Evening star., 1951-06-24
By Gene Goodwin

j Il6 MOiitSOAA1SLy SOul1ty oooAS
of Education is in the uneviabls
position of trying to get $l1.s
million worth Of new school pro.
jects into a $7.3 million basket
That's the gist of the problem
handed to the board in the bulge
for fiscal 1852 adopted by th'
County Council Thursday night
The board had asked $11.2 mil
lion for the new fiscal year be
ginning July to finance s.
school projects. County Manage
Irving G.. McNayr and the counci
replied that a $11.2 million schoo
construction appropriation wa
impossible because it would pu
the county far over its limit o
bonded Indebtedness as set b
State law.
$7.3 Million INIT Set.
The council then decided tina
$7.3 million was the most tn
county could legally spare TO
next year. The fiscal trick oftel
used in Congress of authorizin
projects or programs without ap
|propriating the necessary fund
obviously was called for here, bu
it's against Maryland law.
The school board will not b
able to contract for more thai
$7.3 million worth of projects il
the next fiscal year, but the bud
get leaves to the board which O
the 81 projects will be deferred
The budget does provide tha
any additional money obtained b
the board in the next year-fror
the Federal Government, for ex
ample-may be spent on con
struction. Previous budgets hav
limited all expenditures above ap
|propriated funds to 10 per cen
Iof the total appropriation.
Montgomery County is entitie
to $1.4 million under a Fedora
law passed last year to aid schot
departments whose schools al
|overcroWded by children of Fed
leral workers. The county does nc
know when that money will b
forthcoming, however.
Shortage a Vital Factor.
Material shortages also may pIa
q big part in the decision as t
which projects will be built. Mr.
Ben Baylor. school board presi
dent, said all but the smaller pre-
ljects will have to be cleared wit
the United States Office OF Educa
ton.
Mrs. Baylor said that she, fc
one. is glad the council left th
pruning job to the board. If tn
$7.3 million had been earmarke
for specific projects, she pointe
out, the board would have dii
ficulty If some of those specifl
projects were not approved by th
Federal Government.
The school board will meet 8
8 pm. Wednesday in Roekvill
Although the special meeting wa
called to discuss some personn
problems. Mrs. Baylor said til
construction program undoubtedl
will come up.
Here are the 81 projects or
1ginally scheduled for constructio
in the next fiscal year:
! New Gaithersburg High-atl
letic field, landscaping and equiv
ment. $4,000.
/ Western Junior High-road
walks, parking areas and lane
scaping and balance Of equipmen
$27 400.
Eastern Junior High--road
walks, athletic fields, landscapir
and equipment, $4,000.
I Bethesda Chevy Chase High
construct new addition with L
Ibrary. 20 classrooms, and office
land complete new gymnasium
$696, 900.
| $63S,000 Project Listed.
Montgomery Blair High-ne
gym and completing constructio
Iof new library and classroom ac
Idition, $638,000.
l Kensington Junior High-con
|plete construction of unit no
: being built, $50, 200.
i Montgomery Hills Junior Hig
walks, driveway and landscar
ing, and equipping new six-clas.
room and cafeteria addition no
under construction, $31, 100.
: Sandy Spring Negro Elemental
complete and equip eight-clas
room addition, $46,500.
! Parkside acknowledgements
, and equip two-classroom additio
$11, 900.
Laytonsville Elementary-con
|plete and equip new six-classroo
addition, plus landscaping, wall
and play area, $24, 300. :.
1 Forest Grove Elementary-con
plete and equip six-classroom a,
dition and install walks and pls
area, 300.
i Longview Negro Elementary
complete and equip four-clas
room addition, $11,D0.
East Rockville Elementary
complete and equip eight-clas
room addition, $53, 800.
1 Viers Mill Elementary-con
|plete and equip six-classroom az
dition, $25,200.
Ten Classroom Addition.
i Oakland Terrace Elementary
complete and equip ten-classroo
addition, $20.400.
i Richard Montgomery High
complete and equip eight-clas
room addition, $4,000.
/ Avenel Gardens Elementary
complete and equip ten-classroo
addition, $30.600.
i New Negro High-complete ar
equip new gym and shop unit, il
stall athletic fields and buy ba