The morning times., 1895-09-05
HEW Schools IRE READY
Many Buildings Erected During
The Vacation Months.
OTHERS THAT ARE PLANNED
Mount Pheasant Has a New Structure
and the CoIored Grades Have Been
Well Treated iectS That Are in
Abeyauce-Teach chers 10 BE soon
Announced.

The public schools of the District VIII
reopen September 23. Some few changes
have occurrcd in the corps or teachers, but
they viii not be annouH . until The return
OF Supt Powell who has spent the summer
in Europe.
The supervising principals and school
trustees have spent an unusually busy
vacation. attending To the additions, re
pairs, and IN some cases the erection of
various school Buildings.
4 handsome eight-ropm structure has
been completed in Mount Pleasant and VIII
ba opened for The first time this term.
It. VIII be called tie johnson school and
VIII contain the entire grammar school
course o.eisht grades.
The teachers were recently assigned, ana
are. Miss { &. Brewer, pinripal and tea cher
OF the ciGhth grade, and her assistants are
Misses u T. Harmcr, *. II. Berard, Helen K.
Walsh, NJ. J. Davenport, NJ. II Franc.
Katherine ". Hobsood. and Annie L. GIFT.
The old Mount Pleasant school has been
painted ana thoroughly renovated aud viii
b. used Tor the manual training and print
ing department which has been added 10
l the course this term, Mr.. Edward Baldwin,
who is superintendent OF the manual train.
ing and cooking suburban schools, is in
charge.
NEW COLORED SCHOOLS.
A new school building of eight rooms
was recently begun on First aud Pierce
streets northwest. and will be occupied
by the colored children of that district
] for
use about the lst OF February.
Another colorrd school viii be com
mcnced probably next week in Ivy Cuy.
The Commissioners bought the lots last
week and are now examining bids for the
building This school is 10 replace the
rented house which has been used for the
| past two sessions, and which was the
! only rented building the school authorities
| have occupied in many years.
In the new subdivision below Anacostia,
known as Congress Heights, an imposing
! $4,000 edilice is in course Of erection.
| There is an appropriation of $4,000 for
new building oB the Conduit road, but
The Commissioners have no authority 10
use il unless the site is provided gratis.
/ Mr.. J. Y y HuyCk has recently Offered
a desirable piece Of property almost oppo-
/ site the present dapidaled and abandoned
/ school and This matter VIII he thoroughly
considered At The next meeting Of the
trustees.
SUBURBS NOT NEGLECTED.
A four-room building. at the junction OF
| Riggs and Blair roads, near The Soldiers
Home, viii be begun as soon as the Com
! missioners can obtain a clear title 10 the
! site, which was purchased in the spring
! il is part Of the estate OF the late
! Samuel Scott. and some OF the heirs are not
/ I'm Washington
A new building is to replace the frame
/ structure on Four-and-d- half street, be
tween NJ and y streetssouthw west, knownas
! the Greenle5r School.
Three suburban schools received appro-
/ priations Of Sl2 600 each TO provide four
room additions to accommodate the seventh
/ and eighth grades These schools are
! located at Tennallytown, Bright wood. and
! Brookland. A 81 800 addition was made
10 the Garfield School, on the Hamilton
road, Good Hope Hill.
Nearly every school building in the
| city has been painted and generally reno
! waited, and many Of the suburban schools.
/ where the water main extends. have been
! heated by steam and provided with sanitary
/ plumbing and other necessary equipments.