Evening star., 1921-05-04
|THIRTY-THREE MORE ROOMS
NEEDED IN 5TH AND 9TH DIVISIONS
Deplorable Conditions Revealed In Survey
of Public Schools Of the District-En-
largement Of Wheatley School.

There are eleven public school build
room in any of them is vacant. On the
other hand. the overcrowding has re-
suited in the use of seven of the f1imsy
one-room portables, created sixteen
oversize classes and caused two third
grade classes 10 he put on part-time in
struction. This information was given
out today by school authorities to prove
conclusively that additional school ac-
commodations are vitally needed in this
division. as we'll as the others in the
school system.
The sixth division lies in the north
east section Of Washington. and is
Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks and
the District line, on the east by the Dis
trict line and on the west by 1st street
to Florida avenue and then to the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad tracks. The
schools in it are the Bennng, Blair.
Blow, Hayes. Kenilworth. Ludlow, Madi-
son. Taylor. Webb and Wheatley.
Two of the seven portables in use
in this division are at the Blair
School, four at the Wheatley and one
at the Madison. The boys playroom
at the Webb School is now used for
sixth grade class at the Webb School
has to be sent to the Blow School for
classroom work. due to the conges-
ton, according to school authorities.
Addition to WheatIey School.
To accommodate classes now in port
ables and other undesirable quarters.
to reduce oversize classes and to
eliminate part-time classes. school
officials estimate that twelve class
rooms are necessary in this division.
Relief from the overcrowding in the
sixth division will be provided as
soon as the proposed twelve-room
addition to the Wheatley School is
completed.
An appropriation for beginning the
work on the Wheatley School annex
was provided in the District appro-
priation bill for the fiscal year beginN
ming July l. But provision in the
measure makes the funds available
Immediately and the commissioners
are expected to open bids for the
construction of this annex soon. 1t
Is hoped to have this addition ready
for occupancy by September. 1922.
Besides the Wheatley School annex
school officials believe that an elght- :
room addition to the Ludlow School.
at 9Th and G streets northeast, is nee
essarv to meet the increase in school
population in the Trinidad commu- :
nifty. An appropriation of $4,000
for this addition is asked for in the
S. 900 900 school building program,
which school officials hope Congress
will approve at this session.
Fifth Division Much Crowded.
Overcrowded conditions in the fifth
school division have resulted in the
use Of ten one-room portable struc-
size classes and one part-time class,
size classes and one part time class,
according to figures compiled today
by school authorities. To remedy this
situation, it is estimated that twenty
one additional classrooms are needed
There are fifteen school buildings
in the fifth division. which is bounded
in general on the east by the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad tracks. on the
south by Florida avenue and 1st street
to the grounds of the Capitol and
Smithsonian Institution. and on the
west by 11th street, and the west
! boundary Of Soldiers Home. The
schools in it are the Abbot, Arthur
Blake, BrookIand, Cleveland, Ecking-
ton. Emery. Gage, Gales. Henry, Polk
Langdon. Seaton. Twining and Web
ster.
Enrolment About 8.5OO.
The statistics of school officials show
that the total number Of regular class