The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-16
BOARD WILL MEET
SIX TIMES AYEAR
Education Body Determines on
Meetings at Set Times
in Future.
Actions in Lunenlu?g Disap-
proved-Dates for Teachers,
Examinations.

Hereafter the State Board of Educa-
ton will meet on the fifteenth day of
every alternate month, beginning with
February. The board adopted this plan
Yesterday. Meetings have been held at
irregular intervals, not averaging SO
many as under the new arrangement.
1t is felt that more frequent meetings
will prevent the congestion or business
such as was experienced Tuesday ana
Yesterday. and tho idea of definite
date will put everybody on notice OF
the meeting times. When the nfteenth
falls on Sunday, the meetings will be
the following day.
The board adjourned at Z 80 O'Clock
The decision in the Lunenburg
County case was sort of compromise.
DR.. Edwin NJ. Mann, who brought the
charges, is commended for his activity,
and the Browns Store District Schooi
Board is found to have done its duty IN
some respects. However, it is censure IN
that il was improper for one of it's
members TO have been employed IN
any capacity in school work
Transfer Disapproved.
Superintendcnt Isham CT. Wilkinson
is found to have erred IN permitting
the transfer of State school funds from
one district 10 another. in order. as he
thought, to prevent its going back to
cause he was then new to the work
The board adopted sundry resolu-
tions on this matter. First, 1t said that
DR. Mann was to be commended Tor
his efforts, together with health officers,
in calling attention TO the former fallufe
to provide sanitary facilities for the
public schools. II also commended the
hoard for having supplied these houses
as promptly as possible. Inasmuch as
all are now supplied. further action IN
this respect was deemed unnecessary.
The board found that, while the let
tor of the law had not been violated
when a school trustee was employed
nv the contractor as d carpenter on the
construction of the Kenbrldge High
school, the body could not give its ap-
prevail to any instance IN which
trustee does work for pay as a carpen-
ter or as other employe on school
building in his district, under any CIT
Was Grave Mistake.
The other point remaining was tho
transfer of funds. A resolution adopted
saws that the board cannot approve
this action No money was lost.
to the schools by the device employed,
but il had the effect of transferring the
State school money to the district
funds. and was otherwise irregular. 1t
was the act of superintendent new
70 the work. and the board is pleased,
il saws, to know that he now recog-
nizes the gravity of the mistake he
made. Inasmuch as IN his reply the
did not admit mis-
take, 1t is supposed he heard from the
board yesterday
AS 20 the attorney for the Com mon
wealth, N S. Turnbull. Jr-. the board
found that he had fully discharged his
duty in the matters referred to by Dr.
Mann
Date for Examinations.
1t was determined that the spring
of teachers in Virginia
this year shall be held on April "a, p and
g. and the summer examinations on
July 3. "a and %.
The resignation of Thomas s. Settle
az supervisor of rural elementary
schools was accepted. Superintendent
5tearnes said he was not yet ready to
nominate a successor
At the request OF Superintendent J.
4. G. Chandler. of the Richmond
schools. the textbooks of which he Is
he author were accepted, as allowed
BY law, from the rule that no school
official may be Interested in supplying
books The board had previously
adopted his books. II is allowed TO
make exceptions for authors.