The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-22
l|ST|S
FULLY ASSURED J / ! {. D
State Board is Practically IMAM
1nous for New System Of
Adoption.
ISSUE I :; i DEFEATED GLASS
All Recognized the Splendid
Work Of the Lynchburg
Educator.

5S he defeat OF superintendent u. q. H
Class, q Lynchburg, for 10 -electon
to membership on the state Board
Of Education ana the III election !, of S
Messrs.S Lynch and McChesney, two IL
strong advocates or the single book
list absolutely assures the adoption
of that principle when the ethod OF
choosing TEXT books agar, comes be-
fore the board .s II
Ihc membership OF the body us at
present constituted Is MS fol1ows; M
Governor Claude a.. SWANSON, SUPER
55i int ]. =. 15gglcston, y r, Attor-
ney- tftral w. A.sAnderson, Dr.. fChas.
w. Kent, University OF Virginia. Col
ton nt'l I, n. 3 Tucker, Virginia Military
8ILn II Dr. L. Jarinan, state 10
male School Farmville; SUPERINTENDENT
NJ. M. Lynch. rrederieR county. SUPER SUPER !.
iintendentS S. r. McChcsrey, bristol city.
!, N Though Or Kent and Major Ander-
son both voted for the multiple list
! = the last adoption, they are said
to be avorable now to the single .list,
i 81 for no other reason because OF x
the definite manner n$whIch the peo-8
PIE have declared for 1t. They arc
reported to have given utterance to-
sentiments in the board meeting the
other night which leave no doubt on
itl.is subject. i5iSss gta 3s N
Issue Clearly Defined.
NC In tliis view OF the matter theSvotc
will be unanimous. Governor Swanson
f:lvors the single list, and Superln-l
tendent Egg gleston made this the Lead
ling issue In his canvass for the nOmI-
tSnntlons IN ] 60 5, and won out on It with
case. NIessrs. JArman and Tucker haze
always held to this vlew,S aud Messrs.
Lynch and McChesney were chosen tile
other night after It was definitely
known that they both favored the sim
gle list. 5is53 ~ "A, iss5 y, t3
Never before was nn&fissue more
clearly defined in Virginia. and never
before did the people speak with morn.
emphasis. This was the whole cause
liof the defeat OF Mr.. Glass. Had the
able Lynchburg educator been in. favor
| OF the single book list, he would not
llnyeslost a single vote among his coll
leagues. AS 1t was, no got two. They
were those OF y T. Kent and iajor An
derson. They did4not believe Mr.. Glass
would Insist upon his views In the
i face OF tho evident sentiment OF tho
people In favorGof the single LIST. and
lthey laid great stress upon his valn-5
able work for the cause OF education
1 TO tho latter proposition all their@col-l
leagues agreed. # but the majority
thought the entire board should be In
accord on this most important queg-s
ton. g8i 81 Wa Ss
Not a Trimmer.
SS Mr. Glass Is no thing OF q politician.
He does not know how to be a trim
/ mer. His 4 bold stand and frank ut
j terances before II the eElslatiye inyesti-l
4 eating committee perhaps made soIne.
contribution to- his und ding. He said:
4 In effect that he thought he was right
4 when he voted for the rnultip list
y IIe would repeat this action II he had
4 to- 60 over 1t all again. III 5s9
:s.Af ter q hese ut terancc Mr.. Glass was
i foredoomcd to defeat " The board could
not have elected the most popufHs idol
3 in Virginia to q sea In tho body j & lie
/ declared In ADVANCE that he would
II favor the readoption OF the multiple
4 list S fi5
The mex t adoption will take place
4 during 1908, and there Is not the slight
est dou bias IT. the result. Meanwhile
II the le gislativ DEMONSTRATING committee
II will ire port strongly in favor OF tho
d sing le3 list principle III The no w adop-
d ion will be tive ms OF July J, Va 9o2.