Evening star., 1921-07-15
new HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDINGS URGED
Business and Tech Alumni
Associations to Present
Briefs Today.

Briefs outlining in detail the con-
gested conditions at Business and Tech
| high schools and urging the construc-
tion Of new and larger buildings Tor
these institutions will be presented to
the board of education at a spscial
meeting in the Franklin School at 1880
O'Clock this evening by representatives
Of the alumni associations of both
schools. A concerted campaign for new
and larger quarters for each Of these
schools now 10 being waged by their
alumni associations.
A special committee Of Business
Alumni was appointed at o. Meeting
yesterday afternoon In the office OF \. L.
Houghton, 1916 H street. to place before
every civic. trade and labor organza-
| ton in Washington the need of a. new
school. with view to obtaining their
support in the campaign now in prog
ress Joseph c. McGarraghy was named
| chairman of this committee. Other
members are John Reilly: Henry
Maurice Wolf. James r. Kirkland and
Alfred McGarraghy.
OvercrowdiaE shown.
The brief of the Busiess representa-
tiyes will point out that Business was
originally built to accommodate 900
students. and at the close of school in
June the student body totaled l,2S0:
An enrolment of 1850 is expected
term in September. 1t also will stipu-
late that it is impossible to enlarge
the present building. Indicating that
the structure occupies the entire trt-
angular block bounded by Sth and sth
streets and Rhode Island avenue and
r street.
To push it's campaign the Business
Alumni Association Is having a real
estate appraisal made OF the present
school property. 1t is expected that
the school system If new building is
erected for Business and the present
structure is used for other school pur-
noses. The present building is said to
be admirably arranged for school
purposes. but is totally inadequate for
the large Business student body.
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No particular site for the new build
ing is being advocated by the Busi-
ness alumni representatives. How,
ever. they want the new school to
be located on large tract of ground.
and point out hat the Patterson tract.
near Kendall Green. is an ideal school
site. In addition they contend that
this property would AFFORD ample
field for the entire school system and
q drill field for the High School
Cadets -
| The deputation ef Tech alumni rep
resentatives which will appear before
the board will urge that the new
Gsnqriss BUILDING srerns for Tech BE- erected at
one of the main centers of population
served by the school. They will point
out that there is an ideal school site
at TINS location. about six city blocks
| in size.
| The delegation will be armed with
Volumlnous data showing the serious
eongested conditions at the school
and the resultant need for larger ac-
commodations. Myles F. Connors will
mead the Tech representatives.
| Meet on Teachers Case.
| Tech High School was designed to
accommodate 1000 students. 1t will
be called upon at the opening OF the
| schools In September to quarter at
least 500 more than that number
During the school year recently end
| ed some OF the students were forced
to divide their time between the old
| Central High School building at 7th
| and o streets and the Tech building
at 7th and Rhode Island avenue, due
| to the crowded conditions.
The special session of the board has
been called primarily to dispose of
the case against James L. Chestnut, a
| teacher at Dunbar High School, who
| was suspended May 81. The hoard.
| sitting as a court, tried the teaehe eF
last week, but held its decision In
allegiance.