Evening star., 1925-03-08
BIC. EXPANSION ERA FOR SCHOOL
SYSTEM OF CAPITAL OUTLINED
Ballou Sees Dream of Model Educational Plant for
Nation Near Reality us 81 200, 900 Is Made
4raiIabIe for additions.

, Petworth, Takoma, Wheatley. Doug
lass Simmons, Lovejoy, Buchanan. All
NEW or enlarged school buildings hay
ing sixteen rooms or more VIII be
constructed with combined assembly
halls and gymnasiums.
"The hve-year school building pro
gram also provides for the enlarge
ment of the school playground IA
cilitieS in % elementary schools;
Addison, Eaton. Jackson, Morgan, Hub
bard, johnson, Petworth, Brookland
lexington. Benning, Ludlow, Wheatley,
Carbery, Peabody Cranch, ketcham,
Van Buren, Toner. Wormley, Mont
Romery, stevens, sumner Mugruder,
Slater Langston, Banneker, Douglass
simmons. Jones, Payne.
Importance of Bill.
The Importance of the passage OF
the fve-year school building program
cannot be overestimated. This leg
slation viii take ITS place in lmpor-
tance along with the teachers salary
act, and the organic act itself.
Following the passage of the leg
| islation making the surplus avail
able for schools. parks and play
grounds, steps were Immediately TAX
en- to secure appropriations for land
and school buildings out Of che sur
plus. Through the hearty cooper
alton of the Commissioners of the
District and of the Bureua of the
Budget prompt action was taken on
the estimates submitted by the Board
of Education. The second deficiency
bin carries the following list of items
for the schools, appropriated from
the surplus fund:
High schools
Reginning new Mckinney. ....-. 1000, 600
Connection Of Armstrong addition to
RemodeIing of Old Western High
school building g................... Al. 500
For Junior High SCHOOLS.
Junior high schoni>-
Gymnasium assembly hall at Macfar-
Land adjoining Garnet Patterson
Eirht-roon i'To addition ana gymnasium ''''
assembly hall for Randall Junior
Site for junior high school in George,
Elementary schools
Eight room building and gymnasium
assembly hall on Calvert street site l15 600
Eight room addition and gymnasium
assembly haIl and land at New
Bell School. ............... 2lJ. 900
sixteen-room building and Eymnasi-
un assembly hall 10 replace Bright
Eight.reem addition and land at
Park View.................... ia. .OOO
site In vicinity of Adams School l.... l6o, 90
Land ia vicinity of Street yoca-
tiouai schoJl. ......-................ 1000
s., ,6sI. 800
The appropriations act for 1926
| makes increased appropriations in
| several items in addition to some of
the items already referred to in this
statement. Included in such increases
are the following:
Additions TO Force
Three administrative principals, at
a cost of $s,70u.
Six clerical employees and one Gus
todial employe, at a cost of ss,s20.
"sixty-two regular teachers at a
cost 0 $l25,600. Twenty-four sub
| stitute teachers at a cost of $3.50
obstruction of the deaf, dumb and
| blind. $3.50; increased from a total
| of $35,250 to a total of $4,000.
Community center department,
| $4,000; increased from S33.400 to
| S3S. eco.
| ELEVEN janitorial employees, s12.4S0.
Manual training fund, 5000; in
creased from SEQ 900 to $4,000
Paper towels, $500; increased from
/ $4,000 to S2,500.
Fuel, gas and electricity, $4,000;
increased from 1886, 900 TO s250,000.
Textbooks and supplies. $50, 900;
increased from s125,0O0 to s175,0oO.
Kindergarten supplies. 500; in
| creased from $4,000 to $1,000.
| Science laboratories, $4,000; in
| creased from $4,000 to $4,000.
Rent of school buildings, $500
| increased from S16.5o0 to $4,000.
Repairs and improvements, $780,
| coo; increased from 100000 to
| s450.000.
For Buildings and Grounds.
THE appropriations act for 1926
| carries the following items for build
| ings and grounds:
| High schools
| Com pletlon of addition TO Armstrong. 500, oOO
| Junior high schools
| Land adjoining site for Francis Ju-
| nioT High. oV,VO
| Beginning construction of Francis Ju-
Nor High. ..................... 175, ,0oo
| Construction of wing to Macfarland
Junior High; - ~. stuart jaDior l2''
oGBi High School. ..."............ All, ,ooo
| Elementary schools
Land adjacent to Bruce School. ~ 81, ,OOo
| Bruce school. .....,............... 40, ,ooo
and sheridan. dam ................... w. 49,. 10000
Fifth and Buchanan ..........-.. 4O,oOC
Site for new school vicinity of Rhode
, Island and South Dakota avenues
| school ..........-....... 10000
Park school. ....................... 10000
and Montague streets northwest. so.OoC
81 l.545 ,ooG