Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-03-23
'enfmenf Favors Having Woman On Local. School Bourd

String sentiment was recorded
today favoring the appointment
OF woman to fill one of the
two existing vacancies on the
'ocal Board of Education. APP
pointments will be made Mon
day when the new County Board
Of Education holds it's first
meeting.
Tabor City'S Womans Club was
spearheading a move this week
TO have a woman named as a
member of the board. At a call
ed meeting Of the club Monday
rorning members went on re-
I'd endorsing the appointment,
t declined to recommend any
Articular person for the post.
Two vacancies were created
last week on the local board
when DR.. r. M. Williamson
Hartman, and l. c. Gore were
aamed to the County Board OF
education.
Leading the action by the Wo-
mans Club were Mrs. Helen
Fruit and Mrs. Evelyn Leonard
Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Truitt
aid today, I'VE feel that a wo-
nan could be of valuable assist
lnce on the school board in clar-
lying many of the school func-
tons that are misunderstood
specifically mentioned were the
operation of school snack shop
leanlinesS Of the rest rooms, and
IrSt aid facilities
One major factor behind the
lction of the Womans Club is
1at they feel mothers would be
more prone TO discuss their
POINTS of view on school prob
ems with a woman than with
male members of the Board.
DR.. Williamson said today tina:
e was highly in favor of a wo-
nan being appointed to the local
Soard.
when l first learned | was
being considered Tor the County
3oard of Education, l began Civ
ing thought to the possibility OF
having a woman on the local
board" said DR.. Williamson.
Although ma,iy persons have
uggested to DR.. Williamson
hat a woman be placed on the
Loard, the new County Board
member was a step ahead OF
hem on the issue.
II think the appointment OF
= woman would be a fine move
they re entitled to representa-
ton aIl J would certy inly well
come it," ne said.
DR.. Williamson said that the
chances of a woman being APP
pointed were excellent" how
ever, he declined 10 comment or
any person to be considered.
If woman is appointed il
will mark the first time since
1889 that the board has not con-
sisted entirely of male repre-
ientativcS AS far as could be
lscertained. Mrs. w. F. Cox has
neen the only woman ever tC
serve on the local board. She
served from 1886 1899.
Il think il would be a very
line thing" said Mrs. Cox when
contacted early this morning.
Several members of the local
board were contacted this morn
ing and all approved the posi-
bic appointment of woman.
c. II. Primer, principal Of the
school, said today that there
should be no reason why a good
woman wouldn't make fine
member of the school board"
lie remarked that most OF the
schools he had been associated
v it'll in the past had women on
the school board.
When queried on the Specifi-
cally mentioned items in the
WomanS Club endorsement, Mr.
Primer pointed out that he had
received no complaints on the
operation of the snack shop and
tossed light on the problem of
keeping the rest rooms clean.
A construction flaw is credited
with one of the rest rooms being
termed an "eyesore." The drain
placed in the middle of the floor
IS actually higher than floor
level making it virtually impos-
Siblc to have adequate drainage.
This problem is not a new one
and has been discussed by the
chool board with recommended
lions made 10 the proper author
ties that it be rcmcdicd.
Regarding the lack Of first aid
facilities, Mr.. Primer stated that
a first aid room would be an
excellent thing: however, there
is not adequate space at the
school AT thp prpcCpt tirnp