Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND.-
TOTAL APPROPRIATION OF $2,417,-
1880 WANTED.
New Buildings Provided for Increases
in the Salaries of Teachers
Repairs.

total appropriation of s2417. 1880 for
the public schools of the District during
the fiscal year 1906 is requested by the
board of education In It's estimates, which
were submitted to the District Commission
ers this morning. This amount is an in
crease Of S949 567 over the amount appro-
priated for the current fiscal year The
board asks for an increase in the number
and in the salaries of teachers in the pub
lie schools. and f.r the improvement Of the
grounds of several schools and new schod
buildings.
inc largest indiv idual item of increase is
a request for S1S50O0 for the extension of
the Mckinley Manual Training School. ac-
cording to the original plans. The board
also asks for 5000 for purchasing an addi-
tional lot adjoining the Mckinley school,
and 1898 for the purchase Of a lot adjoin-
ing the Armstrong Manual Training School.
For purchasing furniture and equipment for
the new Business High School $39,1SJ is
asked. and $4,000 each is asked for the
completion of the John w. Ross and Henry
I. Blow school buildings.
The board requests the following erpro-
priations for the purchase of sites and
erection of new school buildings: Thirty
thousand dollars for new eight-room
building in the fifth division; to. re-
lieve the Curtis School; 100000 for
new eight-room building in The thirteenth
division, to relieve the Randall and Bell
schools; $4,000 for purchase of ground ad-
joining the Mccormick School In the fourth
division. and toward the erection of an
eight-room building IN place o. the present
four-room structure: $4,000 for new four
room building in Brightwoo6 PARK. S2a.OOO
for new fOur-room addition to Petwerth
School: $4,000 for four-room building On.
Grant road on site owned by the District to
relieve the crowded condition of Chevy Chase
and Tenley schools: $4,000 for new eight
room building in the first division. 10 re-
lieve Franklin and Thomson schools: 1.OO
for new four-room addition to Van Buren,
School: $4,000 for four-room addition to
Benning School, sixth division; S3lVO for
reconstruction of Mott School: $lOOOo Tor
School: $500 for additional ground for
Petworth School: So. ISL 40 fo- addltlonal
ground for Fillmore School.
For Replacing Wooden Stairways.
The sum of $50 900 is asked for replacing
wooden stairways with iron or stone in the
following buildings: Cook. Randall, Thorn
son. Van Buren, annex, Banneker, Amidon.
Blair, Giddings. Jackson. Madison, Monroe
Ambush. Logan. Brightwood. Cranch, Tow
ers. Van Buren,. Garrison. Magruder. Phil
lips. Wormley Tenley, Brookland, Potomac.
Threlkeld. Hamilton, Mccormick. WOOD
burn Benning Phelps. Ca rhery, Blake;
purchasing additional ground adjoining the
proposed new John W: Ross school. In
commenting on this request the ooaro
says: =.
.'The purpose of the hoard In making this
estimate is to secure an ample site for
normal school In growing section OF the
city. where 1t@Would be question OF only
a few years whsp an abundance OF pupil
material would be at hand or near enough
to afford a solution of the practice school
problem. We should secure at an early day
for this purpose piece OF ground 1ully as
large as the. ste of the Western High
School even If the erection of the building
has to be postponed for several years. Such
a site should be large enough not only to
accommodate a normal school building. in
Guiding elementary practice Sehoels, out
should furnish ground for carrying on the
work in school gardening, which has
already become a part of the curriculum of
this school and which is being developed
under the personal care , OF the he ad
with the approval of the Secretary
OF Agriculture: 1t is entirely feasible
not only for our normal school students TO
be trained in the essentials of school and
home gardening. but to supply from prop
agating plots of ground. prepared. planted
and cared for by pupils. much OF the ma
terial needed for plant study In the graded
school, together with hundreds OF cuttings
and potted plants 1or Schooi ROOM uecora-
ton.
"A site of the character desired need not
be sought In the central portion on tne
,rty. where prices are so high as to pro-.
hibit the requirement of large tract. but
could be located to advantage In one of
our rapidly growing suburbs. where land
Is relatively cheap. A portion of such
site. If of the ample size indicated, might
be held in reserve for the demand that Is
sure to come in few years for another
high school to be located somewhere in
that part of the city north Of Florida ave-
nue."
Contingent Expenses and Repairs.
An increase of $1,000 Is asked for con-
tingent expenses: 5000 additional Is re-
quested for repairs to buildings and $4,000
additional is requested for changes in
plumbing of school buildings. For vacation
schools 1900 Is asked, and for purchasing
apparatus for Fairgrounds the board re-
quests 81 500.
Increases In the salaries Of the teachers
generally are requested. In the list of
salaries the following increases are noted:
Two assistant superintendents. 500 each;
secretary to board Of education, $500 in
crease; chief clerk to board, 500; two
clerks 500 each: one new clerk at 81 600;
thirteen supervising principals. 500 each;
one director of manual training. 500; five
principals of high schools, 500 each; two
principals manual training. 500 each; two
principals of normal schools, 500 each;
fifty new teachers are requested at vari-
Gus salaries. The board asks for $4,000,
as opposed to $500 this year, for the night
schools.