Evening star., 1952-10-27
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Fund Requests
.0fNary|and U.
Dormitory Program
Approved by Board as
Separate Bond Issue
BY J. I. MIchdeI
Stor Stoff CoFrespondens

SCaCe framing Commission has
recommended to Gov. McKeldin
and Budget Director James G.
Rennie that the University of
Maryland receive $5.4 million for
currently needed facilities instead
of the requested $17.2 million.
Topping the approved list was
the request for funds to solve a
housing situation at College Park,
termed lone of the most serious
problems the university has"
Its solution" the university
declared, Lies in $3.5 million
bond issue containing a proviso
that charges for dormitory care
lat College Park be adjusted so
that the State may be repaid for
it's investment"
Separate Bond Issue Seen.
State Planning Commission Di-
rector I. Alvin Pasarew said the
housing request has been ap-
proved by his group with the rec
Iommendation that it be financed
by a separate bond issue.
Separation from the States
overall bond issue for capital i'm
provementS appeared advisable,
Mr.. Pasarew said, because the
university in 1851 obtained legis-
lative authority to carry out self
Iliquidating projects and there was
a question whether inclusion of
the housing project might invali-
date the whole State bond issue.
The housing plan which is in
cluded in the $5.4 million recon-
mendation, calls for one large
girls dormitory to house 1O8 girls,
$6O0,000; two small dormitories
to house 30 girls each, total of
S5OO.0O0; two large dormitories,
to house $50 men, $1.2 million;
three small dormitories to house
300 men, $525,000. and eight small
Idormitories for rent to fraternities
and sororities to house 256 men
and women, $680,000.
When the school term began
this fall, the housing situation
was SO critical that freshman girls
had to use recreation room in
one dormitory for living quarters.
Facilities were provided in the
Margaret Brent dormitory recrea-
ton room for 80 girls, and this
still did not take care of all the
needs.
About $500 students live on the
campus, about evenly divided be-
tween boys and girls. Another
l ZOO students live in sorority and
fraternity houses surrounding the
campus, and more than 500 others
live in private homes in College
Park.
Land Purchase Urged.
Beside the housing project, the
program placed before the plan
ming commission asked:
New construction and land
acquisitions at College Park.
Baltimore and Princess Anne.
Supplemental appropriations to
complete projects already begun
and funds for renovations and re-
pairs.
Emphasizing that its budget has
Jumped from $2.6 million in 1885
10 $l9.6 million in the next fiscal
year, its faculty in the same period
has increased from 131 to 700 and
that student registrations in all
departments total 34,677 this year,
the university said:
These requests are not based on
expected growth but entirely on
present needs"
Other Facilities Cited.
The university asked $8.1 mil
lion for other new facilities at
College Park. SIS million at Balti-
more, and $3.7 million at Princess
Anne.
Larger items in the proposed
College Park building program
include $2,3 million for a general
library, 100000 for additional
heating, 100000 for a dairy and
animal research building, $500, 900
for an airport, $45O,OOO for de-
partment of journalism. like
amount for an administration
building annex, 100000 for a
hospital and infirmary and $780,
900 for a swimming pool for men.
A $650,000 central library and
IA new pharmacy building to cost
100000 are the principal recon-
mendations for construction in
Baltimore.
Expansion Towards BeltsvilIe.
Commenting on a request for
100000 to purchase land for
agricultural purposes, the univer-
Isity said it hoped to acquire all
the land between its present
boundaries and the Beltsville ex-
Iperimental station.
The university's request said
that land values are increasing so
rapidly that if the property is not
acquired soon it can never be pur-