Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-12
M. AAliHA.aR CHOSEN
sis, s,;i Observation-Disclosures
After Warm QIssussIan Council
Elects aI|ofasy4o !caaI 8ssss. !.
PLEA FOR EDUCATED TRUSTEE;
Mes;rs. Read, Robineon. Ford and
others Say Men in Charge Of Edu'
Erud ton OF Their Own.
Ford and

Al the JOINT ScSSlJn Oi the cry
council last niaht. Attorney y. ID.
Batchelor was elected TO the boa ID
ii school trustneE i,om the First
school district. 'OYer MIR. G. Albert
L"nZ, the vote on the first ballot
being nine 10 seven. Mr.. Batchcl~:'
succeeds MIR j. W. Allen, who re-
Gently was elected 10 the board.
but forfeited his seat by moving out
OF the First district
When Col Marvus Jones cair.l The
joint session 70 order. five members
OF the board Of aldermen and eleven
members Of TIL common council w"r,s
pre.t Mt. Following the reading OF
the crH for the meeting by City Clerk
HudSins, . Councilman Cox nominated
Mr.. LcnZ for election TO the school
board Councilman Focd nominated
Mr.. Baichelor. Mr.. kullem moved
that he nominations be closed.
wiich motion prevailed after more
than hall hour had been consumed
in general discussion OF the DUAL.
ifiicaiions member of the school
boarI should posses, and the city
school system and the school board
In general. the vote Oh The two
candidates then was taken. the bal
lCting resulting as follows: For
Batchelor-Bollins. l.. S. LAWS. Ford.
Harris. y. s. Jones. ReaG. Robinson.
West and Col! Marquis Jones. For
Lcnz-Cheadle. Christie. Cox. Ketch-
UNI. Wallace and Weston
Alderman Robinson opened the dis
cussi0n with one of his chararteri.,
tic fiery speeches in favor OF Mr..
Bachelor. He declared that the
board needed al attorney to pas;
svfDn legal mttters that are con-
stantly confronting the trustees ana
that besides the council should select
the more highly educated citizens for
school trustees Mr. Cheadle maze
brief talk. Saying that Mr.. Batch
elOr had TO children and that he
favOrel MIR. LEM for the position -
cause he had children in the schools.
"oid Hayseeds" Could Do Better.
After announcing that he had not
intended TO take any active part in
the discuss on, Mir. Christie made j
lengthy speech in support of Mr..
Lenz's candidacy. He sale that. this
cry Of "uneducatsd men made him
tired. He. said that there were too
many rev departments introduced in
the schools by former members who
were attorneys and that he opposed
the election Of another attorney. Con-
ii1uing. he declared that school
b,arI composed of "Old haysced5'
rom the back country could con-
mich better than they had hereto
fore been conducted. Following this
statement, the speaker launched into
an attack upon the school board and
the school system.
Alderman L. s. Davis followed Mr..
Christie and stated that he knew
that the city schools were in worse
at this tine than they have
been since the incorporation of the
city and that the schools bal been
going backward for two years or
more He spoke briefly in support
Va ts0tNhNsoi
Newport News Stands Alone.
Alderman Read stated that New
port News stood alone among the
cities of the state in Rot having the
best educated men Of the c1mmnni'y
On the school board. Councilman
W st made a brief talk along the
same hre:.,
Councilman Wallace made short
attack upon the present school board
and the matter in which /; had con-
Quoted the affairs Of the city schools.
saying in substance tina, the depart
ments CT domestic science. sewing.
manual training. etc. were tom
fcolcry anG a waste Of money.
Councilmen Harris and Ford said
the council had no right 10 attack
the school beard for the manner in
which Ii had conducted its business.
hat The trustees were creatures rf
the council. but that the council hal
absolutely nothing to 60 with the
board sad the vav IL transacted r.;
business. MIR. Fo-d went on &" saw
,haf tho school trustees saouli see
college brei men who would ace -
II that the teaching corps was good
and that the school system vas pro-
rcrly conducted.