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In each county undei his control, the judge appoints a School Trustee Electoral Board of three members. These, in turn, appoint the members eff the school board. The school board then appoints a division superintendent from a list furnished by the state. This long and tortuous chain is designed to extend far beyond the reach of the people and to spread the responsibility so thin that it all but disappears. The superintendent of schools and those who dedicate their lives to teaching our children cannot turn to the people for the schools and equip* ment which they need. Co-operation between the taxpayers and those whose lives are spent in helping the children is almost impossible unde* this^ intolerable atrd ridiculous set of laws.
In most states, school officials may corrfe to the people- when funds are
needed to keep jig. ayith new, needs, and “ an increasing population. The ' rapport between the schools and the people is kept favorable. "The only elected local officials in Virginia are the boards of supervisors. Yet their control of funds is less than 6% of the tax money. There is a similar remoteness in other branches of the state government. .
Tn Virginia, money \$ placed in a
74.3%