Evening star., 1941-03-05
Mount Rainier S
Plea for School
Is Rejected
Commissioners
Defer Toking Stand
On 6-6-3 Plan
BY 8 Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY stair correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, March
5.-The Prince Georges County
Commissioners yesterday turned
down the request Of a Mount Rain
ier- Brentwood delegation to include
a 100000 school project for their
area in the Board Of Education's
new building project. However, they
authorized the board to purchase a
tract Of tax-sale property as site
for the school to be built some time
in the future.
The commissioners also refused to
take any stand on the proposed re-
organization Of the Prince Georges
County school system into the 6-6-3
plan until the Legislature acts on q
proposed bill to put the plan into
effect on Statewide basis. The
decision followed a request for in
dorsement by a committee appointed
at the recent meeting Of the county's
Federated Women'S Clubs.
Under the plan the county would
provide six years Of elementary
school, three of Junior high and
three Of senior high.
The Mount Rainier r-Brentwood
delegation, headed by Clarence Col
lett Of Mount Rainier, appeared be-
fore the commissioners along with
members of the school board headed
by Nicholas Orem, county school
superintendent. Mr.. Orem told the
commissioners that his group had
agreed at their meeting yesterday
not to ask the commissioners to issue
bonds for school buildings even
though they are authorized in the
building budget unless they are ebso-
lutely essential. He said the boards
decision was due to high building
costs.
Half-Time Basis a Possibility.
Asked by member of the delega-
ton what would happen If in two
years time the present Mount Rain
ier-Brentwood School facilities are
faced with an additional 200 pupils,
Mr. Orem voiced the possibility Of
putting attendance on half-time
basis.
The commissioners already had
told the delegation during their first
appearance before the board that
the county is attempting to keep the
tax rate from rising and to do this
it is necessary to limit the building
program TO the most pressing re-
quirements.
The commissioners action virtu-
ally excludes the possibility of OBJ
tanning the school until the next
session Of the Legislature, two years
hence.
The delegation seeking indorse-
ment of the 6-6-3 plan for the
county's school system was headed
by Mrs Henry Brechbill, chairman
of the Federation's Education Com
mittee, who asked the commits
sioners to indorse a program in line
with the recent survey of the
county's school system by the Uni
verSity of Marylands college of edu-
cation.
Carson Favors 6-6-3 Stand.
William A. Carson, president Of
the board of commissioners, de-
clared that he personally favors the
6-6-3 plan but feels that the county
must withhold its action pending
that of the Legislature
During their meeting yesterday,
the commissioners approved a re-
quest for inclusion of 81 ,987 in their
budget for Japanese beetle control
work in the county. The item would
be a part of the $6761 project out
lined to the commissioners by DR..
George S. Langford, specialist in in
sect control. The remainder of the
cost would be borne by the State and
Federal Government.
The commissioners also took un-
der consideration request by c. L.
Wood, chief sanitarian, for appoint
ment of county plumbing in
spector who would cover the area
in the county not included in the
Washington suburban sanitary dis
trict, which has its own inspectors.