Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-15
Big SCHOOL FUND
ASKED BY CARRIER
Superintendent Tells Board
$4,95O,OOO Is Needed
for Building
DISCUSSES TIE ACH Z II S
Work of Organizing and Util.
izing Educational Forces
Is Outlined
DISCUSSES TEACH Z II S

In his annual report covering the 1918
school year. which has just been sub
mitted to the Board or Education, SUI
perintendent CARRIER discussed the
shortage of school teachers, which
arose on account Of war conditions and
the manner In which that problem was
solved. He outlined the work of or
ganizing and utilizing educationa?
forces and discussed the increase in
teachers wages and the program for
school building for the coming year
In the matter of school construction
the report has this to say:
owing TO lack of funds no new build
ings were contracted for during the year
with the exception Of the replacement
from the insurance fund of the board of
the two elementary buildings, the IIeston
and tho Brooks, both of which mad been
destroyed by fire. Work was completed
ON the twelve-divison addition TO the
Birney School and the Subdivision addi-
ton to the Fox Chase School. The
addition to the Northeast High School
and the work on the auditorium OF the
Junior High School are still in process OF
completion. High construction costs also
seem to make it inadvisable to contract
for any but the most necessary repairs.
Both of these conditions were unfor-
tunate as they have caused an accumu-
lation of necessary expenditure which II
will not be easy for the board to meet.
"It would probably require at least
100000 10 make the necessary repairs
and improvements. which are becoming
Increasingly urgent. The building pro-
gram that should receive consideration
at the earliest possible opportunity is
as follows:
"For immediate attention - curtin.
Musgravc and Hortter Streets new
building, Twenty-fourth and Jackson
streets; Marshall. Griscom and Sellers
streets; Bridesburg, Richmond and
jerks streets; Martin, Richmond and
Ontario streets; Horn, Frankford and
Erie avenues; Chllds, Seventeenth and
Tasker streets: new building. Old York
road and Louden street. new building,
Ninth street and oregon avenue; Lam
dreth, Twenty-third and Federal streets
Harrity, Fifty-sixth and Christian
streets: Longstreth, Fifty-eighth street
and Willows avenue, or Mitchell. Fifty
sixth street and Kingsessing avenue, and
Leidy, Thompson street below Belmont
avenue.
"Neighborhoods to be cared for-New
building, Ann and Tulip streets; new
building. Nineteenth and Bigler streets
new building. Washington lane and
Chew street. new building, Sixty-fifth
street and Lansdowne avenue; new
building. Third and Duncannon streets
ifew building. Fountain street, Roxbor-
ough new building. Wynnefleld; FELTON,
willie, Second Street pike and Boulevard ;
neighborhood of Twelfth and Federal
streets and neighborhood Of Ninth and
Mifiin streets.
"Remodeling and rebuilding - Rut-
ledge. Seventh and Norris streets
kearny, Sixth street and Paramount
avenue, and Jefferson, Fifth and Poplar
streets.
"A Junior High School building to ac-
commodate 1900 pupils will cost APP
proximately S35O.OOO. This, added TO
the suggested building program for ele-
mentary schools. $4,000 900, to the item
for repairs and improvements. 100000
and to my former suggestions in regard
to setting aside yearly sum of money
for enlargng schoolyards. 100000, rep
resents a total of s495O,000 as the total
present need for buildings"