Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-11
! GARLAND MAY
 RES|CNS; KEITH
 | TO SUCCEED HIM
 |osionation and Appointment Take Place Almost at Same Time. |ETIRING EDUCATOR l RECOMMENDS SUCCESSOR Tough Defends Policy of Appointing Officers Without Making An nouncement to the People.
|ETIRING EDUCATOR
 pECOMMENDS SUCCESSOR

K. Garland May, county superin-
 ndent of education, has resigned
 position and Gov. c. H. Brough
 IS named w. P. Keith, principal of
 Sixth Avenue school, to suc- [ed him, it was learned last night.
 he resignation and Keith's appoint
 ent are effective October 1.
 MT. Mays resignation was accept
 and MT. Keith, who was recom-
 ended to the governor by MT. May, as appointed without public an- buncement of the proceedings being
 ade either by MT. May or the gov
 nor
 MT. May declared last night that
 planned to make the announce lent here later this week. The gov tnor defended his action in not mak-
 g Mays resignation public before pming successor, by stating he
 ade it policy to appoint men to
 fice, in cases where he knew them, ithout making any public announce
 lent. '1f such resignations were
 ade public," said the governor, fhere would be numerous petitions nd local rows over the place, and it
 this I wish to avoid.
 MT. Mays resignation to the gov Fnor was in the form of letter hted September 8, in which he stat
 his reason for resigning was that ecause of growing insurance busi- ess he could not in justice to his emlly, remain in the office of county
 perintendant and allow his busi ess to be neglected.
 MT. May recommended Mir. Keith
 ms successor. and stated unless (elth were appointed. he would not eslgn; While in Pine Bluff Tues BY, the governor had a conerence
 nun May and Keith. Following the pnference, the appointment was ex- ended to MT. Keith, who that same ay rendered his resignation to the Ehool board. The board accepted le resignation, but has not vet nam
 a successor.
 Governor Brough stated to The raphlc last night Mir. May had commended MT. Keith to him as his ueeessor, and had asked that his augmentation be given considera- On me governor stated he had lown MT. Keith for a number of ears' and that he was satisfied that was fully capable of filling the of- M lie said urther that Mir. Keith as personal and political friend. M Mays Letter.
 ;nlI ml' Keith has been principal of the nsa hal avenue school for g. periods of Oout IS years, and is recognized as ;on man q; standing high in his profes- Oa s in Fine Bluff. MT. May has been Inn'I sInool work in Pine Bluff for a Ioa.u smuer of years, beginning some I;da sa's ago as principal of the Lake Bsr;. us scnool. He has been county su- n,intendent for about nine months ES,'ns |Se been elected to that office at Eacons c aase county election. MT. May Bns;a nsane interested in the insurance Iohs;llesS Ioh;lS several years ago. and has bua; a;eved considerable success in that |bada adlsh9ngh %l the appointment was msnt rsue tuesday, no public announce W.T.. Nhon was made until last night, be;thar. .irss questioned. MT. May would bnt be"el Ter affirm nor deny the rumor. mont iater made public the announce. Eelanh Ia, oI his resignation, following a Covpm' pmo.ie conversation he had with bouncam, nur broueh who made the an nirht nih"tement public in Little Rock last Ebv 'He M, letter e of resignation rendered T e ar, May to the governor follows "T "TT;Svernor ;t.en c. H. Brough,
 anoele anni.ele Rock, Arkansas.
 .Oar Oear Governor:
 businasasc Hm account of growing insurance electieesss l;ess which I had prior to my pf flOn coul and induction into the office rount aasy oe superintendent; and. on ac- morale VI my inability to keep up the arer a'e ee or the agency force as man. and @ .t ol the South Arkansas agency ice to tba h,ae same time give good serv- superintae r .ne people of my county as the duty o'endent tn an1' of schools, feel it my nation 'o . ask sI you to accept my resig. If f JaT as a the superintendent of schools the fttfspn: fact son My choice is based on since tbona ..iat In justice to my family nuners4;ere stere IS a vast deal more re- than ;n n'i1n tS In the insurance business hre wo,s ,n sne school work, that the flu. depends Ss'iare n of my growing family ten vea.s s on what I do with the next a'taars atars of my life's work.
 resienat;.oeIor ask you to accept my lSl9" to take effect October i In do.H His Explanation.
 to nama amoaennclng his action in seeking ~>>csS~.a.e.nls VI ms own successor without
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