Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL
LEVY IS PROPOSED
Arlington Citizens Council
Rallies to Support of
Increased Budget.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch TO Inc star.
CLARENDON, Va, March 19--Rally-
ing to the support of the county school
boards budget for 1929-3o, which calls
for an increase of $4,000 over that of
last year, the Arlington District Coun-
Gil of Citizens Associations, meeting
here last night. adopted resolution
favoring an additional levy Of 10 cents
on the 500 assessed valuation for
school purposes.
1t was pointed out that majority Of
the members of the board of super
visors, to whom the budget was submit
ted last week, are not favorably inclined
toward the increase, desiring to hold
the levy to its present mark, and that
unless something Is done to impress the
board with the fact that the taxpayers
are willing to stand the increase the
school system will suffer a serious set
back.
New Teachers Needed.
A. M. Dawson explained that the
$4,000 was principally needed to add
10 new teachers to the rolls and to in
crease some salaries. He declared he had
been informed by member Of the
school board that unless the additional
teachers are procured many Of the
classes in the elementary schools would
be put on halliday basis. II this is
done, he said, 1t would lower the county
school rating, which is very high at the
present time; would reduce the amount
Of State aid because Of the lower stand
ard and would have a demoralizing ef-
feet on real estate values.
c. I. Kephart. chairman of the coun-
ellis school committee and member of
the special committee authorized by vote
to draft the resolution, declared that in
vestigations recently made by his COM
mittee convinced 1t of the need Of ad-
ditional funds for school purposes. He
said that the county could not afford
to lower its school standard and If the
people are willing to be further taxed
for schools, the board Of supervisors
should act accordingly. Other members
of the resolution committee are J. B.
Lowell of Arlington and Robert H. For
man Of Glebewood.
Text Of Resolution.
The resolution follows: "The school
committee having reported the results
Of its study of the administration of the
school system of Arlington County and
having found that the average salaries
paid teachers are lower than those paid
in neighboring and other communities
throughout the United States more or
less similarly situated, and
Whereas the rapid growth Of school
population Of the county demands an
increase in the present teaching force
to conduct adequately the additional
instruction at present standard, and
Whereas the present school levy Is
but 80 per cent OF the maximum pro-
vided for under the law and 1t appears
that the sentiment OF the community
Is favorable to an increase in the levy
for school purposes to the amount pro-
vided by law; now therefore be II
Resolved, by the Arlington District
the board of supervisors should provide
through an additional levy funds for
the conduct Of the school affairs to the
legal limit"
Zoning Stressed.
''The necessity for soning Arlington
County cannot be emphasized too
president Of the Arlington County
Chamber of Commerce, declared in an
address In which he explained legal
phases OF the zoning law enacted for
the county about two years ago and ef-
forts Of citizens and organizations TO
have comprehensive coming plan
adopted and put in execution.
'zoning is just as essential as any
thing in this modern era" Mr.. Ahalt
continued. IF we don't provide for
orderly development we cannot honestly
encourage good citizens and industries
to come to u.s." He explained that the
Chamber of Commerce had been hardf-
capped in its efforts to induce i1lanufac-
turers to locate in the county. Several
industries have let 1t be known that
they desired to locate'in the county, but
would not do so because the county was
not zoned, he said. Grover e. Payne,
president, presided.