The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-21
BOARD ENDORSES
IJPSHUR St. SITE
FOR T.B. SCHOOL
Ballou Defends Delay in
Building New Eastern
High School.

After making formal indorsement
of the Fourteenth and Upshur street
site for the new tuberculosis Schooi
building, the Board OF Education
Wednesday discussed the delay and
change Of plans with regard to the
new Eastern High school, elicitine
from Superintendent +. W. Ballou
the information that II members
still insisted that the building
should be erected in time for next
fan they should insist with the
District Commissioners, the District
architect and the contractors"
Daniel Edwards opened the sub
ject with the statement that re-
Gently in New YORK City he had
seen a twentytwo-story building
started that must be completed in
fourteen months.
says Ten Months IL Enough.
IF that structure which involves
ten times the labor can be finished
IN fourteen months why" asked
Edwards, cant this school be COM
pletsd in the ten months that re-
main?'
Superintendent Ballou's reply was
that he and the board had abso-
Iutely nothing to do with the build
4AAk OptlAN Out nc duucu, LHdI
he was confident everything was
the circumstances.
"Are~the plans as revised now an
completed" interrogated EDWARDS.
Yes, sir"
Then still insist that there Is
yet ten months in whlcS,that build
Ing should be completed"
But think you ought to do your
insisting with the District Commits
sioners. the municipal architect ana
the contractors" objected the su-
rerintendent.
Explains Changes and Plans.
He followed this statement with
= review of the changes in Eastern
High School plans and the reasons
for them since he took ONCE The
original Appropriation had been for
100000. the later appropriation for
Sl,S0o!o00. The FIRST plans had been
for a school to accommodate 1000
children. the new plans provide for
1900.
Every change has been for a
dlstinct educational purpose" de-
clared the superintendent. There
was originally an electric generate
ing plant included which would
have cost 100000. That was elimi-
mated. We changed the entrance
making 10 much better and at the
same time decreasing the cost by
$4,000. We had 10 increase the
size Of the lunch room and give II
light and ventilation. To find room
for II cost US the swimming pool
Restricted to $1,000, 900.
You must remember that out Of
that S1.500,000 we propose to com.
plete this building. need only
point out that Central High Schoo
yet lacks $4,000 worth of instalIa.
ton before it is up even with tn,
original plans.
The plans for the new Eastern
High School building as they came
to Mr.. Harris, allowed but one
door to room. Two doors arr
necessary in case OF fire and are
very desirable in permitting one
class to pass in and another Il
pass out at the same time. That
change has been made"
The Association for the Proven.
tion Of tuberculosis was granted
permission again to sell health
stamps in the schools, most Of theil
funds being spent there, II wa.
pointed out Permission was grant
ed for use OF a new patriotic sons
in the public schools written by
g. F. Shattuck. The request came
from Mrs. Coralie Cook and had tn,
approval Of the superintendent.
4 SIS scholarship from Eastern
High School to Randolph Macor
College offered by the Rev. Johr
Paul Tyler. Of Epworth NJ. E
Church, was accepted. Leave Of
absence was granted the superin.
tendent to make an address before
the Connecticut Teachers Associa.
tIon October %.