Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-09
STOP RUNNING SCHOOLS
ON %NSTALLMENl PLAN"
Board Seems Determined TO Keep
Expenses Within Funds Received
From State and City-Superin
dent Jenkins and Supervising JAM
tor Have Lively Row.

I
be closed for the present session Oh
Nav 81 instead Of June 10, the board
of school trustees last night III
structed the finance committee anu
the committee On buildings ana
grounds to hold IL joint meeting anu
decide upon retrenchment pollcy
for the remainder Ct the present
school term. The policy as mapped
out by the committee VIII be pre-
scented to the board AT the regular
! meeting in April and the matter Oh
shortening the school term SO as 10
reduce the expenses for the session
* held in allegiance until the commit
ttees make their report.
To Keep Out Of Debt.
| The school board seems determln-
ed to conduct the schools within
the money received from the state
! and CITY funds. This was the trend
~ nearly all of the speeches made
last night and President w. T..
tuckett struck the keynote when he
said that he was tired CT this thing
of running the city schools on the
,nstallment plan" He pointed cut
that the city council was doing every
| thing in its power 10 give the schoois
! the amount OF mopey needed and
that the board must meet the council
half way in the retrenchment policy.
This view was cCncurred in by
Messrs. Bachelor. Bivins. Christie,
Huffman and Superintendent Jenkins.
A majority of the trustees believe
that the board can reduce expenses
considerably without shortening the
! school term and such move VIII be
taken only as a last resort. However.
If il is necessary To shorten the SEES
SIGN in order for the school board TO
close the session without dehclt
the beard no doubt will close The
schools on May 81.
| Abolish Domestic Science.
In line with the retrenchment
policy adopted by the trustees, Presi-
dent Pickett gave notice that at the
rext meeting OF the board he viii OF
fer an amendment 10 the rules and
regulations abolishing the department
of domestic science. He said that he
believed this department can be done
away with without injuring the
schools. Domestic science is taught
| in only two of the High school
| MI lhlti'N "He.N
this department cost the beard per
session and Mr.. Pickett said that the
figure was about $3.50.
Owing 10 the condition Of the
board finances, il is not likely that
| very much repair WORK will be done
On the school buildings this year.
Some repairs are Necessary and the
board instructed the committee on
building and grounds 10 have the re
| pairs made as soon as possible and
not wait until the schools close. This
action was taken with a view to re-
ducing the vacation eXpe nses as much
as possible.
On the recommendation oil the
| finance committee, the board directed
the committee on building and
grounds to take an inventory CT all
materials. supplies, etc. on hand in
the schools before such time as the
board NAV be called upon To pass
upon new supplies needed. This re-
commentator also was made in line
with the retrenchment policy.
Have Lively Row.
| Just as the bcard was about To ad-
journ after a harmonious meeting.
Supt jenkins and Supervising Janitoi
,Sriley engaged in lively row of
words On the matter OF moving some
decks and the session of the board
was prolonged a half hOIrr or more.
| During the course OF the argument,
Mr.. Briley told Prof Jenkins that
the latter had told IAN untruth.
finally Supt. Jenkins said he would
prefer charges against Mr. Briley
ard the matter was referred to the
! Joint meeting Of the finance commit
tee and the committee on building
aud grounds.
The trouble began when Trustee
LEM called the attention Of the board
to an order that Supt jenkins had
given Mr.. Briley TO Move certain Of
the desks from the new building to
the Twenty-eighth street school and
&C. move other desks from the latter
school to the former Mr. LEM said
/ that the desks were Of the same size
and he could see no reason Tor max
iEg the transfer.
Supt. jenkins said that Mr. Brilcy
objected 10 moving the desks and
that he would like 20 hear the obiec-
ton. tie went on 10 say fha; Mr.
Briley bosses the principals and
teachers OF all % the schools and
that be was getting tired cf o.
Mr.. 6riiey - Heard.
Mr. Briley vas given the privilege
- the Cor. re sid thai BE- ccui6
not carry oct orders from Mr.. Icn-
kiuS " the committee On building and
grounds bad Instructed him not TO do
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