Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-05-17
Proposed Graded School.

A committee, consisting of Messrs. Chand-
Ter, Hayden and Hewitt, from the Sligo,
Woodside, Linden and Forest Glen neigh.
borhoods, appeared before the Board Of
County School Commissioners and advised
the Board that they had received In good
subscriptions the sum OF $500, besides the
donation of about one acre OF land, toward
the erection Of q graded school near Wood
side which, they estimated, would cost, to-
gether with certain additional ground, about
$1,000. The committee proposed TO donate
this to the county, provided the balance re-
quired TO erect the building and purchase
the adjoining land is provided by the county.
Later the members Of the School Board
present went before the County Commits.
sioners and Mr.. George ii. Lamar, Presi-
dent of the School Board, made statement
TO the County Commissioners OF the finances
of the School Board and gave an estimate OF
the funds likely TO be received from the
State for school purposes.
He explained that there are constantly
growing demands for school facilities from
all parts OF the county, and that 1t is found
that number OF the schools, especially In
the country, are in bad state Of repair
that with the limited funds in hand this
year, 1t has not been feasible TO erect any
new buildings or supply all Of the repairs
which are needed to preserve the school
properties; that over thousand dollars has
been expended toward repairs, and that
number of the schools have been placed In
comparatively good state Of repair.
He also stated that, under existing law,
new school buildings should be erected at
Clarksburg and Glen Echo. Attention was
also called TO the fact that new buildings
are very much needed at Middlebrook,
Montrose, and In the vicinity Of Burnt Mills.
Mr.. Lamar explained the conditions Of the
various schools TO be affected by the pro-
posed new graded school at Woodside, stat
ing that the Sligo school is now very much
overcrowded and that the Linden school
building Ia 10 bad condition. ~
He further stated that 1t was not the desire
OF the School Board to unduly embarrass
the County Commissioners with these de-
mands for funds, but that they were OF such
q character as to suggest the propriety oil
calling the facts TO the attention OF the
County Commissioners for such action as
that Board might see its way clear to take.
The idea was also expressed that the School
Board would be glad at all times to acquant
the County Commissioners with the state oil
the finances of that branch Of the county
government.
Measrs. Chandler, Hayden and Hewitt
then presented In detail the facts In respect
TO the project Tor graded school at w oOd'
side. No action was taken by the Commits
sIoners, although Commissioner Clark, who
resides in that section of the county, sug.
gested for the consideration of the commit
tee the idea OF the parties interested util'
izing the donations in hand toward the con-
struction Of their building, and placing
mortgage on the property for such deficiency
as there might be, 80 that the building can
| be used as graded school and the next ses.
sion Of the Legislature can have an oppor'
tunlty TO consider the matter of providing
means for the payment of the $500 balance
as a condition precedent 10 the title OF the
whole property being conveyed 10 the Coun-
ty School Board.
The committee evidently has this sugges-
ton under serious consideration, and II Is
believed that some such plan will be worked
out, so that the graded school at Wood side
will be ready for use at the beginning Of the
next school year.