Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-10

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had been mentioned rs candidate
J for the Office of superintendent Of
the city public schools and for that
| reason he should not have servei
as chairman of the committee which
investigate d the trouble between Sir
perintendent W. c. Morton and
Prof J. w. Tinsiey. He declared
that he had never announced his can
didacy for the Cfflce OF superinteGd-
ent. that he was not a candidate at
the time referred to. anu that this
matter never occurred to him at any
tima during the investigation. The
colonsl went on to say that he want
ed to place himself IN the prOpc.
light before the board and n asked
thai trC@tees IL any OF them RAD
heard of his candidacy before the
publications. In the papers. Mr.. Har-
rison and other Of the trustees SAID
they never had heard the colOneiS
Eame m ntioncd In connection with
the oifice of superintendent until the
statements arr1:a::cc,!. in the papers.
NC~ BSdCStGT Ct.Steo.
On the recommendation of The com
miitee on rules and regulations the
board elected Mrs Ida Hasscll as
TEACHER in the schools to III the va,
carey created by the resignation ot
Mrs. Clara NJ. Whissen.
The finance committee reported
that the board had n balance of 81
3fi.76 on hand at this time, and that
In accordance with the instructions
Of the board. the committee. had ask
cd the city c0uRcil for an appropria-
ton of $1,000 for the schools. and that
The common cOuncll hal passed Il reg
cmtion appropriating $1,000 for the
schools.
Warwick Company Gets Contract
The committee on buildings AMI
grounds r! ported that It hal award
Cd the warwick Machine Company,
OF this civ. the contract for equip
ping school buildings Nos. and !!
with step ire escapes on the COM
pany's hill of sos for the two es-
cnpes. The beard instructed this
committee to purchase the necessary
supplies for the school, during tho
coming SESSION. These supplies Will
cost cbout $4,000.
The election OF ianitors for the
schools fer the coming session.
which was postponed from last
month was continued until the Au
gust meeting. anL the present JAM
tors were bel, over until that time.
Tuition Fee Reduced.
NJ marimons vote the rules AMI
rcrn!aticpe wee so amended as TO
,.,,n tho tnitiau fec for non, resi-
dent urpijs entering tn Nigh school
$40 per sessiCn. This fee has b"eh
so a wear heretofore. y" chnns'
was mn IL in the tuition zee for tine
graded schools.
PRINCIPAL n. Y. Clarke. of colored
school No. 2 state. before the board
that PRINCIPAL !. 8. Lee, or COT
orcd ,schno' M. !. had circulated rc-
rcr.s that he tClarkrl had been re
rronc'hIn for the charges brought hv
. the board against Lee se.efai
mnnf6S ago. Prof Clarke sail thefs
remote would iniure n school ana
his influence among the patrons OF
his school and he asked that the
hoard write Principa, leo telling HIM
IN c..tst from circulating this report.
IiNo action was taken br the hoard.
tn, hoard ordered that bills aggre-
eating $3is7S be paid.
REGULAR Monthly Meeting.
The hoard held its regular month";;
meeting last night. President pncse',
being In the chair, and the toilo"m'
m.wh rs rrcsent-McsSrs' HARRISON
Thurman, Smith. Fellows. Cameron
Richardson md SrttGn-