Evening star., 1949-06-23
Board Lists 40
School Projects
For Priorities
Uraes FederuI Loon
For Construction 10
Cost $40. $4,000
es Cos, ssedl<y lf

The RaafEs q ESsgaeAsa<ss te~.ay
forwarded To tfs< CesszgEssSss@ssssts
q last ei ~ptA Aos1ty ealAdssss fssas-
ects cs>st4ns SEC atT aNa SAAea
must hx started As saasa as ESsa~
saae, assa again ggK@d that .
Federal aaar be made sS sssA2aes
the construction
The board approved tire ~ aegSty
program yesterday 81 gss fvs1sAT
meeting after scse<l ssaSs assaAFt
M Cearing declared
III eli he absolutely iEssssssss5eae
TO meet the accumulated sehesal.
has,ss needs In Tire nassfses ea' 81
current revenues
Lasted ~ al priority ] we're
as rev ~hooi buildings ~ adj.
tlons TO present buildings SVEN
for white students and 10 feG csNa-
cred students 'rTioEity : pscl-
ects ictaled Is. with four so; white
students and II Tot coloE~d
Ftrss rrisrtty t.Isslas
nr CORNING tnld the e<safd u
Ia absolutely essential That the
priority projects e~ started as
soon as possible He sAid II 10
imperative that an adequate loan
be obtained TO finance the pro-
gram
The projects hare been on the
sehool Boards balitsns pEnsFaFn
eu, have not heen listed as 10
priority before The estimate ef
the total cos, also Is new, having
been determined on the easia os
present construction costa
In addition 10 the Priority
and Priority projects, the report
estimated II would take sl.ze2 800
10 renosats s6 old elementary
school buildings and another 81
7sn, 900 for new sites
DR.. Corning said the total ngure
does not include 81 &so 900 ~hieh
should be spent 10 construct q nsw
administration ealldine for the
school affleial&,
The building problem took
great deal OF the boards time
yesterday
Petition Presented.
Gardner l.. Bishop. represent
Ing the Consolidated Parent
Group. appeared before the board
with a petition he said waA aligned
By 10, 900 District residents 10 asG
that the colored students OF Ira
city be given facilities equal 70
those furnished white students,
Mr.. Bishop requested that the
board provide kindsrsarssns for
some 1000 colored children who
now cannot attend because they
Ihase no place 10 80: that ehii-
idren be assigned 70 the schools
lnearest tlaeir homes 10 use apacs
now goinR 10 waste In white
lchoola, and that crowding OF
Iclasse4ssn the colored school ee
eliminated,
| Later In the meeting MTx velma
williams and George z {. Hayes.
both eoiored members, tried 70
determine what Ia heing done
about the request Of certain eiyia
groups that either Roosevelt or
| Central High Schools be turned
over 10 colored students
Mra. Williams called for q
trankfer OF one Of the white high
schools nov because we can't
wait for new buildings"
c. Melvin sharpe. board presi.
dent. said the board mus, taxa
care Of educational needa lie
added that he thinks the board
had better prepare plans 10 take
care OF the situation in the
crowded coiored high schools.
To Study sitastisn-
II vas agreed that Or Corning
will study possible solutions after
the school appropriation fof ths
next year has beef, passed, 30
he wiil have q better Idea Of hog
the building program 10 fartng.
In other actions the scffool
board;
Approved change In the
teachers pay bill that would al.
iow teachers OF trade subjects In
vocational high schools 10 receive
credit for trade experience In
place of the masters degree re-
auirement. thus allowing them 70
move into 0 higher salary eiasai.
fieation.
Informed the Commissioner
that although the Public Build
ings Administration has shown
"a interest In using the osd WAL
ZACH Elementary School for al
Once building the Board Of Edu-
cation intendA 70 razs the build
!rag and sans the land for part al