Evening star., 1921-07-16

| Untiring efforts of three men more
than a decade ago for a modern high
| school for the children of Southeast
Washington. which would vie in
architectural beauty and design with
some of the countrys leading educa-
tional institutions, soon are to be
realized. These men-Henry P. Blair.
president Of the board Of education
in 1910; Willard S. Small. former prin
cipal of Eastern High School. and
Daniel A. Edwards. vice president of
1.-THE board of education-sponsored the
| initial movement for the replacement
Of Eastern High School with new and
larger quarters in 1910.
| On a site. four city blocks in size.
| located between 18th and 18th streets
and East Capitol and B streets south
| east, the institution of these mems de-
| signs and dreams is rising.
! Work on the new Eastern, which
| has been under construction about a
year, is progressing rapidly. 1t is
! expected to be completed and equip
ped for occupancy at the inception of
| the school year which begins in Sep
| tember. 1922. The subbasement. in
| which the heating plant and electrical
| apparatus will be located, has virtual
ly been nished. The basement. which
| is two feet above ground level, is
nearing completion. Some workmen
! are now engaged in placing the front
| stones of the structure.
To Cost About 81 500, 900.
| When ultimately finished and equip
ped. the new Eastern will have cost
approximately $1.5OO.000. 1t will have
bat ,itNn
space. with accommodations for 1.50U
| students. The equipment for the
about 100000.
/ The general style of architecture for
the building will be Tudor. 1t wiil
! street and will set back from the
street about eighty feet.
| The school will be three stories
high. including the basement. which
! There will be approximately fifty
class rooms. Special rooms will be
/ set aside for the use of alumni. fac
| ulty and officials.
A space on the ground floor will
| which will be distinct from the school
| library to be located on the second
! floor. This will be a branch of the
| Public Library. and the first of its
| kind in a schoolhouse in Washing
lON. nave UccH IHdue HcTcUS
! it can be kept open at night with
! out opening the entire building.
Cycloramic Dome.
One Of the unique and distinc-
tive features Of the new school will
be kupple horizon. or cycloramic
dome, q novel device for giving
wider range for unusual lighting ef-
fects. 1t will be built across the rea;
| of the stage in the auditorium. Others
| will be a green and hot house for
use Of students taking the course in
biology, and a mechanical automatic
! telephone system which will enable
! teachers and officials to communiate
without the aid of, central opera
tor.
The new school will have a modern
athletic field, rifle range, manual
training shops. printing shop.
two gymnasiums, two dressing
rooms, a lunchrOom, n laundry anu
many other features new in high
school construction in Washington.
There also will be an armory for
the cadets.
In the basement or the ground floor
| will bel ocated the gymnasiums and
dressing rooms. One of the gyms"
and dressing rooms will be for the
boys, and the other gym and dress
| ing room for the girls. Each of the
gyms will have balcony. thu
! girls with a seating capacity of $50
! and the boys 250. The girls dress
| ing room will have lockers for 1000.
while the boys will have half as
many. The armory, laundry and man.
! ual training shops also will be located