Evening star., 1920-05-26
SOUTHEAST NEEDS
SCHOOL ADDITIONS
Citizens Association Has
Busy Night at Meeting in
Tyler School.

William D. Culleen, chairman of the
committee on education of the South
east Washington's Citizens Assoca-
tion. last night. at a meeting of the
association in Tyler School. reported
that the section is in need of addi-
tional school accommodations and IA
ciIities.
Southeast Washington has a popula-
ton of approximately 50.000." Mr.. Gull
leen said. land there has been an in
crease of Is per cent in the number
of school children the last year. This
section was without adequate accom-
modations, and with the increased num-
Der of pupils the conditions must be
worse"
Allan Davis and Mr.. Culleen discussed
school conditions, and the association
voted to request the Senate committee
investigating the school conditions to in
spect the schools The association also
went on record in favor of the selection
of a resident of Southeast Washington to
serve as a member of the board of edu-
cation.
Would Open Library Early.
Mrs. Mary De Marco moved that the
association request an early opening
of the branch of the Public Library
that is to be established in the build
ing formerly used as a naval hospi-
street.
Under the provisions of the child
labor law" she stated, children un-
der the age of fourteen years are not
permitted to accept employment. They
must have something to keep their
minds occupied during the summer
vacation season, and the establish
ment of the library will fill a want
that is sadly needed in this section"
Mrs. De Marco said she hoped the Ii
brary would be opened before the be-
ginning of the vacation season, and
Mr.. Culleen was instructed to make
her wishes known to the library Of
ficials.
Complains of Roadway.
c. L. Viner complained of the con-
dition of the roadway and sidewalk
gested needed improvements to Po-
tomac Circle and the Virginia ave-
nue. Fairgrounds and said an in
creased number of trash boxes on the
streets should be provided
Secretary Simon D. Tennyson, Mr.
Culleen and others spoke in favor of
the proposed $500 immediate relief
money for teachers in the public
schools, and the association gave the
plan unanimous Endorsement
MIR. Davis called attention to the
necessity for purchasing additional
ground for use of children attending
Tyler School. and on his motion the
association voted to recommend the
purchase of ground adjoining the
present playground.
fMr. Davis also called attention to
the plan for purchasing the Patter-
son tract, site of Camp Meigs, for
recreation purposes. The federal gov
eminent has spent about $350,0O0 on
the site, he said, in the construction
OF buildings, roads and pavements
AID also constructed the best SWIM
ming pool that is in the District.
An Ideal Location.
"It would be an ideal location for
students from the several high
schools" Mr.. Davis stated There is
ample ground for the erection of
armories and other buildings and to
provide for all kinds of athletic
sports"
Mr.. Davis said he had heard that
foreign amusement company is
planning to purchase the tract.
That would mean something on
the order of Coney Island" he added,
land we do not want that"
The association voted to urge the
District TO purchase the tract.
President A. e. Hermann spoke in
favor of cooperating with South
Washington Citizens Association in
an effort to have the Capital Trac-
tion Company construct a line from
sth and M streets southeast to the
river front at the foot of 7th street
southwest.
Merely the re-establishment Of a