The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-11
parties had q good time at the ex
pense Of the school funds.

parties had Q good time at the ex-
pense Of the school funds.
Again. says DIR. Mann, the law was
violated which forbids any school Of
fetal having an interest In school
contract. He says. and claims to
prove by a letter. that Thomas Tis-
dale. the contractor for tho kenbridSs
school. bought some weather boarding
from Willie Bridgeforth. member OF
the trustees. and that carpenter work
was done by Collin Bagley. clerk OF
the board.
Behina with Money Dee State.
On April Is Of this year. according
to a letter from Second Auditor Rose
well Page to DR.. Mann. two Of the
districts Of Lunenburs County were
behind on payments Of principal and
interest of money borrowed from tho
literary fund for school purposes. MI.
Page then said that these districts
were among the very few In the State
which had made default in payments.
No request was made of the county
school board. so DIR. Mann Is informed.
10 levy a special tax to take care Of
these debts. But he is informed some
interest has been paid and q new
agreement made with the State since
April.
In 1907. continue the charges. the
sum Of $i59.50. which WAS unexpended,
was held by the county on device.
instead of being returned to the state
as provided by law. Also. some money
was paid to z teacher named Miss
Manson. which is claimed to have been
illegal. With these transactions are
mixed up q settlement between two
district. for students from one taught
in a school in the other, ana the devil
sion superintendent. in q report, set
forth how it was planned to keep the
surplus money in the county instead
Of returning 1t to the state.
Plesds for Small Schsol.
In a letter which accompanies his
formal charges. Dr. Mann makes .
plea for the little ons-roomed schools.
He says that they have been neglected
in order to care for tho consolidated
schools. The result 10 that poor men
have to sell their holdings and 80
to towns to educate their children.
while negroes buy their farms. In
Browns Store District. says Or. Mann.
the trustees ran things to suit them
selves, and ne could get no sstisfac-
ton from them.
Then he tells Of his experience with
other parties. He wanted to 80 before
the grand jury. he says. and tell his
troubles. but the attorney for the Com
nnonwealth--N. S. Turnoull. IT.. son
of the Fourth District Congressman
declined to permit him to do 30. Later
the sheriff allowed him to see the Jury.
That body decided to indict. the
charges say. but Mr.. Turnbull had
not time to draw the paper that day.
so he explains in . Letter. warrant
was later made out and served on the
trustees. and DR.. Mann said II was
made out on the minor charge, which
permitted no penalty. instead OF on
the major charge. The charges OF
Dr. Mann reflect rather severely on the
Commonwealth attorney.
Mr.. Tur.ban Ex1iaisst
In his letter MI. TurnbuIl says that
az the case was one Of misdemeanor.
anyway, II was lust rs effective to
make out q warrant before a Justice
Of the peace IS to ind an Indictment.
since It would be tried before the
Justice in any evSnt
Finally, there Is . statement from
J. G. Blackwell, Justice OF the peace.
who tried the case against tho trus-
tees on the charge OF not providing
sanitary equipment. He found them
guilty, but. at the request OK the
state Board Of Health. he imposed no
fine.
DIR. Mann asks that ali these things
be investigated. The state Board OF
Education made y move Is to the dt-
vision superintendent by suuAmoning
him before II, and IL began the matter
of sanitary arrangements by requiring
all Of the thousands Of schooihouses
in the same condition with those de-
.cribed by DR.. Mann 70 be properly
equipped.
Regarding all charges save those
referring to the division superin-
,endent the state board can take no
!; action. II has no authority whatever
over school trustees. who are answer
able to local courts for misfeaSsnce
or malfcasance The board will take
up the charges against the superin-
tendent.