Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-09
Prof. TinsIeg, Of West Virginia,
Elected Principal 10 Succeed
Prof. Ines.
B0ARyS FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED
Finance Committees Report Shows
Balance of $95.eo, With outstand-
ing Bills of Hundreds Of Dollars.
No Business couroc-Presldent
Pickett Reelected.

Professor j. w. Tinsley, n graduate
OF the University of Virginia and un-
I'll recently northumberland
of the Bluoiield, West Va, public
schools. was last night elected by the
board of school trustees rs principal
of the High school and Central gram
mar school for the session of 1907'0S.
tbs salary was fixed ut 81 100, an in
crease of 500 over the salary here
tororc paid the principal OF these
schools.
Tho board also filled the vacancies
In the High school faculty, naming
Professor lIrownlcy Bowen. II graduate
OF llampdcn Sydney College. as
teacher of mathematics: Miss Lcvlnia
Critic, formerly OF the Roanoke High
school, rs teacher of English and
Mrs. A. G.. Pcachy, o. this city. ns
teacher OF French Miss Mary p.
Stcgcr, of Washington ID. c., was
elected to I'LL the vacancy I'm tho
teaching corp Of the grammar schools
and the following substitute teachers
were named: Misses Phillis Edwards,
Eatonia cambridge. Annie Perkins.
Mamie Clements and Mabel Sher-
man.
No Executive Session.
An effort on the part OF Mr.. w. Il.
Barrett. chairman of the committee
on rules and regulations. to have that
committees report on teachers acted
upon IN executive session met with
the disapproval of majority of the
mcmbcrs of the board Several OF
Ia.
to hold II secret session. as the Daily
Press would give the public com
plctc report of the proceedings of tho
session. The matter was not voted
upon and The committees report was
taken up in open session.
Annual Reorganization.
Tho board last night effected It's
annual reorganization, unanimously
rc.clcctlng President w T.. Pickett
and Clerk W. Lively Tabb for the en-
suing year Both officers made
shor, addresses of thanks to the
board Every mcmber was present.
Following his reelection. President
Pickett announced the standing com
mittccs for the ensuing year as fol
lows:
Rules and rcgulatlons-Barrctt,
Cooper and Hawkins.
Finance Harrison. Cooper and
Siblcy
buildings and grounds-Phillips,
Smith and Allen
No Business Course.
The rules and regulations commit
tee acting with Superintendent OIL
Schools w. c. Morton. reported to
tho board that owing to the present
crowded conditions of the Central
school building and the lack of funds
in the hands of the board 1t would
not be advisable to install business
course in the High school during the
coming session. The report was ac-
ccptcd by tho board.
Finance Committees Annual Report
The finance committee submitted the
following annual report on the boards
finances:
Receipts
Brought forward from scs-
sion l905-0G ...........s 5,59S 81
STATE iuhu -............... 9.i"3 IS
CITY fund .....-......... 23,533 81
Total available In 190G-'O7. 3S,5G5 G3
Disbursements-Stat Fund
Teachers salaries ...$ $3.50 Is
Treasurer's commission -. "a SO
City Fund
Teachers salaries .s16,iO2 "a
Rent, fuel. light, water and
insurance ............ 1857 rs
Furniture. repairs and i'm
provemcnjs ...,.... 1895 %
Stationery and supplies 49,. l.5i2 2S
Janitor's salaries ..... 1854 al
rreasurcr's commission 49,. $40 rs
Clerks salary ..... 355 co.
Maps, globes, charts, etc . ACT al
Total disbursements 80. 3S,16i 20
Balance July 81. 1907 ... 39S AZ
Warrants issued to date jill. 3O2 81,
Balance Observation-Disclosures. % G0I
Against this balance OF $500 there
are lalls ont standing amounting to-
approximately $500 and about sl,7O0I
worth of supplies have just bren or
dercd.
On recommendation of Superin-
tondent Morton the board elected the
following colorcd substitute teachers:
Mary Taliaicrro, Isabella Taylor and