The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-22
GROSS MISTAKE,
SAYS GOVERNOR
All State Institutions
Will Report.
AND NOT ONE OBJECTS
Chief Justice Clark and State Super
intendent JoYner Were Quoted
When They Had Not Made
any Statement What
ever

Several morning newspapers IN TINS
State. and one morning newspaper in
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III 'i'Oi' ISSUES VI .
published statements to the effect
that there was serious objection on
the part of at least one public insti-
tution the Greensboro state Normal
and Industrial College. TO beinb eX-
anoined IN, the state BOARD of Indus
trial improvements. and that the head
of this institution had written several
persOus among them being Chief JUS
rice Walter Clark and state Superiu-
tendent J. Y. JOINER, protesting
against thc '.tuconyenience of making
tI7o ,oTo,t raouired and threatening
.. contest 1niess the Board reCeded
from its demand"
Governor eileen stated yesterday
that this statement was grossly inCor-
reel. after his attention had been cali
ed TO the publications. The Governor
said the reports sent to these papers
by their Raleigh correspondent con-
tanned the statement that the heads
several state Institutions had refused
to comply with the request of the
Poard of Internal improvements in
fIlifrc ont tho blanks sent them, and
tbat the head of one had written to
chief Justice Clark and State Super
intendent Joyner, to ascertain wheth-
a. TIE poaru mad the right to inter-
ferp with his institution. Governor
C,Iepn said he had received no official
infnrn,ation of that sort. but on the
ntba, band a director of the State
Normal had informed him that the
REPORTS published i'm these papers were
absolutely without foundation, ana
had a tendency to injure that noble
institution. This director also in
formed the Governor that the report
which he desired had already been
nrepared by President Chas. ID. MCIVsr
nf the Normal. and that the report
had been approved by the Executive
Committee of that college. 1t would
have been completed and in the hands
of the Governor except for the Criu-
cal Illness of a member of DR.. MCIVer s
family. The Governor continued that
these reports made it possible for him
To get i'm close touch with the various
state Institutions, to find out their
needs and deficiencies, if any, so that
he might bring all these matters rpe-
,,nesibIe Governor Glenn, concluding,
stated that there has been no protest
50 far as he knows against answer
ing the questions sent out by the
board of Internal improvements, and
that they would be answered i'll the
same shirt i'm which they were sent
out
Statement From DR.. NcIver
In a conversation over the phone
with A reporter Of The News and OBJ
server. President McIver said last
night that he had written to no one
about the matter, nor had he even
thought of doing so. a report OF ms
institution was made out the day FOL
lowing the receipt of the question, and
DT McIyer held this report until Sat
urdav when it was unanimously up
proved by the Executive oIiilli! .l,T,
of the State Normal and Industrial
College. DR.. McIver.said the publiSAeu
statements were so absurd he could
not imagine their origin.
What Judge Clark Says.
Chief Justice Walter Clark sald lnaI
he had not received a letter from IT I
Newer ana ihal ne Ildu ma" - l., -.
ment to no one in regard to the raw Jaw.
requiring state institutions 10 IePoiI
to the Board of Internal Improve
ments.
state superintendent Joyner IS ou'
of the city, but his chief clerk tapt,
Duckett, said that MT. Joy Inl' a'i
received no letter from Dr' MclNH
relating TO TINS matter.
The State Board of Internal I'M
proVements, consisting or the Govern
or. ex-officio. president h. {. Beck
with and r. A. Morrow, Directors ana
Jas. d. Glenn, EX-otficlo' secretary
held meeting IN lhe FoN-