Evening star., 1937-01-31
FEDERAT|0N'SO.K.
. ON NB0NDS SOUGHT.
Montgomery Civic Group to
Get $500, 900 Finance
Plan February 8.
BY JACK ALLEN,
Stan CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.

BY JACK ALLEN,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, January 30.-Ap-
proval Of plan under which $500, 900
in bonds would be sold to finance
county school construction needs dur
ing the next two years will be sought
in the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton when 1t meets here on Feb
suary 8.
It likewise Is to be asked to support
two other proposals of major impor-
tance, one calling for a change con-
verting the Board of Education into
an elective, rather than an appointive,
body. and the second opposing any
liberalization Of Montgomery liquor
Jaws.
The first two recommendations, re-
duiring enactments by the State As.
sembly, are to be made to the civic
body by its Committee on Schools,
while the latter, aimed against re-
quests for legislation to ease restric-
tions on alcoholic beverage sales, Is to
come from the Executive and Advisory
Committee.
Facilities Held Inadequate.
In laying the bend sale proposal be-
fore the federation, the Committee on
Schools indorses the building program
o the Board of Education, which holds
present facilities are inadequate to
meet increasing enrollments be-
yond 1899.
The committees report will point
eut that while it will not be necessary
10 start or complete the entire list in
any one year, authorization is needed
during the current legislative session
because the State Assembly will not
meet again until 1899.
On the program are 13 projects, one
Of which calls for new elementary
school building on Massachusetts, ave-
nue. extended that would relieve con-
gestion in both the Somerset and Be-
thesda Elementary Schools. Costing
approximately 100000, 1t would con-
tain eight rooms.
Also on the list is a $4,000 appro-
priation to purchase equipment for
the rev junior high school being built
at Montgomery Hills and a $45,000
ALLEGATION for necessary equipment for
new buildings that would be erected
under the 1937-39 schedule.
Other Items on List.
Other items include:
J Montgomery Blair Senior High
School at Silver Spring, 10-class-room
Unit. $4,000.
New Junior high school at Takoma
Park to supplant present Takoma-
Siver Spring Junior High. which
would be used for elementary grades,
k190,000.
Bethesda Elementary School. pur-
khase Of adjoining land looking to
future enlargement. $1,000.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Mont
komery Blair Senior High Schools.
ground treatment and development
As athletic fields and play areas,
$4,000.
Gaithersburg High School, new six-
classroom unit. $4,000.
Sherwood Elementary School at
Sandy Spring. new three-class-room
unit. $4,000.
Rockville Elementary School, two
new class rooms, ground grading, $780,
900.
Poolesville, enlargement Of assem-
bly, room and two new class rooms,
$780, 900.
Repairs to coiored schools at Mar
tinsburg. Sugarland, Sellman. Damas-
Eus, Wheaton, Mount Zion and Unity,
$4,000.
The report favoring an elective
board will assert the administration
OF school activities should be re
moved as far as possible from partisan
political influences" and charge the
present method OF having the Gov.
ernor Of Maryland name the members
certainly tends to the giving Of
partisan complexion to the Board of
education"
Elective System Success.
Committee Investigations have dis
ielosed, the report states. that Al
States have elective school boards and
IN all the system has worked to ad-
vantage.
To the report will be affixed a res
olution asking the present law be
ehanged 30 that subsequent vacancies
bon the board will be filled by election
'by the voters Of the county at large.
Special ballots would be used upon
sWhich the party afiliation Of the
candidates are not designated. This
Is the procedure followed in many
States.
Representatives Of the Montgomery
County Beer Dealers Association ap-
peared before the Executive and Ad-
visory Committe at a hearing this
week. but the committee voted after
hearing them to oppose any liquor
aaw liberalization.
Among the legislative proposals Of
che beer dealers is one which would
pernit any licensed dealer to sell all
alcoholic beverages, while another
would extend the midnight closing
hour Of beer establishments to am.
Business houses in Montgomery
tnay sell only beer and light wines at
present. Sales Of liquor are confined
10 the county dispensary system, coun-
Ey clubs and the one restaurant able
20 meet the requirements Of the spe.
teia1 Inn law enacted In 1o9R