(Continued from Page 1) ence lecture room. The lecture

(Continued from Page 1) ence lecture room. The lecture room, according to the plans, “is not a wet lab,” Dr. Gangel said, adding that the classroom was to have just a single sink. “But it’s the intention of the School Board to make it as functional as possible for biology classes,” he said.

“When this capital outlay project was first presented, there were three complete labs. When did that change?” asked Supervisor Newbill Miller.

“According to the architectural plans, it never changed,” Dr. Gangel replied. “There have been a lot of misunderstandings,” he conceded, saying that he has tried to follow the progress of the expansion program and the alterations it has undergone, but has been unable to find evidence that a third wet lab was ever part of the $1.5 million project, which combines a new gymnasium with remodeling to provide an expanded library, cafeteria, guidance and administrative offices, new auditorium and four new classrooms. He added, however, that the architectural plans include the under-floor plumbing necessary to make the lecture room a complete lab at a future date.

“I had the impression personally that there would be three complete labs,” Mr. Miller insisted. “If this isn’t a functional biology classroom when it’s built, it will never be.” The Hampton District representative noted his concern all along has been that education doesn’t have the highest priority in the capital outlay project which allots two-thirds of the funds, or $1 million for the gym, cafeteria and other non-educational components and only $500,000 for the classrooms and library. “I want that lab complete! You’ve asked for enough money to do it.”

Dr. Gangel assured the board that the architectural plans could be changed to provide for full lab facilities in the lecture room at a cost of about $10,000 for an island with