type was sunk and q battle
ship Of the sevastopol type and nd
a hrst-class cruiser Of the Diana
type were damaged. The Japa-
nese fleet was practically un-
damaged.
Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch,
Copyright 1so43
ROME, June 2i.-Adrlces received by
the government late last night from
Toxic state that transports with ten thou
sand men and forty-eight field guns have
lef, sasebo TO reinforce the combined
armies OF General Kuroki and Oku on
the Lao Tung peninsula. The trans
ports are stated to be under convoy of a
Japanese squadron OF war vessels.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
Future CIlanpeS,

Postmas ster-Cieneral Payne probably will
,etire from the Cabinet after the cam
paign. He viii be succeeded by National
Chairman Cortelyou. Secretary Moody
will continue as a member OF the Cabi-
net only until the end OF the present
administration on the 4th of March next,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25

CONTINUED on Second Page,)
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-23
THE OYSTER PLAGUE.
Mussels Appear On The Oysters
After Years.

The oyster tongers, shuckers, can
ners and packers are confronted with
a difficulty so serious that it threatens
TO drive them out of business. The
growth of mussels ON the oysters got
ten from the Chesapeake Bay is the
cause of this.
The plague has appeared in Mary
land waters after lapse of fifteen
years, and the fact that the mussels
grow so thickly on the oysters at such
long periods has never been explain
ed So far prices have not been ma
terially affected, but oyster experts
say it will only be matter of time
before no price at all will be offered
for the affe3ted bivalves. The mussel
is very small, the largest being only
an inch in circumference. 1t crusts
thickly around the shell of an oyster,
especially near the mouth.
Its nature is practically the same as
the oyster, as it Absorbs its food in
the same way-by catching the bits
of animal and vegetable food from the
water as it flows by the open mouth
Thus a number of the parasitic mus
sells absorbing the same quantity of
food near the oysters mouth causes ii
60 become thin and poor from lack of
sufficient food. A bushel of oysters
with mussels growing ON them will
not contain as many of the bivalves as
a bushel without mussels, and il is
for this reason that dealers will not
pay as large prices as the oyster com
manded in former years. The para.
sites prevent the shuckers from perfor-
mering rapid work. causing them to
lose time and wages.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-23
Fairbanks ON A BIG TRIP.
SIMILAR TO THE FAMOUS
Mckinley TOUR.
Leaves Chicago Tonight For Stomp
Speaking Trip Around
The Country.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. % Senator
Fairbanks leaves Chicago tonight for
the longest stump.speaking trip the
country has seen since Mr.. McKinley's 5
famous tswing around the circle
prior TO his first nomination for the
presidency The tour of the Republi-
can vice presidential nominee will
take him TO the Pacific Coast and re-
turn and will keep him busy until
about the second week in October.
When Mr.. Fairbanks is not address
ing the voters of such towns as Big
Timber, North Yakima and Missoula
from the rear platform of his car, he
will be making talks at such centers
as st. Paul Butte. Helena, Tacoma
and San Francisco. Sundays are to
be used in making big jumps, such as
one from st. Paul to Glendive, Mont,
and another from Portland TO san
Francisco Senator j. T.. Dolliver
will take the vice presidential candi-
date out of Chicago and through TO
Portland. He may continue as far as
Omaha on the way back. Either at
Portland. San Francicso or Omaha he
will be relieved by Congressman r.
g. Cousins, of Iowa. Mr.. Fairbanks
will reach La Crosse, Wis, at O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
During The day he will travel
through southern Minnesota, making
rear platform speeches at Rushford,
Lanesborough, Spring Valley, Austin
and Albert Lea. Then he transfers to
the Burlington and speaks at Owatonna
and Fairbow, reaching st. Paul late
in the afternoon. He speaks before
che Twin Cities Republican Club to-
morrow night. On Monday the Sena-
tor will speak at Glendive, Miles
City, Forsy the and close the day with
a night meeting at Billings. On Tues
day he speaks at Big Timber, Living
ston. Bozeman and closes at Butte.
On Wednesday he is at Anaconda and
Boulder, closing at Helena. During
Thursday he makes Missoula, closing
at Spokane, Washington. Friday will
find him at North Yakima. Ellens-
burg, Ronald and Tacoma. The Ore
gon state committee is privileged to
work the candidate as seen fit on Sat
urday. reserving Saturday night for
meeting at Portland. From there he
travels to San Francisco on Sunday.
From San Francisco, the return trip
is not definitely outlined. 1t will in
clude meetings at Ogden, Carson City
and Cheyenne, and probably Denver.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-23
MARYLAND IN HISTORY
Ranks AS Twenty-Fifth In Point
of Population.

Maryland, although numbered as
among the smaller states, SAYS the
Louisville Courier Journal, ranks as
twenty fifth in point of population.
AS regards area il is still nearer the
foot of tie column, holding the TWEEN
ty-eighth place, but in historic claims
her sons yield to none when il comes
TO spreading her records as one of the
chief cornerstones of the republic.
This has been strongly exemplified
by the address of Governor Warfield,
delivered at the Worlds Fair on
Maryland Day, the l2th instant, the
anniversary of the battle of North
Point, in 1874, claimed by his Excel
lency as having turned the tide
against the triumphant British army,
saved Baltimore and virtually ended
the war. Massachusetts having no
corresponding page in her history to
boast of in that war, must rest her
claim for distinction upon her colo.
nial and revolutionary record.
But in the address referred to Gov
ernor Wariield asserts also for Mary
land services in that period which dis
close strong claims TO pre- -eminence in
the establishment of the broad prin-
ciples of republication and religious
toleration on the continent This
honor he ascribes to Cecilius Calvert.
Lord Baltimore, the founder of the
coleny, by the act of liberation of
l649, whereby liberty of conscience
was guaranteed TO the inhabitants, of
all creeds, equally, with the liberty
of person and the rights of property
secured by Magma Charta.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-23
Proposed improvements.

At the meeting of the Board of Gov.
ernor and Visitors of st. Johns Col
lege, held Wednesday night, a proposed
plat for the improvement of the col.
lege athletic grounds was submitted
by:Mr. George +. Merrill, sssuperinten.
dent for the Noel Construction Com.
pany at the Naval Academy The
idea is to take off part of the hill
back of the college and throw it into
the creek, thus making continuous
line for the athletic grounds. 1t would
greatly improve the property and vast
ly enhance its value The board ia.
vorably considered the proposition.
but is not in a position at this time
to make the improvement, which will
cost great deal of money. The plan
recommends itself to all, and if il
could be carried out. wonld greatly
beautify the college grounds