Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-30
CITY NOW SPENDING
MILLIONS ON NEW
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Work Proceeding Rapidly
on Structures in German
town, South Philadelphia
and Northeast.

Employment is being provided for hum
dreds Of worlklngmen by the erection OF
three high schools and repairs and reno
vations OF school buildings throughout
the city. An even greater number Of la
borers and mechanics will bene1t by tho
projects to be undertaken in 1915 for the
general physical extension OF Phlladel-
phia's educational system.
Work is now in progress on the high
school at High street and Germantown
avenue, in Germantown; at Broad street
and Snyder avenue, in South Philadei-
phia, and at oxford pike and wakeline
street, Frankford Progress in the erec-
tlon Of these buildings has been greater
thus far than the school authorities had
anticipated.
Each of these structures will cost ap-
proxlmately 100000 tE
Property bounded by Cumberland.
Coral, Firth and Amber streets has been
selected as a site for a girls high school,
which will meet the needs of Kenslngtonl
While the date for the erection of this
school has not yet been determined by
the Property Committee of the Board OF
Education 1t is expected that this projects
will soon be initiated
SOUTHERN GIRLS HIGH.
The new high school in South Philadel-,
phia will accommodate only girls. 1t will
adjoin the Southern High School for Boys,
which is located at Broad and jackson
streets. All Of the property bounded by
jackson street and Snyder avenue, Broad
and 13th streets has been purchased by
the Board of Education, West OF Juniper
street, which intersects the square, there
win be the two high schools with an adj.
ministration building intervening. The
latter structure will be used by the prin-i
cipals and faculties of both schools
East of Juniper street there will be q,
playground suited to the purposes of both
sexes and equipped with the most modS
ern and complete apparatus. str''
The Frankford institution will accom-
modate boys and girls, but the building
will consist of two wings, each OF which
will constitute a separate, SCHOOL, The
wings will be Joined by a common heating
plant. The Kensington High School is in j..
tended only for girls. the Northeast High
School at Sth street and Lehigh avenue
being now used by the boys of that sec
tion of the city. ~ =
The money to be spent in the erection Z
of the high schools will be obtained from
the loan negotiated last year and from
balances Of previous loans.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
+, Work will soon be begun on the new
building, to be erected by
the School Board on Arch street, between
18th and 18th, on the line of the Parkway
This building will house all Of tho
executive offices of the school system The
building cost will approximate $500, 900,
while the total cost, including the ex-f
pense of equipment and the price paid
FOR the site, win be about s5OO,OOO The
building will be one of the
handsomest on the Parkway
When completed the city win sbe -
spared the expense OF $4,000 "a year,
which is now paid in rent FOR the super
ntendents offices in the Stock Exchange
Building. and $4,000 paid annually to the
Land Title Building for space occupied q
~ the Department of buildings. The
9ureau OF Compulsory Education, which
now located in an antiquated, aban-
ioned schoolhouse at 1920 Cherry street.
VIII be situated in the new building. irT