Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-09
Utmost Secrecy IS Observed, But
Theu are Said to Have Endorsed
Candidate for Superintendent.
PROF: OUTRow PROBABLY THE MAN
Mystery Surrounding the Doinss In.
dieates That Supt. Morton Will Not
Get Boards Support, and Prof.
Lioon is Said Not to Want Job
Elimination Of Others.

Six members OF the board OF school
trustees held what they called an
informal session in the Office cf the
superintendent at the High school
building last night fer the purpose OF
discuss.Cg the matter OF endorsing
candidate for superintendent CT
schools. Some action was taken. and
a candidate to receive the end -r3e-
ment of the board probably was
agreed upon. but those attending the
meeting were pledged to secrecy and
each OF them resolutely refused 10
give out any information whatsoever
concerning the affair.
An Elimination Process.
It is known. however. thai five
names were before the body. and the
action Of the trustees in observing
such profound secrecy in regard TO
their dOings indicates pretty clearly
that Prof. w. c. Morton, the present
superintendent and the only active
candidate for the app yintment except
Col. +. w. Huffman. Il member of the
board, did not receive the endorse
ment 1t Is also known tha: Prot.
Willis 4. Jenkins candidacy was not
seriously considered in the meeting.
Further. it is known that "a letter f:Om
Prof E. S. Lyon, of Richmond was
read before the meeting, and from
what has been known for some days
concerning the attitude of Prof. Lyon
tS nj ha
members would net give him their en-
dorsement. fearing that 1t would be
thu own away upon man who would
not accept the position.
The elimination Of these three
names leaves only those of Gel. HUFF
man. the trustee. and Prof. D. 4. Dut
row. principal Ct the High and Central
graded schools. From remarks made
by trustees before and sine" the
gathering las night, it can be stated
with fair degree Of certainty that
Col. Huffman is not the lucky man.
Only Prof. Dutrow Left.
This leaves Prof. Dutrcw. Since
the agitation in regard to the superin-
appointment has been going
en-. Prof. Dutrow has stated that he
would not oppose Superintendent Nor
ton of the latter could secure the en-
daTsement Of the board, but shat ne
would be an active candidate fer the
position OF there was a possibility of
any outsider" coming in Certain
members OF the board have stated
publicly. and one OF them is said to
have repeated il in the meeting last
night. that in the event Prof. Morton
was not to be reappOirted. PrSf. Dut-
row was the logical man for the place
Thus it seems more than probable
that abe members attending the IN
formal session" agreed TO endorse
Prof. Dutrow for the position of super
iItendent. The matter will be taken
up at the regular meeting next Tues
day night. and il is proposed 20 have
the informal endorsement made formal
and unanimous at that time.
Those Attending.
Attending the Informal session
were President Picket, and Messrs.
Harrison. LEM Cameron Sutton AMI
Batchelor. Col. Huffman and MIR.
Richardson did net attend ami the
ninth member. Mr.. c. c. Smith re-
signed some time ago and has not
attended meeting since. though his
resignation has no, been accepted
The session is said 20 have been
thoroughly harmonious from the start
to finish