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On motion of Mr. Johnson, ~ominations were closed. Vote being taken Mr. Stublen was elected a member of the Minimum Housing Board, for the term specified. 69-19 - Motion of Mr. Bastes to go into the election of members to the Board of Adjustments and Appeals was adopted. Mr. Smith nominated B. Saundere Early and 61erm Yates to succeed themselves on the Board for a term of three years, expiring September 1, 1971. On motion of Mr. King, nominations were closed. Vote being taken, Mr. Early and Mr. Yates were elected members of the Board of Adjustments and Appeals for the terms specified. 69-19 - Motion of Mr. Smith to go intothe election of a member tO the Supplemental Retirement Board, to fill the ~acancy created by the resignation of E. W. Lawrence, was adopted. Mr. Bastes nominated R. F. Wood, III. On motion of Mr~ Johnson, nominations were closed. Vote being taken, Mr. Wood was elected to the Supplemental Retirement Board, the term expiring September $0, 1972. 69-19 - Motion of Mr. King to go into the election of three members to the Community College Board was adopted. Mr. Ming nominated the following: George K. Eberwine, Jr., 900 Sterling Point Drive - one year Dr. Harvey N. Johnson, Sr., 1529 Effingham Street - two years Dr. M. E. Alford, Supterintendent of Schools - three years Motion of Mr. Turner to close nominations was adopted. Vote being taken, Mr. Eberwine, Dr. Johnson and Dr. Alford were elected members of the Community College Board to represent Portsmouth, for therterms specified. 69-20 - Rental of Lawrence Stadium to the Tidewater Community Baseball Corp. Motion of Mr. Bastes that the Council authorize the City Manager to make a new lease for $25,000.00 for one year on the same terms as the present lease, with the Tidewater Baseball Corporation, was adopted with one abstaining vote - Mr. Smith. The following letter fram Louis Turner, 127 Oregon Avenue was read: "I would like permission to appear before the Council Tuesday, January 28th, for the purpose of ~iscussing lease of the Portsmouth Stadium to the Tidewater Professional Sports, Inc." Mr. Turner spoke regarding the lease. - N~ BUSINESS - 69-32 - The following letter from the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce ~as read: "At a meeting of the Education Committee of the Portsmouth Cb. amber of Commerce Tuesday, November 19, 1968, the sub-committee on Instruction and Vocation made nine (9} recommendations to help remedy our lack of vocation- ally. trained people in this area. They mere as follows: i..Tha~ siudents, especially boys, should he exposed to at .least three [3)semesters of thz~e ($~ differ- ent types of' shop training; one (1~ semester in each year starting afl ~he 7th grade level and completed by the end of the 10th.years. .2. The preapprenticeship training program should be expanded to0ther fields as a direct source of skill ~abor into industry. It is possible at this time that industry would help develop this program. 3. That a program be set up at the llth grade level that will offer the student three {$) avenues of achievement. 4. That journeymen, who are ready, ~illing and able, act as bench and machine instructors. These journey- men have a w~allth of knowledge and slills that cannot be found in or transferred by text hoo~s. It is further recommended that the present requirement ~hereby an individual of this type must pick up a required number of college credits within an Education Curriculum within a stipulated period of time if he is to be allowed to act as an instructor be eliminated, i S. That system of incentives for the student be incorporated into the Vocational education Program that would motivate the student into and while he is in the program. 6. Guidance Counselors and teachers be exposed, in small groups, to numerous field trips into industry. 7. /i~at a presentation bom ado to all local P.T.A. groups as to the advantages of Vocational Education and what it would m~n to their children.