The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-24
Succeeds Eggleston as State
Superintendent OF Public
Instruction.
ELECTION is UNANIMOUS
Four Candidates for Secretary tC
Board to Be Filled
January II.

BY unanimous vote, the State Board
! of Education, in session at the Capitol
yesterday morning, elected r. =.
Stearnes, for years secretary of the
board. TO become Superinte ndent of
Public instruction. succeeding Joseph
l.. Eggleston. Iii accepting Eggleston 5;
resignation, the board adopted a set Of
resolutions expressing it's regret that
the State is to lose him. thanking him
for his public services and congratulate
ing him on his call TO a wider field OF
usefulness.
Mr.. Stearnes at once qualified and
took charge of the office. The board
empowered him to make necessary ar
engagements to have the official bust
ness continue uninterruptediy. and to
this end Judge David A Christian, of
Appomattox. clerk in the office. Will be
appointed as secretary to the State
Board of Education lie will not be
a candidate for the secretaryship nor
would he accept same, but it is neces-
sary TO have some one TO sign vouch
ers. under the law, as clerk.
The board will meet on January IA.
1913. when the election of a secretary
VIII be taken up. There are already
four candidates for the office.
Stearnes Is Elected.
All the members OF the board with
voting power were present at the
meeting yesterday. except Mr.. Eggles-
ton. who was in Washington taking UP
his new duties. Those present were:
Governor Mann, Attorney VIII
liams, DR.. J. J.. Jarman. Of the State
Female Normal School. at Farmville:
Or. J. NJ. Page. OF the University OF
Virginia. and Colonel II. c. Ford, OF the
Virginia Military Institute.
Secretary Stearnes presented the
resignation Of Mr.. Eggleston, and it
was accepted. No name other than
that Of Mr.. Stearnes was suggested for
the uneXpired term. ending February l.
1914 and he was unanimously elected.
ESEIeston Commended.
Tho following resolution. offered BY
Governor Mann. was adopted:
Resolved. by the State Board OF
Education of Virginia. That in accept
ing the resignation Of Joseph D. Egg
Gleston. Superintendent OF Public In
structiOn. it desires TO put on record
that during the seven years of his
administration the public schools Of
Virginia have greatly increased in
number and efficiency. the standard has
been raised. a spirit OF enthusiasm and
progress has been infused into the sys-
ten. tn primary schools have been de-
veloped. high schools have been built
in all sections OF the state. and their
work articulated with the work Of the
colleges. vocational education has been
einpha sized. the agricultural interests
have been advanced by the formation
OF boys corn clubs and girls garden
clubs. and the organization OF school
fairs. and in every other possible Gay
and in crer- direction educational
work has been iuteliigsntly. persist
emily and e.fcientlv pressed.
Nj. EzEleston has taken high rank
amon, the educators and super!nten-
dents Of the country. His work has
been broad and constructive, oontin
uallv going forward 10 higher and bet
Ter things. and always utilizing to the
best advantage the work done by his
predecessors. Tho board reiOices that