The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-23
FIRM ACTION.
Recommends Removal of Nc Gilvray
and Condemns Thomas.

At about 6 p. NJ. the Board again
took up the Investigation and action on
the report Of the committee. which had
been prepared by Messrs. Anderson. West
the chair, and as soon as the object Of
the meeting had been stated the Board
got down to business. Major VIII;
liam Anderson, Attorney IN S General r.s,nh
committee appointed at the last SEES
sion of the state Board Of Education TO
ascertain and report whether there was
any additional evidence obtaina Die when men
would throw light upon the investigation
begun by this board on he 2'th ultimo..
bcgs leave 10 submit the following report:
Upon careful consideration OF t the ora,
the the s le1shi report typewritten5
copy OF which will be filed II, the Office
of the superintendent Of pubIfc instruc
the following findings.
"l. That j !. P. Thomas has been the priil-
c'pal OF the Richmond High School from
1898 to the present time. and that !. a;
and still is the second clerk to the super
in,endent OF public instruction. a. trusted
assistant Of the flrst clerk Of the super 81 pe'.'-5
80 That BY section lA72 OF the Code OF
Virginia. all school officers and teachers
are prohibited under the penalty therein
terest. directly or Indirectly. IN supplying
books, maps, schools furniture or appa-e
ratus to the public schools OF the State.
n1ars az az board has
never In any way knowingly authorized
or sanctioned tn esupplyng to the public I
schools Of Virginia OF any school register
In which said Thomas or said MeGllvray,
or either Of them was Interested
"3 That said Board OF Education IN 1888
made contract with the James ~ GoGde
succeeded IN 1900 by the J. Il. Hill Print
ing Company for furnishing register Tor
Virginia public schools. and that at n ayo,
with the J. L. Hill Printing Company To
supply school registers to the several
school districts OF Virginia.
a. That said J. p. Thomas was dur
Ina all said years secretly Interested In.
said register as the real owner or one
OF the owners thereof; and that said :.
A. Nc GlIvray was during the same period
secretly and financially Interested In
said regIster; that said Thomas realized
net profit OF about 81 cento upon each
register sold, which was shared from
time to time with said McGlivray IN
proportions satisfactory to them, and
that alIsthese facts were concealed and
Withheld by the said Thomas and Nc,
GIlvray from the State Board Of sEduca-
tIon.
'.Conclusons-1. IT Is therefore resolved,
That 1t Is tho sense OF this board that
said J. A.. McGilyray. second clerk IN /, the
guilty OF exceedingly reprehensible con.
duct In connection with the matters and
transactions above rectted. and should pc
at once removed from office by the SUI
perintendent OF public instruction, who Is
vested by law with the power Of such
removal certainly with the consent and
approval of this board, which are hereby
given.
"Severest Combinations.
u & rare I'd Il 4 / + +, 3
80 That the conduct OF Julian ?.
Thomas In connection with the above mat
tiers deserves the severest condemnation,
and that, while the board has no jurlsdic-
ton over him. 1t deems 1t its duty to act Y
with reference 10 the contract made with
the j. L. Hill Printing Company IN August.
1901: that although the contract was made
in the name OF the J, l.. Hill Printing
Company, said Thomas was really Sc
cretly the chief party insinterest. and that
], "A. STcGilvray was also secretly inter-
ested therein; that the fact that said
them, were Interested In said register
was well known to the J. l.. Hill Print-
ing Company, but that there was no evil
dence before US to show that the J. y:
Hill Printing Company knew that snlu
contract was unauthorized or unlawful,
and that this board authorized said con.
tract to DO made in absolute ignorance OF
withheld from the State Board Of Educa-
ton by the said Thomas and McGiivray. Il
DIT Is, therefore, further resolved BY
the State Board OF Education, That tho
said contract with the J. L. Hill Print
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