Show EDITORIALS f r r Helping ng to Satisfy the Need Word from Congressman Henry A. A Dixon this week to the effect that the Grand county school district would receive receive receive re re- for lor school construction was very welcome The money has hag been bee reserved reserved reserved re re- re- re served for lor Grand as a federally impacted area due to growth as a result sult of the uranium boom in the area These funds lunds will aid greatly in relieving relieving relieving re re- lieving an overcrowded situation in the tho schools after three years of making the best of what we had available after all local funds had been exhausted in building building building build build- ing a new elementary school and beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning another The elementary situation should be taken care of by next text school year ear when i the new Southeast elementary school will be put to use Now facing school officials is the fact that students crowding elementary facilities facilities facilities facil facil- in the past few years will be entering entering entering enter enter- ing the high school At the present time every inch of space in the high school group of buildings is ia being ing used much much of of the work being Loing done in basement rooms in inan inan inan an old building brought back into active use by the need for space These rooms are are- not conducive to good education most who have seen them agree Tentative plans of the Grand district board of education call caU for construction of high school facilities as rapidly as finances will permit The first step will likely be bethE bethe bethe the construction of a shop building which is sorely needed by the schools school's mechanical mechanical mechanical mech mech- anical arts department Federal funds will be added to what capital outlay funds which can be made available locally for forthe forthe forthe the construction of a shop building Other high school facilities will be added as finances finances finances fin fin- ances permit the board announces and the the- federal allocation is certainly a help |