The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
EDUCATION BOARD
WILL HEAR PUBLIC
Citizens Invited to Discuss Candi-
dates for Division School
Superintendent.
CONSIDER CONTESTS JUNE 20
Nearly All Candidates Without
Opposition Were Elected
Yesterday,

All citizens desiring to be heard for
or against any candidate for division
superintendent Of schools, or who wish
to discuss the situation in their own
localities. will be given an opportunity
to do SO before the State Board of
Education. This decision was reached
at the meeting OF the board yesterday.
Monday. juno 30, at 10 o'clock In
the morning. was fixed as the time for
beginning consideration OF the con-
tested caseA which number thirty
five. Inasmuch as, under the law. the
elections must take place prior to July
/. when the new terms begin, and as
the board has determined to hear tho
public. 1t is believed that practically
an entire week will be consumed In
consideration OF the contests.
Charges have been filed against in
cumbents in some counties Some of
these accusations are vague and un-
certain; others are rather striking.
Misconduct is alleged in two or three
instances, while bonehcadedness ia
eral complaint against men who now
hold the offices.
Have wnlk-Over.
With only two exceptions, all caudi-
dates for superintendent who were
without opposition were elected yes
terday by the board. Tho incumbent
in Fauquier County-D. Albert Smith
had failed to send in HIS application,
1t Is supposed through an oversight.
Tho board directed Secretary Evan r.
Chesterma,n to wire Mr.. Smith, and It
OF cd lot
be In hand to-day.
In Carroll County. where II was
taken for granted that Z. VI. Cooley
was running by himself, IT turned out
that there was another candidate, so
this went over to June along with
other contests Mr.. Cooley was a
prominent witness in the Allen cases
The Bristol case was passed over
This was really tho only one In the
state where candidate without oppo-
sition was not elected. The people
there desire f. B. Fitzpatrick. who has
been elected principal of the high
school. to be city superintendent but
he is Citizen OF Roanoke. and, under
the opinion of Attorney General VIII
hams. 1t seems he cannot be chosen.
The matter will be considered later.
Governor Mann and Colonel II. c.
Ford, of the Virginia Military Insti-
tute. were too Ill to attend the meet
ing. Those present were r. G
stearnes Superintendent of public IN
struction; Samuel w. Williams. At
torncy- General; DIR. T. l. Jarman.
Farmville: DR.. J. NJ Page. University
OF Virginia: Frank T. West, Louisa.
and Harris Hart, Roanoke.
Mr.. West and Mr.. Hart, who are
the superintendent members. retired
when the board mot yesterday, and
were unanimously NEGLECTED for their
several divisions.
List of Men Elected.
FOLLOWING are the men elected for
the full four-year term, beginning
July l:
Accomac. G. G. Joynes; Albemarle,
Howard NJ. McManaway: Alexandria
city, w. II. Sweeney: Alexandria Coun-
ty w. 7. Hodges; Allegheny, ]. G..
letter: Amelia and Nottoway, c. b.
Bowry; Augusta, F. NJ. Somervine.
Bath and Highland, Robert Sterrett;
buchanan. W. l. ownbey; Bucna Wis
ia, ]. P. McCluer.
Charlotte. S. p. Daniel: Charlottes-
Vile. James ]. Johnson Clark. c. @.
Massey; Craig, w. o. Martin; Cumher-
land and Goochland. c. W. Dickinson,
Jr
Elizabeth City, John NJ. Willis; Es-
sex and Richmond. w G. Rennolds
fairIaN, vi. ID. Hall: Franklin, ii.
D. billiard; Frederick and Winchester.
NJ. NJ Lynch; Fredericksburg, E. F.
Birckhead.
Gloucester. r. 4. FollSes: Greene and
Madison, Joseph N Miller; Greenes-
vile, Henry Maclin.
alifaX. II. j. Watkins: Henr!co A.
d. Wright.
King George, d. r Coakley.
Louisa, Frank T. West; Lunenburg, 1.
t. Wilkinson; Lynchburg, f. c. Glass;
montgomery J. II. Stephens.
Nansemond. J. b. l.. DeJarnette;
Nelson, II, T. Harris: Norfolk City,
r. A. Dobie: Norfolk County. A. Il.
Foreman; Northampton, Z. G. Tank
ard; Northumberland. l.. A lett
Orange C. F.. Cowherd.
Petersburg. r. r. Jones: Ports
mouth, II. a. Hunt: Prince Edward,
p. 7. Atkinson; Prince George and
Sussex, w. w. Edwards: Prince Will
liam, G. G. Tyler; Pulaski, e. L.
Darst.
Radford. ]. P. Whit; Richmond city.
j. a. C. Chandler: Roanoke city, Har-
ris Hart; Roanoke County, r. e. Cook;
Rockbridge +. Is Paxton; Rocking
ham, G. II. Hulvey
Scott, W. d. Smith: Shenandoah,
Philip Williams; Smyth. b. E. Copen-
haver; stanton, John P. Nen; Surry,
l.. NJ Savcdgc.
Tazewell. w. A. Thompson
Washington. w j. Edmondson: VIII
liamsburg, II. f. Bennett.