The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-17
Criticisms Of Curriculum
Are Referred to School
Board.
FULLER ANDGUNST
OPPOSE MAJORITY
Common Council Adopts Resolu-
ton Recommending That In
coming Council Continue In
QUESTION Of Method of Con-
Quoting Public School
Education Here.

Ginning that lack OF time Aad pre-
/ vented complete investigation, the
report Of the Special Committee on In
vcstigation Of the Public Schools has
/ In IT many criticisms OF the curriculum
and methods VI the schools and the
/ accompanying resolutions, adopted b..
/ the Common Council last night. trans
( mn; the report and stenoSrapilc rec
ORD Of evidence 10 the school Board for
consideration and recommend that the
/ Incoming Clty Council continue the in
/ QUESTION. Tho report wos submitted
TO the Council q the end OF L long
and busy session about II o'clock. and
"-s acted on within an hour. the dis
position being to shut Off debate. Five
members OF the committse-Messrs
I pollock. kaln. Um!aIf Mitchell and
/ HIrsc oors--signed the report OF the
: committee Councilman Edward r.
RULER presented an extended statement
OF dissenting Views. highly commend
ms the schools. and in this Alderman
Marx Gunst CONQUERED. although he
also recommended that the inquiry ne
continued as TO matters which the com
mittec hls not set investigated
Work of Ln!mcn. Not Educators.
Chairman Pollock. speaking for ,he
committee OF Investigation. concada,.
that the work had been done by Law
men, not c-iucstors but he express.6
the belief that II prosecuted i, womb
set prove OF real benefit TO the schools
ana 70 the community. The school
Board. he held. should be in closer
'ouch with the Council and the latter
should make more careful examination
OF expenditures OF city money
Ar Fuller called attention N co.,
alleged discrepancies between Is.
statements In the committee reno-,
and the stenogrsphis evidence. hold.
ms that some OF the conclusions w.
not supported by suficient proof H.
was OF opinion that the agitation and
! long continuation OF the invcsticat fon
WIN ihe friction II had generated. had
| brought about d condition in the
schools that Is deplorable
Not Worse Than Others
Mr. Blake proposed striking our tho
second clause OF the resolution in re-
gard 10 referring the papers 10 the in
coming Council. holding that that nod e
would be amply able TO protec, the
interests OF the people. Ny. Jmlauf.
, of the committee. stated that while con
ditions were as tho report had dcscrib-
Cd, he was led 10 believe that the Rich
mond schools are not worse than those
OF many large cities The cxpert tes-
others, he stated. he considered OF IT.
tie value. Mr.. Brown moved 10 lay all
papers on the table which was reject
Ell. MI Blake's motion TO strike out
the second clause was rejected. and the
resolutions submitted ny the commit
tee were adopted. 10 to {. as follow !:
-Ayes-Messrs. Batklns. Bowman.
Butler. Ferguson. Haddon. Hirsch-
berg Huber. Jones. Miller Pollock. j.
c. Powers. J. T. Powers, Ratclire. Ros-
ors. Selph. Sullivan Umlauf Wonder
lchr, Weston--ls
Noes-Messrs. Blake, Bradley. Brown
Fuller. Gill. Powell. f.eade Peters-s.
Absent--Messrs Boschcn Burke
Cease. lIobson. Lumsden Mills. Primer
Pollard. Richards. Richardson. seaton
Wiltshire. Workman-i3
Text of Resolutions.
Following is the fun text OF the
resolutions adopted:
NC II resolved ny the Council of
the city of Richmond. the Bonrd of
Aldermen concupring:
1. That the City Clerk he, md ..
hereby. instructed to mike and trans
nit To the Donrd of school Trustees
of the city OF Richmond n copy OF the
report of the Special Joint Committee
on Investigation of the Public Schools
Department for such consideration MS
that body mny desire to give the
same.
. Tint the snid City Clerk he, md
is hereby, further instructed 10 truns-
nit copy of the snid Special Com
7ritIce's report and the papers nc
compnnylng same. together with the
Transcript Of evidence tnkcn In the
Investigation by said body. to the in
coming Council. to the end that said
Council may pursue the Investigation
ns ordered under the Joint resolution
creating the snid Special Committee.
Report of Committee.
The report of the committee follows
an full;
Report of Committee.
Richmond Va. Aug. l6. 1912.
To the Common Council.