The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-22

WILL HAVE ANOTHER HEARING
Other contcsting Towns and
Cities Desire to Make Their
Wishes Known.

There was good deal OF oratory on
| the subject of the location OF one: OF the
proposed Normal Schools in, ridewater.
| Va, before Joint meeting of.tte Com
mittees on Education last night but
no final action was taken. Members rep
resenting other sections Joined in a re-
| quest to be heard later on. and this will
be acceded to.
| A large number of gentlemen spoke for
both the seaside cities. and at times
there were spirited passages between the
advocates OF the two. Another meeting
will be held shortly. when the other con-
! testing cities ana towns will nbo.i heard,
but 1t looks as II there will be no more
(, Normal Schools established by this ses-
sion of the Legislature.
Speak for Newport News.
Mr. Joseph Massie. OF Newport News,
was the first speaker. lie advocated New
! port News as the ideal place, for one OF
| the schools and said his city offered oil
facilities that could be presented by any
| other city or town, and ten acres of
land in addition, The speaker dwelt upon
| the fact that 1t would be agreeable to
the students to be located on Hampton
Roads, where the sea breezes would be
| available. He commended again, that there
| should be one of the proposed system of
| normal schools in Ttdewater, Virginia,
| and he advanced the belief that New
port News was the best site of all those
| proposed.
Hon. T. p. Stearns advocated Newport
News, and he was followed by Mr.. j. A.
! Wilfet. who laid great stress upon health
| conditions and the cool breezes coming
| from the ocean. 98 ~ 81.
Police Justice j. D. c.. Brown spoke
| for Newport News, and earnestly asked
that his city be given one of the pro-
posed schools. ~
City Auditor John w. Reed spoke
| briefly in support of Newport News, and
asked for one of the schools.
Jones both spoke for Newport News,
| and appealed to the. committee to. favor
| their city.
Delegate Barrett made brief speech
| for his homo city. and took a Few good
natured cracks at Norfolk. which is one
! of the chief competitors Of Newport
| News for the honor.
| Senator Fulton called attention to the
! fact that Radford Front Royal. Fred
ericksburg. Harrisonburg, culpeper and
other places desired to be heard, and
NIessrs. Slaughter, of Culpeper; Rogers,
| OF Rockingham; Swift. of Fredericks-
burg; w Villains, jof Giles; Royal. OF Taze-
well. and Old, of Norfolk. conquered in
the view. of the senator from Warren.
Rabbi Cohen Talks .yi
1 Rabbi Cohen spoke warmly for Nor
folk and his remarks were very happy.
4 He was of the opinion that Norfolk was
the ideal place, for one Of the normal
schools. II any should be established In
Tidewater Virginia. u ~
The speaker commended that intellec-
tually, morally and for many other rea-
sons Norfolk was the logical 'plhc3 in
Tdewater for one. of the system Of PRO
| posed schools
Before Rabbi Cohen concluded his re-
markss there was a sharp passage be-
| tween him and Delegate Barrett, the
latter, presenting In strong language an
alleged interview with the former in a
neRspaper CONCERNING the pepple, Of New e.wy
port sNaws.
Superintendent Of Schools Doble, Of
Norfolk, spoke briefly for his city, and
| he expressed the belief that one OF tho
proposed schools should be located there.
The hearing closed at 10 o'clock, and no
action was taken.