Evening star., 1949-04-24
School BUILDING
Code Revision
Asked byPTAs
North Vlrein,o Group
Also Urges Chonee
In Boord Selection

TIE NesttssFp Virginia Dsslf scs
o. fAFwat- Teacher Associations
YESTERDAY eallra tos rvYtasssa tas
State sclae&al tuglsiaS esNsr res asA-
tlaga and = change In s8as aaett2aSi
Of SELECT tins sxaesal hsAgg aae$nt<gA
The group asst al lie I'tssssssAs
jefferson lsIalag i4gh sSneas "a
Arlington II aAked the virginia
branch II the National Congress
Of Parents and Ieacassss Ia lci4.
ilon the Stale superintendent ~
public instruction and TIE Stale
school board io4 revision ol sci3oS9
building regulations 81 nAoss5n
construction methods al redsscea
costs could he employed
In passing t4r resolution 1t wAa
said that pFesrnI regulations tr-
ouire the ceiling Of = school rVsom
10 be half a. hleh aS the width
Of the room This would mean
tina, elaSsgooInS 50 teei " wste would
have Is foot eeislngs IT Sas
brought oat
Peii Of Candidates Planned
In suggesting y shange IN ttss
method OF choosing school beard
members. the group voted Ia ask
candidates for the Kenefal assetn-
bly, whether they would introduce
legislation 10 permit appointment
OF sehooi boards by tire elected
governing body III each LEGALITY, ar
direct election oi school board
members. In most counties, school
board members nov ate appointed
by q school trustee electoral board.
which in turn Is appointed hs ths
circuit court judge
Mrs. Harry r. soanmers Of Lou
doun County. Was elected piess-
dent of the District group, sue
ceeding Mrs q 4, JustaSson. Fails
Church, who presided yesterday.
Other new ofrieefs are Dr kf-
win r. Draheim. Arlingtoh, ffst
vice president, c. Al Bradley Pau
ouier County. second vice pfrsi-
dent; Miss Sue Ayers, Prince VIII
liam County, third vice president:
Oorman c. Ridasiy. Alexandra.
fourth vice president. and Mrs.
Hugh McDiaFmid. Fairfax County,
secretary treasurer,
Income Estimates Criticized.
Robert Whitehead. deleeate 10
the General Assembly who vas
guest speaker. told the PrA he
believed Virginia could collect
possibly IA much as 81 900 600
mere each veal" BY uaiitsnins
assessment OF the state income
tax
Tae Nelson County deleeale siso
rritirlaed consistent unkaxfesu-
mates OF State income.
Budget estimates, he sAid, gov
arm General Assembly appreprla-
tions, but at sarh session nf The
General Assembly NE hear over
and over the chant. as solemn and
holy In certain quarters as q re"
citaI Of the Ten Commandments.
don't throw the BUDGET out OF
balance.
sThe estimates depend on how
far the spirit moves the hand on
the states financial ouila board
tenderly resting on the lapa OF
our state flnaneiefs.
Constitutional Breach Charged.
The lower they put the esii-
mates. the greater the cheek they
have on the assembly and In that
way they hold down the current
appropriations. including thoss
for schools.
Then, at the end Of the tso-
year period, when large surplus
has accrued a. result OF the ui1-
derestlmates. We are solernniy told
that the surplus must not be used
Tor current appropriations but
pnly for capital outlay. That 10
The system which has been EN-
pioyed for o number OF years. with
the results presently noted.
1T ts misleading. II is q plain
violation OF our state constitution.
Il has become notorious
BY the end of the 1850 bisn-
mum, Mr.. Whitehead declared.
The amount Of revenue collected
over the above estimates wili have
reached tI42 .2ss. 7os for = i+-year