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Tt' Griding afid clearing site--' ? $5,000.00-, '* f -W A Shop_!_—:---$20,000.00 ■
Complete high school building --— $198,000.00
Sewer, water, drives, etc.-.10,000.00 I ' . ..
Architect’s Fee__:-1- 10,900.00 4 Total Cost_$243,900.00 ^
Furniture and equipment--- 15,000.00 —
Grand Total_$258,900.00
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ITEM 5. Whether or not a building would have to be built in ac- , ... cordance with state specifications in order to gain aid from the Battle. Fund and approved for the building. < ' .
We quote from Rules and Regulations Governing School Construction Fund, as amended April 26, 1951: Acceptable Unit. An Acceptableunit shall include proposed classroom area, including administration; *' • offices, aqequate utility facilities, clinic room and library and the plans. - ' ■must show that provision has been made for subsequent* addition of auxiliary facilities, which may include a gymnasium, an auditorium, and/or cafeteria .if the school board contemplates such additions. A county, town _ or city school board and the governing body shall certify that such county, town or city is able to and will complete construction of an acceptable unit. , 5 _ . . 1
It appears to us that the State Department of Education has definite ideas as o what constitutes an “acceptable unit” for a high school of, • say 275 pupils. However, it does not appear that""it goes so far as to state tiie exact type of building material that shall be used ; for instance, it isour understanding that a cinder Hock building is acceptable. ' —
ITEM 6. The possibility of aid from the Battle Fund should it be determined that a small building should be built, that is to say if it was ; tdtermined, (or example .that a shop only should be built at the present “■ time so as to make available the shop building for additional classrooms in the high school at Washington, as has been suggests} by one member of the school board, could the Battle Fund be used for building such a building? . I
Money from the Battle Fund can be used for any new construction items except: 1. Purchase of land. 2. Purchase of equipment that b not fastened to the/budding, such as desks. Money can be secured from l ! the Battle Fund for the immediate purpose of grading the landand erecting a shop. However, according to Item 5, above, we would need to furnish assurance that ultimately an “acceptable”unit” would be comi pleted. We have not been able to determine Ac exact length of time allowed for the completion of such a project. The amount now bed irt the Battle Fund for Rappahannock schools is $160, 393.67. According to Item 4, above, total estimated cost of an acceptable unit would be approximately $260,000.00* We suggest that an application be made for a Literary loan of $100,000.00, payable over a period of 30 years. However, we must point out that present applications for money from this Literary Fund exceed by $10,000,000.00 the amount available in
> The prsent school debt of our county is $49,900.00 and is being retired at the rate of $3,200.00 per year. When this debt is paid, the county wil have paid off its share of the cost of construction of the George Washington Carver High School.
Funds are now available for the purchase of two new busses. Any funds derived from die possible sale of any of die small outlying grade schools will b needed to repair the buildings and equalize the facilities of the remaining grade schools in the county. : ;.-y. - (To be continued next week) V :
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