Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-26
MARYLAND PUPILS
TO MISS NO STUDY
County Increases Facilities
as Congress Bars New
Outsiders From D. c.

tives Friday in adopting an amendment
$ to the District appropriation bill pro-
hibitins Maryland and Virginia pupils
In the future from enrolling In the
Washington public schools. will cause no
hardship or Inconvenience to the Mont
gomery County school population, coun-
ty oticials announced today, because
new school buildings and additions to
the present schools will be built during
the Summer months which will accom-
MEDIATE all Montgomery County pupils
without congestion. County pupils now
enrolled in District Of Columbia schools
may continue until their education Is
completed.
In carrying out this program Mont
gomery County authorities continue
their intensive program Of school build
ing which was adopted in the legislative
session Of 1924. The last two sessions
Of the Maryland Legislature have
authorized sl.3loooo for the construc-
tion and enlargement Of school build
ings in the county During the past five
years new grade schools have been
built at Bethesda. Cabin John-Glen
Echo. TaSoma Park and East Silver
Spring. and the existing grade schools
at Kensington. Woodside. Rockville and
Gaithersburg have been materially en-
larged. These schools are all regarded
as being in the area affected by the
proposed closing Of the District schools
TO Maryland pupils.
Two New High Schools.
The new high schools for the Chevy
Chase-Bethesda section at Leland and
the Takonaa Park-Silver Spring Wood
SIDE section have been built during the
last several years
County authorities state that at no
time during the past four years have
they been unable to accept the children
Of any suburban neighbortood for en-
rolment in a modern school serving
that territory
The county officials expressing their
intention 10 continue this policy in the
next legislature include State Senator
Eugene Jones, DR.. George L. Edmonds,
chairman Of the Montgomery County
delegation in the House of Delegates:
Speaker E Brooke Lee. DR.. Benjamin
c. Perry. president of the board Of
county commissioners. representing the
western section Of MONTGOMERY County:
County Commissioner Lacy Shaw, repre-
sent1ng the eastern section of Montgom-
cry County. and DR.. Edward c. Broome,
county superintendent of education.
County authorities believe that the
normal growth Of the county school
population will require the addition of
q number OF looms during the coming
year to the new Chevy Chase Bethesda
High School and to the Takoma Park
Grade School. Two-room additions NAV
De required to the Takoma- Silver Spring
High School and East Silver Spring
Grade School
New Location Approved.
A new school location has been gen.
orally approved by citizens of the west
ern suburban district of MONTGOMERY
County in the aeighborhood Of Somer-
set, and the county authorities hope to
De able 10 build this school during. the
coming Summer.
The last session Of the State Legis.
lature authorized the issuance by the
board Of county commissioners o.
S250.o00 in short-term county notes to
meet any emergency which might arise
In the county requiring a capital Inn
rroveTnent. This method Of financing
viii be used TO allow the construction
OF such additional school units as a
careful survey by the school beard and
county commissioners may determine as
necessary for the enrolment in the FAN
Of 1923.
The county officials state that this
authorization by the last Legislature
viii enable them TO cope adequately
with the existing situation.
The acton taken by the House Of
Representatives In excluding Maryland
children from the District schools will
not be allowed TO cause a hardship to
the Montgomery County school popula-
ton. Cue TO the program and fore
thought Of the county government.
The board OF county commissioners
is now considering the approval and
subsequent issuance OF $4,000 In
county bonds authorized by the last ses-
sion Of the Legislature for the constrlc-
ton Of gyunasiunas and additional as
senlbiy halls at the Rockville High
School, e, the Che2y Chase Bethesda
High School and a. the Tskoma Silver
Spring High School. II the board ap-
proves this project. the school board an
nouYlceS the gyrlnasiur1s can be built
during the coming Summer and be
ready for the Fall term.