The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

met for the avowsd purpose o. con-
sadering road questions and that tne
people wanted them to settle tnese
questions ana 90 home III any osher
| matters are to be introduced" Ne
aid, II feel that Il should not come
from u.s. II the governor requests
this body to take up any other prob
lens, ! am perfectly willing to stay
here until ChrtstmaA"
Senator Buchanan asked At this
juncture IL the senator from Wythe
regarded Governor Davis ~ higher
authority on tbs schools question
struction.
Senator Trinkle replied that the
r,atter should be frst laid before the
governor by the superintendent.
QUESTION OF FITNESS
Senator Buchanan then asked II the
lsenator would support his amend
ln,ent II the superintendent appeared
and asked that II be considered. T
would have little regard for him IN
deed" replied Senator Trinkle at ne
neglected to take advantage OF the
opening made for him by Senator Al
olson"
Senator Buchanan then said that.
from debate on the floor, 1t appeared
that the superinten was not a nj
man. Senator Trinkle replied that
this remark relative to any rehection
on the ability of the superintendent
was absolutely incorrect.
Demands are always as continuous
as a flowing stream" he said, Il don't
fceny that an emergency exists;
rever expect to see the time when
there's not one"
Senator Addison's figures Chased on
the report Of the superintendent OF
public Instruction. indicated very low
salaries paid teachers in rural dis
tricts. with average yearly salaries
o. from 700 to 5000 in the cities. He
read a letter from Superintendent
hart to Senator Buchanan, in which
The grave emergency was referred to
and the senator slhanked for his ef-
forts.
Critics ROAD BILL
(. The Senator again made guarded
attack on the roads bills under con-
slderation. From the beginning OF
the roads agitation, he said Il have
seen one grave danger. You will
adopt a roads pi ogram that will SO
lar eat into the resources of the state
that it will be unable 10 take care OF
the schools, Senators hear and do
rot Geny that our SCHOOL system Is
in danger of disintegration. II is
I.tiful to picture the children of the
masses knocking at the doors OF the
schools and finding them closed"
Senator Gravatt broke his habituai
silence to interrogate the senator
from Lynchburg en- the schools situa-
ton. He asked him If all the ills OF
the schools resulted from lack OF
funds. Senator Addison replied that
they might be said to. the other ills
being off-shoots. Senator Gravatt re-
marked that the attendance record Of
slxty-four per cent seemed fully as
grave to him as the lack of funds He
said that the people were not taking
advantage OF their opportunities and
expressed the belief that good roads
would induce a larger attendance.
especially in the rural districts. where
roads ale sometimes impossible in
the schools months.
A joint resolution was received
from the house permitting the intro
ouction OF local bills. Senator Con-
rad offered an amendment including
bills relating to an increase In pay
to the school teachers OF Virginia.
Senators Addison and Gooirick in
dulged in a brief verbal battle after
the senator from Fredericksburg APP
parently became impatient at refer
ences to his speech of the day before,
Senator Addison obviously having
taken offense at certain remarks,