Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-31
DEADLOCK IS BROKEN
IN EDUCATION BOARD
Eggleston Qualities Before Notary at
Blacksburg and mt Once Wires
Resignation.
BOARD ELECTS JAMES s. WILSON
William and Mary Professor Selected
for Seat Made Vacant by Retire
ment Of j. l.. Jarman, OF Farmville.
Jackson Davis Resigns.

After the State Board OF Education
had been In deadlock for two days over
the schoolbook question because OF the
declinntion of DR.. ]. d. Eggleston to
serve and the insiEtency OF tho board
that he should servo. the difficulty was
overcome late yesterday afternoon! by
the. Qualification and immediate resig-
nation of Dr. Eggleston and the cleo
tion OF DR.. james Southnll Wilson, of
the faculty OF tho College OF william
and Mary. to fll the vacancy.
Immediately after the election Of DR..
Wilson, Secretary Evan r. Chestcrman
telcphoned him and requested him. on
behalf Of the board, to come to Rich
mond this morning, so that further de-
lay might be avoided. DR. Wilson, who
was completely surprised at his cleo
tion. replied that he would make every
cndeavor to be present at the after
noon session to-day.
BOARD EVENLY DIVIDED
o.: ID. F. JOHNSON OFFER
The boz is now evenly divided over
the PR position of the b. T.. Johnson
Publishing Company TO furnish school
books at n 10-per cent cut on other
prices offered. and. OF course. the posi-
tion OF DR.. Wilson Is not known. If he
should be Of opinion similar to that
OF DR.. ]. L. Jarmnn. who Is against
the B. F. Johnson Publishing Company's
offer, the deadlock would continue until
such time as one side deferred to the
manifest wishes OF the other DR..
Jarman has been holding over as a
member OF the board pending the quail
fication of DR.. Eggleston.
The resignation OF DR.. EgRleston.
who is superintendent Of tho Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. at BIacksburR,
was the fnal outcome OF long tele-
phonic and telegraphic correspondence
between himself and the board DR..
Eggleston was elected TO the board by
the State Legislature. but had never
qualified. EIe said that he was willing
to qualify II assurance were given him
that his resignation Immediately after
would be accepted by the board.
EGGLEsTON INSISTS
ON HIS RESIGNATION
The question was placed before At
torney-General Pollard. who, by virtue
OF his position. is also n member OF the
board. and he held at the beginning
that IL was doubtful whether the board
could NIL vacancy by accepting n
resignation. In subsequent communi-
S"t'Oi, III. rSBieStOn urged that his
duties as superintendent OF the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute were so heavy
that he did not care to shoulder addi-
tional burdens. and said that he had
been advised by his physician not to
add TO his responsibilities. This was
in reply to resolutions In the nature of
an urgent appeal to DR.. Eggleston to
qualify and give his experienced opin-
Ion on the b. j.. Johnson Publishing
Company's offer, II being pointed out
in the resolutions that on account of
his long service ns State Superintendent
of Public Instruction and his previous
experience as an educator and editor
of textbooks that he was especially
fitted to pass upon the question upon
which the board is now divided DR..
Eggleston talked over the long dis
tance telephone with Governor Stuart
and Attorney General Pollard, and
finally agreed that he would qualify.
though there was an implied under
standing that he would Immediately
resign. and the resignation be accepted.
because OF the reasons he had preyi-
ously given.
QUALITIES AND
IMMEDIATELY RESIGNS
DIR. Eggleston' qualified yesterday af-
ternoon before Notary Public II. #.
Elicit OF Blncksburg. and notified the
board OF his action. with the request
that his resignation he Immediately ac-
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