Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
Views of Architect Ittner of St.
Louis Are Sought.
FOR THE SESSION
Many Persons See DR.. Davidson
About Placing Children-Board
Meets Tonight.

A conference that may result in giving
Washington the finest high school build
ing In the world began this afternoon in
the office OF DR.. William NJ. Davidson,
superintendent Of public schools. who
conferred with Commissioner Judson,
William Ittner an architect Of st. Louis:
Principal Emory Wilson of Central Hugh
School and Snowden Ashford.
The new building is to take the place
of the present brick building which
houses the classes of the Central High
School, and according to the stpulations
of recent laws must have a seating
capacity for 800 jupils.
Mr.. Ittner has gained Il reputation
among architects and school supcrin-
tendents as a specialist in desi,ning
high school buildings, and, according 10
his own statement, he desires to make
this new buiulng the finest he mas ever
built Supt. Davidson is anxious tnat IL
snail be the hienest type OF scnool build
ing in the word.
ms conference was only one of
dozen actl,lues that maue the ofnces
at the tranklin Scnooi Dusy all day
today Huuureus oI people waiKeu la
ana out OIL the uoorS between ociosk
ana Il O'Clock, all pent on seeing Dr.
DaVidsOn, VINO they Delleve tney must
interview with regard 10 getting their
cnIIdren placed rIgnt in the SCHOOLS In
the meantime the nlgn Scnooi eAamih-
ing BOARD was Dusy, ana employees or
the omtes were acIIte soeerIng notners
with small cIIlIurtn around to tue lHOm-
son School, at 18th and l. streets, where
Principal lnckei named out ADMISSION
caruS most OF the morning.
Miss Beers Congratulated.
Miss Anne Beers. newly appointed
supervising principal tor the eigntn
division, to succeed the late Isaac Fair
brother, received the congratulations or
ner friends touay, and met many resi-
uents OF the ola fourth division, VINO
came to obtain admission cards for
children. The appointment of Miss Beei S
leaves Il vacancy at the WalIach SchuO,,
wnicn may possibly be flied after the
meeting Of the board of education to-
nignt.
Inc fact that the Ross School and the
new Normal School. the James OrmOnd
wilson building. at nth and Harvard
streets. are so closely connected may ln-
uuce Supt. DAVIDSON to pace the Ross
under the general supervision OF MISS
tiodng, principal of the Normal Scnooi.
I hat would maze it possible TO trans
fer d teacher from the Ross to the
Nallach.
pf. DltluSOn nau not Settleu lneSc
things late today. and recommendation
to cover the s1tuauon may not be forth
coming until tomorrow.
The situation regarding the proposed
changes ut Armstrong Manual Traln,ng
School and NJ Street H.gh School Will be
thrashed out tonlgnt AT an adjourned
meeting of the board of education. The
proposal Is to take, away the business
classes from Armstrong and place them
under the jurisdiction of the NJ Street
High School There is a strong undcrcur-
rent among the negro reS.acntS of the
District to prepare the way for a Sepa rate
negro business high school, but there is
also Il stone wall of resistance to this
idea in the board of education.
Will Retain Places.
Assurances were given today that the
two new manual training graded schools
would have the benefit of high-grade
teachers from now on. L. W. Woodward.
principal of the Wisconsin Avenue
Manual Training School, and ~ C. New
man Of the Carjozo School, 1st and /
streets southwest, are involved They
were both high school instructors who
were taken from their high school posi-
tons to be made principals Of these two
new and important special study schools.
The question arose as To their salary:
whether they would DC able to stay in the
same salary class as tney had been in
the high schools. The controller has de-
cided affirmatively, which insures these
two principals. who have been selected
because 81 especial fitness. staying in
those schools.