Evening star., 1924-12-03
BALLOU ANALYzES
NEEDS Of SCHOOLS
Superintendent to Submit
Comparisons to Civic
Organizations.

DR.. Frank w Ballou, superin-
'tendent of schools, began q compare
tive analysis today Of the original
school estimates for the next fiscal
year and those sent to Congress yes
terday by the Bureau Of the Budget
The results will be tabulated and
submitted to representatives Of vari-
Gus civic organization Of the District
at their annual conference with the.
Board of Education. The date for
the conclave viii be set by the
school board at its meeting this
afternoon in the Frankl'n School
School authorities are grateful 70
the Budget Bureau for the size of
the appropriations allotted TO the
school system, although they are
considerably smaller than asked for
in the original estimates. The build
ing items left in the school boards
original budget, it was pointed OUT
VIII aid materially in alleyiating tile
congested conditions in the schools
of Park View, Petworth and Bright
wood.
New Projects Provided.
The new projects provided It'll The
school estimates as they went to
Congress include the Francis Junior
High School, an addition 10 tho Mae
farland Junior High School. an addi
ton TO the Bruce School, an cIo-
mentary school near Fifth and Eu-
chauan streets, an addition to thc
Brlghtwood Park Schoo. and the
Alexander #. Stuart Junior Hi.h
School, which Will be erected on i
site recently acquired at Fourth and
Z streets northeast
The additions to the AIacrarIarti
and the Brightwood Park and the
In l.. - s--
and buchanan streets will permit tile
abandonment of many Of the - one
room portables now IN use IN par..
Niewr Petworth and BriEhtwpad
Five OF these are near the Ma.
farland School, five at Park View and
four at Petworth. The RAYMOND
school, now under construction III
Tenth and Spring road, viii ops
February l next. and aid in mtIiu.iz.
ing the oyercrowding in Park ~.
and PetWortb
To Relieve Congestion.
The Francis Junior High Soho
which VIII be erected betye-.
Twentieth street, Rock Creek I..f.
ana j. and Q streets, VIII afford sofs
relief to the crowded coIored @,.fse8.
IN Georgetown. The nau stE#r-
Junior High School viii relieve con-
gestIon in northeast in tho nei::hNcfa
mood Of the Taylor, Webb. I.udlu..
Hayes and Madison Schools.
besides preparing an analytical re
port on the schools dStimataz b.T,-s
and after thew were handled cy -
Budget Bureau, Dr. Eailou aa.d n ne..
school officials arc mISE aSSelnUI.n4g
data 10 defend the haai budget be
fore the appropriations committees
of Congress They hope they will
be able To convince Congress of the
urgent need Of some Of Tn. essential
items eliminated by the Budget Bu
reau and have them restored ia the
District appropriation bill
Program Disrupted.
Reductions made in Tho boards
original estimates. James r. Lloyd.
president Of the school board said
today, viii seriously d lay tire carrv-
| ing out of tn" proposed five-vear
/ building program. II was tho pIar
OF school authorities, 3Ir. LLOYD ex-
planned, to erect 3 sufficient number
| of school buildings IA fye wears ta
provide full time accommodations for
all pupils but the slash in the build
ing program as contained In the origt-
nal school estimates for the next flseal
year VIII extend Jh" period Of over
/ crowding beyond i've years
From our hearings at the Budget
Bureau" said Mir LLOYD. I'VE got what
we expected, but not what We wanted.
The $3.50, 600 allowed for new
schoolhouse construction is consid-
erably less than we asked for in the
original estimates. We wanted. 10 90
faster with the building program than
| the Bureau of the Budget proposes tn
go. 1t is now just a question a : IL
! how fast we will progress. our idea
was to progress fast enough in fNs
! years TO get sufficient school accom-
modatiuu5 The reduction in tN..
| building program, however. will ma IT,.
! much longer period necessary