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against accepting federal money “just because it’s there.’’
Beverly Massie noted that most of the high school students hadn’t had the benefit of the reading course now offered in the elementary school. She said the school board should try to practice “fiscal conservatism,” but in this case she felt they ought to accept the Title I offer. “The money doesn’t come directly from Rappahannock taxpayers. And reading is badly neglected at the high school level. To reject the program would be to deny the students a badly needed service,” she said. Other school board members agreed. Norton said he hoped the program could be ready by second semester.
Superintendent 0. A. Norton said the Governor’s “cutback” of state funds to education will mean Rappahannock will lose $27,800. Since the School Board has yet to fill two positions that were authorized, and since a school bus which was supposed to be ordered under this year’s budget, was paid from last year’s funds, it appears Rappahannock will only be short approximately $3,000, he said. That’s assuming there’s no increase in fuel and maintenance costs, E. N. Montague noted.
WALTER Masterson said a representative from the Marriott Corporation visited the school cafeterias earlier this week to see if the food service could be made more efficient.
He had some suggestions concerning “inventory control” and “purchasing storage” as well as changed that could save labor costs, Masterson said. Norton said he
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