Evening star., 1949-09-07
Fairfax Plans
; New Schools,
7 Additions
Superintendent to Ask
County to Seek Loan
To Finance Projects

The Fairfax County School
Board yesterday voted to have
plans drawn for three new schools
and two additions.
After the plans are prepared,
according to Supt. w. T. Wood
son, the board will ask the County
Board of Supervisors to request
loans from the State Literary
Fund to finance the projects.
If the loans are granted, new
elementary schools would be built
at Baileys Crossroads and Tyler
Park, both near Falls Church,
and a new high school at Hem
don. At Mount Vernon High
School. a gymnasium, auditorium,
cafeteria, six classrooms and other
additions would be made.
New classrooms would be added
to Fairfax Negro School and the
building would be brick-faced.
Sites Are Acquired.
The board has acquired sites at
Herndon and Mount Vernon but is
negotiating for land for the other
three units.
The board selected the five top
priority" projects from a list of
81 new schools and additions
which the superintendent said are
needed now. At an early meet
ing, Mr.. Woodson said. he will
ask the School Board to request
approval of loans for another
group of buildings.
Still on the list of additions the
superintendent said and needed
now are:
Chesterbrook. Fairview, Falls
Church High School, Franconia,
Lincolnia, Lorton, Oakton, Penn
Daw. Tysons Corner. Weyanoke
and Woodlawn.
New schools on the list are Lee
Boulevard Heights. to serve the
Willston area; Westcott, near Lee
boulevard and Annandale road,
and Shirley-Duke. east of Alexan-
dria on Little River turnpike.
Gum Springs School Planned.
A new Negro school at Gum
Springs and another in the Floris-
Oak Grove-Cub Run-Chantilly
area are ais oproposed.
The board authorized the super
intendent to ask the supervisors
to construct a school administra-
ton building to replace present
rented offices.
A request by Howard Dobson,
president of the Baileys Cross
roads Parent Teacher Association,
asking for temporary relief of
crowded conditions at the elemen-
tary school there. was deferred
pending study Of I enrolment
throughout the county.
Four new buildings are nearing
completion, the board was told.
at Penn Daw, Holm Hall.
Weyanoke and Tyson's Corner.
When these buildings are occu-'
pied quonset huts at Groveton
and Dunn Loring may be shifted
to other locations.
d C. Children Barred.
The new elementary building at
Penn Daw is to be called Mount
Eagle School," the board decided.
The school is on the site of the
former Mount Eagle estate.
A class for children with
cerebral palsy will be opened at
Falls Church. the board agreed, If
a proposed classroom meets city
and school board standards.
District of Columbia welfare
children placed in Fairfax County
homes will not be enrolled in
county schools in the future. the
board ruled. Those attending
county schools last year may re-
enroll but because of crowded
conditions" no others will be ad-
whether tuition is offered
or not.
The board voted to ask the
State Department of Education
to include in its next budget a
$500, 900 item to purchase moving
picture projectors on a matching
basis with county school boards.
Copies of the resolution are to be
sent to each school board in the