Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-02

tons, which already had IN
dorsed the Ravensworth loca-
ton, buy the tract near Spring
field and invite some other
educational institution to locate
there.
Hers was among the shocked
reactions that many Northern
Virginia officials expressed al
the boards decision. Fairfax
and Arlington Counties and
Falls Church and Alexandra
had Endorsed Rayensworth Anc
agreed to appropriate the $275..
900 necessary to acquire it.
Delegate Harrison Mann oil
Arlington. who headed a loca1
site selection group. bitterly
denounced the action, and sale
there would be no college in
Northern Virginia for some
time to come.
Delegate Kathryn Stone o.
Arlington said she was "sur.
prised and shocked" at thu
Board of Visitors overriding o.
the choice Of the local govern.
ing bodies.
Sees Needs Not Served !
State Senator Arfaisteat
Boothe of Alexandra said HI
will support an appropriation
for Herndon, but that he die
not think a branch there woulc
serve the needs of the area.
Maybe some other institu'
ton will step in and fill thu
gap," Senator Boothe said.
Several Of the nearby Vir'
ginia officials attributed tt
Representative Smith, Demo
crat of Virginia. the swinging
of the Board of Visitors to thu
Bowman tract. They pointed
out that the site is near thu
Loudoun County line and clos
to the 9th District which Mr.
Smith represents. Mr.. Smith i
a member Of the Board Of Visi'
tors.
Frank Talbot, head Of tn,
board, said after the meeting
that it took into consideration
that the college would servl
more than just the four nearb.
jurisdictions.
Defenders" Back Herndon
Jack Rathbone. chairman o
the Arlington Chapter Of tn
Defenders Of State Sovereignt.
and Individual Liberties. salt
his organization sent telegram
indorsing the Herndon site II
members of the Board Of Wis
itors.
DR.. Dabney s. Lancaster o
the State Council on Highe
Education, which deferred &C
ton last week on the sug
gestion of a site and a reques
for $l,250,000 to build tn
school, said the council leaneI
toward Ravensworth.
Mr.. Mann. who appeared il
behalf Of Ravensworth befor
the council, said the council
would not agree to the Bow
man site.
He added:
This (the boardS decision
means that there will be n
college branch in Northern
Virginia for some time Il
come.
For the second time tn
Board of Visitors has super
imposed its wishes on the ex
press desire of the people II
the 10th district. :.
"Our people we're slappe,
down once. I don't think the,
will take it twice. especial,
from a body whose policies hav
consistently followed a public
be-damned attitude. / regre
to say that influences, tn
revelation of which would b
embarrassing. have played
part in the Visitors decision
Land Promotion Charged
ut is no less astonishing tina
the board reached and an
nounced its decision withou
even hearing the official head o
the public authority (the locs
Board Of ControD created b
an act Of the General Assembl
which is given the responsible,
Of expressing the opinions o
the four governing bodies. H
(Mr. Mann was treated on tn
same basis as the real estat
promoters who were trying +
enhance the value Of thei
Herndon property for futur
development.
while a public Official repre-
senting the people Of Northerl
Virginia was not given q hear
ing, the attorney for thes
real estate-liquor interests pro