Evening star., 1925-04-22
BR|GHTWOOD ASKS
HIGH SCHOOL SITE
Citizens Want Emery Tract
Purchased-Playground
Facilities Sought.
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The acquisition of the Matthew G.
Emery tract In Brightwood as the
most suitable site for, high school
was advocated in a resolution .unani
mously adopted alta meeting of the
Brightwood Citizens Association last
night in Holy Comforter Parish Hail.
The introduction of the resolution
by William Nick. Clayton, followed a
lengthy discussion of the school. needs
in Brightwood and vicinity, and 1t was
voted to invite the attention of the
District Commissioners and the Board
of Education to the necessity of secur-
ing a site for a high school. >>,
The tract extends 700 feet lpn the
east side of Georgia avenue and COW
ers six acres. bounded on the south
by Madison street, on the north by
Concord avenue. formerly Shepherd
road, and on the east by Ninth. If
the site is not purchased it fs@urged
that an option be taken on the land
under the five-year building program.
Want Playground Facilities.
The school committee of the asso-
citation, through Mrs. H. s. Parsons,
urged that efforts be put forth to Sc
cure suitable playground facilities for
both the Brightwood and BrightWood
Park public schools. Under the next
appropriation an eight-room addition,
with assembly hall, is to be con-
structed on the grounds of the Bright
wood Park School and a new 16-room
building is to be erected in Bright
wood. While it was announced that
there is a possibility of the Brightwood
Park School having the name changed,
the association voted to request the
Board of Education to retain the
name.
The following committee will take
up the school matters for the asso-
citation: Mrs. Fl. S. Parsons, chairman;
DIR. w. II. Bell, Mr.. Clayton and Will
liam S. Evans.
The association instructed it's dele
gates to the Federation of Citizens
Associations to vote for John A. Saul,
who has been nominated to the ad-
visory council The delegates, John
A. Saul and Mr.. Clayton, We're also
instructed to vote for one delegate
on the council from the northeast. ;;
southeast and southwest sections of
the city; also that the council elect it's
own chairman of the advisory coun,
ell instead of as at present planned.
Tributes to Lancaster.
Tributes were paid by John C.
Proctor, Clayton, Charles Landgraf,
Charles w. Ray and A. W. Foster
to the late Charles c. Lancaster, vice
president of the association. The as
sociation appointed committee, COM
posed of Proctor, L. F. Randolph and
Clayton, to draft resolutions to be
sent to the family.
New members were elected, as fol-
lows: a. P. Johnson, Mrs. Elizabeth
s. Ehlshlager, Joseph +. Schaeffer,
Dorsey l.. Hammer, John r. Lapham,
William G.. Cullen, James B. Hughes,
Ray A. Miller, Jules c. Kicker, Charles
H. Gore, Henry E. King, Arthur c.
Hewitt, Harry B. Sullivan and G. r.
Wilhelm.
A resolution was adopted express
ing appreciation to the Zoning Com
mission and Maj. Wheeler for their
activities in saving detached home
owners in the area bounded by
Georgia avenue, Blair road, Quacken-
bos street, Concord avenue and -Madi-
son street, from the proposed invasion
of that section by rows Of brick
houses.
The poor lighting facilities on
Georgia avenue were again Brought
to the attention of the association
by Mr.. Proctor.