Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
CITIZENS PLAN AID
TOSCHOOL BUILDING
Dr.. BaIIou Outlines Program
for Emergency Con-
Structi0n.

Urgent needs for. additional class
rooms adequately to accommodate
Washington public school children. to-
gether with proposed building pro-
sram 70 satisfy those Immediate
needs. were outlined to representa-
'tivcs of four-sc civic organizations
ey Supt. Frank W. Ballou. at con-
-trencC between them and members
If the board of education last night
ii the Franklin School.
The superintendent pleaded with
the civic body delegates to urge their
organizations to support unanimously
nh school boards emergency build
lnS project. which calls for an
expenditure estimated at about
SJ.013. 900.
Or. Ballou pointed out that 1873 ad-
dltional classrooms were needed to
provide for pupils now enrolled in the
Elementary schools in the thirteen di-
Sisions- One hundred and eight of
these. he stated, are to eliminate
portables. rented quarters and I'M
desirable rooms; 81 to reduce over
size classes, and is to eliminate part
time classes.
for additional or enlarged play
grounds. There are also justifiable
needs for school assembly halls.
Furthermore, some old buildings now
IN use should be abandoned or re-
paired"
Building Project.
The emergency building project as
outlined by DR.. Ballou calls for the
following:
First division-An eight-room addi-
ton to John Eaton School. to cost
about $4,000 direction of this build
ing is provided for in the District ap-
preparation bill now before the House
subcommittee ON appropriations): an
eight-room building to replace Ten1ey
School. at cost Of about $24O,ooo.
Third division-Four-ro addition
to H. D. Cooke School: new Junior
High School on Taylor street between
Georgia avenue and 14th street, con-
tanning twenty-four rooms;t eight
room primary school in Ingleside, and
four-room addition to Monroe School,
and an eight-room primary school in
region of Spring road. The estimated
cost of these projects is $1,17O.000.
They are provided for in the District
appropriation bill.
Fifth division-Junior High School
of twenty-four rooms in lexington.
to cost approximately $590,000. (ThiS
is provided for in the District appro-
priation billy
Sixth Observation-Disclosures addi-
ton to Wheatley School. and an
eight-room addition to Ludlow. (The
Wheatley School addition is provided
for in the District appropriation bill.)
Seventh NATURALIZATION of new
siyteen-room school in the vicinity OF
Lincoln Park, TO cost about $4,000.
(1his is provided for in the District
appropriation bill)
Eighth division-Eight-room addi-
tion to Bowen School, estimated cost
of 100000.
Ninth division-New sixteen-room
building adjoining or in vicinity of
Buchanan School. (This Is provided
fox in the District appropriation bill.)
Tenth division-New eight-room
buiiding in vicinity Of Stevens School.
10 cost about $225.000, and four-room
addition to Military Road School.
costing about 100000. (The addition
% 30 attr- school IS provided for in the
District appropriation bil1.)
Eleventh division-Efght-roo adj
djtion to Mott School. costing about
S25O. 900; four-room addition to Dean
wood School. costing about 100000.
and new four-room building to re-
place Smothers School, at cost of
s10S, 900. (All of these projects are
provided for in the District appro-
Thirteenth division-Eight-room ad-
dition to Lovejoy School. four-room