The Washington times., 1907-09-20
SCHOOLS NEED
Of BUILDINGS
IS DISCUSSED
Estimates Will Be Con-
Sidered by Board
Tomorrow.
More Room Is Needed
by the Various High
Schools.
At a meeting of the School Board

At a meeting OF the School Board
committee on buildings and appropria-
zsans this morning az the Franklin
shooI on Thirteenth street, several
, matters Of Importance, including the
report Of the committee which has been
inspecting buildings IN the larger cities
OF the West, were under discussion.
Exactly what matters we're brought up
and the outcome Of the meeting will
not be known until the report is made
at the meeting Of the whole School
Board tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
Secretary II. 0. Hine is authority for
the statement that the meeting this
morning was principally discussion OF
accommodations for pupils IN the Dis
trict. Larger buildings and the wisdom
OF the segregation of the smaller pupils
is known to have been a much-dis-
cussed problem ever since DR.. Chan
ceIcr became superintendent OF the
1Vssbington. schools, and the recent ap-
preparations for two sixteen-room build
inas which were made last year viii in
al probability be followed by REQUESTS
made to Congress for others Of simila-
size
Besides these reports, which are the
outcome Of the tour of the committee on
buildings. the regular yearly estimates
OF appropriations for the ensuing year
we're formulated and viii be acted upon
by the board at its meeting tomorrow.
II is understood that the estimates made
today will include requests for money
10 make the much-needed additions to
the Business and Mckinley Manual
Training schools, and for a number of
new buildings
High Schools Need Room.
While many new grade school build
ing. are undoubtedly needed sorely, as
evidenced. by the fact that for the last
i've years there has been an increase on
an average OF Loo pupils yearly, still
the need OF accommodations for high
school pupils win probably be empha-
sized. Allan Davis, principal OF the
business High School said this morn
ing that he expected at least an attend
ance Of SO pupils at his institution this
year. an increase Of over rs over the
preceding term. According to Mr.. Da-
Wis this viii mean that even If DR.. Small
principal Of the Eastern High. allows
him the use of the four rooms at the
latter school. that were used last year
BIZ Business, and If the four class rooms
IN WliCn Manual training SLuQcliLs
we're accommodated at the Busine IS
School. are given him, there viii still be
q congestion at the Business High
This same difficulty win be met IN
finding room for the Mckinley students
No oIficial figures could be obtained as
10 the exact increase of students at vhis
institution but II is understood that il
will be a 5 great, and If not mere so, than
that al Business. This viii probably
mean that Technical viii stil be com
PEELED TO ask for accommodations in tht
Central school, a thing that cannot helI
but handicap both the teachers and
pupils.
All this will come up before the board
tomorrow. and Il Is probable that actor
will be taken IN the matter, provided
the great press Of even more important
business can be gone through with.
periods" Up to Principals.
When asked whether or not DIT
Chancellor or the board would take VI
the question Of changing the number o.
study and recitation periods at the diff
ferent schools from five 10 six. Percy
NJ Hughes Director OF Schools, saiC
that this was a question which rested
entirely with the principals. Prior L
last year, all the high schools divided
the time from 9 a. m. to D. m. into five
study or recitation hours Of approx
imateIy fifty minutes each. with a shor
five minutes at the opening of schools