The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-09
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Papers Of Over 1900 Applicants
Being Examined At De 4 a
parttr1ent Of Education VI
Ben EF,Ta SUMMER INSTITUTES
This Is Shown in Increased 3 y s'sstl.
Number 81 Applicants and .
Improvement in Papers. &

|39%The State Board OF Examiners 6ls Very
btsy III the Office 81 Superintendent of
Public Instruction Eggleston h looking ovori
1.-The examination papers Of the vast army
| 81 applicants for positions IN the public
schools Of the State. There are boz
applicants, and 50 far us "A tn looking
over8of the papers has already gone. Me-.
EKEleston says there is a far greater
percentage OF successful candidates than
tAerc was IN the May examination. 70
attributes this to the fact that a great
many teachers attended the summer IN :
stitutesa showing, for example, that out
, 81 517Q who attended the 4 Emory Inst u
t,lte,Iil4 40 took the examination, and only
i've failed to get cert fcates e. .F558 "A
There has been some little talk about
tin fact q hat a large number Of applll =
cunts In the earlier exnmnntio on ffailed y ~
secure first grade certiflca tes; but. this
Il explained Blythe fact that the majority
OF them were new applicants and did not
try for first grade certiica ties, seeking
only certificates Of tho second or third
grades. iH5 "
8s'l'rhe board complains that some Of the
counties returned their papers Il In very5
bad shape. which will delay their work
longer than was at Il first expected. The
two weeks. II Is lssj n Is. 5}553
New Experiment Station.
The State Board Of Agriculture and
Emigration is scheduled 70 meet n /. this
city on Tuesday. the 14tl, Instant. here
Will be several Important questions to-
come zip for decision N one OF the most.
Important being the establishment OF an
experiment station near n orfolk The
Underwater people are very anxiou g d to
have an experiment station esta blished
iny their section, and 1t Is very TX ely
that the board will defer to heir WI shes.
especially as there ls generally felt to
be a great. need for, such a station In the
greatest trucking section Of the State
n Labor Day Pro larr1ation.
III Monday, September Sd, has been deslg--%$
mated as Labor Day BY Governor; Swan
I son In Ills annual proclamation, which
was Issued from the Office yesterday. The
proclamation reads as follows: II
3,3s. Commonwealth OF Virginia,
S5s 53 sSS Governor s. Office.
A5 .g} MI 5 Richmond August 8. u 006. s3i58
II "A BPROCLANATION.s Aux III
BY the Governor. Il
Whereas the General Assembly OF
Virginia has enacted that the first
# Monday in 8 eptember % each year.
known as Labor Day, shall be o
Now, therefore, !. Claude AZ Swan !.
4 dlrect.that Monday september.s !, 1905.
80 be- regularly ODSeTPeus uSs u bllOlludy ny
the State officials. as provided by law
Vi and do recommend that. all citizens
4 Of Virginia., as far as possible, OBJ
4 serve said day as o hel iday. and tina
a every opportunity be given those who 5s
rs toll and labor to assemble and enjoy 8
y the EdayS as one OF recreatio on, and pay
tribute to the worth and dignity Of
4 labor. 8 q. " sal rs. .
\ seal OF the Commonwealth, at Rich
IL mond v this tho 9Th day OF August, IN
@s the year OF our Lord one thousand 5s
III nine hundred and six and In theron
De- hundred and thirty-hrst year Of the
Commonwealth. ..i5
~ Governor Of Virginia.
S8s BY the Governor. a IA ga
S53 D. @. Eggleston. Il ss 5S
rs Secretary OF the Commonwealth
Requisition for Ruffin.
u Requisition papers were sent yesterday
to Winton. Hertford county, n. g, for
Jesse Ruffln, colored 3 who is wanted In
Prince Ed ward county on the charge OF
robbng and numbering an r g1isllman at
,Iuggle's Two OF the principals are now
in jail at Farmville. stiss 81
Contracts for Fuel.
Colonel richardson. Register OF the
Land n ONCE. has awarded contracts to
furnish coal for the state Gapar tments
for the year beginning septem Der ! oo6,
and ending September ], Il 1907, to the
White Oak Coal Company, and the con-
tract to furnish wood for said depart
ments for the same period to Nelson and
Ladd. III 4sS3 II * 3s ss