Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
County Backs
Huge School
Building Plan
Prince Georges Sets
$4.5 Million Project;
Studies SIS Program

By J. [. MiehoeI
The Prince Georges County
Commissioners yesterday author
lied a $4.5 million school con-
struction program for 1854. and
took under study a tentative $50
million construction program for
1855.
The one item temporarily de-
leted from the program was a
$3.50. 900 appropriation to COM
plete the Glenridge Junior High
School. the first unit of which
was built with Federal funds.
School Supt. William S. Schmidt
agreed to seek Federal money for
the proposed addition.
Mr.. Schmidt submitted q pro-
posed $8.8 million construction
plan for the next two years to
the commissioners at their meet
ing at Upper Marlboro.
The county commissioners and
school authorities said they will
prepare papers hnmed iately for
advertisement of the bond issue
with a view to getting the 1854
program started IN May.
Mr.. Schmidt said the new con-
struction is necessary to provide
facilities for a school population
estimated to reach $1,000 by
September. 1855. and $500 in
1959-60. The present enroll
ment is $4,000.
The $50 million total must be
paid for entirely by county tax
payers unless applications filed
with the Federal Government for
$685.. $3.50 impact money are ap-
proved and appropriations made
by Congress.
In Sheriff Knobs Area.
The 1854 program calls for a
25-room junior high school in
the Sheriff Knobs area costing
1858 $50 and a 29-room junior
high school in Suitland costing
$1,018.880. and the following ele-
mentary schools:
Seat Pleasant, six class rooms,
100000: Cheverly, eight class
rooms. $286.000: Allentown
Friendly area. eight classrooms.
1855 900; Clinton Camp Springs
RosaryviIle. eight clasSroons,
1885. 900. and District Heights.
six classrooms. 5000. 900.
Additional classrooms ere
planned for the following ele-
mentary schools: College Park,
-four rooms. $4,000; Accokeek.
-FOUR rooms, 1000: Chillum,
six rooms $3.50. 000;. Hollywood.
six rooms, sos. 900: Columbia
Park. two rooms, $48, 900: Belts
vile, four rooms and kitchen.
100000: Surrattsville, eight
rooms. S136, 900: Hyattsville. kit
chen, $4,000; Oxon Hill. kitchen
and storage space. SAC. 900: Lake
land, multi-purpose room S70.-
600: Glenridge Junior High.
$3.50. 900.
Land for schools in the 1854
program will cost an estimated
$171 300 and equipment $117.500.
Mr.. Schmidt said the $685.
$50 outlay for construction pro-
gram proposed for 1855 should
be regarded as strictly tentative
and subject to changing condi-
tons. The 1855 program calls
for:
Oxon Hill Junior High, Is
claSsrooms, $755, $50. The county
has applied for Federal funds
to build this school.
Also, Oxon Run Hills Ele-
mentary, IL claSsrooms, $780,
600; North Forestville Element
airy. six rooms, 100000; Oak
ad-Mitchellville, four class
rooms, $4,000, and Aquasco-
Cedarville, six claSSrooms. $780,
900.
Multipurpose rooms are planned
for Sojourner Truth, $4,000: j.
Enos Ray. $4,000: Mullikin. $780,
600: Douglas High, 5000. 000s
Gwynn Park High, 100000.
Suitland Senior High, voca-
tional school. would be built at
Q cost of $4,000. A complete
unit would be built at Fairmont
High at cost of $420, 900 and Is
classrooms planned for the Sar-
gent Road Junior High School
at a cost Of $4,000.
Estimated cost Of sites in the
1855 program totals $159.500.
Mr.. Schmidt said the county
has already saved $4,000 in
architect fees by using plans
adapted from those used in pre-
vious school construction, and
that the county is considering
Standardization Of construction
specifications.
All construction money from
future bond issues, the board
said. will be placed with the
county treasurer for investment
in Government bonds or placed
In intereSt-bearing bank &C
counts. Proceeds from these in
vestments will be used for bond
retirement and interest.