Evening star., 1922-01-12

today by the superintendent that 1t
is proposed to locate in this plot also
the new Mckinley Manual Tfaining
School. popularity referred to as Teen
High School. now at 7th street ana
Rhode Island avenue northwest. On
der the tentative plan under consio-
Grafton by school authorities at pres"
ent. Tech would be housed in a mag
nificent new building situated at one
end of the tract and the junior high
school would be placed at the other
end, forming two distinct. non-com-
petitive. school units. To carry OUT
this additional feature Of erecting
Techs new home there would be re-
quired, however. the purchase OF a
wide portion Of land adjoining the
present site to the south. Here could
athletic field and stadium at mini
mum of cost.
Appropriation Already Made.
Appropriation already has been made
by Congress for a twenty-four-room
junior high school proposed for the
site, the committee members were
told. This school will accommodate
the seventh and eighth grades OF the
elementary schools of that section
and the frst-year high school pupils.
thus relieving the pressure upon oo'h
the elementary schools nearby ana the
existing high schooIs.
From this point the party went TO
the Petworth School. near Georgia
avenue and Shepherd street nor'nWes''
which it was explained, was an exam
Pile of a school attempting to meet
the demands of rapidly growing
residential section. 1t was pointed
out that an eight-room addition mas
Just been completed. but that IL ~
still necessary to retain upon the ste
the portable schoo,S which were IN
use previous 20 the erection OF the ad-
dition. Several properties. including
a house and a church. formerly rent
ed to relieve congestion in this schooi'
were noted.
Assembly Hall Needed.
Need for an assembly hall and more
classroom space 10 take care OF ~.
ture demands was seen at the west
school I4th and Farragut streets
northwest. where an eight-room aa-
dition has just been built. IN spl,e
of the addition. the school. oaIeIs
meets the need for accommodatiohs
ton. it was stated. The comm,..se
paid a visit to several of the class
rooms in he building
A teacher of one OF the lower
grades was asked how In, many sbs pop,ss res
niied. Oueried as to whether all
pupils eligible for that grade IN the
section were taken care OF. she saia
that there was one little glri. IN poor
health. living less than block from
q distance to another school because
OF the lack of room for her IN the
Petworth School
should Care for Girl.
THAT certainly should not he. ea
claimed Representative "ooorui
"She should be takea care OF some
how. I hope. II 1 should visit TINS
school later. to find that the little siri
has been provided Tor.
DR.. Ballou and the principal OF tne
school agreed with Representative
Woodruff and announced that arranse-
ments would be made in this connec-
ton. ,-.,
. The Henry .. Cooke school. at .h
and Euclid streets northwest. was eA-
hibited by the school officials as an
example of a fine school. to Which AN
addition has just been mace TO Ihee'
the great demand for school accommo-
dations in a thickly populated as
trict." With the addi,ion o'S ,ne s1nooA
contains a total of twenty classrooms;
with a large playground ana schooi
garden site In the rear
The last school visited was the ste
vens. at 2lst and X streets northwest.
for colored pupils Il Is san, an an,,aua., o nnen
space for play and hardly sufficient 10
furnish adequate light and air space.
the members found
DIR. Ballou stopped.
When the party reached the Eiclni.s
of The school the children were AT
play in the streets during recess;
Supt. Balleu, driving his car. started
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rraffic during play hours \ smail
colored boy. apparently assigned TO
stand guard. jumped from the crowo
and yelled at the superintendent OF
schools. Hey. you can't drive through
here"
DIR. Ballou turned his car up an ad-
Joining street with smile.
The itinerary mapped out by school
, officials before the tour Included Il
visit to the Phillips School. the West
ern High School, the John Eaton
school and the Teniey school. but
the Senate and House members were
compelled to conclude the trip early
in order to return to the Capitol in
time to attend to pressing business
affairs it was explained.
At the Phillips School the party
would have been shown the need for
condition there. and also at the
stevens school. close by. Request
for thie appropriation is now before
Congress.
ExaMple Of Congestion.
Western High School was to have
been pointed to Hs an example of a
cansested high school situation. The
normal capacity of this building is
sbcut 500 pupils. while the prssen,
shift system is in effect there.
, The John Eaton school was Sc
l.cted to show the demand for addi-
tionaf facilities in the congested
residential territory which the school
serves Appropriation has been
made for an efght-room addition.
but even more classrooms will have
to be supplied
The committee was 10 have in
spec.ed the Tenley school as an
example Of IAN obsolete building"
The structure Is badly placed and
request is now before Congress for
the purchase of new site and the
erection of an eight-room building
to replace the present school.
;cnVER DESIGN EXHIBITED