The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
EXAMINING BOARD
is DISCONTINUED
Work of School Inspection to BE
Directed by Educational
DePartmept.
TWO EXAMINERS RETAINED
Other Two Work Elsewhere.
Detail Matters OF State
Education Board.
TWO EXAMINERS RETAINED

by unanimous vote the State Boa ri
OF Education yesterday decided to dis
continue the State Board Of Examin-
ers after September of this year 1t
was felt that Tie work of examining
teachers and OF inspecting schools can
DO done more effectively ana with half
the cost by ndministrat lon from the Of
ice Of the Department OF Public In
struction in this city. under tho new
plans worked out by the dcpar tment's
officials
~ was announced after the meeting
mat Examiners Oscar L. Shawmake
now OF petersburg. and Il. Il. Worreli,
whose ONCE is now in Roanoke, VIII
DC retained III the Offices of tho dcpart
ment, TO be employed there fin tho work
OF Inspection. The two other cxamin
eIS VIII no longer be connected with
the state administrations Examiner \
Is chandler. Jr, has already been.
elected a professor In tho now Normal
and Industrial school for Women a.
lrreoerlcksburg. while Examiner C. G.
Maphis, of charlottesville. will devote
his entire time TO his work MS secrc-
tary TO the Virginia Educa tionni Com
/ mission, unnef the Peabody fund. MIR
Maphis has for some time past been
GIVING half Of his time TO the commits
sion'S work
Under Central Head.
Cnaer the plan which has existed for
| the past six years, the State Board OF
Examiners has had in charge the In
6pectlon of all schools and the cxami-
nation of teachers. The office force OF
tho Department of Public Instruction.
which Will he augmented BY the en-
pioyment there Of Examiners Worrell
and Shewmake. will handle the inspcc-
tion, and any OF the officials there will
BIO sent nut on definite lines OF work
at any time when 1t may seem ncces-
sary. They VIII have desk room at the
department, which Will. by the way, be
forced to seek larger quarters Mt the
Capitol, and will be constantly at work
there
Details OF the task of examining
teachers ana awarding certificates yet
remain to be worked out. a commit
tee was appointed for this purpose,
composed of Superintendent Eggleston,
Secretary Stearnes and Dr. j. J.. Jar
man. This committee will report TO a
later meeting of the state Board. a
plan Will he devised by 1t to control
the examinations from the Offices OF
the department..
M Separate Supervision.
In few words. the action Of the
! hoard means that Instead of a separate
body. which has been the target for
criticism from many quarters ever since
| Its forma ton. the entire administration
Will be handled by the departments
Al the last session of the Legisintnrc
resolution WAS passed by the House
directing the Committee on Schools
and Colleges To report on the State
Board of Examiners This resolution
was offered by Judge Martin Williams.
After several hearings the committee
reported 10 the effect that tho number
Of members of the hoard should lie
gradually reduced. which has been for
some tiino the plan of the department..
Formerly there were FIVE members.
Publish Doiinr siGftion.
The board appointed committee,
composed of Governor Mann ana Sec
rotary Stearnes. to take mp with Mrs.
r. y. Munford the publication Of dol
lar edition of "Firginia's Attitude To-
ward Slavery and Secession" The work
OF the late Beverly Rland Munford. lf
such arrangements can he made, the
book Will he used In four year high
schools. The work is now OH the
library list. but the design is to make
II a textbook.
T. T. rankard was elected division
school Superintendent for Northampton
county. 10 succeed 4 u. Scott, OF Cape
Charles. This position has been va
cant for long time and tho election
of Mir. Tanltari ends mn active fight,
The committee on the memorial an
nual for use in the public schools. as
the work of number OF men Oil war
subjects, was continued. with full
power 10 act
Certain books which We're not In
cluded In the high school book adoption
Of last year were considered. and ii WAS
decided to make no new selections, but
TO continue to Use he old books until
the next adoption Of books for use i'll
the elementary schools, which will
take place next year N