Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
CITIZENS APPROVE
NEW SCHOOL PLANS
Revamped Program Calls for
$3S0,500 Expenditure
in Montgomery.
BY WILLIAM ]. WHEATLEY.
stan Correspondent OF The star.

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proceed with the building of the new
courthouse at Rockville, opposition to
the location of any cemetery in the
county until the completion OF the
park and coming plan, and an attack
on State Senator Eugene Jones OF Ken
sington, featured the meeting of the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
in the public school here last night.
Although there were several refer
ences to Senator Jones action on the
bills In the Senate affecting Mont
gomery County, the direct attack on
the State Senator was instituted by
Harry M Martin, Kensington. but ne
had not gone far when George II.
Lamar, Rockville, succeeded IN having
this method ruled out OF order, Wnen
he stated that while he was IN COM
plete sympathy with what Mr.. Martin
was saving, he did not think that the
federation was the proper place to at
tack him, and particularly in view OF
the fact that the Senator was not
present.
Report Accepted.
When the school committee brought
in its report, with resolution and Sougnt
immediate action, so that IL mlghC De
presented to the county commissioners
At their meeting at Rockville today,
President Barber ruled that it was ir-
regular. at the same time adding that
he was not unfriendly. However, IL
was sent to the advisory committee,
which Immediately held a session, re-
ported that it was an emergency mat
ter. took favorable action and the leo-
Grafton passed the program resolution
and accepted the report.
Detailing the cutting of the school
bond issue. the report which was de-
livered by Robert E. Bondy, Edgemoor'
said that the committee "deplores the
partisan discussion and action on TINS
non-partisan matter. TINS actlon Oh
the MARYLAND Senate means either IN
adequate unhealthy and even unsafe
schoolroom facilities for the school chill
dren of Montgomery County, or an I'M
economic procedure in acquiring school
ground and sites unless the county
authorities make available a portion
of the 5000. 900 of the emergency coun-
tv certificates of Indebtedness autnor-
tied by the 1927 Legislature.
Your committee believes that the
county commissioners will agree that
the children of the county have nrSt
claim on these emergency FUNDS. II Is
the Judgment of your committee tnat
schoolroom facilities should have nrst
consideration under the tundS aVanapie.
The proper care of our children in suit
able rooms should have precedence
over immediate purchase of ground
even though the latter action is more
economical than later purchase When
values have increased"
However, the committee said that
funds should be made available by the
county commissioners for the purchase
of lots now held under option Tor the
presant Bethesda and Somerset ele-
mentary schools. Failure TO purchase
under these options, it was reported
would not only lose the option payments
but possibly the ground itself, because
of its demand for other purposes. IL
also. favored the securing of options on
ground for proposed school sites Tor a
neriod of two years, with authority 70
renew for not more than four add
tional years. 1t estimated that these
could be secured for about $4,000.
The program was worked out, 1t was
reported. after long conference WIN
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, county superln-
tendent of education, and is as 1ouoWs:
Details of Program.
Acquisition of additional land and
construction of a new building for the
Chevy Chase Elementary School, $14O,-
600: construction of additional rooms
for the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
school. $4,000; construction OF add
+ional classrooms to the East silver
Elementary School, $4,000; construc-
tion of additional claSSroomS 10 the
Glen Fcho-Cabin John Junior High ana
Elementary School, $4,000; enlarge,
nent of classrooms and assembly nan
of the Sherwood High and Elementary
School at Sandy Spring, S9,5OO; acqul-
sition of land and constructor OF the
first unit of rooms of an elementary
school in the Alta Vista Sectlon, SOU
500: construction of a new building on
Az nresent site or on a new site, as
NAV he determined, for the ColeSVllle
elementary School, $16.500: purchase
of furniture and equipment ana 1or
materials of instruction for ScnoolS;
5000; construction of addltlonai
classrooms for the Rockville coloreo
school. $4.500 moving OF portaple
room from the Chevy Chase Elementary
school to the Brighton colored Schooi,
s50o. ACQUISITION of land and moving
of a portable room from the CheVy
Chase Elementary School for coloreo
school in the Cabin John-BrlcK 1aIo
section. $1,500; purchase OF lots nov
held under option for the SomerseS
elementary School, $1,000; purchase OF
bethesda Elementary School, $26, 500;
n,1rchase of land options or down pay
ments for sites for elementary School
in the Chevy Chase section; nlgn Oh
elementary school in an area 10 serve
the Woodside-F Forest Glen, anu Four
Gamers communities; elementary scnooi
at Four Corners; elementary scnooi
south of Wheaton, and high or eie-
mentary school for Takoma FarK, $lo,-
000 anon soo os
against the provision IN the Doiiu loSuS
&c finally passed by the Legislature OF
S336 200, The original program OF the
federation. approved last January To-
tailed 1881 ,446, in addition to the pur-
chase OF sites.
Montgomery Legislation.
7 Bond Smith, chairman of the COM
noittee on legislation and legal action
gave a resume of the Montgomery leg
islation before the general assembly,
and the final action, in addition 10 re-
porting on certain State-wioe leglsia-
tion He said that. notwithstanding
the efforts of Senator Jones, it appears
that the courthouse can be bullt tnlS
wear as approved by the federation.
DIR. George l.. Edmonds, Rockville,
chairman of the Montgomery County
delegation in the lower house OF the
Legislature, urged the passage Oh ms
resolution reaffirming the stand OF the
federation ON prompt construction o.
a new courthouse. He said 1t was an
emergency measure, because the COM
missioners would today consider their
financing program. He pointed OUT
that they had the power to complete
the project from the emergency IuIius'
and added that 80 per cent of the peo-
Die of the county wanted the construc-
ton to proceed.
Mr.. Martin then started his attack on
Senator Jones, saying that he had
''pulled over the biggest fizzle ever per,
petrated by any legislator" He told
the federation that DR.. Jones had m
formed him that the latter was OPP