Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

School construction projects take
up, by far, the major portion Of
the approximately $40 1000, 900 sought
by the Montgomery County Boarc
Of Education to meet minimum
needs" of the system during thu
next four years.
The total amount requested ir
the biennial report released yester.
day is $19,419,890 for the four-yeal
period and $11,000,000 is asked fol
Immediately while the Genera
Assembly now Is in session-ane
after the new County Council wa
elected yesterday.
School construction projects To-
the four-year period amount to ST.
100000 and are classified in thes,
categories: Critical needs In ele
mentary schools, amounting to a.,
100000 and in high schools; 81
795, 900 for a total Of $9,195,Oo; es
sential needs, elementary, $3.50.
900; high schools. $4,145 900: total
ing $7,815,000, and a special projec
for a 100000 school for "unme
needs" or children requiring specia
tutoring.
Reconditioning Program.
A reconditioning progra m
amounting to $1,342110, including
expenditures for buses, furnitur,
and equipment at existing schools
also Is called for in the plan.
A third division-new school site.
would require an expenditure O.
s696,780 and each project was nstec
In yesterdays editions of The Star
The Board of Education report
prepared by Assistant Schools Supt
Richard E. Carpenter, had this t
say Of the $17,2l0,000 construction
projects:
THE individual projects have
been classified into two tentative
categories according to the urgency
OF need as 1t appears at this time
In the first category appear those
critical projects which are needed
now or will be by the fall Of 1851
II all the public school children o.
the county are to be accommo.
dated on a full-time basis. The
second category consists of other
essential facilities which should be
constructed no later than during the
second two years Of the four-yeal
period covered by the report.
However, this form Of presenta-
ton should In no way be inter-
preted as fianal statement Of prt-
critics"
List Of Critical Needs.
Following Is a list of critical
elementary school construction
needs:
Rockville consolidated school for
Negroes, $380,000, classed as "one OF
the first" that should be erected
because the present school there
is the only one in the county now
On double sessions. 1t would draw
enrolment from the present Rock
vile school and River Road, Scot
land and Ounce Orchard Negro
schools with a total enrolment of
443. Recommended are at least Is
classrooms, cafeteria activities room
and other facilities to complete its
elementary status.
viers Mill Village, 100000 to re-
lieve Pleasant View Elementary
School. Recommended are II class
rooms, two Of which could be used
for kindergartens, with total capac-
ity of 400 pupils.
Somerset, $4,000 for four-room
addition to south OF the present
school. Two more classrooms and
activities room would be added to
the north, extensive improvements
to cafeteria and eight old class
rooms.
whitehall Conversion.
Whitehall. $4,000 to convert the
former private institution to five
classrooms, to relieve Bradley. Be-
thesda and Somerset Elementary
Schools. Only grades up to third
might be accommodated at first.
RolNngwood, s275,oOo to relieve
Chevy Chase Elementary School, q
new 10-room structure at Leland
street and Beach drive on site al
ready acquired. Initial capacity,
$40.