Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
EDUCATORS AWAIT
STUART'S APPROVAL
Draw Up Tentative Report to
Senate on Schoolbook
Adoption.
REASONS FOR SELECTIONS
Pollard Cancels Engagements at
Governors Request to Attend
Meeting To-Day.
REASONS FOR SELECTIONS

grapp!cd manfully for more than four
hours yesterday afternoon and evening,
the state Board OF Education has AZ
yet formulated no answer TO senate
resolution No. 10, which asked for an
explanation OF the recent textbook
adoption in the States primary schools.
Perhaps If Governor Stuart had been
present the board might have agreed.
hu; the chief executive was absent in
Petersburg. Much Of the work done
on Yesterday afternoon may count for
naught therefore, when the board re-
convenes at IL o'clock this morning
again TO attempt TO get together IN 4
reply to the Senate.
When Governor Stuart returned 10
the city late last night. he was told
OF the somewhat tentative agreement
as TO tho majority and minority fac
tions on the board with regard 10 the
textbook adoption.
STUART PERsUADES POLLARD
TO STAY FOR MEETING TO-DAY
He was unwilling to comment. or TO
Indicate his position in the matter until
he had all the facts before him re-
garding the meeting on yesterday. He
would not say whether or not he would
subscribe TO the policy as outlined in
tho statement drawn by Harris Hart
OF tho board. lie at once got into COM
municaion with Attorney General Pol
lard at Murphy's Hotel, and after n
lengthy converYat!on persuaded Mr..
Pollard to cancel several engagements
In Winchester and remain over 10 dis
cuss tho minority sile of the matter
and be present at tho meeting of the
board this morning.
"I am unwilling to state just how 7
shall regard the tentative report" said
Governor Stuart. when the salient
points OF the tentative agreement had
been explained to him.
SAYS SENATE EXrECrs
FULL AND COMPLETE REILLY
Then" he was asked. what do You
understand the first paragraph of the
Senate resolution No. 10 TO mean ic-
noring the meeting of this afternoon:
II mean" lie replied, what 7 said in
Tho meeting on Wednesday,: that the
Senate expects full and complete re-
ply as to the recent changes in the
textbook adoption"
DO you consider this proposed re-
port of the BOARD OF Education n fun
and complete reply" he was asked.
"until have the complete report OF
the board before me, would be un-
willing TO make any statement" he
replied.
CoNSID1;RS QUESTION ONE
OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORT
That tho Governor considers tho ques-
tion one OF considcra hlc import may be
gathered from the fact that he asked
tho Attorncy-Gencral TO cancel i'm
a ~
That he considers il an important qucs-
tion. the Attorney General showed by
his offer to remain. despite the fact
that he was very anxious to 20 to
Winchester.
1t was learned last night. though the
fact was not mentioned in the subcom-
mittee's report that prior to the adop-
tion something like - per cent of the
books used were from the H. T.. John
son Publishing Company. and that now
something like 10 per cent OF the books
used arc supplied by this company.
SO much, In fact. Is the difference
that the minority believes that the old
books ought 10 have been retained for
some time yet. The majority, however.
believed that the difference in the
methods of advanced teaching and sub
Jcct matter was worth the difference in
cost.
STUART FAVORED RETAINING
OLD BOOKS. WHERE POSSIBLE.
MI members of tho board were will
ing to agree that none could remem-
bcr Just now he voted on each proposed
rhanGe. When asked about this phosc
of the matter, Governor Stuart stated
that he couldn't tell. but that he had
always. where practicable, voted TO re-
tain the old books.
For four hours and Il half YESTERDAY V
afternoon the State Board Of Educa,ion
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