Evening star., 1944-12-13
100000 School
Program Proposed. +.
In Prince Georges
Postwar Construction
: PIuns Are Submitted
To Commissioners

10 SONIIUuSSlVVStS
. A proposed 81 zoe, 900 school con-
struction program, to be launched as
soon as materials are available, was
being studied today by the Prince
Georges County Commissioners
after It's presentation yesterday BY
, Supt. of Schools G. Gardner Shu-
CART.
Mr.. Shugart also submitted a ST.
100000 program for postwar school
construction. He added, however,
that this was contingent on estab-
lishment of l2-year school system
in the county.
Declaring that many schools In
The county are overcrowded and
"antiquated." MIR. Shugart urged the
introduction of a bill at the 1945
session of the State Legislature au-
thorizing a 81 200 900 bond issue to
be used "at the discretion Of the
county commissioners and the
Board Of Education when, If and
where needed"
New buildings or additions needed
now or In the immediate future, to
be financed by the bond issue, were
recommended as follows:
A new junior senior high school
at Upper Marlboro to accommodate
about $50 pupils. The old section
OF the present combined elementary
and high school would be renovated
and used only for elementary pupils,
together with the new section.
A new high school for the Oxon
Hill-Suitland area to accommodate
500 to 600 students. The present
combined elementary and high
school in Oxon Hill would be used
as an elementary school. A six
classroom and auditorium addition
to the Cheverly School and con-
version of the present assembly room
to a cafeteria.
Badly Overcrowded.
A new Landoyer Hills Elementary
School to accommodate about 300
children. 1t was pointed out that
approximately 179 pupils from this
area are now being transported to
the Lanham and Wildercroft
Schools.
A new Hyattsville Elementary
School to replace the present two
buildings, one of which is very old
and has limited play area, ac-
cording to Mr.. Shugart. If a new
school is constructed, Mr.. Shugart
explained, the old building would
be used to house the Board of Edu-
cations supervisory staff. The other
building would constitute a second
elementary school.
Consolidation of the two elemen-
tary schools in Mount Rainier and
Brentwood into one new building to
serve both towns. The present two
buildings, which are "very DID,"
would be abandoned, Mr.. Shugart
said G
III A two-classroom and recreation
room addition to the North Brent
wood Colored School.
~ ~ Auditorium Asked.
+ A four classroom and auditorium
addition to the Lincoln Colored
School.
An addition, providing several"
classrooms and shop for high
school students, to the combined Up
per Marlboro Colored Elementary
and High School.
Addition of an industrial arts shop
TO the Lakeland Colored High
School, which would facilitate the
consolidation Of the Highland Park
and Lakeland High Schools. The
Highland Park School would be used
to relieve overcrowded condition
at Fairmont Heights Elementary
School.
i The proposed program includes
construction Of new high schools in
'Hyattsville and Bladensburg, new
elementary schools In Hyattsville
and Capitol Heights with a new
|Bladensburg grammar school and
university Park School contingent
on enrolment, provisions for shops
mt Mount Rainier and Maryland
Park High Schools and a two-room
addition to the T. B. Colored School.
A In addition, the program calls for
construction of an auditorium at the
Wildercroft, j. Enos Ray, Forest
vile, Camp Springs, Lanham, Suit
land and Ager Road Elementary
Schools and at Surrattsville High
School, an addition to Laurel High
School to provide for a junior high
school and remodeling of the Oxon
Hill Elementary School.