The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-06-24
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made for a campus-type plant
Of economical, though functional
construction, which it is eStimat-
ed will cost $175, 900.
Housing facilities for schools
out of the county areas must
be procured for permanency in
dicated Hamburg. A sum Of
$l25 900 is proposed to execute
construction Of buildings or to
ocure suitable existing
buildings for lower schools.
TwO-Year Pledges
PAYMENT of pledges in the
building fund effort may be
spread over a two-year period
Hamburg says. I'VE, the board
of directors, believe this capital
fund necessary to assure pro
gress in education in Prince Ed
ward county. The foundation s
program demands faith-faitf
in ourselves and faith in our
friends who have come to our
assistance.
Assisting Wall on an executive
committee Of the fund raising
project are F. C. Hubbard, c
w. Glenn, E. l.. Dahl, and j
B. Wall, Jr. Mrs. T. L. Ian
caster is office manager at the
campaign headquarters set up II
the Martin Building.
Committee chairmen named
by Wall include F.. c. Hubbard
Farmville corporations; V. c.
Womack, county areas; ard c
w. Glenn, special gifts. Numer.
Gus citizens will serve on com
mittees to contact families and
present them with the oppor-
tunlty to support the building
program.
Funds to be raised in the
campaign are not for the operat-
ing budget as was the case OF
the drive a year ago. The foun'
dation has announced it viii
charge tuition, and parents are
expected to avail themselves Of
state grants and if approved
county grants to assist them II
sending children to the private
schools.
First Phase Plans
First phase plans for the up
per school call for the con-
struction of four units OF SIX
classrooms each, a combination
library and administration build
ing. and an industrial arts and
agricultural building.
A spokesman for the founda-
ton said today construction OF
these buildings will go forward
lust as soon as sufficient funds
are in hand to assure compile
ton. The buildings will be
erected on a l3-acre site over
looking the recreation area. 1t
has been cleared and graded
J. Henley Walker, of Rich
mond, is the architect. Accord
ing to Wall, he has developed
the campus-type plant with two
things in mind, namely economy
of construction and Of operation
Details of the proposed plant
for a combined upper school will
be contained in a letter to be
sent to citizens of the county.
Basic Plan
Basically the plan is this. Each
of the campus units will be in
separate one-story buildings,
constructed of cinder block, ce-
ment floors, and overhanging
built-up roofs. There will be nc
inside corridors. Each room Will
open to an outside covered walk
way. One side of each classroom
will be of glass and steel, to
assure natural light and where
necessary skylightS and arti,
fetal lighting will be used. Each
building will have its ow r
heating plant, an innovation in
school construction, but believed
to be practical.
Future plans for the academy
envision an auditorium and a
gymnasium, each capable Of
seating 800 pupils. Space is pro
vided in the overall plans for
construction of additional class
room buildings and other ia
cilities as the need for them
arises.
The first phase buildings will
have a capacity of $50, capable