The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-30
WOULD ABOLISH
EXAMINING BOARD
Judge Williams Offers Such
Resolution in Board
Meeting
BODY NOT NEEDED
AND USELESS EXPENSE
This View Taken by Patron
Matter Revives Big Fight Be
fore Last Legislature-Prac-
tically Single Book List.


eral Samuel williams at the meeting
of the State Board of Education We'd
nesday afternoon, and at his own re-
quest was laid on the table. Ii will
come up for discussion at the Septem-
Der meeting of the board and the
debate will doubtless be warm and in
teresting.
Judge williams said after offering
the resolution that he wished the dis
eussion on 1t postponed TO allow the
people of the State time to express
their views on the matter. that the
board might be guided by them In
\. -.atever action it may take.
Comes Like Bombshell.
The resolution, which came like q
bonn bsheli. will be effective January
il it Is passed, 1t has the same object
as bill introduced during the last
session of the legislature, but which
died In committee, because of the uer-
rife fight made on II by the educa-
tors OF the State, who believe the
board OF examiners makes for pro-
gress and high standards in the
schools of Virginia and Is essential
to the educational system
Attorney General Williams said the
Board of Examiners was unnecessary
and an extravaganza. The money used
in maintaining the Board of Examin-
ers comes from the fund appropriated
Tor the primary schools.
The examiners have served Ave
years, and according to Superinten-
uent Of Public instruction Eggleston
nave rendered services of inestimable
value. Their duties are to examine the
papers of school teachers, visit the
schools and to recommend changes for
the betterment OF the school system,
During the session of the Board of
Education, which was held behind
closed doors Wednesday, several MEM
bers OF the body said they had not
understood Mr.. Williams resolution
OK Tuesday night to contemplate taxi
Ing the power OF determining the
relative value of diplomas from the
examiners AS soon as they under
stood this. they voted that the presi-
dent and secretary of the board of
examiners be made members of the
committee appointed Tuesday night to
evolve a system OF awarding certlfi-
Gates which would be equitable TO all
the private institutions In the State,
Judge Williams voted against placing
the president and secretary on the
committee.
Power Of Examiners.
superintendent Eggleston took ex-
eepuon to the newspaper statements
that Judge Williams resolution Of
tuesday night contemplated diminish
ing IN epoWer of the examiners with
regard to issuing the college and
school certificates Among them was
Superintendent OF instruction Eggles
ton. who said that the power of the
examiners was the same as before the
resolution, and that the authority to
issue the certificates still rests with
the examiners subject to the rules and
regulations of the State Board of Ed
ucation. Mr.. Eggleston said here
was no disposition on the part of the
board, as a whole. Ia change the st atus
of the examiners
/ Judge Williams, however. said his
resolution OF Tuesday night was Of
Tered Tor the purpose of getting a
fair deal for the graduates who work
Tor diplomas, and who are entitled to
know what the sheepskins are worth,
and that he thought this could be
determined better by the Board of
Education than the Board of Exam
liners.
Practically Single List.
Before adjourning the board of
education adopted what IL virtually
single list system of purchasing
school books, and adopted rule COM
| pelltng the book publishing houses to
give satisfactory bond. approved by
the governor and attorney general.
for proper execution of the contracts.
The books selected are.
English Grammar-Smith's Our
Language Grammar, for first and sec
ond years; Buehier's Modern English,
for third and fourth years.
Composition and Rhetoric--Hunt-
ington's Elements of English Com
position, for first and second years;
rs nd I.,1a hA I'D ~ H.
fourth years in cities: Lockwood and
Emerson. for third and fourth years
In counties
History OF American and English
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS History of Eng
fish and American Literature, for
counties: Longs History of English
Literature, for cities: Painters His
tory of American Literature. for
cities
So uthern Literature-Manly'
Southern Literature.
English Classics Crimson Series:
Burkes Speech on Cancellation, Ma
| caulay's Essays on Milton and Ad-
olson. Goldsmith's The Vicar of
Wakefield. Tennyson's The Princess,
Pope's Homers Had. Coleridge's The
Ancient Mariner, Shakespeare The
Merchant of Venice.
Other English Classics--No change
from DOCKS now In USE
ENGLISH ebster's
High School Dictionary. Webster's
Academic Dictionary.
General, Ancient, Medieval and
Modern Histortes-Myers.
History OF France--Montgomer
Hktory Of England-Tappan's Eng
lands Story. for first and second
years: Cheyney's History OF England,
for third and fourth years.
American History-White's School
History Of the United States, for first
and second years.
Virginia and Southern History
Curry's Southern States. Halls Half
Hours in Southern History.
Civil Govsrnmant-Forma Es-
ssnttals In Civil Government, for first
and second years; Forman's Advanced
Civics, for third and fourth years.
Economically and wicker's Prin-
ciples OF Economics.
Latin-First year Latin. no change
from books now In use. Benefits
Latin Grammar. D'Ooge's Latin Com
position. Parts 2 and s.. dunnison and
Harley's Caesar, Benefits Virgil.
D'Ooge's Cicero.
Frcnch-Cardinars French Course,
Fraser and Squair's French Gram
mar, French Texts, optional.
0erman--Joynes. Missner's German
Ara n, mar. yoyuaa wannalhnaft's Gar.