The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-22
SUPERINTENDENT IS
FREED FROM CHARGE
state Board of Education Consider-
Petitions Against J. ID. Harris and
Declines Removal

Several matters were decided upon
at the meeting of the state board OF
education yesterday afternoon, fore
most among which were the charges
preferred against Division Superin-
tendent j. d. Harris. of Henrico
county.
Resolutions in regard to the situa-
ton in Hanover county were adopted
to the effect that the board would be
! driven to the necessity of either elect
/ ing a man from Hanover county not
equipped or trained for the position,
/ or attaching Hanover to one of the
| adjoining counties, placing 1t under
the Jurisdiction of the present division
| superintendent, this course to be taken
at the next meeting OF the board If
such supplementary salary provision
A5 will command the services of a
competent man is not made by the
supervisors.
These resolutions were offered to
the board of supervisors OF Hanover
county. which has refused to authorize
FUNDS for the salary OF a superinten-
dent unltss he is a resident OF the
/ county, The position has a salary OF
5000 and of this amount the state al
/! lows 1913. The supervisors refuse to
allow any county funds for this sal
airy unless the position is filled by
resident o. the county. The state
board claims that none such can be
found. Three appointments have been
made By the state board, but all have
been rejected. because of the refusal
of the supervisors to furnish adequate
salary.
The following recommendation for
the distribution of special funds were
submitted and adopted
From the high school fund shall
be paid
% To each standard four year
high school 1916
90 To each four year high school not
fully standardized $275. except as
hereinafter provided
go To each standard three year
high school. 5000.
90 To each three year high school
not fully standardized. 1857. except as
hereinafter provided
90 All schools attempting to do
three and four years OF high school
work in which there are not more
than four teachers In both the high
school and elementary departments
anu all third grade high schools shall
be placed on the graded school list,
Graded school Fur d.
"a All high schools placed on the
graded school list. as already provided
and all graded schools having four
teachers shall receive 5000 each, pro-
yided they measure M to the require
-neats -A@#Atefere- Established force
ceiytng aid from the graded school
fund.
I'D All Of said schools in which
there are three teachers shall receive
$3.50. provided they measure up to the
requirements heretofore established
for receiving aid from the graded
school fund.
For increasing public schooi terms
the following was adopted:
That the one and two-room school
fund be apportioned at the rate OF $40
per teacher in one and two-room
schools. with an additional allowance
OF SIS per teacher 70 every school that
maintains or will maintain a term OF
not less than 140 days. provided that /
those schools which cannot maintain
terms OF l40 days he given the addi-
tionai SIS on the condition that they
increase their terms az much as twenty
days over the terms Of lsis-i7. and
further provided that all one and two
room schools that meet the require |
ments of a standard school for tho
term OF Ie17-1S be given an additional |
appropriation Of SIS per teacher.