Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-08
r. c.. Harrison Again
Made Chairman of
Board and District
Committeeman Al e
Appointed With Only
One Change; Teach
.ers To File

E. M. Rollins, superintendent of
Vance county schools for quarter
Of a century, was reelected to that
office for new term of two years
by the Vance County Board of Edu-
organized r. c.. Harrison was re-
elected as chairman of the board.
T. B. Parham, Jr., was elected
Vice-chairman.
Two new members of the board
were sworn into office, together with
one who was lately reelected. j. j.
White and J. S. Norwood were the
new men and E. B. Taylor the re-
elected official Besides Mr.. Har-
rison, the other member is T. B. Par
ham, whose terms had not expired.
The new men were approved in the
omnibus bill passed by the recent
General Assembly,
j. G. Cooper was re-nominated in
the primaries of last June, but re-
signed as of the first of February
this year, and Mr.. White was sub
stituted. His term is four years, Mr.
Norwood two years and Mr.. Taylor
six years. Clerk of Superior Court
E. o. Falkner administered the oath
to the new men.
The board decided to notify all
tea cheers in the county system that
the new school law of the State re-
quires all who wish to be reelected
for the coming year file their ap-
plications in writing with the super
intendent.
The board also elected district
school committeeman for all of the
five consolidated schools of the
county except Dabney. These COM
mittees will elect the principals sub
ject to approval of the county super
intendent and the county education
board. The principals nominate the
teachers and the district committees
elect them for their individual
schools, subject to the approval of
the county superintendent and the
board of education.
The board adopted resolutions in
appreciation of the services of both
Mr.. Cooper and E. r. Boyd, who re-
tires after refusing to stand for re-
election in the primaries last sum.
mer.
The district committees elected
TownsvilIe-F. T. Tucker, Mrs. E.
B. Taylor, c. U. Sanford T. C. Sneed,
John Riggan.
Zeb Vance-Leon Frazier, Mrs. E.
o. Young, j. M. Barnes, George
Tilley, A. P. Peasants.
Middleburg-F c.. Stainback, Mrs.
Henry White, F. H. Spain, Forest
Ellington, Raymond Reavis.
Aycock-J. c.. Pickett, M. T..
Greenway, Jim Robertson, Frank
Floyd, c.. T. Robertson.
The board decided to defer election
of the school committee for Dabney
until another meeting it set for Mon
day morning, April II, at 10 o'clock.
No reason was given for the post
ponement at today's meeting.
Following is the resolution adopt
ed by the board about Mr.. Boyd:
"BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board
of Education of Vance county:
FIRST, That the members of this
board express their sincere thanks
and deep appreciation to MIR. E. R.
Boyd for his. service and splendid CO.
operation during his term of office
which expires today.
this board have greatly appreciated
his support and wise council in all
matters coming before the Board for
it's consideration with reference to
the public schools of the county.
THIRD, That copy of these res
olutions be forwarded to Mr. Boyd
and a copy be incorporated in the
minutes of the board of education"
The resolution adopted about Mr..
Cooper follows:
"BE 1T RESOLVED, That where
as our esteemed associate Mr.. J. G.
Cooper, having rendered his resigna-
ton as a member of the Board of
Education, we the members Of the
Board do hereby adopt the following
resolutions:
FIRST, That he has been an eff