Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-26
Elssalhe Session Last Might Ended
Before Business Had Deen
Completed.
CLAIMS OF JENKINS PRESSED
Local Delegation Goes to Riehme"d
and Sees Members of soard-Re-
port That worrell Has Resigned
No Chance of Cutting or superin-
t<ndsnt's Salary.

No information as 10 whether or nor
tha state board OF education VIII need
tue auneals which have been made Tor
the appointment of Prof. Wills a.
Jenkins as superintendent OF schoois
for this city could be obtained 'as'
night According TO a special dispatch
received from Richmond after MID
n,.ht the board adjourned AFTER
snirites executive session. with the
announcement that business concern.
ins appointments not YET niiea
ha,. not been completed. No,h-
,uy further will be given out. II Is s''id'
until the beard has. finished up It's
work. 40.
In Richmond yesterday II was stat
"a that prof u. L. Worrell. OF Nor
folk. who was appointed super'h'ehu.
ent for this city at the meeting ias'
week. had rendered his resignation
,rhis was not an Official announcement,
however, and It is believed that II any
action alcng this line was taken py
Mr.. worrell II was of a tentative ma
fure. in order 10 give the board d
free reign to do as 1t sees ut in the
matter.
Local Delegation Goes Up.
A delegation from this city went "
edmond yesterday TO support the ap-
pncation of Prof. jenkins. In the par
~ were Messrs. W. E. Pickett. CHAR
man, and o. d. Bachelor and G. V.
Sutton. OF the local school board;
Messrs. NJ. II. Lash, F.. L. Cunning
ham, ]. w. Davis, r. w. Perkins, T.
~ Milstead, c. ID. West. J. ID. L.
Brown. f. J. Patton. L. r.. Boiling, c.
4. helms and W. B. Livezey.
Members OF the delegation saw GOV
ernor Swanson. Mr.. Egg;eston and MT.
.]arman. and strongly urged these gen
tlemen to use their influence and cast
their votes as members OF the board
for Prof. Jenkins.
Some Of the members CT the party
advocated Prof. ID. A. Dutrow. princi-
pai OF the High school. for the super
intendency In the event Prof. Jenkins
could not be elected.
No Chance Of Cutting Salary.
There has been some talk TO the
effect that In the event Prof Worrell
comes here as superintendent. the city
council will cut of the appropriation
OF $1,000 made by the council this
year. according TO custom. to supple
ment the salary of the superintendent
Of schools
President ID. s. Jones OF the com
mon council, said last night that such
talk was mere fool.shnsss and that u
such thing were attempted 1t woulo
be impossible to get it through the
council. He went on to say that II
would require about eleven votes to
reconsider the ordinance making the
appropriation. and that be was certain
lat a sufficient number OF members
would oppose such a step TO BLOCK
the movement.
y Mr.. Jones further stated that unit IS
the ordinance making the apprSpria-
ton IL recoasidered before the term ol
the superintendent begins. or in about
q week. II would be impossible for
The council or anybody else 10 pre-
vent the superintendent. whoever he
mag be. drawing the $1,000 a veal
from the city. as the salary cannot
be changed during e term of once
Mr.. Jones believes hat the State
board adopted wise method OF soiv
in~ the problem here by bringing In :
good outside man.