The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-09-12
School Board To Hold Extra Meetin
To Consider New Building Progra1
Council Acts For ABC Store Petitioners a"s H
McIIWaine ants
Conference TO
Discuss "Experts'

Formula for a busy school board
meeting
Ingredients fuel oil. gasoline,
lubricants surrey on school sltua
ton, one federal court. school IA
cihties, teachers, lack Of space, a
letter from the Governor. and out
Of state tuition rates add the IN
gradients one Or two at time to
room full Of school board members
1nd let simmer foI over three
hours.
ur results as follows
School Superintendent T J Nc
nWa.ne told the school board Mon
day night he was still on the trail
Of the proper person to conduct
survey 81 the school situation in
the county He said he was plan
ming a conference with attorneys
for the local school board and
with the state department Of edu-
cation at which time he hoped to
receive several names Of qualified
consultants to recommend to the
Prince Edward board
The school board passed a reso-
luton at meeting july to have
a survey made Of conditions in the
county in light OF the Supreme
Court ruling to desegregate the
local schools Federal Judge Ster-
ling Hutcheson concurred with the
board that a survey would be help
ful and granted the school board
until 1863 tentatively TO start deseg-
regatlon.
Judge Hutcheson S ruling also re
CURED that the school board report
70 his court on or before January /
1859 Oh the survey His ruling said.
The report should reflect the scope
and purpose Of the survey and gen
cral information regarding h e
qualifications Of such consultant or
consultants as have been engaged :,
The school board resolution Of
July directed McIlWainee to recon-
mend promptly names Of experts
qualified 70 conduct such a survey
McIlWaine said considerable spade
Work had been done on securing
the names Of qualified consultants.
and he expe cite d to make his
accommodation at the next meet
ing which would be held October l3.
Space Study
The school board members ex-
pressed some concern at the
crowded conditions at Farmville
High School, noting that the enroll
ment there was Alb as compared
With 1893 last year Rather than de-
lay other matters TO be handled
Monday night, the board agreed
that another meeting would be re-
CURED devoted exclusively to a dis
cussion of nov school building
needs. This meeting was set for
the latter part Of September. and
McIlWamc said the members would
be notified Of the meeting by post
cards.
II was noted that an additional
teacher was needed at Farmville
High School to help with social
science and English. The board
took no action on this matter.
The board authorized the transfer
Of Mrs. Vanessa Venable from Mt.
Leigh Elementary School to R. r.
Motion High School. and the appoint
ment of Miss Bernice Pennington
to Mt Leigh.
Supervisor Resigns
The board also noted with regret
the resignation of E A. Payne as
general supervisor of the Prince
EdWard-Cumberland school division.
Mcllwaine said no one has been ap-
pointed in the vacant position.
pr. c. l.. Baird reported that his
committee had studied bids on fuel
oil, gasoline and lubricants. and he
recommended the low bid by KAY
ton Fuel Company on gasoline and
fuel oil be accepted and no change
made IN the source of lubricants,
which now come from American
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