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The Board Of Education Has a
Great Task to Ac-s3
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conplish.

The State Board OF Education recon-
vened yesterday morning at 1880, with
Attorney-General Anderson. State Super
intendent southall. Mr.. w. A. Bowles,
Dr. Lyon G. Tyler and superintendents
E. c. Glass and John T. West present.
DR.. G. w. Kent came in the afternoon
and attended the session held from until
Z s o'clock. "A third session was held in
the evening, after which the board adj
Etourned until to-day.
Governor Montague was still absent.
owing to sickness.
!, Dr.. Kent arrived from Charlottesville
on the afternoon train, and Superinten-
dent West. who came In yesterday morn
ing, had to return home in the afternoon,
owing to change for the worse In the
1 condition Of sick relative.
Passing Them By.
Tho board spent practically oil Of its
time yesterday afternoon, as we'll as at
the morning session, in going over the
list OF counties and tentatively select
ing superintendent where there are no
bitter or strenuous contests Where these
are encountered they are passed by for
the present, and until the other members
OF the board can be present The board
has declined to give out the result OF
It's tentative action in the choice OF super
sintendents, contending that they have not
vet been elected. and cannot, be until
after May I'd. d, 4. @
Mr.. w. A. Bowles, one of tho mem-
bers OF the board, stated yesterday that
the hoard might not make known the re-
suit OF the elections until June LIST. When
asked for the explanation OF such
course as he Indicated, he attributed It
to the fact that 1t was desired not to
announce the results until after the May
educational campaign.
Individual Opinion.
So far as known the board has not yet
formally decided on such action. and MT.
Bowles merely expressed his own opin-
ion or belief. AS n matter OF fact, the
board does not open Its sessions to press
tho policy OF giving hearing before the
BOARD to candidates or delegations adyo-
eating or protesting against certain can
didates. These gentlemen are given every
opportunity to talk to members OF the
board individually. however The SEES
sions were open yesterday In the sense
that one might have stood In the porch
or yard and heard much o. Wy p'o-
ceedngs.
In to the night session the Board has
considered tho counties alphabetically US
far as Augusta, with the execution OF
ono or two where contests are vigorous.
All tho applications and tho testimonial
letters, petitions and endorsements IN
each case are read to the Board, these
being in some cases voluminous, IT IS q
slow and tedious business choosing the.
.r,no,., ntcndents under these conditions,
even where there are not spirited con-
tests siS
Work Retarded.
The Board was displeased yesterday
by publications In an out OF town paner.
charging that the sessions were star
chamber proceedings. and that the Hoard
sat mostly at night, and 1t WIS SAID yes
terday that an explanation and dsclairl-
err would be asked Of the paper tosether
with the name Of their informant.
with tina various absences OWING TO-
sickness, the Board Is greatly retarded
in its work, inasmuch as any action taken
must be approved by the absentees, o.
cent in cases where there is practical
lunaninity Of action,
III is said that there will be few con-
rolidations of school divisions, and that
these will be considered when the coun-
ties proposed to be consolidated are
reached in the alphabetical call. Whether
any have yet been determined on - not
positively known.
Night Session,
The night session held until II 100 o'clock,
and some progress was made with the
work, The Board got as far AZ W on
the list of superntendents, tentatively
choosing those over which there are not
sharp contests.
It was decided that the register matter
will be thoroughly investigated to-day.
Mr.. j.. D. Bggleston, Jr, has been In
.yited to he present at tho investigation,
and he has indicated his purpose to be on
hand The Board will be in session near
" all OF next week, and II has beIore
II no enylable task In the final selection
go, riv,tA n