Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-09

minutes will show that every good
measure that has cCme up here ana
every good measure the suptTintend-
ext had offered have voted for
| Here Superintendent jenkins inter-
rupted the speaker 10 ask him why
he had taken trouble TO 90 through
the schools. compile a report OF the
pupils on roll and those attending
school and present this Information
70 the board as be had done early IN
| the evening.
My object and purpose was 20
show tnat the enrolment IN me
scnocls Is net as large as you nave
7. III esented II, rephed me coi-nei.
4 cnanenge your statement and am
willilg TO 20 through the schools WIN
the pIesi0ent or any member 81 me
AoaId and ye1fy my figures.
, ca. Huffman figures on the en-
| Ioliment III the schcols moved thal
there we've only 1000 pupils On me
roll, Tut as his inr1rmatiOn was BE-
cured before the beginning q the
pre- sent school Germ II was IMPOSE
ole 10 maze falr comparison De-
! tween his Statement and toe reports
Il superintendent jenkins. The en-
Iollaent NV, according 10 tue Official
repC.ts, Is 3,oSS.
Who Ordered "Arm Chairs"
Gel. Humans resolnth II calling Tor
the investigator received no second
and when this matter was passed
over, the colonel anne unced ,tnat ne
had 10 knowledge OF having voted 20
ruy the ann chairs that aie in the
High school assembly ball. clerk
TaDb referred TO the minutes OF the
meeting 81 last September when The
BIDS Tor the desks were advrtiscd FOR.
While the clerk was thus Engaged,
M. Bachelor offcIed his resolution
asking that the council comm.,tees
be invited to meet with the iinance
committee of the school board TO H.
vestigate the expenditures OF the
board.
Mr.. Bachelor stated In support CT
the resolution that he thought the
council should investigate the board -
expenditures and at least Try to Prove
the charge CT extravaganza that had
been made against the board. lie
was opposed. he said, to the board
investigating Itself.
Says Committees Want investigation.
,cl. HUFFMAN opposed the resolution
on the ground that the council COM
mlttees would not make the desired
investigation, but Mr.. Bachelor stat
ed that he thought the committees
would get together on the mater. me
resolution finally was adopted, Col
Huffman alone voting against 1t.
By TIL; time, Clerk Tabb had lock
ed up the minutes of the September
| meeting and announced that there
was nothing On the minutes 10 indi'
cate that the board had authorized
the purchase OF the 'arm chairs re-
serred 10 ty the colonel. Col. HUFF
man announced that he had at least
been srbstantiated in ole charge and
that he thought he could be substan-
tiated in ell the others that he had
made either before TIE board or
through The Bully Press. While the
c. lionel was making this speech the
board adjourned at 1i:40 o'clock.
Asks About TeIepncnes.
President Pickett stated 20 The
board that two telephones had been
installed in the school without the
authorization frcm the hoaid and re-
quested that an explanation be made.
Chairman Sutton. of the committee
on buildings and grounds. said that
he was under the impression that
the board had authorized his commit
tee TO have the 'ghones installed ana
explained that by putting in these
two extra phones and tringing the
total of the phones in the schools up
T. ten the committee secured a spe-
cial rate by which the ten phones
were secured at a cheaper price tban
the eight phones formerly in use. rne
board. by a resolution. sanctioned the
action OF the committee In this mat
ter.
Supt. Jenkins made lengthy report
on the disposition OF the pupils in the
schools and when he had concluded.
President Pickett said that the super
inte0dent had made the Sest dispo-
sition of the pupils possible under the
circumstances. The report was re-
rciced and hled and "a vote OF thanks
rendered Supt. jenkins fos the satis-
factory report made.
Love Sill Condemned.
o. /. Bctchel,r moved that the
board condemn as lrauga. with grave
menace to the public schools OF the
safe. the bin Of Delegate Love
limiting the selection OF sups rim
tendcnt 10 the voters Of the district
in which be is 10 serve aud that our
scprcsc ntsivc and senator be earnest
" urged e use their votes and IN