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Robert Estabrook. No documented proof of the necessity for expanded facilities at the high school has been produced, the former school board member insisted, calling for “quantitative data” to be submitted at a special meeting of the school board and supervisors.
“I know for a fact that this capital outlay project was not spawned in the brain of Robert Estabrook,” announced Guy Foster. He recalled a meeting of a fraternal organization which Mr. Estabrook attended when he was first hired as superintendent of schools. Over dinner, Mr. Estabrook had asked parents at that meeting for their ideas on what was needed by the county’s schools, Mr. Foster reported. “He wanted to know what and how, and on a table napkin, the first rough draft (of the present high school expansion plan) was presented to the superintendent ... at the Hampton Inn,” Mr. Foster said.
“The people of this county are ready and willing to spend the money that’s necessary . . . We will have a dog pound; we will have a landfill; and we will have a capital outlay program at the high school,” Mr. Foster insisted.
Charlie Eldred recalled that county voters turned out in 1980 to give an overwhelming 90 percent margin of victory to a referendum which was viewed by most people “as a sign of support for quality education.” (Specifically, the referendum was on changing the method of appointment of school board members.) “I hope the voters in this county don’t have to voice their concern for education again this coming year in the supervisors’ elections,” he added.
Replying to Mr. Eastham’s description of the proposed gymnasium as a superdome, Mr. Eldred maintained that the 750-seat facility will “correct serious deficiencies in the athletic program.” He emphasized that he’s not a sports fan, but nonethe-less recognizes the vital importance of athletics to the average student. The gym is often the only part of RCHS that’s seen by counterparts from other counties and those students judge the high school on that basis, Mr. Eldred pointed out. The new gym will give the county’s young people pride, he maintained.
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