Evening star., 1933-09-27
NEARBY SCHOOLS
GRANTED S4()8,0OO
Public Works AIIots Funds to
Prince Georges County for
New Construction.

Prince Georges County, Md, today
was granted $403,000 by the Public
Works Administration for construction
Of new school buildings and additions
to existing buildings.
Approximately $1o3,00o Of the sum
was an outright grant. representing 30
per cent of the cost of labor and mate
rials. Under the terms of the admins
tration's grant, work can begin within
80 days and can be completed in IL
months, giving 100 men employment
for duration of the construction period.
The fund allotted Prince Georges
County was one item in list of 81
ncn-Federal projects approved today IN
IL States. Together the allotments
totaled S2,332,260 and will provide
Is, 1888 man. months Of work.
virginia Also Gets Grants.
Virginia also received two grants IN
the apportionment announced today by
Secretary Ickes, public works admins
traitor. Nelson County received $11 600
for a new school and Rocky Mount, in
Franklin County, received $4,000 for
construction of three one-room school
houses and repairs to existing buildings.
The Prince Georges Board of Edu-
cation had submitted a program to the
Public Works Administration calling
for expenditure of $4,000. This was
to be financed through the sale OF
s275,000 in county School Board bonds
to the Federal Government. $33 900 in
cash which the board has in its build
ing fund. and Federal grant of S132.-
OOO The grant was trimmed, however
to about Sl03.000.
Fifteen new school buildings, or ad
ditions, are to be built with the Prince
Georges funds, according to the sched-
ule filed with the Public Works Ad
ministration by the county Board OF
Education
Five of the county's 10 high schools
are to benefit from the allotment.
$4,000 for Marlboro.
Marlboro High School is to receive
$4,000, "for the construction and
euuipment of an addition, and altera-
tions." This is the largest sum re-
quested for any one school.
Surrattsville High School is to re-
ceive $55,000 "for the construction and
equipment of an addition, requirements
and alterations to the present made
quate school buildings"
Laurel High School is granted s45.-
900 for an addition and alterations,
Bowie High School, given s25,000 for
the same purpose, and OXon Hill High
School allotted $4,000 for an addition.
Two important new graded schools
for white children are to be built with
the aid of the Federal funds. One.
estimated to cost S65 900, will be erected
on Central avenue, near Capitol Heights,
relieving congestion in the Maryland
Park, District Line and Capitol Heights
Schools.
The other will be built in Colmar
Manor, eliminating the daily traffic
hazard faced by scores of children from
that community who have to cross the
Baltimore Boulevard to reach the Cot-
tage City School. The Colmar Manor
building will cost $4,000, it is esti-
mated.
New colored schools are to be built
at Ammendale, Marlboro, Aquasco and
Fairmont Heights. Estimated cost Of
the Ammcndale institution is placed at
$4,000, the Marlboro school will cost
S35, 900, the Aquasco school $4,000 and
the Fairmont Heights school $4,000.
Additions to graded schools, as listed
in the boards schedule, follow: Hyatts-
vile. S25 900; Bradbury Heights, $40, 900;
bdulcl, 0So,Ooo, oAAN A'OAeAA A~ASAs"SS SSN'
colored, $4,000.
The Prince Georges County school
program is the first large Maryland
project to receive approval from the
Public Works Administration.
Presents Program Promptly.
The county was able to present its
program promptly because the $275,-
900 in bonds were authorized by the Leg
islature Of 1881. but never sold because
of the unfavorable condition OF the
bond market.
Plans for new buildings and additions
which were expected to be built in
1881 were drawn in that year and were
on file with the Board Of Education
when the public works act was passed.
When the board decided to seek Fed
eral funds it had additional plans
drawn for other buildings, made pos
sible through the public works system
to granting 81 for every SO spent by the
county.
While this was being done, Supt.
of School Nicholas Orem and Ogle
Marbury, attorney to the Board Of
Education, complied the necessary
data on the boards financial status,
and were the first in the State to sub
init an application for school construc-
ton funds to the Maryland Advisory
Board of the Public Works Administra-
ton in proper FORM