The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-04-21
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Down By District
lis Delegates
Are Unanimous;
New Plan Offered

The FarmVille District Of Virginia
Congress Of Parents and Teachers
unanimously rejected the proposed
state legislative program recon-
rnended by the Legislative Policies
Committee and board Of managers
fer l959-G0. at its meeting ii the
War Memorial Building. Amelia. on
April l6
e. Armstrong Smith. district legi-
slatlye chairman and principal Of
Cumberland High School, spoke
against the two most controversial
sections, item /, which calls for
support of public schools, and item
&c, which calls for compulsory
school attendance.
He told the members. We must
understand public schools cannot be
had without Indignation. If We urge
a continuance of them at this point
we are approving indignation for
our children. Speaking of Item sc.
he said, The compulsory attend
ance law if re-enacted would re-
qulre every child to attend inte-
grated schools whether parents
wanted them to or not
Whole Rejected
No one spoke in favor Of the pro
posed program.
The motion to reject the program,
as whole, was made by Emory
c. Harrison, P-TA local legislative
chairman from John Randolph Ele-
mentary School, Cumberland. and
seconded by Frank j. Thomas.
P-TA president from the same
school There were ll3 delegates
voting unanimously
With about 1856 persons present.
Mrs. w. w. Borum. district d.
rector. announced they comprised
one Of the largest crowds ever %
attend Farmville district P-TA
meeting
A sew en-pont program Of OBJ
lectivcs for l95a-60 was presented
by B. B Hanbn'y. member from
the Farmville Elementary P-TA
for Mrs Mac Farar. Of BufzeTille.
district detectives chairman. The
detectives are.
IN to work toward maintaining
segregation in schools and having
this objective included ii oblecuves
OF the state organizations ? To
revitahze the pupil PAT -teacher .
relationship. encourage and
promote parental education:
foster oganizartion Of PsTA's III
evey school in the district b
work Systematically with teachers.
SUPERVISORS and members Of the
school administrative staffs toward
improving curricula in the distlct
schools g have a teacher re
cruitment committee in every P-TA
unit. and ~ ny to stimulate
greater interest in increasing mem
bershlp in local units.
Resist Resolution
The delegates went on record as
beng opposed to integration of the
races in the public schools Of VW-
gInia. and urged the Governor and
General Assembly Of Virginia to do
everything III their power TO resist
integratlon Of the races anywhere
IN the Commonwealth Of Virginia
The resolution, presented by vii
liam NJ. Gravatt, Jr., member Of the
NottoWay county school board. and
seconded BY c. D. Welslger. Jr. OF
the Amelia county school board.
was carried unanimously. also.
O. A. orton, Amelia school
superintendent, greeted the mem
beers in the name of the local P-TA.
Mrs. Borun recognized Dr.. Edgar
NJ. Johnson, of Farm1ille. state
Congress president, who brought
greetings from the state board Of
management.
The chairman also recognized two
school superintendent. seven prin-
clpals and three school board mem
bers Farmvllle Elementary school
had the most representative pres
ent with eleven.
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