Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26

The Arlington board Will D
worth site near Springfield. VIII
by Alexandra. Fairfax County
The special public meeting
Of the Arlington Board was
called In a last-minute effort
to get funds approved at the
current session Of the General
Assembly for construction OF
the branch college. Tomorrow
Is the deadline for making a.
request for funds.
The call for the special meet
ing today climaxed q frantic
effort TO reach David Krupsaw.
an Arlington Board member
who Is on Q business trip in
South America. Authorization
was needed from Mr.. Krupsaw
In order to schedule the meet
ing without giving five days
notice. Attempts to telephone
Mr.. Krupsaw failed because OF
poor connections. but an ex-
change Of cablegrams yesterday
finally provided the authorize
ton for the meeting.
Seek Reconsideration
The confusion over the site
situation was compounded at
the Fairfax County Court
House yesterday when pro-
moters Of q Sunset Hills site
made another attempt to get
the Fairfax Endorsement Of the
Ravensworth site reconsidered.
When the Fairfax Board Of
County Supervisors made its
4-to-3 Endorsement Of the
Ravensworth site Wednesday. t.
agreed to meet again Saturday
If further action was necessary
to get agreement among the
four Jurisdictions.
Three members Of the board
and about so hackers Of the
Herndon site appeared at 4 pm.
The board members were
Chairman Anne wilkins, Stu
art DeBell and A. Claiborne
Leigh.
When q quorum Of the seven
member board was not present
by 4:30. Mrs. wilkins adj
journed the meeting until $50
am. Monday. Mr.. DeBell and
Mr.. Leigh. who favor the Hern-
don site. objected to the ad-
journment because they wanted
to wait longer to see If a.
quorum would show up.
Offer Increased
The Herndon hackers are ex-
pected TO carry their case to
the Arlington board today. The
original offer Of $50 free acres
on the Sunset Hills farm near
Herndon has been increased
TO 500 since the Fairfax boards
action Wednesday.
Decision Long Stymied
Location Of the university
branch has been stymied many
months over failure 70 agree
on a site. Agreement seemed
near at hand late last week
when Fairfax County and Alex
andria Endorsed the Ravens
worth location. But Arlington
could not call a meeting with
out getting a waiver from Mr.. I
KrupSaw.
Harrison Mann. delegate from
Arlington County. who Is
spearheeding the move to ob-
tain funds for the COLLEGES was |,
an set TO get sworn afiadavits
from the Arlington Board /
members in place Of a formal /
Endorsement BY the governing I
body.
Requests for construction I
funds go through the State
Council on Higher Education .
which meets Monday for the /
last time during the current !
General Assembly session. The !
council will not approve the
request unless there Is agree
ment on the location among /
the Northern Virginia govern
ing bodies.
Arlington Chairman Ralph
Kaul called today's session. A
Members Of governing bodies
in the other three areas have
been invited to join.
Even If there is an agreement |
on a site, IL still will not insure
that funds viii be provided at [
this Assembly session. Gov Al
mond said last week that he |
Is not sure he would give a
request for funds his backing. I
A request for 1850. 900 for the |
branch was left out Of the 1
budget presented to the As
sembly by outgoing Gov. STAN
ley.
Falls Church Has Reservation |
The Falls Church City Coun- |
ell reluctantly gave It's indorse- |
ment to the Ravensworth site |
at a special meeting yesterday. !
Il personally feel other sites |
are superior to Ravensworth. |
but I am vitality interested in |
seeing a university established |
in Northern Virginia" said |
Falls Church Mayor Thomas
O'Halloran.
The Falls Church resolution |
carried with It a stipulation !
that its Endorsement Of the |
Ravensworth site is only good |
II at least 81 million is appro-
priated this year by the Gen. !
eral Assembly. Councilmen !
said they wanted to reconsider |
the matter II no funds are al
located at this session.
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