Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
Bonds 10 Cover
Schools Asked
Board Unable to
Estimate Cost for
Forthcoming Issue

The Alexandria School Board
last night asked that funds be in
Guided in the forthcoming fall
bond issue to cover construction
and equipment costs on five
schools.
Action was approved by board
members recommending that the
City Council set aside funds for
The following school costs:
/. The construction, equipment
and architects fee for a high
school at Seminary road and
Dunmanton drive.
2. Equipment and architects
fee for an elementary school in
the Shirley-Duke development.
3. A building, equipment and
fee for an elementary school on
the Bookings tract. between route
Z and Braddock road.
4. A site, elementary school
building, equipment and fee in the
Mount Vernon area.
S. Appropriation Of $22,500
needed for equipment and fee on
the Robert E. Lee Elementary
School. Jefferson between Patrick
and Fayette streets.
Estimate Not Given.
officials were unable to estimate
at this time total costs for the
projects. The bond issue Is ex-
pected next month,
Approval has been given by the
City Planning Commission for
purchase of the high school site
and the council has appointed q
committee to study the matter. At
Shirley-Duke students are meet
ing in classrooms at the apart
ments. Funds of $4,000 for
school construction there were In
cluded in the April bond issue and
bids are expected to be asked soon.
Land for a site has been donated
by Bookings Tract developers.
said. The Lee School, now
under construction. is expected. to
be completed by February /.
School. Supt. r. C. Williams an.
nounced that prices for milk are
up 2 cents and lunches 5 cents in
schools subscribing to the Federal
lunch program.
All Alexandria schools but three.
he said, are under the program.
Lunches cost 80 cents in elemen-
tary schools and 35 cents in high
schools and milk is z cents. The
Alexandria Dairy won the milk
contract with a low bid of nearly
z cents.
$35,6O0 Balance. .
Mrs. Shara Kerbel, q board
member, said there is a balance
Of $35.600 in the cafeteria system.
1T isn't necessary" she de-
clared. Ito roll up that kind Of
balance. The children should be
the recipient Of any profit"
Supt. Williams, however. point
ed out that Federal aid was cut
this year and that there will be
no money coming in for some
time. He said it Is not known
who will have to make up a deficit
in the system if one should occur.
In other action, Mr.. Williams
recommended that he attend a
meeting of the State Board Of
Education on September Is to
argue the city's case in the dis
position of $20,827.33 in State
school construction money.
The money originally was cred
tied for the 1923 school year to
Fairfax County for the December
l enrolment of 942 students.
These students were in the area
annexed January / by Alexan-
dria.
No Action by Board.
Mr.. Williams said an appeal to
the Governor is possible after a
ruling Of the State Board. How
ever. he said, the board took no
action at all at the July meeting.
He said he has been advised that
the State Attorney General has
given an advisory decision un-
favorable to Alexandria to the
State Department Of Education.
The board was advised it had
received a check for $42, $50 under
Federal Law 874.
Total enrolment in Alexandria
schools increased to 9.098, as COM
pared with last years figure Of
TITS. There are 1926 in the high
schools and $500 in elementary
schools. Last year the breakdown
was 2.265 for high schools and
SSH for elementary schools.
Mr.. Williams also announced
that there are 395 teachers en-
ployed this year, 80 more than
there were last year. He declared
that "the general situation is good
and the financial situation Is gen.
orally strong"
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