The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-11
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
ACCUSED By Mann
Nephew of Governor Make:
Charges Against Lunenburg
District Board.
SUPERINTENDENT INVOLVED
Official Summoned to Appear
Pensioners Must Submit
TO Examination.

Charges were made before the State
Board OF Education, in session at the
Capitol yesterday. by DR.. Edwin NJ
Mann against the trustees of Browns
store school District, in Lunenburs
exhibits. and the specifications are
numerous.
In the accusations is involved Isham
r. Wilkinson. division school superin-
tendent of Lunenburg County. 1t is
stated by DIR. Mann. and the charge Is
corroborated by school teachers. that
the superintendent has failed to com
ply with the provision OF the school
law which REQUIRES him TO visit every
school at least once year, and. In
counties with the number OF schools
now in Lunenburg. twice year.
After giving consideration to DIR.
Mann's charges. the board summoned
Mr.. Wilkinson TO appear before II AT
the next meeting and to make answer.
had Sanitary Conditions.
| Apparently the most serious charge
made by DR.. Mann. is that the trustees
have failed to observe the law promul-
gated by the State Board OF Health.
OF the fifty-five schoolhouses in Lunen-
burg County, asserts DR.. Mann. only
thirteen are properly equipped. Not
one Of the twenty-five colored schools
is equipped. ....
The state Board Of Education gave
most of its time to consideration OF
this problem. which IL feels Is most
serious
1t is stated that the question OF
money is serious. and that 1t costs at
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the demands Of the health department.
Realizing that the matter must be
dealt with. the board at last deter
mined that State school funds shall be
withheld from all counties which do
not comply with the law in this re-
gard within q reasonable time. By
this drastic method. all are expected
to come to time.
Other Business Of hoard.
All the members of the board were
present save Superintendent EgEles-
ton and Attor-General Williams.
The resignation of Hugh S. Bird a
superintendent of the schools OF Fred
ericksburg was accepted. and f. F.
Birckhead, Jr.. principal OF that city
school. was elected to succeed him Tor
the unexpired term.
There was some discussion OF the
pension law. Under the new act, there
must be a medical examination every
three years of those pensioned be-
cause of physical disability. A resolu-
ton was adopted that as each, pen
sioner reaches the three-year limit
from the time of the beginning OF
his annuity he shall be examined BY a
! physician, and that he shall be re-
examined every three years theFeaf-
ter.
Many Accusations Made.
Dr.. Mann. who is a nephew OF Gov
ernor Mann, has many items OF COM
plaint. He makes the sanitary Hues-
ton very prominent. Then. he SAYS
one Of the young women teachers
could not get an axe. . broom emo
bucket for her school unless she went
to Kenbridge for IT, One school was re-
ported to be closed two hours Garner
than II should be. and says Dr. Manu.
II was never Investigated.
In 1907 a picnic was puiieH on
EenhridRe. to which some famii,es
we're invited. and others were ieft on
rho list school warrant Tor $'''
n i, charged. was made out IN favor
Of the person who furnished the pro
visions. the inference being that some