Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Barrow Loses Fight
ToTrin School Costs
Sis Million
Budget Seen in
Montgomery

Lie montgomery " II "
Board of Education early today
put the finishing touches to its
operating budget for the coming
year which promises to reach
a record SITS million.
The boards sixth meeting on
the question stretched into the
early morning hours. The budget
probably will reach the county
manager Friday.
AS in past sessions, Wylie w.
Barrow, who has assumed the
role of fiscal Cassandra to the
board. fought a lonely and I'M
successful fight for economy.
The 51-year-old Chevy Chase
man. who earlier this week OPP
posed a salary increase for
teachers which will add ST mil
lion to the budget, last night
questioned expenditures ranging
from textbooks to cigarette urns.
Textbook Expenditures
Mr.. Barrow, who is an officer
of the Washington Gas Light
Co., pointed out to the board
that it spends far more money
per child on textbooks than
other neighboring counties and
the District.
Montgomery provides $18 for
texts for new elementary stu
dents, $21 on the secondary level.
Costs in other Jurisdictions, he
said. range from $1.88 to So.
Last year the board spent $218,-
928 for texts and S287,l68 for
materials of instruction.
Supt. of Schools Forbes H.
Norris proposed to increase the
request to $331,814 for texts and
$412,330 for materials.
/ certainly want textbooks
for each child" Mr.. Barrow
added. but when it reaches nine
DOCKS for each child I think it's
tlme to stop, look and listen"
Harrison King Joined Mr.. Bar
row IN opposing the full text
DOCK appropriation, but the gas
company executive found himself
alone in his attempt to turn back
the request for materials of in
struction.
Other Items Retained
Other items which he tried un.
successfully to trim from the
budget included $225 for "a Gig
arctic urns for MONTGOMERY
Junior College, $4,000 for a cos
metology lab at Wheaton High
School and $35, 900 for industrial
education in IL secondary
schools.
He was Joined in opposition to
the latter by Willard McGraw
who declared that there has
been great deal done for vo.
cational schooling and instruc-
ton for the handicapped, very
little for our bright students"
Mr.. Barrow was successful in
obtaining a $25 per semester
tuition hike for out-of-countv
and out-of-State students at
Montgomery Junior College. MIC
Dean Donald E. Deyo approved
the increase and told the board
ne expected a 10 per cent enroll
ment increase next year. The
board unanimously approved an
MIC budget in excess of $3.50. 600
OF which more than a third will
be provided by the county.
$4,000 Project Added
A last-minute move by Mr.
McGraw added a $4,000 request
TO finance additional service from
the consulting firm of McKinsey
q Co. to implement its sugges.
tons as to personnel reorgan-
ization.
The management consultants'
report. delivered early this year.
was unfavorable in many re-
spects. Mr.. McGraw's proposal
which won approved over Mr..
Kings objections, gave credence
to the rumor that some school
administrators are not taking
kindly to the reorganization
which the board has approved.
The teacher pay raise and
other additions to the operating
budget have swollen it from DR..
Norris proposed $16.3 million to
around $17.5 million. The board
trimmed his request for 1922
for new schools to about
$l1.6 million.
The County Council must APP
the funds.