The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-14
EDUCATORS FORM
A COUNTY BOARD
R. G. Hewitt, B. T. Crump, H. A.
HagIer and J. M. Davidson
|. w. M'AD0RY, CHAIRMAN
viii Have Full Charge of County
Schools and Dlstrlcts-A Trustees
Association Formed With Cham
bers McAdory as President.

At meeting Of the school trustees of
Jeffersn county held yesterday in the
county court house r. G, Hewitt, of Bir-
mingham; H. A. Haglar, of Warrior; B.
F. Crump, of Brighton and J. NJ. David
son, of Smithheld, were elected county
board of education. Prof. l. w. McAdory,
county superintendent of education, is an
ex-officio member and chairman of the
board. The men elected will serve for
four years, and will have entire control
OF the public schools of the county.
r. g. Hewitt, B. f. Crump and II. A.
Hagler were elected on the first ballot,
receiving a. 80 and "a votes respectively.
After the first nomination Jerry Fountain
withdrew In favor of Davidson, who was
nomination were r. H. Hendon, OF Truss
Vile; P. G. Smith, OF Coalburg; jerry
Fountain, of Bessemer; j. f. Edwards,
of Wylam; and E. P. Hogan, of Howard
College.
Several hours before the meeting the
trustees gathered in the court house and
discussed the various candidates, and
bred and thirteen district chairmen were
present Prof. McAdory was elected
chairman of the meeting and ]. M. Dew
berry. secretary.
Mr.. Gunnels Speaks.
During the interval in which the tellers
were counting the ballots Mr.. H. C.
Gunnells, chief clerk of the department
of education, addressed the assembly. He
outlined the purposes of the new board,
and fully explained the redistricting
law He then offered to answer any ques
lions that the chairmen might be doubt.
full about.
He was asked IL school children could
be transferred from their own district
school to one in another district that
was nearer He explained that the law
did not provide for that. and it was one
of the questions that would be determin-
ed by the county board. Under the new
law no child should be more than two
and one-half miles from a school house,
and that If any district is without a
school house the people should raise the
money and build one. He explained the
qualifications and duties of the district
trustee He must be freeholder and a
householder and must be able to read
and write English.
Mr.. Gunnells congratulated Jefferson
county for the interest taken in educa-
ton and for assembling so large a body
Of trustees, a number of whom had to
come some distance at their own ex-
pense
Duties of the New Board.
The duties of the county board of edu-
cation will be to make regulations for the
control of the 147 districts in the coun-
ty; to fix the salaries Of the teachers,
and to approve or reject their nominal
ton which are made by the trustees
of each district The board will also have
power to change the boundaries of the
! districts, or in other words they will
have full control Nof all the county
schools and districts. He spoke of the
splendid results of the new law In Bald
win and Escambia counties where 1t had
been tried, and said that he felt sure
It would accomplish the same results in
this county The address was heartily
! applauded by all the members.
Trustees Association Formed.
| While the telers were counting the
votes cast on the second ballot. Prof.
McAdory suggested that a trustees asso-
citation be formed. The idea met with
the approval of the trustees, and 1t was
decided to hold the election Of officers.