Evening star., 1921-12-13
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D. c. SCHOOL. NEEDS
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lures. 1t was pointed out. while a
scnoo! was needed in this vicinity to
care for the children in the nekhbor-
mood, 1t was essential that a build
ing provided with play space be af-
forded them.
Condemned Structure Still in Use.
The Abbott School, in the triangle
between 9th and l. streets and New
York avenue. was next inspected. DR..
Ballou stated that this building was
condemned in 1908. but Is still in use.
Lighting equipment of a satisfactory
character was noticeably absent
Probably the outstanding example
OF an fnsanitary building which Sem
ator Capper's committee saw was the
John F. Cook School. colored, on o
street between 4th and 5th streets.
Here they view a kindergarten in the
basement near an insanitary toilet
and with coal bin just outside the
entrance to the room. The building,
which was condemned in 1908, houses
an average of fifty-f1ve pupils to each
OF Its ten rooms
After stopping for a brief circum-
spection Of the Dunbar Colored High
School. at 1sc and streets northwest,
the committee went through the neigh
boring Armstrong Manual Training
School. also for colored students. and
were shown the urgent need for an ad-
dition to the structure. 1t was the gen.
eral agreement that this Improvement
was necessary to relieve the congestion
In the building and do away with the
seven portables now packed to capacity.
1t was stated that the total enrolment
was 1884. with accommodations for but
500.
shown Overcr0wded School.
Mckinley Manual Training School,
populariy called Technical High School,
at 7th and Rhode Island avenue, was
thoroughly examined by the committee
men. Here. they were told. a structure
built to hold 1.10o students was forced
to hold 1.45o. The senators and repre-
sentatives were manifestly impressed at
the lack Of athletic facilities at the in
stitution and over the impossibility of
extending the building because Of the
already Is filled by the main building
and the three later additions
The committee members were in
terested in card prepared by the
Alumni Association of Tech, point
ing out that the school has outgrown
has increased 48 per cent in three
years: that the 1.450 pupils have 933
desks and $50 seats in the small as
sembly hall.
DR.. Ballou urged that Tech be given
a new structure in q less coneested
section OF the city at once. 1t was
imperative, he said. indicating that
here was one of the greatest prob
lens in congestion which Washing
ton faces. The present building, after
abandonment by Tech. could be used
for other educational purposes, he
said.
The need for a new Business High
School in another location than that
at 9th street and Rhode Island ave-
nue.. where the whole block is taken
UP by the building. was admitted in
comments by various members of the
party.
Other Schools Inspected.
Other schools inspected today were
the Garrison. 18th street, between r
and streets. for colored, where six
portables are necessary to care for
the large enrolment, and where
school officials want a $4,000 addi-
tion erected, and the Garnet-Patter-
son group, also for colored pupils.
at 10th and U streets northwest. On
viewing the latter buildings Senator
King remarked with emphasis that
both structures should be torn down
and replaced with real school build
ings," to which suggestion DR.. Ballou
readily agreed.
The school authorities were pleased
at the spirit of cooperation and SYM
pathy displayed by the committee.
and were optimistic over prospects
for securing needed appropriations