The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-23
STATE MOVES TO EXPAND GI
COLLEGE FACILITIES
Colleges, With State Funds
Will Care For 25OO-3OO More
StmdentS

students
Announcement has been made by
Governor Herbert r. O'Conor that he
has authorized the State Department
of Education to distribute through its
Audit Education Fund the sum of
$4,000 to each of the public Junior
Colleges to be established, when they
have met the requirements as laid
down by the State Department of Ed
ucation.
Budgetary authority to meet this
authorization has been provided for
the two Junior Colleges in Washing
ton and Montgomery Counties, and
for the two or three that may be es-
tablished in Baltimore City. 1t is es-
timated, the Governor said, that
these rev istitutions, including the
proposed ones in Baltimore, could
take care of approximately 1900 to
1000 students. With the additional
number that can be cared for in the
four State Teachers Colleges at
Frostburg, Salisbury, Towson and
Bowie, the Governor pointed out, the
total additional college faciitiesl thus
made available would be between
$500 and 5000.
In making known these definite
steps by the State to provide facilities
for the large numbers of returned
service people, Governor O'Conor de-
clared:
''In order to carry out the plans Of
the State Department and the Educa-
tional Conference, l have authorized
the State Department of Education
to distribute through it's adult educa-
ton fund the sum of $4,000 for
each of the public junior colleges
when they are established and have
met the requirements of the Depart
ment Budgetary authority to meet
| this authorization has been provided
that is, for the two junior colleges
| in Washington and Montgomery
counties and possibly the two or
three that may be established in Bal
| timore City. 1t is estimated that these
new institutions, icnluding the pro-
posed ones in Baltimore, could take
care of approximately 1 500 to 1000
students Ike total additional college
facilities available would be between
$500 and 5000.
''In making this announcement,
wish to emphasize the fact that in so
far as possible We believe we have
met the college needs of our veterans
and youth on Statewide basis, with
| Frostburg State Teachers College
caring for the Cumberland area, Hag-
erstown Junior College in Washing
| ton County, Bethesda Junior College
| in Montgomery County, Salisbury
Teachers College covering the East
ern Shore, Towson State Teachers
| College taking care of suburban Bal
timore and part of the City, Bowie
State Teachers College caring for the
Negro population, and the establish
ed colleges taking care of the needs
in their immediate neighborhoods,
such as the University of Maryland
in the suburban Washington area.
81 should like to emphasize that
the Maryland plan for offering col
| lege education to the veterans and
recent high school graduates is not
merely an expedient, one that has
grown up over night. l have been in
constant touch with the situation for
many months. The plan has been care
fully worked out over period OF
months; it has utilized all the estab-
lished college facilities to the limit;
and it's additional facilities will be of
a character and quality above ques-
ton.