Evening star., 1948-05-12
Montgomery Accepts
.S998,0O0 in Bids for
School Construction

The Montgomery County Board
of Education yesterday accepted bids
totaling 1898. 900 for construction of
new Damascus High School and
an addition to the Takoma Park
Junior High School.
The jefferson, Md. firm Of L. J,
Keller & Sons submitted the low bid
of $575 900 for the new Damascus
School, which will contain II class
rooms, an auditorium, cafeteria and
gymnasium.
Low bidder for a 12-cla ssroom and
gymnasium addition to the Takoma
Park Junior High School was the
Joseph Nebel Co.. Washington,
whose estimate was $423 900.
Work on both projects is expected
to start Immediately and is sched-
uled for completion by the fall OF
l949.
Another Bid Accepted.
The board also accepted the low
bid of S2l .O95 .O4 submitted by L. w.
Bernard e. Co. for construction OF
u coal storage buildings and toilet
facilities at colored elementary
schools in the county.
Supt. Edwin w. Broome was in
structed to draft new schedule OF
tuition rates for out-of county stu
dents attending Montgomery schools.
The action was taken after DR..
Broome said the cost OF educating
a student is approximately $3.50 a
year. He said the county now
charges $50 a year for those STU
dents not living in the county.
Assistant Supt. of Schools Rich
ard E. Carpenter said approximately
SO Washington boys and girls are
attending county schools.
In other actions, the board ap-
proved plans to provide additional
electrical service at the Potomac
Elementary School, installation OF
a new roof on the Alta Vista Ele-
mentary School and walk at Mont.
gomery Blair High School.
H. Stanley Stine was elected pres
ident to succeed Mrs. Helen Walker
Mrs. Durward v. Sandifer was
named vice president. Farold Norris
assistant treasurer, and Edgar M
Douglass, assistant secretary. Mr.
Douglass is an assistant superin-
tendent of schools.
Eligibility Tests Set.
Examinations for the scholarship
eligibility list will be held at 9 am
MAY % at the Richard Montgomery
High School, Rockville.
The following schools were ap-
proved for use as summer recrea-
ton centers by the Maryland-N Ma =
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission:
East Silver Spring, North Four
Coroners, Westbrook, Montgomery
Blair, Woodlin, Woodside. Coles
vile, Garrett Park, Parkside. Lin
den. Smithville. Norbeck, Ken Gar,
Scotland, Takoma Park on Ritche
avenue and River Road.
Seven high school and five ele-
mentary school teachers were apr
pointed. Those named to high
schools are:
Mrs. Margaret Thomas, Richard
Montgomery; Mrs. Julia Link. Le-
land Junior High; Mrs. Concetta
Gaver and Mrs. Mary Ann Blatt
Gaithersburg; Mrs. Dunwoody Wier
Damascus: Mrs. Helen B. Day
Montgomery Hills, and William E
Ulrich, Kensington.
Elementary Teachers Appointed.
Elementary school teachers ap-
pointed are:
Mrs. Emma NJ Hall. Garrett Park;
Mrs. Sara Katherine Cleveland, Alta
Vista; Charles Worth, Takoma Park:
Mrs. Mabel Roller, Four Corners
and Mrs. Helen Nevill. Woodlin.
The following teacher designations
were accepted:
Mrs. Roxie G. Conyers from the
Alta Vista Elementary School, Mrs
Katherine Godsey, Takoma Park
Elementary: Mrs. Nettie Watt. Le-
land Junior High. and Mrs. Ruth
Ash. Gaithersburg High.