Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
FREE SCHOOL BUS
SERN|CEFAvORED
Prince Georges Authorities
Approve transportation Un-
+; der Certain Conditions.
BY a stan Correspondent Of The star.

BY q stan Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July &c.
Free transportation of high school
pupils, under certain conditions, is ia
vored by the Prince Georges County
Board of Education, 1t is learned today
from Nicholas Orem, secretary to the
board and superintendent of the coun-
tvs schools.
without taking formal action on the
matter, the superintendent says. the
board has expressed a sentiment in
favor Of furnishing free transportation
to the pupils of rural communities
where nc other means Of transportation
Is available.
The expression was made as a result
of requests filed with the board by
delegations from several rural corn
munities and may lead to the furnish
ing of the desired transportation next
year.
Request Came Too Late.
In spite Of its sentiments the board
was required to refuse the request OF
q large group of parents from the vi
cinity of Mitchellville, who petitioned
for transportation Of their children to
the Marlboro High School. 1t was ex-
too late for inclusion in the school
budget, and the county commissioners
do not have sufficient funds at their
disposal to grant 1t.
The board has ordered bus service for
children from District Heights, how
ever. They will be taken to the Brad
bury Heights School. This is in ac-
trict Heights residents at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature. when the pro-
posed erection of a school In their COM
munity was disapproved.
Inability Of the building committee
for the new Bradbury Heights school
to agree on a site for the building has
resulted in a petition bearing the Sig
natures of 270 residents OF Bradbury
Heights and Boulevard Heights being
sent to the Office of the education
board. It will be given consideration
at the next meeting.
The petition asks the board OF edu-
cation to condemn site for the new
building on the western edge Of the
Riley property, which Is next to Brad
bury Heights. The location desired Is
known as site No. and the petitioners,
in urging that it be acquired. protest
further consideration of another parcel,
known as site No. 8, which Is on the
eastern edge of the property.
Text Of Petition.
The petitioners present their case as
81. The present school, known as
Bradbury Heights, Is now located In
Bradbury Heights, which is the center
of the school population OF that dis
trict.
included in the recent bond issue at the
solicitation of the Bradbury Heights
Boulevard Heights people in order to
replace the present school building
which has become grossly inadequate
"3. The Bradbury Heights Boulevard
Heights section, from which the vast
majority of the children would be sup
piled. is separated from the Spauldlng-
Greater Capitol Heights section by the
Riley farm on which the proposed sites
are located.
-. If the proposed school is built on
site No. 3, adjacent to the Spauldmg.
Greater Capitol Heights section, II
would defeat the purpose OF the act OF
the LEGISLATURE and require the vast
majority of the children to go from
Bradbury Heights and vicinity across
the Riley farm to site No. 3. which
would be only small percentage OF the
child population"
The bond issue referred to is the
HcnOOl DOnQ ISSUE WIllClI "dO uuOAAOA A1SN
at the last session of the Legislature
Because of the unfavorable condition OF
the market, however, the Board Of Edu-
cation has not sold the bonds.
The board has been informed that the
deadlock in the building committee is
caused by the fact that half of its men,
bers are from one section and the other
half from the other community.
The Board of Education is well aware
of the inadequacy of the present Brad
bury Heights School, and hopes to have
the new building completed by next
February. The present structure was
built to house about $50 children, but
last year the school had an enrolment
of 225 pupils. The new building will
accommodate $50 children. and Is ex-
pected to have an enrolment of 275
when it opens. OF this number about
IS will be from the District Of Co
lumbia. Mr.. Orem says, as there is no
other school In that section which bor-
ders the District line.
The new building is to cost about
$4,000. exclusive of the cost of the
site. The latter item will probably be
cared for by the sale Of the present
school property.