The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-05
BOARD MAKES
MANY CHANGES. !
Shaking Up" Among the Divi-
sion School Superin-
tendents.
NEW e: Y i MAN WINS WINS IN HENRIco i:
DARK Horse" Leads il, Nelson.
Some ConsolidationsList
Not Complete
NEW MAN WINS IN HENRIC0
DARK Horse" Leads il, Nelson.

The State Board OF Education after a
long session last night. announced the ap-
pointment OF eighty-six division school
superintendcnts, twenty-five OF whom
were new men.
The other counties and cities " ere pass
ed BY until May 23d. when the contests.
IL In them will be taken up and disposed OF.
While there are but twenty-five new
superintendents. there are many surprises
contained In the list.
The board made but few consolldatIons
and In each OF these cases, incunlbents
were elected. Accomac and Northamp-
ton were thrown together and Mr.. G. G..
Joynes. OF the former county, was made
superintendent Mr.. S Wilkins, the In
cumbent In Northampton. was not a can
didate. Goochland had a bitter facuonal
: fight on and the board threw the county
with Cumberland and made MIR. Chas.
w Dickinson. OF Cumberland, the super
intendcnt. King and Queen and King
& William were merged and Mr.. John Mer-
Ger Garnctt, OF the former. made super
lntendent. Mr.. Joseph IL Gwathmcy,
superintendent Of King William. wrote
4 personal letter withdrawing and endorsing
Mr.. Garnett. Stafford and King George
were thrown together and Mr.. James
Ashby, OF Stafford, was made superin-
tendent.
The only other consolidation was that
\ OF Clark, Frederick and the city OF Win
chester. Mr.. NJ NJ. Lynch. superintend-
ent OF Winchester. was elected
Mr.. Harris Beats Both.
In Nelson county there was a hot con-
test between the incumbent. Mr.. w. c.
Fitzpatrick and Mr.. B NJ. WALES. "A
~ sJ,r bor co,ig tn, tha
son Of Hon, Henry Tate Harris. twice a
member OF the House Of Delegates and
man OF fine educational attainments.
Mr. Harris is an NJ. A. and a B. l.. OF
the University Of Virginia and is consid-
cred man OF fine ability.
In Henrico county there was similar
.shake up" Superintendent j, X. Fus-g
sell, who has held the office for many
years was backed by powerful political
influence but the honor went to Mr..
jackson Davis, young man of splendid
educational ability Mr.. Davis is
graduate OF William and Mary College
ana has recently taken a course at the
Columbia University, OF New York. He s
ainephew OF Mr.. Jackson Guy, OF this
city,
Members OF the board stated that thej
never had any intention Of withholding
the names of those elected from the public
and they said the only requests they had
had on the subject were from members
OF the Education Association shortly to
meet here Tho members present were DR..
Joseph w southall, DR. Lyon G.. Tyler
Professor w, A. Bowles, DR.. Charles w.
Kent, Attorney General Wa, Anderson
and Superintendent z. G.. Glass
rhe Governor has beon detained from
|. all the recent meetings by serious Illness
and the other member, Mr.. john T. West,
was also absent. Messrs, Glass and West
have no vote on the election Of school
officers. The members have shown the
deepest interest in the matter Of choosing
superintendents and in many instances
5 have dlsregarded political endorsements
and elected men who were not appll llcants.
The List in Full.
& The full list Of superIntendents SO far
as they have been chosen is as follows,
the incumbents being indicated by an
asterisk;
AccoHac and Northampton, 9. G.
Assanars AAlssnsaGlG ssssRfs VI sFf; BALDWIN
AmSersst. At'YIsast .ss's & L. S Scott III
& ApPomaltox, ! j, / Z, Ma Ma,nnah. i
Rath h,oyf hay' oxry Wi s cB4eakarldgo. Mhsfs;
hFuaswlak. hhEs's5; K. II t.. NHl' J; valentine ,t
RHebIngVham T,ebn gVaa 81 jaPes b atsclusy:y ailwyman'
Campbell, Walter Lee CARRIER. Us
Caroline, John MAshington.
Charles CITY, E. g. Harrison. 4i$5
Chesterneld, w. "A. Blankingsship.
Clarke Frederick and Winchester. NJ,
&C Grais. III Nv W. o, Martin. y, !,
Cumberland and Goochland, y Charles w.
49ieaiiinia Danyiie, william Holmes Davis,
u DIckenson, Nv. "A. Dyer. al I, 3
DlnWiddie, u. G.. Powell.
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