Evening star., 1955-05-24
Peril 10 School
Program Cited
InMontgoInery
Norris Warns Funds
Cut Will Eliminate
Hulf of Construction

Montgomery County Manager
Marvin L. Reese's recommended
SO million cut in the school
building fund would eliminate
more than half the school con-
struction projects planned for
the next fiscal year and alter
two others, School Superintend-
ent Forbes H. Norris told the
County Board of Education last
night.
Elementary school projects
which would have to be thrown
out are: New schools at Ban
nockburn and Washington
Grove: and additions at Rock
Creek Palisades. Pinecrest, West
Rockville. Damascus. ColeSville.
Olney and Germantown. Addi-
tions to Sherwood High School
and Takoma Park Junior High
also would be scrapped.
Pupil capacity at the pro-
jected South Rockville Junior
High would have to be cut from
1900 to 900 and Woodside Ele-
mentary would have to be reno
vated instead of rebuilt.
1000 Double Sessions
DR.. Norris said that "if we
have to live with the county man
ayers recommendations" Sep
tember of 1855 will see nearly
1000 children on double sessions
in the county and September,
1856, will bring double sessions
to all the elementary schools
where additions must be elimi-
mated.
West Rockville Elementary was
termed the most critical"
crowding problem for this year
by DR.. Norris. The school, which
opened last September. has q
capacity of ITO and expects ah
enrolment of 845 next Septem-
ber. Six to eight classrooms will
go on double sessions there this
fall, DR.. Norris said.
DR.. Norris also expects double
sessions this September at Rock
Creek Palisades, Pinecrest and
Germantown.
Projects retained in the pro-
gram, if the County Council fails
to override the managers recon-
mendations, will be: Aspen Road,
Georgia Avenue Elementary.
Garrett Park Elementary addi-
ton, Twinbrook Forest Elemen-
tary, a reduced capacity South
Rockville Junior High, Twin
brook Elementary addition,
Woodmont Elementary, Glen
mont addition and an addition
to Poolesville.
Borrowing Trouble"
DR.. Norris told board members
that "to postpone or delete a
major portion" of the school
building program this year is
borrowing trouble both from the
standpoint of school organization
and county financing"
He added that cut program
would sin some measure affect
the building facilities necessary
for implementing the Supreme
Court decision" on integration.
The Board of Education de-
cided at an emergency meeting
last week to seek a conference
with County Council members
before the public hearing on the
School Boards budget June 10.
A 5-to-2 vote of the seven-mem-
ber council is necessary to raise
any of the managers recon-
mendations.
Earlier at last nights meeting
the School Board voted to set
up a $500 fund to pay tuition
of one board member and select
ed administrative and teacher
personnel to attend integration
workshops at Howard University,
American University and Catho-
lie University this summer.
DR.. Norris also told the board
that school and county civil
defense officials are conducting
a survey of schools in the lower
county to determine what space
is usable for shelter areas. The
schools have started using glass
brick instead of glass panes in
portions of new school buildings