Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
EDUCATORS AWAIT
STUART'S APPROVAL
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wrcStlsd with an answer 10 senate
resolution No. y without being able
To arrive at any definite agreement "a
TO the report 10 be submitted to tina;
body. though all practical details. it
was believed. could he worked out hy
tho board at a meeting to be held this
morning. provided Governor Stuart APP
proves to-day OF the action OF the board
members on yesterday.
There will be a minority report en-
bodied In the boards report. This was
agreed to yesterday b. both factions.
after II was seen that such n problem
could not be eliminated. Members Of
the majority argued all the long after
noon TO eliminate such report II possi-
bic. while tho two members OF the
minority present held out.
Httoru"y- G.,-rnl Pollard who was In
communication with Governor Stuart
over tho long-distnncc telephone. an
nOunccd 10 tho board that the Cover
nor would not be willing TO give his
consent to the tentative policy until
after he shall have read the amended
and rcamcnded reports and cSplana-
lions when they are presented TO him
I'm complete form.
RESERVE FINAL VOTE
TO HEAR FROM GOVERNOR
.Attorncy-Gcneral Pollard announced
that his mind would not be closed on
tho proposition until tho repor, was
completed. and State Superintendent
Stcarncs intimatcd as much
Almost throughout the entire after
. noon tho majority and minority mem
bers seemed hopelessly dcadlockcd over
their answer to the Senate. The Attor-
ncy-Gcneral. woh .narshaled the forces
n h. mil Inal
being the presiding officer Of the board.
announced time and time again that
his side OF tho question was outvoted
and that the only thing TO be done
was for the majority TO draft it's report
ana send IL in as the action Of tho
board. ana then the minority would
submit It's report.
Members OF the majority did not seem
to Ike this idea, and argued for nc
ton as nearly unanimous as possible
Concession after concession was made
by both sides. but only after an cx
tended argument. led for tho mos,
part by Acknowledgement Pollard for
tho minority and Harris Hart. Of Tho
Roanoke schools. for the majority. Iotc
in the afternoon Mr. Pollard announced
that he was convinced that n double
report must so IN, or rather two tx-
pressions regarding the r. r. johnson
Companys book proposition. and stated
his BELIEF that no could go out and die
tato a statement that would be agreed
upon by both factions.
HART AND POLLARD
DRAW UP STATEMENT
After n discussion lasting another
hour, II was decided that Mr.. Hart
and the Attorney General should re-
tire. discuss the matter and both write
out statement OF the contentious of
both sides OF the proposition
They retired. and after half an hour
returned. each with IL statement In
each statement the Viewpoint Of the
Is. Il. Johnson Companys proposition
was discussed. They had already agreed
practically to accept the report OF the
committee which worked the night be-
fore. and which was composed Of At
torncy-General Pollard, Superintendent
Hart and State Superintendent Stearnes
This committee had drafted a report on
"Wednesday night and yesterday morn
Ing covering practically every other
phase OF the reply regarding tho text
books except that I'm which tho john
son books were involved. The commit :
tee had admitted that IL could not get
together upon this question.
The report Of the committee. with n
number of minor changes to be in
corporated in the new draft to- day, in
dicates n division of opinion on this
point.
: Tic textbooks alluded to are: Arith-
mctic Book l.. Arithmetic Book II. and
Graded Classics "
CLEAR DIVISION OVER
THREE JOHNSON ROCKS
There was no sharp division in the
statements as drawn by Attorney Gen
cral Pollard and Superintendent Hart
when they returned to report TO the
board. In each statement the writer
indicated that there was 81 clear d.
Vision Of opinion over the three John
son books, and zach sta ted his position
In clear manner. with few changes
the report OF Mr.. Hart WAS adopted, ex-
planned by him when no said that his
statement was written after the Atlor-
ney-General's. and that he, therefore,
hhd the benefit Of tho first statement.
Tho statement. as written by MFR.
Hart, showed that In April. 1914, tho