The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-13
Wayside Chats With
Old Virginia Editors

What n blessing II would be-" says
tho Norfolk Nirginian-Pilot, "if con-
tests between labor and capital In this
country could DO conducted with as
rs usually accompanies n French
duel" l. solnds we'll; but what did n
French duel ever settle?
According to tho Fredericksburg Frcc
Lance. three Of the seventeen honor
men at Washington and Leo Univcr-
sity this year are graduates of Fred
cricksburg College. Our local insti-
tuition" says the FREQ Lance, has
moro mon on the honor list than any
two institutions represented at the
university. and rs Washington and
Lee has moro than 600 students. the
standing of these young men is very
gratifying" II Is n record that speaks
we'll for Fredericksburg College
The charlottesville Progress OK
presses it clearly, when It says: 1.-The
wisdom OF agreeing to mediation Is
now proven by the difficulties In Mex
leo. In case of war, indeed, In case
of tho continuance of the troubles ex-
listing 1t the time tho armistice was
arranged. many lives would have been
sacrificed. 1t is we'll, indeed, that the
course of events was headed toward
delay. and that they will continue
In that direction for some time" 1t
was strange thing that the very
people In Mexico who were yelling for
intervention were the first TO leave
whom Intervention seemed probable.
Tho truth of the matter Is that inter-
vention Is the worst step tho Unitcd
States could take from the standpoint
of the people In Mexico.
Mexico has demonstrated what fol-
lows II disregard of the integrity OF
N ball
Ledger Dispatch. Mexico has been
more heavily punished than some cities
In tho United States.
I'm his report just issued" saya the
Newport News Press, "R. c. Stoarncs
calls attention to tho high cost of col
lccting and disbursing the school
funds. an abuse which tho Daily Press
has more than once denounced" Keen
on dcnouncing 1t. The press OF the
state Will DO with you.
Tho TIarrisonburE News-Rccord
agrees with Tho Times dispatch that
there IS something wrong with a sys-
TEN OF accounting and payment OF
Tees under which tho man who signs
the warrants gets moro for that ono
service than the man who supcrviscs
the schools gets for his whole time.
The NcwsRccord Is pleased to spenl5
thus highly OF The Times Dispatch
editorial on tho subject: For good
sound sense ana an irrcfutablc way OF
putting IL we havo yet to see anything
more TO tho point than AN editorial OF
TN" Richmond Times Dispatch calling
attention TO the fact that il costs three
times as much To disbursc the moneys
or tho public school fund rs 1t costs
Tor the Supcrintcndcnce of the schools
In other words, the county treasurer
gets three times as much for tho
small portion OF his time required I'm
paying off the school warrants as the
county superintendent gets for his
whole time IN looking after the
schools This ia n disgrace ana needs
rcmedyinE, ana rcmedylng the first
minute tho Legislature gets around TO
II The Times Dispatch has bored the
pupil out Of the bulls eve with its
uncrrinS aim. Read its editorial AS
about the finest examples OF what an
editorial should be In atm, education.
and we hope In results. that has come
to our attention in many a day. And
thon-and then get busy" II the
other newspapers of tho State viii
look into this matter, ns the News
Record has evidently done. the results
| Will follow. =