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two years ago. Gardiner said he has 30 employes; three of them with master’s degrees in transportation, but none of them could compare in common sense with their boss, a graduate of Leesburg High School. Gardiner concluded that some people “are educated beyond their mental capacities.”
GEORGE DAVIS interjected: “You’re talking about higher education and college; we’re talking about high school.”
“You’re not talking about anything, ‘cause I’ve got the floor,” Gardiner told Davis. Davis grinned.
Superintendent O.A. Norton said 15 to 20 per cent of the graduates of Rappahannock County High School go to college. “The real need in our school system is for training in skills.” He noted that a big item in the school board budget is Rappahannock’s share for tuition at the Piedmont Vocational School in Culpeper. Norton said the vocational program at the secondary school level is probably more expensive than the academic program.
Elizabeth Scherschel said that Rappahannock’s teachers do a“remarkable job” in what is expected of them. She added that teachers should not be expected to teach good manners or health, as some parents assume. Mrs. Scherschel said that vocational costs may not be the responsibility of the school system alone. *■ Herbert Foster said he wondered
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