The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-16
Tells VANN TO
GET A new JOB
Chairman Leroy In Deal To
Give Miniard Jennings
Vann's, Office


Superintendent of Public Instruction
of Pasquotank county, this week. de-
velops the fact that Mr.. Vann is dis
tasteful to the Board of Education of
Pasquotank county and was given his
walking papers nearly two weeks ago.
The Board of Education Of Pasquotank
County is ]. M. Leroy. Nominally, Mr..
Leroy is only Chairman of the Board.
But he has always dictated to the
Board and what he says usually goes.
In trying to get at the bottom of the
trouble between Mr.. Vann and Mr..
Leroy this newspaper has met with
little success, but has made this dis
covery The Board of Education of
Pasquotank is now composed Of j. M.
Leroy, w. A. Foster and w. G. Cox.
On the first Monday in July w D.
Morgan, of Providence Township sue
ceeds Mr.. Foster on the Board. Mr.
Leroy and Mr.. Morgan are close per-
sonal friends and Mr.. Leroy told this
newspaper Tuesday night that Mr.. Nor.
gan had accepted place on the Board
of Education with the understanding
that he would support Miniard Jen-
nings for County Superintendent.
Miniard Jennings is a brother of w.
H. Jennings of this city and was for
merly principal of Forks School. He
| is a native of Providence Township and
close to Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. LeRoy.
Mr.. Leroy and Mr.. Morgan want to
make Mr. Jennings County Super1n-
tendent and sthe first step in that dir
ection is to get rid of Vann. And so
Mr.. Leroy told Mr.. Vann last week
| to look for a new job after July 1.
This newspaper has asked Mr.. Leroy
| to make a statement as to his ohJec-
| tions to Superintendent Vann. Mr.
Leroy says he prefers not to make a
4 statement now, but may have some
] thing to say later on. He intimated
that Mr.. Vann had not been attend
ing to his duties as principal He SAID
Mr.. Vann had made himself busy in
too many others things. Z
| Asked. is it were not a fact that the
schools of Pasquotank county had made
a better showing under lSuperinten-
dent Vann in one year than under any
other administration? Mr.. Leroy re-
piled: According to Vann's statements,
they have; but there's another side to
: it." In reply to a direct question Mr.s
lIeRoy said the schools had not made
q as satisfactory showing under super
q fsifffaIfdent Varn - = Sf
The public will hardly. be satisfied
r with Chairman LeRoy's veiled state
7 ments. An impression prevails that
Vann has made good. 1t is true that
7 Mr.. Vann has given lot of his time
Y to things outside of the schools. He
. has given a good many days to the
. campaign for good roads in this coun-
e ty. He has assisted the Chamber OF
d Commerce in much of it's propaganda.
g But in doing these things Super1nten-
dent Vann felt that he was serving his
d job To him good roads mean good
S schools. He doesn't separate the two
r and he has worked for good roads and
r gone all over the county boosting good
lroads because he believed good roads
= essential to good schools. And Vann
It has made a good impression among the
n country people; he has made them feel
d that they were getting all that the
Y. county could give them in schools. He
e has won the confidence Of pupils and
l. teachers thruout the county.
n P. S. Vann was employed by the
'e Board of Education last August, to MI
l. the unexpireA term of former Super
is intendent w. M. Hinton. His salary
I'd for the unexpired term was $1,000
wear. Being dismissed after serving
rs the job less than a year doesn't make
I'd him feel good, to say the least. But
ar he shows fine spirit. In a statement
rs issued this week he says:-
IF I have anything further to say, Il
re is to plead for a new loyalty TO you
is schools, a new devotion to the sacred
education needs of the little chlldfel
" of the county. You have done Wen II
N. the past but you can and will, do bet
ter in the future. Place your schools
nearer the center of your hearts, am
labor together to promote their Varlet
and complex interests as Sou a.o,, No
.. never done during all the generou
v past May the vision you nave OF pls
i ger and better schools, schools locates
on hard-surfaced roads, schools equip
ned with all modern facilities, scnool
All that will give the rural child educatlon
al opportunities and advantages MOT
nearly comparable to those enJoyeo "
the city child. lure you on ana on UNI
it shall have beep mater1anzeo an
realized in every glowing particular.
"a THE day has come for a new patriot
1st ism and loyalty to the communlI
where cluster your homes, your scnooh
- vour churches, your business Interest,"
w. and out of which comes your clVliiAa
10 ton. r,.,s
his Love your city and county. Tnls 3,
- dare ask because Of my interest In tn
CT neon1e of Elizabeth City and Pasquc
M tank County. The months have speI
ate with the people Of both will ever III
hin ger with me as fragrant memory, dn
as an abiding inspiration.
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