The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
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She was informed by Chairman Pol
lock that the epistle would have to
remain in the record. He also i'm
parted the information that the
mothers would be heard in due time.
he wanted all the light possible.
The cross-examinalion of Miss Mol
lonee being resumed. she and Mr.. Hill
engaged In quite lengthy tilt as to
WHEN 4 puLil snouid De Scared IN L. ac-
tons and how much they should get in
a grade.
Incidentally, she took occasion 70
say that Southworth-St Stones Arith-
mettc was so Objectionable to the
teachers in The hicnmona schools th-At
they protested against ITS last adop-
ton when the matter came UP be-
tore the State Board of Education.
At 7;45 p. NJ. at the suggestion OF
Committeeman Mitchell the prooers
took recess for fifteen minutes SO as
to allow Miss Mallonee breathing
spell, as it were. The rest seemed
TO do everything good.
Things Get Lively.
The committee was getung down TO
work again when George Bryan, APP
bearing as counsel for MISS Ada Har-
ris. assistant superintendent of Iri-
mary graues, asked TO be allowed TO
quiz the witness In regard TO state
ment In the paper she submitted to the
committee at its last session. ms
provoked tilt betweenChairman Fol-
lock and MIR. Bryan that became de-
cioedly spicy before the furry was
over. Mr. Pollock commended that Mr..
Bryan had no official standing with
the committee anu, inca eioAc, coaiu
not question the witness as ne de-
sired. MIR. Bryan appealed to the
committee. but the matter was nndiiy
uecioed by allowing Assistant City At
torney Anderson to PROFOUND the
questions tor Miss Harms attorney.
During this proceeding. the chair re-
senteu what he termed Mr.. Bryan
insolence In insisting on quizzing The
witness himself.
In the passage OF words that fol-
lowed, the chair threatened to have
the attorney excluded.
"Will you attempt to do so your
self?" asked MIR. bryan. tauntlngiy.
II want no further comment from
YOU" retorted MIR. Pollock.
No exclusion tcatics being called
into play. dissemination pfoeeeued,
Colonel Anderson asking the questions
for Mr.. Bryan :.
The point at issue In Miss Mallo-
nee's statement was q paragraph set
ing forth that although request had
been made that the assistant super
iutendent of the primary grades be
permitted to take charge OF each oI
the grade rooms for a day and instruct
the teachers as to the new system
put into effect. she had ont done 50.
This request was made to Or. Chand.
Ter last fall Miss Mafionee explained
that no reflection on Miss Harris, who
Allied this position. was intended. The
statement had simply been made to
helm illustrate the difficulties under
which the teachers were laboring. II
Miss Harris felt that wrong impress
sion had gone forth in regard to her
labors as assistant superintendent.
she would gladly do anything to cor
rect such impression. This proved
highly satisfactory to Miss Harris and
her attorney. and so the incident was
closed.
Miss Dobbins Tsstifiss.
Miss Mabel c, Dobbins, of 1873 East
Broad st1 eet. teacher In the A and B
grades. was the next witness. She
said that eighty minutes day were
devoted to reading In A grade and
sixty-fiye minutes day In B grade.
She wanted ut ieast twenty minutes
day or more in each Grade. 70
manual training twenty minutes day
is given or 100 week. This APP
penred to the witness to be time vast
ed to a large extent. az her pupils
were not capable OF grasping subjects
In this branch. She would cut out
manual draining altogether in her
grades and give the time partly to
reading and supervised writing. She
thought manual. training should b
postponed until pupils reached at least
3.A or S-H grades. She had no sooiec-
ton to physical exercise. a. required.
Miss pobhins produced number
az manual art exhibits executed BY
her pupils. These we're passed around
the committee and excited some CONF
meat. Colonel Anderson. after scru-
tinisinG an etching which he took to-
be q surf scene. finally realized that
hi was looking at . strtnx OF clothes
al I line turned upside down.
Crosg-snmtnad ~ Dr.. Chandler.
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