The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-29
STATE PRESS
Must Retain School Examiners.

Educational progress during the past few
years has been constant and rapid. En-
lishtened public opinion, better school
houses, better equipment, better teachers
longer sessions. higher COURSES of study,
better sanitary conditions beautiful school
houses and school grounds, and better libra
ries arc some of the most apparent steps
of progress. III the opinion OF the teachers
and educators, as well as that of the public
generally who have come in contact with
them, TO the examiners must be given a
large share of the credit for these improve
ments. Their work is confined TO the rural
districts rather than to cities, The exam
iners have been the prime movers in the
consolidation of schools, the building of
better schoolhouscs and the employment
of higher qualined body of teachers.
During 1909 the examiners cost the State
perhaps $4,000 They raised by private sub
scription about S20j,000. and were directly
instrumental BY their influence in the cree
ton of sl.coO.c0o worth of school buildings
Any Any business , man would be siad TO employ
for S1o,eoO.-Staunton Dispatch.
The Oyster situation.
Certainly something must be done Ths
question is, what shall that something be-?
The oystermen IN convention here declared
practically unanimously against "breaking''
the Baylor Survey. But they offered no sug-
gcstion as to how the depleted. barren pub
lie rocks in James River-nearly so per cent.
OF the total-sh"ll be rchabiltated. Though
reluctant to oppose the wishes OF the oys-
termen as expressed in the Newport News
convention. and, stated apprecia ting the
tonsers feeling on this subject, the Daily
Press IS Obliged to concede that unless some
more practical and desirable solution of the
problem Is offered. the Legislature can do
no better than accept the idea Of those who
advocate changing the Baylor lines so as to
stralShten them as far as possible, and cut
out OF the reserved public domain such
grounds as have been shown to be utterly
worthless to the longer If this is done the
state can more easily and effectively police
II q n
can be cultivated and made fruitful by
| planters who VIII pay well for the priVi-
| lcgc.--Newport News Press.
The Penitentiary Situation.
| Now that the Penitentiary Board. com
| posed entirely of Richmond men, have ig-
| nored every protest and selected one of
their own number TO be the superintendent
OF inc Pententary bill has been intro
IN the future, and further providing that
| on all state boards not over two members
snall pc from any one locality. The Leslsla-
ture should go further into this matter than
SIMPLY locking The stable door at this late
date The unWarranted action OF the board
should be set aside, and tho entire board
| relieved OF further duty. The Legislature
would also do Well to thoroughly consider
the existing contract under which the con-
| Ncts are leased to the shoe factory. and
with especial reference to the prices paid,
ana tne environment by tho shoe company
| OF conNicts whose terms |expire and at what
prices No state board should be composed
entirely of men living in the place in which
ne instltution Is located and never should
| the patronage OF amy State institution be-
come TO be considered as tho pcr1uisite oil
any city town or county in which y
| chances TO be ed-Norfolk Ledger
| Dispatch.
The Economy OF The Board of Examiners
And VII the abolishing OF the board be
GOOD economy Hardly any enterprise Is
With tho efficient managers Who have di-
rected ils DEVELOPMENT Let us consider
lne s..ualloh long and seriously before vie
sa, ~. ~ I,N.rNVRmcnt upon such princ'-
Pr I uttieflnpfe il can be SHOWN that me
, poa ~, question has within the past year
' pesn ,nsltliuneh'al IN securing for tho
schools " private subscription and other
Misg = sum o. money equal in amount to
u s;tote ,e'n %elve times tho cost to the
/ ss'e,' ~ lhe board II the question is one
~ eupi'o.''S, el money speak BY all means
~ ~ W. so forward rather than backward N
tne mot& OF education. even though in i'm
med, ate results The backward step might
seem me cheaner notwithstanding News,