Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-07

son as to his idea Of justice In this
community.
DR.. Hope. Captain Jones and Mr.
Willis declared that they thought the
people would be willing to accept their
word as to what really happened in
the meeting of the beard.
Mr.. A. B. Lewis, who said he ap
reared as friend OF the young wo
mau. was allowed to maze brie,
statement He said he hoped thai
the board would do the best they
could for her.
Elected New Teachers.
The decision was then arrived at ''
20 into the election Of the teach r.
and Misses Mary Lee Spencer, IDA
Curl Phillips and Mayme Morris Rowe
were chosen.
After the election of the teacher
Rev. T.. Pendle,on Jones. ID. d.. pas
tor of the Baptist church. was gwen
the privileges oi tn" floor. DIR. Jones
said he came to ask q question o'
the board. He said his child was ok
pelleJ from the Syms- Eaton academy
last March and that he was forced
TO send her to the Newport Newa
school. This cost me $40" said The
minister. land | now wish to ASH
this board whether they will allow
my child to re-enter the academy ncxi
session and reimburse me for the
money spent as the state law re
Quires."
Mr.. willis mere started to max" I
statement and DR.. Jones. shaking ms
finger at the county superintendent
said:
Mr.. Willis, you and nr" not
known to each other. personally.
81 am known 10 you. however. on
cnlly." calculated Mr.. Willis. who
closed with this remark. "PersonallH
! | do not care to know you.
At this point DR.. Hoga suggested
that Er. Jones reduce his complaint
TO writing and the board will heal
him later.
Mr.. T. II. Davis explained to the
%oard that he had boy expelled Il"
ten days last year from the acah
envy. That was in January. Mr.. pa
Wis said lie sent his boy 10 the New
| nor, News schools. which cost nm
$3.50. Il am not here to ask to
! the money back said Mr.. DAVIS
| .-but | want to know whether ! cal
send my boy to the academy mex
session In the event that desire Il
do So
MIR. Davis was told that the DO.
coul.t 7,-ry-eh:est.t-+hs~ academ!
after the expiration of the ten days
and that he can again go next session
Mr. Sims There, Too
| Mr.. John W Sims. who lives Oh
Hone street, said he appeared heior'
the board to speak Of the sanitar,
conditions around the Syms-Eata'
academy. He said that he had bee'
EtOli that some of the children hat
eaten lunches in the lavaiorfes.
| Mr.. Willis explained that If an
child ate there Il was his own faul'
That the board is doing the best
can with the means at han,l and ba
| alTeHuy Sttit't P''hs ~ t'''
fiopal room to all the schools II
the city. This conld moi he done las
lscssion on account OF the annexation
movement.
DR.. Hope said the hoard was exert
ing its efforts TO giving the peopl
of HAMPTON the best schools in IN
state and that he .hdhsht the peop'
should at least feel that the boar
is doing what II thinks best for tn
city.
During the session Mr. Willis state'
THAT little more than :ifty-siX per cen
OF the teachers in the Hampton an
county schools are graduates OF tn
Farmville Normal school and cha
lenged any county In the state u
show an equal standing. He spoke
the high standing Of the schools her
all over the state. and said that tn
Hampton schools are recognized a
being very excellent from one end
the state to the other.
Mss Spencer was highly recon-
merded for place She Is an homo
graduate Of the State Normal schcO
and was recommended by Presiien
James Of thar school. Miss Phillip
and Miss Rowe also graduated iron
the Normal school AMI brought spien
did recommendations.