The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-28
.DRDeEWATER COLLEGE
ACCORDED RECOGNITION
Accepted AS Standard Four-Year
Institution BY State Board OF
Education.
2. MCDONALD
NAMED
Appointed to F4u Vacancy As Supertn-
tendent OF Schools For Prince VIII
liam County-Other Appoint
ments,

At its meeting held yesterday the
state Board of Education considered a
great volume of business accomplish
Ing more than at any of its previous
meetings recently held. The entire
embershlp was present. On the rec
concentration of the committee on clas-
sifcation of institutions OF higher
learning, Bridgewater College, of
Bridgewater. Va. was accorded recog-
milton ms a standard four-year college.
Similar recognition was given to Vir-
sinta Christian College. Lynchburg, Va.
for the period OF one year.
At the request of the Matthew +.
Maury Association. the board agreed
| to recommend that the schools
throughout the State honor the memory
| Of the great Confederate throughout
the state by devoting part of January
IA to appropriate. exercises designed
, to impress the children with his great
achievements as scientist.
The board received petition from
the city Of Harrisonburg asking that
the town be made q separate school
division, Heretofore Farrisonburg has
constituted a part of the Rockingham
County School Division. AS both the
county and town authorities appeared
to favor the change the petition of
hiS iidi iSblbuTB CDunCli was granted
w. H. Keister was elected superirten-
dent of schools for Harrisoubure. while
superintendent George II. Hulvey will
emain as superintendent of the coun-
". This change becomes effective July
].
Superintendent Stearnes announced
| that he had decided to nominate DI-
vision superintendent w. W. Edwards
Of division composed of Prince George
and Sussex. for the high school inspec-
torship made vacant by the recent
death Of John B. Terrell. The board
confirmed the nomination of Mr.. Ed
wards. A, h. Bristow, prominent
educator, was named to All the vacancy
made by the election OF Mr.. Edwards.
F1u Prince william Vacancy.
The State Board also filed the va
eancy in the srintendency of Prince
William County by electing Charles
r. Mcdonald, Of Gainesville. Mr.. Nc
Donald succeeds G.. q. Tyler. who was
elected clerk of courts of Prince Will
liam County.
F.. G. Leigh. Jr.. of this city, was re-
elected a member of the State Library
Board, and J. r. Atkins. OF Campbell
County, was elected a member OF the
board of managers of New London
Academy, Bedford County.
lied by the board TO employ a teach
er for the coming session for the
Msttaponi Indian reservation in King
William County. For some years past
the State has maintained n most sue
cessful school for the Pamunkey In
dams In the same county.
The board adopted Or, Howard Lee
McRain's work entitled Government
and Politics in Virginia" as the new
text on civil government to be used
in tho elementary schools OF the Com
monwealth. This text is revised and
cheaper edition of DR.. McBain's former
work, entitled How We Are Governed
in Virginia and the Nation which
heretofore has been used in the schools.
The use of the new text will begin this
fall, He Is now associated with Column
bia University of New York, but was
formerly n resident Of this city.