The Washington herald., 1920-01-31
ROOMS SCARCE
AT BUSINESS
May. Have to Drop Few
Minor Subjects to Solve
Problem. :
TEACHERS ALSO SHY
Congress Has Failed to
Provide Sufficient
Tutors.

While there Is q scarcity OF class
Drooms at the Business High School.
Ninth street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. northwest. the principal trou-
BILE there seems to be a shortage
of teachers. 1t may be necessary
TO drop some of the studies in order
to have enough teachers to handle
the large increase in the number
of entrants Monday.
This is the school in the local
system where the boys and girls
of the city receive their training
for commercial fields, and there is
a great demand for instruction in
IL, so great in fact, that an over
now school has been established at
the Eastern High SCHOOL,
The building is n comparatively
new one in the local school system,
having many features which some
OF the other high schools of the
city lack but badly need. 1t has a
gymnasium and Il spacious assembly
nan. and the principal says that
tue physical training will be one
OF the features which will not
suner owing to the over-crowded
conditions.
Can Accommodate 1000.
The school comfortably takes
care of about 1000 pupils, but on
october 81 there were 1850 on the
rolls There have been some losses
owing to pupils leaving the city or
going to work. This number, to-
sether with the graduations brought
the number down to 800 yesterday.
however. Monday there will come
from the various grade schools in
the city 220 children seeking a busi-
ness education and thirty from other
hish schools who want to finish
their education in this business
sehool' This will make the total on
-"ohuay l.l5O, an increase of 100
over the ngures for October 81.
win this number of pupils there
Mhi not De enough classrooms TO
provide seat and desk for each
pupil Some will have to use the
LABORATORIES during the school wear
"hiIe others will use the typewrit-
ing rooms. This arrangement is be-
heNeu 10 be bad. as the pupils have
no adequate facilities for keepine
tneir books and other school articIas
eher shortage Serious
me teacher shortage is looked
upon as the most serious troubIs ~
thls school Four teachers are
needed in order to properly take
care OF all the classes and to give
tne pupils all OF the studies in the
schooIs curriculum. However. in
Is possible that two or more will
pc forthcoming when Congress
passes the deficiency bill CARVING
PROVISIONS for a teacher increase
"hiie II Will not be necessary To
extend the hours of study by add
ing time on both ends of the day. il
Is possible that some of the studies
VIII have to be cut short, or. in
some cases. entirely abandoned
Ihls - not an arbitrary matter on
the part of the school officials. bur
Is being forced on them by the fail
urc to provide sufficient teachers.
IL has not yet been decided what
studies viii be shorte ned OF even
cut out This matter will be given
conslderation as soon as the ntsl
chiidren arrive and are assigned to
classes. 1t will be necessary 10
establish four additional sections
in the school to take care of the
vnlve some shortening in the study
periods.
Covers Entire Block.
The high school building takes
up the entire block bounded by
Rhode Island avenue. r street
Eighth and Ninth streets. There
are no grounds surrounding the
building, and. of course, no room
for expansion to take care of any
increase in the growing school
population
Increases in the enrolment of
Business High. therefore. will have
to be taken care of by the cstab-
ilishment of business courses in
some of the other high schools, or
by the erection of another building.
Tomorrow the Herald will tell of
the very, crowded conditions at the
Congress Heights School. Congress
Heights ID. c.