Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21
The State Board of Education ad.

The State Board OF Education ad :
journed late yesterday afternoon until
February &c, after adopting tho
greater part OF the list OF textbooks
TO be used in the high schools for
the next four years
No action was taken on the offer
submitted by the B. +. johnson Pub
fishing Company to sell textbooks TO
the state at reduction OF 10 per cent
from the prices quoted by that firm
last April. provided the entire John
son list Is adopted. Some OF the mem
oers or the board were much impressed
by the proposal. Others would reject
IL as undesirable. II was finally de-
cided to refer the matter to sub
committee. consisting of Governor
stuart. Attorney General Pollard and
superintendent Frank T West, OF the
Louisa schools. The committee ia in
structed 10 consult further with the
johnson company. with reference to
terms OF exchange and other details.
Tho result OF the negotiations will be
reported at the meeting February os.
STEARNES'S STATEMENT
SPREAD ON RECORD
superintendent OF Public instruction
Stearnes presented statement pre-.
pared by him. which attracted much
attention, and provoked a long discus
sion. AT the request OF Mr.. Stearnes.
the board ordered the written state
ment spread upon the records.
An Incident OF the meeting which
occasioned alarm and anxiety for some
minutes was sudden spell OF illness
that came upon Governor Stuart as
he sat In the board room The Gov
ernor had been sitting with the other
members OF the board several hours.
when he began to experience feeling
OF fatntness. Ills usually ruddy fea-
lures took on n deep pallor. and he
raised his hand 10 his brow with an
expression of physical distress.
I'm not feeling WELL" he said. not
ing the anxiety in the faces about him.
Il really don't know what the trouble
Is with me. can't understand IL.
But ! am not we'll"
GOVERNORS ILLNESS
OCCASIONS ALARM
For few minutes business was sus-
pended. superintendent Stearnes sug-
sested calling physician. Secretary
EVAN X. Chesterman urged the e1ecu-
i've to lie down for a rest on n lounge
In the adjoining room.
don't think II Is anything seri-
GUS. said Governor Stuart II guess
am just n bit faint" He walked
about the room and into the corridor.
ana, returning, announced that he was
Keeling better, and was ready to pro-
ceed with business. I'm sure am
getting all right" he said. smiling
cheerfully. because I feel that want
10 smoke. When ! want to smoke I'm
all right"
The spell of faintness that came
upon the Governor at the board meet
ing was no surprise TO State officers
at me capitol when they learned OF it
later That Governor Stuart has per-
slstently overtaxed his physical powers
since the opening of the special session
OF the General Assembly has been the
subject OF common comment around
The capitol for some days. Some OF
the officers facetiously Out IT. The
Governor Is trying to hang up n new
record for long office hours and hard
work"
BROKEN. ALL RECORDS FOR
LONG AND HARD WORK
AS matter OF fact. the Governor. a
'''''' We pbS SlCul StTcnStn ana
vitality, has applied himself frequent
ly until. far into tho night to the tax
reform measures under consideration
The Oldest occupants of State Offices
are authority for the statement that
no Governor in the history Of Virginia
ever devoted SO much time to official
business ms the millionaire executive
from the southwest. Since the OPEN
ing OF the special session. the Gov
ernor has been seen In his Office as
late as midnight. after spending prac-
tically the whole day there. Ills ca
pacity for sustained effort and his
powers OF endurance are something tho
average state officer has never been
able to fathom. Tis partial collapse
yesterday was, no doubt, due to close
confinement In his Office and the mental
strain involved in the many weeks OF
study and. thought given by him to the
tax reform system. by which he has
been deeply absorbed.
Normally. the Governor is n man of
unusual good health and spirits. His
physical strength is also cxtraordinary
He has enjoyed rugged health all his
life, except for n period Of few
weeks. some years ago. when he was
down with an attack OF typhoid fever,
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