The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-15

deliberately tells that>whioh is false. and
which he knows to be false. ana Will
fully and deliberately lies.
Outhouses Provided.
The frst charge made by DR.. Mann
was that the school laws had been vio-
lated in failing to provide sanitary
equipment. Mr.. Wilkinson stated
vesterdav that at present every school
in tho county, white and colored, estao-
lished by the trustees, is provided with
two good establishments. This Is I'M
derstood to be prehaps the best snow
ing to be made in the State. 1t was
NOT claimed that the law was com
piled with in Lunenburg as soon as II
was enacted. but that IL was done at
the earliest convenience. 1t was felt
that DIR. Mann had his part in the
agitation which resulted in this com
pliance, but that he was late with his
charges in this respect.
The second charge was that the
trustees do not visit the schools as re-
ouired by law. The reply is that they
DO so Whenever necessary, which Is
claimed TO be substantial compliance.
Paid Money for Dinner.
Another charge is that warrant
was drawn TO pay for dinner given 10
school children in 1907. IL is stated by
Mr. Wilkinson that the school law not
only allows but encourages suitable
public exercises once each year. 20 be
paid out of the district school fund.
A member of the State Board OF Elk
aminers visited the school on the DAY
mentioned and made an address. the
occasion being the first commencement
of the FIRST high school in Lunenburg
County The superintendent thinks
the trustees should be commended for
paying this money for the purpose
The fourth charge related TO fur-
nishing lumber for the kenoridge
High School. This was before Mr..
Wfkinson's time, but he denies that
Trustee l.. w. BridRforth sold lumber
TO Contractor Tisdale, as rough lum-
her was bought by the contractor from
j. w. Anderton. who was operating
one of Mr.. Bridgworth's sawmills,
without the latters knowledge. Z. y
Bagley. il is said. received compen-
sation from the contractor as work !
man, which is held not 10 be IN viola
ton of the laws of the State.
NIisinterpreted Law.
DR.. Mann seems TO have been cor /
rect in saying the law was violated wheh
the Browns store board drew a war
rant for a balance of state funds at |
the end of the year and turned it over I
10 the Iochleven district adjoining /
The board seems to have been under
the impression. as so many rural scnool 4
people are, that money remaining IN
the fund at the end OF year must go /
back into the . O1L6 treasury NA-NN -
not correct Tt seems, according 70 4
Mr.. Wilkinson. that many children
from Browns Store district attended |
a school in Lochleven District and tnat /
rather than let the money be lost TO the I
district and go back to the State, ~
was paid to the adjoining district 4
through a warrant issued to teacher I
No moral turpitude existed. since the /
teacher Immediately endorsed the war /
rant over to the district, which used |
the money But it was Irregular
It is held that in treating OF this incl /
dent Dr. Mann insinuated that the /
board misappropriated some OF the
school funds which should have been re-
turned to the State. A sworn state 1
ment is appended. as made by Dr. 4
Mann. to the effect that he never ac- /
cused the board of misappropriating .
any school funds. nor even so much as 4
insinuated as much 1t /
is this that causes Mr.. Wilkinson's |
comment regarding playing fast and .
loose.