The daily independent., 1937-06-24

superintendency of tha Currituck
county schools. Not only was he
successful in persuading the board
of education to adopt unanimous
ly every resolution and recommen-
dation he sought, but he also sue
ceeded in pacifying a group of
diSgruntled school patrons who
attended the board meeting with
the intention of raising a rucku5
with him.
I am working for the best in
tereStS of the schools and the chill
dren," said Aycock. Il have no
axes to grind. I was brought here
to take politics out of the Curl
tuck schools. and that's what I
am seeking to do"
The mo politics" resolution
which Aycock drafted and per-
suaded the board of education to
adopt unanimously reads as fol-
lows:
Whereas. the schools of Curri-
tuck county have been the object
of political battle for the past few
years. whereby there is grave dan
ger that the achoolS will suffer
from such partisan politics; and,
whereas, there seems to be a de-
sire on the part of some elements
to impose their opinions in the en-
ploying of teachers on other dis
triCtS of the county whether those
opinions are held by that district
or not; and whereas the patrons
in some of our school districts are
almost equally divided in their
opinions as to what qualities or
disqualifies a teacher for holding
position in the schools Of the
district; and, whereas. some COM
mitteemen in the past have shown
an inclination to act contrary to
the we'll known desires Of the peo-
pie in certain districts,
BE it resolved by the Board of
Education that the following
statement of general principles in
the employing Of teachers IS the
sentiment and wish of the board,
and the board requests local COM
mittees to follow these principles,
and it is the hope of the Board
that these principles will be &C
ceptable to the school patrons OF
Currituck county.
u. Committeeman in each dis
| trict should always act in the in
| terestS of the schools and the chill
dren. Wherever pos sible, they
/ should act in accordance with the
wishes of the patrons if the wish
of the majority is asCertainaole.
Where there is marked division OF
opinion the committee should do
its best to work out a compro-
mise acceptable to both sides. Un-
der no circumstances should a
committeeman allow personal
grudge or feeling to enter INTO
/ the selection of teachers. How a
teacher or her family voted at the
last election has nothing to do
with her ability as a teacher. How
ever. the board and superinten-
dent feel that with the present
troubled conditions in the county.
it would not be for the best in
terests of the schools for a teach
er in the future to express public
Ily an opinion on county politics,
whether connected with the
| schools or not, and the board re-
quests all people connected with
| the schools to act for the best IN
such matters.
y. In considering the reemploy
ment of teachers. the first con-
| sideration is whether the teacher
lis competent and has been sue
Ecessful in the past or not. Wheth-
| er the teacher is married or sin
gle. from this State or another
has nothing to do with the case
unless the temper and feeling OF
a community is such that it IS the
honest belief of a committee that
it would be impossible for the
teacher under discussion to dc
her duty as a teacher in that
community. If such be the case
il is the belief of the board that
such teacher should be employed
somewhere else in the county, II
DOS ible. 1t is the belief OF the
board that such conditions should
not exist because it may cause the
county to lose some good teacher
and it is the belief Of the boarC
and superintendent that the find
ing Of excellent teachers is not the
cav Job that some people believe
end good teachers -hould be re-
tanned wherever possible. The wei
fare Of the pupils is to be Consld'
cred as most important because
the gchools are for the pupil anc
not the teacher, and the commit
teeman has done his duty wher
he rejects good teachers, regard
less of politicJ and such questions
as whether the teacher is married
or from outside North Carolina.
IS. In employing new teachers
committeeman should first en-
deavor to ascertain whether the