The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-10
ITO S|FT CHARGES
IN REYNOLDS CASE
State Board of Education to Settle
Patrick County Problem at
Meeting i'll May.
WILL SELECT NEW BOOKS
Rules Announced Under Which
Publishers Will Be Heard.
New Members Attend.
WILL SELECT NEW BOOKS

! The state Board of Education reached
an amicable understanding yesterday
with citizens OF Patrick County who
have intimatcd that they wish to pre-
I fer charges against Division Superin-
tcndcnt J. +. Reynolds. elected ut the
last meeting OF tho board, and an
nounced that opportunity will be Of
fercd ut meeting on MAY IA To sift
the matter fully. BY this action the
board was able to effect "A satisfactory
working agreement and ut the same
time give promise of I. definite settle
mcnt OF tho controversy.
The board likewise set April 20 as
| the date Tor the first OF Il series OF
meetings al which uniform list OF
s.! textbooks for the use of the public
school system of the state will bo
~ the board will hear the representa-
tives of various publishing houses un-
der conditions to he governed by reso-
lutions adopted yesterday.
Governor Henry &. Stuart and At
torney-Gencral John Garland Pollard
sat for the first time with tho board
ing, afternoon and night, and II largo
amount of routine business was trans
acted.
Must File Written Charges.
Tine following resolutions In regard
to tho Reynolds incident were adopted !:
Whereas, this board on January 81
1914; received communication signed
by pr x. = Martin and Or. H. r..
Tatum, stating that in their opinion
there should be an investigation OF the
condition OF the public schools OF
charges might be formulated and pre-
scented against J. l.. Reynolds who has
since been elected division supcrinten-
dent Of said county.
Now, therefore. be Il resolved, That
Or. II. S. Martin and Dr. II. L. Tatrn.
together with A. g. Turner, T. L. No
sons having knowledge concerning the
school situation in said county, and
particularly as to the alleged unfit
ness of the said J. +. Reynolds to ill
fore this board at a meeting To be held
on the 10th day OF May, 1914: provided.
however, that if any charges are to
be formulated against the said j. +.
Reynolds he shall be furnished with
4 copy of the same in writing on or
before the first day OF May, 1914"
Regarding the arguments t. h. nd
vanccd by agents of book publishers IN
favor OF their textbooks the board
adopted the ioilowins rules;
Education will hear representatives Of
publishing houses through the chair
men Of it's various committees from
lowing rules to tie strictly observed:
/. Each chairman will hear only one
representatiye OF any publishing
publishing house has one representa-
tive TO present the merits OF clcmen-
tary. books and another to present the
merits al nigh school books, the chair
man may, in his discretion, hear two
representatives.
,. Every hearing shall be by APP
pointmcnt.
;. The chairman Will give hearings
only on the subjects assigned To his
committee.
4. Any chairman may have the privi-
lcee of restricting himself to briefs en-
urcly. and OF declining personal inter
views; provided. however. that ii per
sonal hearings be given the represent
tativcs OF any OF the publishing
houses by chairman. then lie shall
give like hearings To all
.. lnasmuch as each member of the
state Board OF Education is chairman
OF one or more committees, the per-
sonal hearings hcrcinbeforc provided
Tor viii be accorded only by the chair
men and the other members OF the
committee Will not grant personal
hearings. but all members OF the
board viii receive briefs on All sub
jccts.
Governor Stuart and Attorncv-Gcn-
eral Pollard have expressed n wish to
receive the Information submitted TO
them only through briefs prepared by
the publishing houses
Tho division supcrintendcnts Of tho
State viii be invited by the board 10
express their opinions as 10 the text
books now in use.