Evening star., 1925-11-08

! una nlmltN OF opinion Whlch existed
, regarding the necessity for this leg
! islstion."
! The appropria tons act for 1925
| makes appropriations Of S1.545 200
| for land and buildings for public
| school PURPOSES. said the report.
| This sum. together with the appro-
pria tions made in the second def
| cheney act fiscal year 1925. totals
| &42l4 900. or little more than one
fifth Of the tve-year program. II
corresponding appropriations are
made in subsequent years the pro
visions ot the hve-year building pro
gram can he fully carried out hy
June 30. 1910. as provided in the act.
Construction Expedited.
THE passage OF the fve-year
school building program act in sum
cient time to make approximations in
the deficiency act. made II possible
to begin :he construction of school
houses in accordance with the five
wear proera m In 1a25-1926 and there
nv saved delay Of one year in
puttinc into effect this important
LEGISLATION which means so much 10
the physical and educational welfare
Of more than 10000 school pupils
i'm Washington"
DR. Rallou's report gave a sum
married. review Of the provisions OF
the five-yeaf act. as follows:
THE fiVe-year school building pro-
gram act authorizes appropriations
for elementary schools. Junior high
schools and high schools sufficient In
! number so that by June 80. 1880. the
schooIhouse accommoda tions in
Washington will he sufficient TO ac-
commodate adequately all of the
pupils who are now enrolled and tho
increa sed enrolment anticipated dur
ing <his fve-vear period.
Is Buildings Provided.
"Elementary schools-F'ifteen new
/ buildings are provided as follows
Fifth and Decatur, Thirteenth and
Monta que. repla cement Of Force
Adams. replac OF Lansdon. re-
pla cement of Lincoln. calvert street.
Grant road. Potomac Heights. fltth
and sheridan. Fourteenth and Ogden.
/ Alaska avenue and Holly street. re-
! pla cement of Abbot. South Dakota
| avenue and Rhode Island avenue: re-
pla cement Of Randall vicinity Of
Loveioy School.
Junior high schools-Enlarse
ments Of present junior high schools
are provided for Mscfarla nd. Lang
! lev. Randall and Iline. The Jefer-
! son will he replaced by new build.
| ing. Eight other new Junior high
school buildings are provided as fol-
lows: Georgetown, Reno. RrichtWood.
BrookIand Stuart. vicinity of Kings
man School: Francis, vicinity of Gar
! net-PatterSon.
High schoolS-The bill provide:
! for the erection of new buildings for
! the Business and Mckinley High
L. .,I.,C
! Of additional land at the Armstrong
; and the Dunbar Schools and provides
! for the equipment OF athletic fields a t
| the Western. Mckinley and Dunbar
| High Schools.
Additions to buildings
! is made for additions TO % elementary
| school buildings as follows: .Janney,
i Rrightwood Park. Raymond. Bancroft
| Park View. Burroughs. Rucha nan.
{ Rrvan F'airhrother. Bruce. Wilson.
! PhiIlips. Garrison. Deanwood.' Burr
VILE. Birney, New Rell. q Street Vo
! rational. Woodhurn. kenilworth. Len
! OK. Amidon. Military Road. Reno
! Smothers, Crummen. Harrison and
! SyphaX.
/ Sites Purchase Authorized.
sites for future use.-The purchase
! of seven sites for future use in addi
| ton to land needed for school bulld-
ings TO be erected during the five-year
| period is authorized as follows: Con-
necticut avenue and Upton streets.
| F'oxhall road and Calvert street. Wes-
! lev Heights. f. V. Brown School. Six
| teenth and Webster streets, Rhode
Island avenue and Twelfth street
! northeast. north Of Michigan avenue
extended.
Assembly hals.-The hill author
izcs the construction Of combined as
sembly hall and gymnasium in eight
elementary schools which were de-
signed for such facilities. as follows:
Eaton. West. Petworth. Takoma
Wheatley, ,Douglas-Sinmons, Loveioy,