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Page EIGHTEEN THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1964 Advantages Of Separate School Unit Listed By Officials (Continued trom Page 1) districts—35 cents per $100 of property valuation in the South ern Pines District and 25 cents in the Pinehurst District. The level at which this tax would be equal ized remains to be decided and announced. The Southern Pines and Pine hurst school districts are the only two “city” units in the county. All other schools are operated by the county school system under an elected board of education and one superintendent, Robert E. Lee, with headquarters in Carth age. For the Southern Pines and Pinehurst school districts, the two alternatives to merging as a sin gle independent unit would be; (1) To join with the Aberdeen or Aberdeen and West End units in an even larger separate adminis trative unit, outside the county school system; and (2) Give up independent status and consoli date with the Aberdeen and West End districts (now already coun ty-administered), becoming a part of the county school system. Both of these possible alterna tives have been discussed, pri vately and publicly, in this area recently. Some aspects of these proposals are noted in another story reporting a meeting held at Aberdeen last Friday night, else where in today’s Pilot. Reasons Listed The following numbered para graphs list the basic reasons why the Southern Pines and Pine hurst boards of education feel that an independent administra tive unit should be retained by the two districts, if their merger is approved by the voters: 1. A separate administrative unit is certain to receive the per centage share of “Per Capita” (Current Expense) tax money and also of capital outlay money. This certainty applies, too, for State bond money from a State bond election similar to that which will take place November 3. such as Southern Pines and Pine hurst, gives local control and cre ates more interest in school deci sions. The people feel that they have a closer contact and more voice in school operations. 7. The Pinehurst and the South ern Pines Schools have been suc cessful and the graduates have been successful. This identity should be maintained. NEW... IMPROVED HOMELITE Yard Trac. .DELUXE 8. There is a concentration of wealth in this end of the county and the citizens pay a larger tax on a per capita basis and a larger expenditure on per pupil per cap ita can be maintained. This is often reflected in smaller classes where individualized instruction becomes a reality. 9. Years ago, the Southern Pines schools did not join in the county unit because a stronger and a better school could be maintained in a special unit. The Pinehurst Schools had to with draw from the Moore County unit in order to have the type of school the Pinehurst citizens demanded. takes 9 big outdoor jobs in stride This husky has get-up-and-go with its powerful 5 HP engine. Travels on longer, sturdier wheel base. And with big, new 16" diameter rear wheels — pneu matic tires rear, semi-pneumatic front—you ride in comfort. Auto matic transmission. DUALTRAC drive system. Automatic brakes. Foot brake optional. Call for a free demonstration in your yard. ATTAC H M ENTS 26" rotary and 60" gang-reel mowers * Lawn Sweeper * Seeder-Spreader * Roller * Leaf Muicher * Aerator * Utility Cart * Grass Catcher * Robbie Rake ■* Snowplow in Winter ★ Light-duty Dozer in Summer. Keith Hardware Vass, N. C. 10. When Southern Pines and Pinehurst merge, the vocational, industrial, and commercial educational programs will be equal to any school in North Carolina. This will be true also in the special education field, in cluding the superior and gifted STABALIZATION MEETING L. T. Weeks, general manager of Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooper ative Stabalization Corporation, announced that the Cooperative’s 18th Annual Stockholders meet- FOR ATHLETE'S FOOT USE KERATOLYTIC ACTION Because it sloughs off the infected skin. You see healthy skin re place it. Get quick-drying T-4-L ing would be held on Friday, liquid, a keratolytic, at any drug June 26, in Raleigh, N. C., in the store. If not pleased in 3 DAYS, Carolina Room of the Memorial your 48c back. Use antiseptic. Auditorium, beginning at 10 a.m. 'soothing T-L-4 FO(3T POWDER too—fine for sweaty feet, SUBSCRIBE TO THE PILOT, MOORE COUNTY'S LEADING NEWS WEEKLY. foot odor; stays active in the skin for hours. TODAY at ALL DRUG STORES. .i4,11.18c i/uj uou/i D/uKfStM DMlSDAY ^ , student program, speech training 2. It is not true that a district gpegqh defects, and classes for school committee has the same authority as a city school ooard, ' or a county school board. A city board has the same authority as retarded children. or handicapped 11. The merged units. Southern a county board and the same re- pj^gg g^d Pinehurst, would have sponsibilities. 3. All decisions of the district school committee and the princi pal are subject to the approval of a superintendent and other per sonnel on a 12-months basis paid by State funds. A district school set-up, on the other hand, pro vides generally for a principal the county school sup^inte^ndent personnel on a 10-months ba sis. If more than 10 months’ serv- and county board in hiring teach ers, principals, janitors, maids. 4. City administrative units have more control and under standing of local conditions. 5. District School Committees over the State, are developing as only advisory committees to county school boards and are be ing eliminated. This has taken place in Mecklenburg and in New Hanover Counties. At an April state meeting, the assistant state superintendent, Everette Miller, stated that the district commit- ice is required, the principal and others have to be paid from lo cal funds. A “district school committee,” as referred to above, is a group in each district of the county school system, whose members are appointed by the county board of education. By law, dis trict school committees have con trol over supplemental tax funds and are charged with mainte nance of buildings, limiting their authority drastically, the South ern Pines and Pinehurst superin- MASTER’S DEGREE— After receiving the master of arts degree in Religious Education from the Hartford Seminary Foundation at Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford,i Conn., the Rev. James Emerson Humphrey, native of Southern Pines, posed for this happy scene with members of his family. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Humphrey of Southern Pines, he had been ordained into the ministry a few days previously. He is shown with his wife, Faye, at his right; his sister, Mrs. Carol Sue Roycroft of Chapel Hill, and one of her two daughters, Jo Carol. The Rev. Mr. Humphrey and his wife have a two- months-old son, John Gordon. The newly ordained minister is now serving as religious counselor in the Hartford Hospital and this fall will move to Rutland, Vt., to become associate minister, in charge of Religious Education, at a church there. Mrs. Roycroft and her brother are both graduates of Southern Pines High School where they received many honors. She has a degree in child psychology from Woman’s College of the Uni versity of North Carolina and is director of the Victory Village Nursery, Chapel Hill, while her husband is a student in the University’s School of Pharmacy. The photo was made by Emerson Humphrey of Southern Pines, a professional photo- prapher, who attended his son’s ordination and graduation cere monies. 1 .» Father’s Day is June 21. Have you bought his gift? We have a fine selection. Come, see! HE'D LIKE • Electric Razor • Pipe • Electric Clock • Tobaccos • Picnic Jug Toiletries • Camera Stationery • Pen-Pencil Set Come in and browse making Pappy happy. • Ice Chest you’ll get many ideas for We've gifts galore that Dad will adorel Sandhill Drug Co. LARRY SNIDER, Pharmacist Ph. 692-6663 Southern Pines )■?* tees and functions were on the | ^gj^jents point out, as compared way out” and that the county school boards were assuming the district school committees func tions. A special administrative unit SUNRISE Theatre Ph. 695-3013 Continuous Shows Dally 1 THURSDAY JUNE 18 Thru TUESDAY JUNE 23 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PRESENTS . .. v ELVIS PRESLEY& AN N" M AR G R ET in A JACK CUMMINGS-GEORGE SIDNEY PRODUCTION with boards of education of coun ty or city administrative units. (Moore County school officials, however, say they follow recom mendations of district cmmittees in matters of both faculty and curriculum, although it is a fact that the board of education, not the district committee, has the final authority.) Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Cannon noted that the combined gradua ting classes of the Southern Pines and Pinehurst schools this year numbered more than 100, refer ring to Dr. Conant’s recommenda tion in his national study of high schools, that a school should have a minimum of 100 in its gradua ting class to provide adequate ed ucational opportunities. Referring to the unwillingness of the Southern Pines aiiq Pine hurst boards of education to give up their independent unit and join the county school sjstem, the two superintendents asked that it be made clear “we are not fighting the county schools and want them to have good schools.” However, they said, “if Southern Pines and Pinehurst want to spend more for education, we ought to be allowed to do it.” ! Additional points in favor of Southern Pines-Pinehurst remain ing an independent administra tive unit, as brought out by the two superintendents, will be re ported in The Pilot, as space per mits Monday Last Day To Join Class In Speed Reading Monday, June 22, will be the final day to register for a Speed Reading course being given here by Dr. Vearl G. G. McBride of Methodist College, Fayetteville, in cooperation with the East Southern Pines Schools, Supt. J. W. Jenkins said this week. More than 30 persons, ranging from a fourth grader to numerous adults of the community, inclu ding two teachers, have already registered for the course and be gan work this week. However, said the superintendent, it wiU be possible to register through Mon day. The one-hour classes in the school cafeteria are being held on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 1:30 to 2:30 p. ., to continue on this schedule till Thursday, July 15. Each stu dent pays a fee. No school credit is given for the course. The achievements of Dr. Mc Bride’s students in speed reading have been widely publicized. Speeds of over 13,000 words per minute, with over 86 per cent comprehension, were attained by children taking his course last summer at the college. Purpose of the course, he ex plained this week, is to teach people “to read faster with better comprehension.” Most people think they read better than they actually do, he explained. PAMAVISIOIVS. 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