The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-19
School Board Survey Places Sl,5OO,OOO
Price On School Building Needs Here
Planners See
Two New Schools.
Addition to Third

An Observation-Disclosures estl
mate Of Prince Edward counfys
school construction needs has been
established at two new buildues
and an addition to a third at a total
investment tentatively calculated at
81 500 900.
The county school board has had
a classroom need survey Of its own
underway for many months If pub
ic approval and financial support
are provided the board now would
provide:
A new central elementary
school for Negroes; a new high
school for white pupils. and adj
ditions to the elementary school for
Negroes at Farmville
u e. Andrews school board
chairman. places the preliminary
estimate Of cost at the million and
Ia half figure.
Package Project
Andrews said this week that the
school boards tentative planning
calls for the construction as a pack
age iinanc al venture. The board
plarrers feel that piece meal attack
Of the school space problem now
would lct swelling school enroll
ments oveitake and aggravate an
eeady existing overcrowding at sew
eral points
The school board has made its
tentative plan despite an uncertain
school future Delays and adjust
menfs after six years Of court It'll
CATION over separate or mike
schools have brought the school
board to the conclusion that plans
must now be made to fit class
rooms to pupil population despite
The fact that the future use of the
buildings remains to be settled The
plan divisions a separate system
The board has requested the State
Department of Education To make
4 survey Of county schools and pro-
Y iected enrollnents TO guide its final
planning The Richmond department
has agreed to a fall survey.
Bond Issue Seen
/ A bond issue is Inc boards key
to financial acquisition OF new
buildings and facilities A bond
issue requires public approval and
on that point the school board Cam
make no commitment,
The chairman believes the del
cis.on will depend on the school
situation at the time of such a pub
lie vote. He added this week, how.
ever:
We've got to do something now
We have to plan for that future
whatever It might bring
Superintendent r. J. Mcnwa.ne
recently said that at present the
schools for white pgpils are accom-
modating 200 more than should be
using the Farmville Elementary
School. and that Farmville High
School now is 80 to Is pupils over
crowded
Some 0vercrowding
About l50 more .aan can best be
served are at Mary z Branch Ele-
mentary School for Negroes at
Farmv.lle, and many more Negroes
should be removed from small
rural schools to a central elenlen~
tary school
\ The problem at Farmville has
been accentuated by the towns pm
sition a. the county's trading and
industry center with consequent
population shifts, there, the super
intendent says.
I The county's present school en-
rollment of 1,549 white and 1873
Negro pupils is spread among %
schools
There are seven schools for white
pupils: Farmville High school.
Worsham, combination high and
elementary school. and five separ-
ate elementary schools al popula
ton centers throughout the county
A new high school and convert
ing the present Farmville High
cchnoI m o1aOaenta~v school ttSa