Evening star., 1941-06-11
County School Board
To Ask S225,o00 for
Launching Expansion
Prince Georges Bonds
Recommended to Stort
Work on a Projects
1va staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, June
1.-THE Prince Georges County
Board of Education will take the
first step in its half million dollar
building program authorized by the
recent session of the legislature
Tuesday when it will ask the county
commissioners to issue 1925 900
bonds.
The bond issue will take care of
either total replacement of or addi-
tions to four elementary schools in
the county.
The Lanham school will be re-
placed by a new sos 900 structure
containing eight classrooms and an
auditorium.
The j. Enos Ray School in Ia
koma Park will be provided with
$4,000 addition consisting of four
claSSroomS and an auditorium.
Six classrooms will be added to the
present Bradbury Heights School at
cost of s45,000.
The Forestville School will be pro-
vided with S65 addition con-
tanning eight classrooms and an
auditorium.
Delays Part of Issue.
Nicholas Orem, county school sup
erintendent said yesterday after his
boards meeting that only part of
the S500,000 bond issue was sought
at the moment in order to keep
down interest charges. He pointed
out that the four schools designated
in the initial phase of the program
have the greatest need for ex-
panSion.
Construction work on the four
projects is expected to begin some
time next fall with work on other
schools authorized in the bill to get
underway when the first schools are
we'll along toward completion.
Mr.. Orem said it was hoped that
the entire building program would
be completed by September, 1912.
During the boards meeting, Mr..
Orem was re-appointed to his post
and will begin serving his sixth term
next August. Ormond w. Phalr
was elected president of the board
to succeed Boykin E. Watson. whose
term recently expired. Mr.. Watson
was succeeded on the board by j.
Frank Dent of Clinton.
Mrs. Eveleen Hatcher was elected
vice president of the board.
Diphtheria Immunization Urged.
At the request of DR.. John M
Byers, county health officer. the
board decided to ask country school
principals to urge parents of new
pupils to bring a certificate indicat-
ing they have been immunized
against diphtheria as we'll as the
required proof they have been vac
cinated against smallpox.
Mr.. Orem pointed out that the
board has no legal authority to re-
quire the diphtheria immunization
certificates but is making a request
for them since many children have
already been immunized in the
county clinics conducted by the
Health Department. The request Is
designed to prevent another diph-
liberia outbreak similar to that of
last winter.
The board also agreed to a So
397.15 adjustment of the fire loss
sustained by the board when the
four-room addition at the Suitland
School was ravaged last April. Re-
pair work is expected to get under
way next week.
The board granted leaves of alb
sence to both James Kehoe, Mount
Rainier High School teacher, and
Thomas S. Gwynn, jr., Oxon Hill
High School principal, both of whom
expect to be called out for a years
Selective Service training.
Mr.. Orem announced that county
schools will reopen September g.