The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-07
SCHOOL CONTROVERSY
TO Be AIRED TODAY
Lively Fight II Anticipated When
Board Gathers to Name Hanover
Superintendent.
WILL FILL OTHER OFFICES.
Members OF State Board of Educa-
ton Expect to complete Their Work
Before They Adjourn Late This
Afternoon.

When members OF the state board
OF education gather today in the audi
forum of the Cha Der of Commerce
building the Hanover county schooi
controversy will be given thorough
airing. and there is a strong propa-
biiity of division superintendent Tor
the county being appointed before ad-
journment late this afternoon.
Although there arc three candloates
for the Hanover county school posi-
ton, they being John Fl. Wickhan1,
Incumbent; W. b. Bremner and r. ".
Bell, the night is between Messrs.
wickham and Bremner. The board
OF supervisors is said to have passed
resolution endorsing the candidacy
Of Mr. Bremner, and declaring that
the portion OF the salary paid by that
body would be discontinued in the
event he was not named by the edu-
cation board. Saturday afternoon cit
izens OF Hanover filed with the state
board of education a resolution con-
demning the action of the supervisors
asserting that 1t was not the senti-
ment Of the school patrons.
Supervisor W. r. Shelton, of Han
over. chairman OF tie board, declares
that he did not direct any such action
10 be. placed on record,
MFR. Shelton's Letter.
The letter received from the super
visor yesterday follows:
I have seen Mr.. Luck's letter. in re
PLY TO a letter written hind and my
self by Overton Howard and others.
and my recollection is the same with
his about what he has stated, ] say,
however. further. ct not only was
there no statement in the paper we
Intended to sign. saying that John
II. Wickharn had not given as much
as FIVE days In week to his work as
superintendent of schools. in the
county: but that this statement was
in another and longer paper shown
me by Mr.. Bremner. which re-
fused 10 sign These two papers
were handed Mr.. Johnson ~ MIR.
Brenuer. who said II was all right.
AID he would sign IT, but for the fact
that he did not want to sign a paper
against Mr.. Bell. because he had been
Kind 10 hira in sickness otherwise he
would do Il, tie handed ms q paper ~
sign and | am convinced that the
paper he handed us =, sign was the
very paper | had refused to sign. and
thinking IL Vas the other and
shorter paper signed it aud then Mir.
Luck signed II. There was no order
entering 4 as an action of the board,
that I knew of. When l left, which
was after Mr.. Luck had left. | LEFT
Mr.. Joseph Il. Johnson and Mr.,
Rremner at the courthouse; after
that II was put on record. certain
" did not as chairman of the board.
direct u to he done. After Mr. Luck
had left Mir. johnson suggested that
his pa per should be recorded as an
order of the board I declined posi-
t'vS,v to DO this. Mr.. Johnson told
~-r daring our converse ton that Mr..
tsen would not 80 for the place.
tSiqued) W X. SHELTON
March g. 1911
Nh, Name MI superntendcnts
The state board of education will
60 l1to session this morning at I!
o'clock and II is thought that thny
viii aniSh appointing the supeviutt-1-
dents. In the event they fail to COM
plete their work al this meeting II will
ne taken up at the regular meeting
Of the board March 20.
Following Is list Of those from
whom remaining uperintendent2 wi'l
hs selected by the board today:
First Congressional District Ella
abeth City, J. NJ Willis. Gloucester.
Il. a. Foikes: Fredericksburg. f. f
sircfhead; Naasemond county. s c.
Worreil, ". f.. Somers, r. j CoSten,
= S. Blsnford; Norfolk county S A.
Mcdonald. ], A. Carson. j. c. Gstynn.
&. l.. FentresS. !. r., Corr. j. T Fen
1ress: Princess Anne county r
Quick. O. e Mears
Third Congressional District--uan-
over county, W. ID. Breinner T. NJ
Bell. John II. Wickham: Spotsylvonia
and Stafford counties. $. G. How son,
e. r.. Thorn, j. A. Dilard. James
Ashhy,
Fourth Congressional DISTRICT
powhatan. j. W. Reynolds; Prince
Edward. +. T. Atkinson. Amelia and
Nottowav counties. g. g. Ou,land, e
NJ. Terry. Il. NJ. lrhy. w II wrig-
ellsworth. j. NJ Shue; Dnwtddie
tounty F. W, Young ]. II. Meek. r. r
Atkinson. &. H. Zehmer
Fifth Congressional District pitt
sylvania, O. =. Ramsey; Carroll ,'oun-
ty. J. l. Cox. f. N, Cooley: Charlotte
county J. =, bowman. s. p. Daniel
Danville. 8. A. Steger. r. II. wheatley.
Sixth Congressional District-C amp
bell county, II. Blankenship. J j.
Fray, W. l.. Garhee; Montgomery
county. II. r. stiles. f. s, Havan, G.
NJ. Reines, /. r. Watson.
Seventh Congressional District
Clarke. c. q. Massie: Shenandoah. c.
Y. Shoemaker: Page and Rappahan-
mock counties, II. ID. Fite. J. III.
Shnler. John II. Booton.
Eighth Congressional Distric,-
alexandria county, W. II. Sweeney:
king george county. F. ID. Davis, w.
r. Baker. d. r. Coakley: Fairfax
county. E. G. Coe. NJ. ID. Hall. Lou
doun county. O. I. Emrtck A. r.
Felts. W. G.. Edmundsen.
Ninth Conversational Distrfct-,sand
county, Fl. II. Bruce. F. T.. Dunn;
Buchanan county. T. n. Grimsley. NJ.
L. Combs ". L. Ownbey: Dickinson
county. NJ. W. Remines. w. O DeeI.
p. NJ Crabtree, |, f. French: Giles
II ~
Scott county. p. r. Fugate. w. D.
Smith
Tenth Congressional District--Bath
and Highland counties, r Mauzv, q.
". CIeek. II. NJ. waybrisht. e. r,
richardson.
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