Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-01-17
Arlington Board
Gets S6,253,00O
School Plans
Proposals Answer
Citizen Demands
For New Facilities
By Robert c. RoIIinqs


|provement of Arlington schools was
made public yesterday by the County
School Board.
The proposal, in the words Of
School Supt. Fletcher Kemp, Gin
|cludes the establishment of kinder
|gartens, full day program for all
pupils and the reduction of pupil
load for all teachers rs well as ply
steal facilities that have been re-
quested by patrons of our schools. .
The prospectus is the answer to
widespread demands by citizens
groups for betterment Of school IA
cilities. Petitions calling for a refer
endun on $3.50 900 bond issue for
schools were presented to the School
Board several months ago by the
Citizens Committee for. School I'm
provements.
Explains Findings.
Acting Board Chairman John M.
Stewart, explained at a special
meeting of the board called to
announce the groups findings that
the prospectus did not consti-
tute recommendations by his board.
He added that a slight rise in costs
in the coming months had been an
ticipated in the estimates.
A public hearing will be held by
the board prior to the time it petit
tons the Judge Of the circuit court
to set a date for a referendum on
a bond issue to finance the sug-
gested improvements. -.
Mr.. Stewart said it was his per-
sonal opinion that the board would
be ready within 80 days to petition
the judge, but Mrs. Lucy G. Bussey,
another member, declared she did
not like to put time limit on the
matter. - 81
The board also reminded the au-
dience that it was duty bound to
present it's petition to the judge at
the same time the county board re-
quests a referendum on a bond is
sue to finance general county i'm
provementS.
The county board some time ago
released a list of capital improve
ments estimated to cost $4,000, O00
with the statement that it would
have to be pared to 100000.
ID Schedule of Spending.
The $6,263, 053, according to the
prospectus, would be expended as
follows: .--.--,..-
l. Additions to elementary schools
to reduce teacher load, $219,500.
2. Additions to place grades one
and two on full-day sessions, $504,-
500.
3. Additions for kindergartens,
$640, 900.
4. New elementary schools, 81 ,295,-
300. 20
8. Improvement of groups for ele-
mentary schools, $233, 500.
6. Administration building, $780,
900. s.
7. Storage building, $4,000.
8. New Junior high school and adj
ditions to junior high and high
schools, $3,126, 1858.
Additions would be built at Henry
Clay, Stonewall Jackson, and Wood
lawn elementary schools to reduce
the teacher load and at the following
to place the first two grades on q
full day basis:
Charles Stewart, Cherrydale. Fair
lington, Henry Clay, Kate Waller
Barrett, Matthew F. Maury, Patrick
Henry, Robert E. Lee, Stonewal
Jackson, Walter Reed, Woodlawn
Kemper and Langston.
Kindergartens Slated.
Additions to provide kindergartens
would be made at these schools and
also Bancroft, James Madison AND
John Marshall.
New elementary schools would be
built at Harrington Tin addition tt
the existing elementary school; al
Hume Ito replace the present struc.
ture); in the north central part Of
the county (exact site not stated
and Glencarlyn Ito replace the
present structure)
A new junior high school would
be built on the Rixey estate or
Glebe road in the Washington Coll
and County Club area, and addi-
tional facilities would be provided al
Dolly Madison, Thomas Jefferson
and Claude Swanson Junior high
schools and Westinghouse anC
Ioff hiph schools