ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Saturday, May 4, 1996                  TAG: 9605060043
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C1   EDITION: METRO 

PERCH PLEDGE FULFILLED

LENGTH: Short :   17 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ROGER HART/Staff. Billy Martin, principal at Burlington 
          Elementary School in Roanoke County, sends his pupils back to class 
          Friday morning as he prepares to spend the rest of the day on the 
          roof. Martin was keeping a promise made as an incentive for the 
          children to reach a goal for reading this year. color.