Evening star., 1925-09-21
SCHOOLS SWAMPED
BY RUSH OF PUPILS;
CONGESTION GROWS
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son one. The last is located in the
yard of the Powell Junior High
School across the street.
The congestion in the schools bor-
dering the newly developed sections
of the northeast has been alleviated
somewhat by temporary facilities
given to Woodbridge. portable col
ony of four buildings has been placed
in this community.
High Schools Fare Better.
The senior high schools we're more
fortunate than the elementary build
ings, as far as additional accommo-
dations are concerned. Recently com
pleted additions to Western and Arm
strong were opened. affording much
needed relief at these schools. The
annex at Western enabled the stu
dent body TO go back on a full-time
schedule for the first time since the
period of congestion. while Arm
strong's addition permitted the re
moval Of the portable colony Of 13
buildings in the rear Of the school.
These portables were transferred TO
the elementary system. eight going
TO the white schools and the other
five to the colored. The net gain in
accommodations for the white system
was nil, however, as the Twining, an
eight room building. was transferred
to the colored system.
Only one other new building was
opened today, the Health School at
Thirteenth and Allison streets, which
replaces the antiQuated Hamilton
School on Bladensburg road. This
school. however, will not aid in re-
lieving congestion. as 1t will house
only tubercular-infe children.
Two High Schools Crowded.
Early reports to school authorities
showed that only two senior high
schools were suffering from over
crowding-Central and Dunbar. Both
will operate on a stagger-hour plan
as a means OF providing accommoda-
tions for the overflow Of students
Improvement of the conEested con-
ditions in the senior high schools,
officials indicate, is due to the ever
increasing chain of Junior high
schools, which are taking many of the
first-year students who ordinarily
would have gone to the senior insti-
tutions. Eight junior high schools
are now in operation, and the au-
more in the next two years. These
eight junior high schools, it is es-
timat ted, will accommodate $500 chill
dren.
One of the first duties of Supt Bal
lou today was to broadcast greeting
to the returning teachers and children.
The message said:
THE superintendent of schools ex-
tends his greetings to each of you on
this opening day of the school year.
1t Is hoped that all have enjoyed the
Summer vacation. and that we may
approach our work OF the year with
renewed energy and vigor.
May our high ideals and all our
worthy ambitions be realized during
the coming year as a result of in
creased effort and greater devotion to
our several tasks.
May each Of us enjoy increa sed
satisfaction in the greater accomplish
ments of the school year which is be-
fore u.s."
EIdridge Appeals to Autoists.
With the opening Of the schools
Traffic Director NJ. o. Eldridge made
An urgent plea to all automobile
drivers to be on the alert for children
journeying to and from school build.
ings in the morning and afternoon
hours.
The Police Department has arrang-
ed to station officers at more than
35 busy corners where large numbers
Of school children pass twice a day,
but Mr.. Eldridge pointed out there
will be youngsters crossing streets
at numerous other intersections and
that it should be the aim Of every
motorist to be especially careful while
driving in the vicinity of a school
building.
''If every driver will keep the safe
ty Of school children constantly in
mind ] am confident such cooperation
will result in a reduction in the num-
year"