The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-12-01
End of the Farcical Dead
leek Reached at Lexing-
ton Last Saturday.

At Lexington last Saturday the
Snrmai school Commission on the
afth ballot selected Morohcad ~ N"
site for the Eastern Normal School.
The ave appoIntees OF Speaker
Thompson. currently reported to have
been kindly suggested by Judge Al.
lie w. Young, OF Morehead, stood
solldly for the county seat Of Rowan,
az previously "doped out" W. S, Wal.
len. Big Sandy member OF the com.
mission, cast tho deciding vote In IA.
vor OF Morehead.
The final vote follows:
Aorehead - o'Rear, Goodpastcr.
SEMI, Combs. Wnllen.
Paintsyiile Peter. Barrct and IIar.
man,
Louisa received votes on Eome Of
tho ballots at the previous meeting.
and Mr.. Harman proposed various
compromises at the last meeting in
nm effort TO land Big Sandy city,
wailen never voted for Louisa. so
far as we can learn.
Judge Young was in Lexington
when the schedule went through. He
said II was the hrBt time he had been
present at n meeting OF the commits.
sion. .......
The property offered by Morchead
contains no buildings III for use by
school OF this kind, except as a TEN.
porary makeshift Morehead has no
waterworks. no improved streets. no
sewers. nothing 10 recommend II as
school town, The quesiiOnnaire
sent out last May indicated that all
these and other qualifications were
necessary TO remain In the race, The
m:in3erlty OF that document was
demonstrated ut the Lexington meet
Ing. Jane 9TH. Only two cities were
able To meet tho conditions set forth
therein. and they were the first 10 be
eliminated, But, OF course. In the
light OF developments all this was
simply IA dcluSion and a snareT any.
way ...
A.Protest Meeting
The Ashland Chamber OF Commerce
called meeting Monday to discuss
the situation. There were citizens
present from other counties. After
discussion II was decided to start
movement 10 petition Coz Morrow 10
caIl the Legislature into extra session
to repeal or amend the act that ere.
ated the Normal School Commission.
Resolutions we're adopted 10 this cf
feet ..a
A strong telegram was received
from Prestonsburg expressing In
strong terms their approval OF the
protest movement II was signed by
Judge Hill, Clerks Hatcher and
Stephens, and others. ...
Prof. W. b. Ward and County Su,
perintendent Mead OF Johnson coun.
~ were present. Mr. Ward read a
very strong paper condcming Wallcn
and O'Rear. =. ..
Conflict With Education Board,
The Normal Site Commission also
wants 10 name the faculty for the
new schools, function generally be.
lieyed TO rest with the State Board
OF Education. At the Lexington meet.
ing r. p Green was chosen as head
OF the Murray school. About the
same hour the Education Board AT
Frankfort named John W. Carr for
the same position II now seems Ger.
tain that this matter will be settled
In the courts.
Gov. Morrow Is considering the
proposition OF calling special Sos.
sion of the Legislature.
Allie Youns's Statement.
After the Lexington meeting Judge
Allie Young gave out n lengthy state
ment which Is a labored effort to de
fend the commission, Morehead and
himself
One OF his statements is as fol.
lows;
II have not been In Frankfort dur.
Ing session of the legislature for the
last four years. Last winter was in
the south during the entire winter
and the bill was passed long before
| came back TO Kentucky"
Two members OF committee sent
from Louisa TO Frankfort while the
Legislature was in session, and a
short time before Thompson an.
nounoed his famous quintette, state
positively that Yonng was at the
Lafayette Hotel in Lexington at that
time being visited by emissaries very
frequently. They say they we're at
that hotel themselves and know this
to be a fact.
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