Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-27
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SCHOOL BOND DRIVE
Arlington County Associa.
tons Unite to Conduct
Campaign.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, March 27.-Rep.
resentatives Of 10 parent-teacher asso'
Citations Of the county met here last
night and organized joint COMMITTEES
to conduct an educational campaign III
interests of the proposed $580,oo0 bono
issue for school additions, the need foI
the United States Bureau Of Education
submitted following an exhaustive sur
vey of county school conditions by ex-
perts Of the bureau.
Arthur Orr of the Henry Clay Asso-
citation was elected chairman and II. q
Luther Of the Matthews Fontaine Maury
Association was elected secretary
treasurer. Rev. j. w. Townsend of the
Nellie Gusts Association, Jefferson dis
trict; w. B. Gilmore of the Ballston
Association, Arlington district, and
Harold M. Brown of the Cherrydale AS
ISOLATION, Washington district, were
elected to the executive committee,
which will also include the officers.
Committee to Do Work,
To the executive committee will fall
the bulk of the work of the organiza-
ton. 1t was decided that the commit
tee should obtain from the school au-
thoritieS all possible information rela-
tive to the building program for ulti-
mate use in a pamphlet, which it is
planned to circulate among the voters,
so that they may know what it is all
about" when they go to the polls.
II has been reported that the build
ing program can be handled without any
additional taxation. The committee was
asked to ascertain If this is true and If
so to inquire into the particulars as to
how 1t can be done. The Joint COM
mittee, 1t was said, must also be pre-
pared to let the people know how long
the proposed program will take care
OF the school needs Of the county; if the
extra rooms to be provided will require
additional teachers and equipment and
80 how are they to be met from a
financial standpoint? What will be the
benefit to the individual communities
and the county as a whole through the
additions? And what buildings are to be
enlarged and to what extent?
Signatures Needed.
Under the law 1t is necessary to have
signatures of $50 qualified voters afixed
70 petition asking special bond cleo
ton.
The executive committee was instruct
ed TO request Prof. Fletcher Kemp,
county superintendent of schools, and
Thomas j. De Lashmutt, chairman of
the school board, to supply the organ
ixation with plans and specifications of
the proposed building program.
THESE two school executives will also
be invited to attend the next meetine
In the rooms Of the Chamber of Conn
meroe here to explain various phases of
the proposal.
It was voted to invite all civic organ
izations Of the county to join with the
joint committee in promoting the cam
paign. Each parent-teacher association
adiliating will be asked to contribute
$z to help defray expenses of the work.
Backers Of Movement.
Organizations and delegates behind
the movement are: John Marshall. DR..
Lamar Harris, Mrs. r. N. Sutton, John
Petty; Nellie Gusts, Rev. j. w. Town
send, II. Mead and Mrs. F. Flaherty;
Patrick Henry, George r. Cook, Mrs.
j. B. Lowell, Mrs. r. B. Clapper; Saeg-
mueller, F.. A. Gutshall, ". l.. Gaddy,
Lawrence Marcy; Stonewan Jackson
O.. H.. Benton; Woodrow Wlison3 mrs
John Bean, Mrs. r. H. Rees, Mrs. w. G,
Beatson; Robert Z. Lee, Mrs. Herbert
Marcy, Mrs. J. r. Browning, Mrs. g. T.
Eedfeld; Ballston, H. L. Cfloate, W.. B.
Gilmore, Mrs. G. F. Mattfeldt; Bancroft,
u. L. Knicely, Mrs. Milton B. Payne,
Walter X. Handy; Cherrydale, Hugh r.
Reid, Harold B. Brown, Leroy Allen:
Matthew Fontaine Maury, Edgar Con-
ner, Mrs. NJ. A. Cardwell, II. G. Luther;
Glen Carlyn, Mrs. Mabel G.. Mast. Mrs
Clyde II. Shepherd, Mrs. M Cullop;
Henry Clay, Arthur Orr. F. e. Dewey,
Q. ]. Kephart: James Monroe, L. r.
Priee, Mrs. G. F. Syach and e. Golden.