Evening star., 1922-10-30
K|NGSMAN SCHOOL
FORMALLY OPENED
New Building in Northeast
Section in Use With 280
Pupils Enrolled.

Without dedicatory exercises or for
malities of any kind, the Richard
kingsman School. at 14th and E
streets northeast, washington's new
est and most modern elementary
school building, was opened today
after several previous delays due TO
the railroad strike. which tied up its
furniture and other equipment. With
the opening of this building the seri-
Gus overcrowded conditions in the
schools in the seventh division; in
which the Kingsman is grouped. were
relieved materially: -
Pupils for the new school were
drawn principally from the Edmonds
Maury and three from the Edmonds
were moved bodily, with their teachers,
into the Kingsman. They were the first,
second, third and fourth grades of the
Maury, and the fifth, sixth and seventh
grades of the Edmonds. The eighth
lied from children attending other over
crowded schools in the seventh division.
Initial Enrolment. go.
The kingman's initial enrolment
approximated ESQ pupils. 1t is an
eight-room building with seating ac-
commodations for 336, forty-two to a
room.
Although the classes at the Kings
man did not move into the new build
ing until shortly before noon, a van
guard of pupils early this morning
carried the textbooks and other sup
plies to the building; The. children
ance conceivable to move the sup
plies. Some had small express
wagons and baskets, while others
came in automobiles driven by the
teachers.
Miss Grace S. Silvers, until today
principal and eighth grade teacher
of the new Kingsman. Others teach
ers transferred to the kingsman and
the grades they will teach are: Miss
L; B: Thorn. IA: Mrs. l.. r. Duganne,
Wilson. "a and B: Miss Janice Blum.
2B. and Miss NJ. f. Yost, Ia.
At the time the pupils moved into
the school workmen were putting
finishing touches on the interior,
while others were grading ground
adjacent to the building. which will
lights and the doors for the playroom
and domestic science rooms in the
basement have not yet been installed,
but officials expect this work to be
competed soon.
Located ON n Knoll.
Situated on knoll overlooking F
street, Tennessee avenue and l4th
streets the kinssman school is ideal
ly located. The design of the build
ing also is unique. All of the class
rooms are above the ground. The
kingsman is one of the first schools
to have the basement show above
ground, giving plenty of light for
the pupils. Only the heating plant
is below the surface.
The absence of plaster is feature
of the school. The lower parts of
the wall are finished with glazed
brick and the tops with ordinary red
brick. which permits of washing cas-
room and the cloakrooms have racks
for coats, hats and overshoes. Spe-
cial provision has been made for the
teachers. Two teachers rooms are
provided and in one there is a kitch-
enette, where warm lunches may be
prepared. The ventilation of the
rooms is modern.
The outside air comes through the
walls at floor level and passes under
the radiators. where it is heated be-
fore it circulates in the room.
Named in Honor Of DIR. Kfn8sman.
Funds for the construction of the
new kingsman were provided in the
last deficiency appropriation. 1t was
named in memory of the late DR..
Richard Kingsman, member of the
Board of Education from 1900 to 1906,
With the transfer of Miss Silvers
to Kingsman School the Hilton School
was simultaneously grouped with the
Peabody School, and Miss NJ. G.
Young, principal of the latter build
ing. became group principal of both
schools. In few days DR.. E. G.
KimbaN, supervising principal of the
seventh division, announced that the
lower grade classes at Peabody will
be moved into the Hilton and the
higher grade classes in that building
will be transferred into the Peabody.
The change will make the Hilton
practically'a primary graded school.