The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-22
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considerable? ?" a member of the COM
mittee asked.
The slips are sometimes quite
bad, Mr.. Stearnes replied.
is any written record kept giving
tne reasons for these corrections?"
the committeeman asked.
No, SIR" answered Mr. Stearnes.
is an"
Asked why the Chesterfield records
had been changed several months
after they were filed, Mr.. Stearnes said
that he was not positive. but s.as-
sumed that those i'm charge of the
( department found errors"
T. IN discussing the methods of check
ing and inspecting the schools and
RECORDS. Mr.. Stearnes was asked by
/ Mr. Kipps:
DO you know how many times the
Chesterfield schools have been ia
Spected in the last six or seven years
you know whether they were in
spected at alp"
cannot answer that" replied Mr..
Stearnes. Il will try TO get to II later
but l am not on that part Of this dis
I cuSSion at this time anyway" (The
question was still unanswered when
the committee adjourned.)
Mr.. Stearnes closed with the state
ment that he and Mr.. Eggleston end
everyone in the department were al
ways ready to do what they could for
anoyne desiring information.
Not Criminal. But Unlawful.
/ - george robertson, foreman of the
/ CheSterteld grand jury, was then
called upon TO tell whether Judge
| watson had ever passed upon the
Chesterfield school tangle.
lie said that the judge had said
mat nothing criminal had been done.
, ~. "uIhitted that the judge also said
mat the method employed by these
IN charge of the schools was not nro-
vided for by law.
Dr. Page, OF the University Of Vir-
glnla, and a member of the State
Schooi Board. was then introduced to
teh what he knew of the appeal made
State board. '"e
He said he had been hurriedlv cauaa
10 ION Snarlottesville to attend a meet
ing or the board. He had expected ne
Salu,; mat the Chesterfield citizens
YOU'D recommend someone to succeed
went over much Of the ground S,sf
co oneteu. lie said, however, that he
eould not remember many OF the de-
talls or the meeting: that his memorv
was hazy concerning them
NIi was at this meeting that a per-
tween Secretary Stearnes and Mr. Lane ne
for rS a1 no members members Of the board were
uOlhs eaSn other bodily inJury.)
The Closing Remarks.
me closing was made by Mr. Davfa
anH a. W. Beasley, another Interested
ciuzen OF Chesterf Mr.. Davie de-
GIared that the Department OF Public
instruction had answered the specific
charges with generalities and that IRIS
representatives had attempted TO
smother the committee under a cloud
OF technicalities.
ealing attention to a remark made
ol MT EgglestOn that the Chesterfie Id
Si1lzens were not proceeding properly.
M o D9xie called upon Mr.. Eggieston
t-ggleston did not give the information
Mr.. Beasley asked if the law allowed
the trustee to issue warrants when M
money was in the bank to their credit
re was told that the trustees had A
right to anticipate the tax returns ~
appropriations.
He asked if the trustees had A right
TO issue bonds
He was told that they could not
Then. Mr.. Chairman. j ask this" he
sara Ihese warrants were drawing
interest Were they not bondsY-'
lie was not satisfactorily answered