The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-22
SCHOOL BOARD
UPSEIS REPORT
PURCHAsING COMMITTEES RECON-
MENDATIONs NOT CONQUERED
IN ABOUT PIANOS AND TYPE
WRITER'S
N;.6
HAVE SAME MACHINE
GIFT Is NOT ACCEPTED-COM-
MIrrEE OF TWO To PURCHASE
PIANOS FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
HAVE SAME MACHINE

With the determination to refrain
from anything which might lead into
complications or the appearance of
discrimination. the city school board
last night refused to accept the re-
commentators of the purchasing
committee that the proposition of the
Remington Typewriter company to
practically give the board thirty-one
typewriters be accepted, and 1t also.
withdrew the proposition made by
the committee that the piano sftua-
ton be solved by a committee. which
was delegated to examine all the
chase, and to select the one which
seemed the best
AS q substitute for the whole queS-
ton. and in order to place the board
right in the public mind. 1t was de-
termined to purchase typewriters
from the same companies from which
the ones now in use were secured
tho Remington, the Underwood and
the Smith.
solve Piano Problem.
The piano situation was solved by
the appointment of a committee en-
bracing President Ebei and Clerk
select three pianos which they be-
lteved best. not to exceed the price
of 5000 each.
Before this question had been set
tied a letter from the Gable COM
pany. of Chicago. was read, With
drawing their bid. and the Walter
Moses company also withdrew its bid.
This left the matter open. and the
board deemed it best to take the bull
by the, horns and send out the COM
mittee to select and purchase the
pianos.
Large Enrolment.
AS this was the regular meeting Of
the board the report of the superin'
tendent was read. 1t showed THAI III.
total enrolment was i7,oS6-l2,00'
white and 5,991 colored.
The day enrolment showed ll.ll'
white; 5.7ss coiored; night schools
white. $50; colored, 203.
The first Virginia flag on any of tbs
schools was raised over William +
Fox school yesterday. The pupils
took part in the ceremonies, and sew
erai patriotic songs were sung.
On tonight the first lecture in ,he
university extension series will be de-
livered at John Marshall high schoo
by Professor w. NJ. Forrest, of the
chair Of biblical literature of the Uni
versity Of Virginia. His subject viii
be THE Literary Influence of the Eng
lish Bible"
The public is invited to attend this
lecture.
coriey Will Not Bid.
Before the board adjourned reso-
luton was adopted to the effect that
on account of the withdrawal Of the
Cable company's bid. the board woult
not be able to purchase other pianos
from that firm. In the resolution The
board expressed appreciation If the
favorable, terms on which sixteen
pianos have been secured since 1908
and that the pianos have given ent:rt
satisfaction in the schools, and that
the terms on which they were Sc
cured as to tuning and repairs have
been more than compiled with.
In decidinr to purchase the pianos
from city dealers II was determined by
the board that the J. c. Coriey COM
pany could not be included In the
prospective purchasers list. as, being
a member of the school board. Mr.
Corley could not, under the laws, Of
fer his own pianos.
Other routine work closed the ses"
sion.