Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-08
". W. EDWARDS NAMED
AS SCHOOL INSPECTOR
Superintendent Stcarnes Makes Ap.
pointment as Successor Of the
Late John Ii. Terrell.
HIS RECORD IS EXCELLENT ONE
New Official, as Head of Frincec
George and Sussex District, Ac-
c0mplished Wonders When Hope
we'll Sprang Into Existence.

w. w. Edwards. superintendent of
schools Of Prince George and Sussex
Counties. was yesterday appointed by
State Superintendent X. c. Stearncs to
the position of State School Inspector
made vacant by the recent death of
John II. Terrell. The appointment OF
Mr. Edwards Is subject to the con-
hrmation of the State Board OF Edu-
cation. which will meet shortly to act
upon the matter. Mr.. Edwards will
assume charge of his new duties as
soon as he can conveniently arrange
his affairs in the district from which
he retireS.
The new school inspector. though
only forty-fve years old, is what may
be called veteran educator. Aside
from four years experience as a teacher
in SUSSEX and Southampton Counties,
he has served for ten years az division
superintendent. Tho work In his di-
vision has grown rapidly under the ad
ministration OF Mr.. Edwards. In Sus
sex each district now has n splendid
high school, and although one-room
schools reigned eight years ago in
Prince George, when that county was
made a part Of the division there was
not at that time n single high school
In the county. 1t now has four OF
these institutions and one six-rooin
graded school, which according to its
patrons is 'as good az the best"
NEW INSPECTOR BUILDS
SYSTEM Al HOPEWELL
MIR. Edwards has shown his ability
TO meet difficult situations by the mas
terly work recently done BY him at
powder manufacturing town sprang up
almost In day II had only n single
one-room school with but single
teacher and seventeen pupils. Mr.. Ed
wards's funds at that time were about
commensurate with the school attend
ance OF that particular territory. lie
was able, however, to devise means by
which Hopewcll might be furnished
With two commodious school buildings
that now offer educational facilities &c
eight hundred pupils. The training OF
these youngsters is in the hands Of
twenty experienced teachers and the
school system in the new municipal ity
is moving like clock work. This graft
flying result Mr.. Edwards was able
TO achieve in large measure through
the cordial support accorded him by
the officials of i. ]. du Point de Ncmours
e. Co There were times, however, last
fall when all of his ingenuity was
taxed TO meet the situation.
While Mr.. Edwards is familiar with
nil branches OF educational work he
has made 4 notable success OF the high
schools in his division: moreover, he
has kept thoroughly abreast of modern
educational thought.
The new inspector was educated al
Richmond College from which insti-
tuition he was graduated with the de-
gree Of b. a. In 1895. Not content with
the scholarship thus acquired he has
for seven summers attended the lee
lures given at the University of Viz
ginin-
Mr. F.dwardSs work in preparing
courses OF study FOR his division has
elected special communication in tho
! past 4 year ago his predecessor, Mr.
Terrell. reported after a visit to Prime.
Gcorr, lad Sussex that these two coun-
ties had the best systema,i2cd WORT
| he had found in the state.