Evening star., 1911-08-23
VISIT TO BUILDINGS
Supt. Davidson Will Inspect
New School Structures.
MANY NEAR COMPLETION
Armstrong Manual Training EdiAce,
It Is Said, Will Be Fin
ished October l.
ANY NEAR COMPLETION

DR.. William NJ. Davidson, superintendent
OF public schools. accompanied by Snow
den Ashford. municipal architect. will to-
morrow afternoon visit all the new school
buildings which are nearing completion
and which are expected to be available
for teaching next fall.
Some delay in one or two Of the build
ings Is anticipated, but the one which
seemed to cause most worry on the part
OF the school officials-the Armstrong
Manual Training SchooEwin be opened
October I. in the opinion of the school
officials. II the building may be opened
by that time the school heads expect
but little Inconvenience. Statements were
made today by Supt. Davidson. Assistant
Supt. r. C. Bruce OF the colored schools,
and W. Bruce Evans. principal of the
Armstrong School, that the Davis Con-
struction Company. which has the work
in charge, and inspector Mcguire Of the
District building department have prom
Ised to spare no efforts to have the school
ready by October I. The school heads
all expressed confidence In the promises.
Work Being Done.
The school work which has just been
completed or Is nearing completion at
the present time Is as follows:
E6tensien to Mckinley Manual Train
Ing School. 7th street and Rhode Island
avenue: cost 1854. 100.
Central heating plant, NJ Street High
School: cost, $19.S18.
Addition to Western High School,
Thirty-nfth and streets northwest: cost,
$31. psi
Six-room school. Ivy City: cost, $44. 4.13O.
Manual Training School. Wisconsin
avenue and 23d street northwest; cost,
$50. .149.
Colored Manual Training School. LIST
and streets southwest: cost, $31. .961.
Twelve-room school. Sth and T streets
northwest: cost. So. 500.
Eight-room school on Farragut street
between 18th and 18th streets northwest;
cost. $59052.
The Mckinley Manual Training School
and M street school improvements have
been completed, 1t is stated, while the
other operations. In all probability. will
Phelps May Be Colored School.
Indications today are that the plan OF
the board Of education to designate the
] Phelps School, white school located
1
| tuition will matertalize by the opening
| Of the school season.
II the change IL made. the business de-
partment Of Armstrong Colored Manual
Training School. which was quartered
| last year In the old Mott School build
| ing. will be located in the Phelps build
Ing. II Is announced The pupils enrolled
| In the Phelps School will be loo ated In
| the new structure at 9Th and T streets
which Is nearing completion
Supt Davidson stated that he is in favor
| Of the change being made. He expects
l to hold conference with Municipal Ar
chi:ect Ashford. regarding the time of
completion Of the 9th and streets build.
\ Ing, after which he probably will make
a recommendation to the board of educa-
| ton.
Although the time set for the completion
OF the new building is October 13, Mr..
Ashford this morning said that the work
had progressed rapidly. and that II was
his belief that the structure could be
completed by the opening OF the schools
| in September.
! It is said that more colored than
white persons reside in the neighbor-
hood Of the Phelps School, although
| such was not the case at the time il
was completed. and that this is the
reason the designation Of the school
as coiored institution is being con-
| sidered.
| That one OF the policies of the David
| son administration will be the advocacy
OF sixteen-room buildings Is believed
to be assured In this he will have the
support Of Municipal Architect Ashford.
/, He said today that he is convinced
the construction. of sixteen-room build.
ings Is more economical in the long
run. and that he intends to acouaint
the board Of education with his view
in this respect