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MAY OUST BOARD OF EDUCATION Governor Blease Tells How Rumor Originated, In Discussing Thomp son's History. Columbia, May 26.--Gov. Blease 4wok official notice Friday of the ru mors that he would remove the State board of education, when he was ask-! ed aboit the situation. . Briefly the situation is that Gov- i ernor Blease has under consideration? now the question of whether or not he will remove the appointive mem bers of the board. He stated Friday that he could not say at this time whether he would take action in the matter at all, but tha 'he has never! stated whether e would or not remove the board. Origin of Rumor. The situation that gave rise to the rumor came up in this way, as ex plained Friday by the governor: When Col. Waddy Thompson, of Atlanta, who is the author of a his tory of te United States, which book Is used in the schools and upon which the board has to pass when it consid-; ers the text-book proposition, came to see Governor Blease, who is ex-offi cio chairman of the board of educa tion, and Governor Blease, m talking over the text-book situation, said to Col. Thompson that he did not like the history by this author because "it dodged the question of the responsi bility for the burning of Columbia." On Burning of Columbia. Governor Blease stated Friday that 'he told the author of the history that "I would take the word of Bishop Elli son Capers and of Wade Hampton be fore the word of every Yankee north of the Mason and Dixon line." Gov ernor Blease also, so stated the chief executive, told Col. Thompson that there was the word of other folks re-, siding here at the time of the burning *f Columbia and statements from them as to Sherman's act. Governor Blease explained that what he wished to impart was hi sbe lief that such testimony should have been put into a book that goes to the children of this State. Governor Blease is authority for the statement coming from the author that the reason Northern testimony was given as to the burning of Colum bia. was because it was sought to show to the Northern people by evi dence from the North itself the sit uation as to the burning of Columbia,! that the people here in the South knew the situation already about the truth as to the burning of Columbia. What Blease Said. It was, according to Governor Blease, when the author of the book said something to this effect that "'the members of the:State board of educa tion are in favor of my book," Gov-i ernor Blease not recal-ling Friday thel exact verbage; that the Governor told~ Col. Thompson, "Well, maybe, the present State board of education will not pass upon your book. I am think ing of removing the members because the book men are worrying them so, and getting another board that will ~probably be better able to pass upon the book question without being war ried so by the agents."I This statement, or words to the! same effect, so stated Governor Blease today, has given rise to the rumors that he would ask the members of the board to resign. He has not, he states, given any intimation yet as'- to whether he would or not ask for the resignation of the members. "But I am considering the matter," Governor Blease concluded. The rumor 'has been prevalent here for several days; yesterday they went even so far as to reach the point that the act had already been done. Governor Blease was for this rea son asked the direct question today by the Neews and Courier correspon dent, and replied in the manner quot ed above. Members of Present Board. The following are the members of the board of education: C. L. 'Blease, ex-offlcio chairman; J. E. Swearingen, ex-offlcio secretary, A. G. Rembert, Spartan'burg; J. M. O'Driscoll, Charleston; H. E. Rice, Jr.. Aiken; Nathan B. Toms, Darlington; J. L. Glenn, Chester; A. J. Thackston, Orangeburg; D. W. Daniel, Clemson' College. The section of the act creating the board, with reference to the appoint-! ment of members, is as follows: "The governor, the State superin-? tendent 'of education and seven per-? sons, one from each congressional~ district, to be appointed by the gov ernor, who shall hold office for four years, and until their successors may be appointed, unless sooner removed by the governor, shall constitute the~ State board of educationi. There have been a number of book. agents to call upon Governor Blease in the last few weeks. Nearly every' day several of those urging books for adoption for use in the schools of this State have called to see the gov& gior. COME TO NEWBERRY AND The Newber ii Opens June 18 and TEN ENTER Every entertainment and lectui cludes a lecture by Capt. R. P. Hob ca's Mighty Mission;" and a lecture liam Jennings Bryan on "The Princ tion Wednesdsy, June 21st. Grani chestra and DeKoven Male Quarte Meet your friends in Week, June 18tl SALE OF Sale of reserved seat tickets wi ets and diagram at Mayes' Book St, reserved seat for the ten entertainn Newberry, S. C., will secure prompt ticket includes lecture by Hon. Will Capt. R. P. Hobson as well as the o1 limited. Better secure you ticket e REDUCED RATES ON IF YOU COME THE LATCH STRIE . T. Jones Tries Unsuccssfully, to E Recover Expenses of His Trial In Cotton and Wheat. Sartanburg Herald, 25th. W. T. 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