The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-26
HULvEYsOUI. FOR
SUPERINTENDENT
Announces Candidacy and Out
lines Attitude OH Issues in
Coming Campaign.
FAvoRs SINGLE BOOK O, ( !. |. $ ]
Advocates the Consolidation ls' 81
Schools itiS Districts Where
Conditions Are Favorable. s

eTro,n our Regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, y. G., March 25'-P e
Sfessor George H lIuvey Of fsock'n n nam =
county, announces to-day to the SL,e1lp'o-
cratic voterseof Virginia his his cano.uaes
for tic Demo Cratic nomination Tor st :, =
BSli,er1tcrdent; OF Public instructor. h go
letter s. as follows i, a "
no Tho ] 8tmocrntic Voters or virgin .l..
II hereby announce my candidacy LOT t ~.
Democratic nomination Tor state S. ,p...
&intendent of Public Instruction. ~ Holi,s
so feel 1t due YOU rs well as go
that l should say few WORDS WIN t re.,
crence to myself and to define my posi-.
ton on what seen, to mo to be the most
important school issues before u.s. = ~, uis
duty is rendered the more imperative W.
cause my pr:,c.. duties will not per ~ y
me to make a close canvass OF tne 0. EHl
MuchEfYet to be Done.
Nv education began In the small schoo!s
around my home, was continued l IN VIZ" "
is now 4 the Augusta Military A cauei'iS,
and was completed at the Universslt , ~
Virginia. Since leaving the iatteI ms,
tuition my cntiro life has been H deYote sl
"a school work, either as teacher or as a..
n sunerintenlent$o of schools. Growing up
as + did in; the old Tenth Legion OF De-
mocracy. enlisted in her "a KS, an any q
have never wavered in my ale glance 70
her standard. {6 ,
Every obseryant school worker LOOKS LOOKS
With some degree Of pride upon tne pr =,
gress already made by our state system s, =
Of educat ion. Rising as 1T did on y tfie
ruins OF demonstrating war. It has grad
fuallv grown In strength and efficiency,
until in many aspects com pa.r % s.
vorab,y with'Eolder and more richiy en-
dowed sSstenlsI It has EXTENDED lts5 IN ", !.
fuences to mountalnous and sparselyT sc, set-
tied sections, and brought the blessings
arising from a very primary &c uca ton To-
many formerly neglected homes. The evil
dences Of progress should be very graf
flying to every true Vrginian, yet ~ .1s
apparent that much yet remains TO be
done. ~; s3 ss5 s4S}sg ls S3t ss$
Prominent Defects in System.
Partly through our eagerness to make
haste and partly for want of sufii cient
experience in5 handling q public school
system, we have too greatly mul ttplied
the number of small rural schools. This
has resulted I'm small salaries and short
terms, and cons equenty In many ineff-f
F cient cheers. RAs the stream 3 not
rise higher thanfthc foun tain.5so the pupil
seldom rlses,stS tile level OF his eacher,@
and 4consequently we are constantly de-,
!, generating In teaching talent. Again.
while many OF Our teachers 4. thrcug a
shirt OF self-sarriGcc. have ;he aon, yet,
very tlnailyAothers have soug hts more lu-,
gcrative, feeds of scmplo yment. u TO restore
this liGriilnlsa nd 10 give fou r schools
an impetus 4 Sisa isnpiain hat we
9iaust have n Greg inon eH orr faWerRschoo OILS.
More money! Witi1f the present unber5 Of
aschooH. will; secure Better teachers. but
1t will still leave with US all the evils
Incident 4 to 5lingrade ds5 schools.,ssIt seems
Mott ton ~ III f0ro lost nfh n l..
terna tive and 4 reduce the number of
schools. Hence advocate the plan Of
consolidation. d ID
Ssl G ofisolidation:
n AS Il have discussed this plan iii Rich
Ismond, Petersburg and other important
places, and written upon yin the Nir-$
ginia School Journal, 1t is not necessary
that I 4 should discuss 1T in5Sdetail. here.
j have been putting j tttota practical test
\ iii (, my own county, and BY It have
| brought the advantages OF thoroughly
graded schools to hundreds who could
not hitherto enjoy those advantages. Il
do not, therefore, hesitate to recommend
it where conditions are favorable; but
VIC must not lose sight Of the fact that
tho physical conditions8of# community
where it is to be introduced are to be
considered first, and that the assent Of
those affected must be secured first.
The transportation by the State of
Pupils to tho consolidated schools Is an
auxiliary to consolidation, and can be
used to great advantage \ some 4 sec
lions. This, like consolidation must, In
our billy and broken country be left to
1.-THE good Judgment of local officials ana
| patrons.
Advocates the Single List.
The single and multiple list Of text.
books seems destined 5to play q pr e;rll-
ltnent bart$in the approaching campaign
and j regard 1t as an import mt issue.
Unlimited space i cannot elaborate my
views on this subject, but most Of our3
| school people know that was one or sile
| first and most earnest advocates OF Sle
single list with such notifications as are
| necessary for cities and larger WINS.
IN q d conservative estimate there are
about one million dollars spent for school
| books I'M Virginia every four years. -
years ago we were Offered third or
ffthe multiple istS,as adopted { It Were
made single list. The saving that Would
result from the single list, togethe r Win
The expense and Inconvenience Of those
1 changing their residence from one county
i "a another, caused by the l;'plef list
/ is too great 10 be ignored. y,
Hoping that II have made my po ,s,
4 clear, and fthatI have mel tller4 eyaded Or
1 7mystiAed any Issue Involved submit % 2?
IN cause 70 the Democratic voters. OF the
i old 8Commonwcal It'll. 54S$ 81 !, "a
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