Evening star., 1927-09-08
SCHOOL LAND DEAL
Favored BY BOARD
Purchase of Lincoln Road
! Property Is Referred to
| Finance Committee.

The Board Of Education at Its first
meeting yesterday afternoon since
HE Summer adjournment indicated
be approval OF q campaign being
wagAd by a Joint committee Of citi-
hens 70 obtain insertion In the 192S-2S
kppropriation bill Of an item of ap-
broxinateiy $7S,s7s for the acquisi-
kion Of land from Prospect street
north along Lincoln road up to the
alley in the rear of the houses located
On r street northeast for school pur-
kDoses.
After hearing a carefully prepared
brief on the subject by Edward n,
Williams, chairman, and Mrs. Ger.
krudA Slant, secretary, of the joint
committee representing the new NC
kiniey High School, the Langley
Hunior High School. the North Capt.
hol Citizens Association ana the
Gage. Emory and lexington schools.
khe board voted to refer the matter
Ia its finance committee and vested
khis committee with prompt power
ko act" From the expressions made
ny the board members 1t was evident
khat they were in accord with the
niea Of the joint committee:
While the purchase OF the add1-
kional land is not contained In the
fiye-yNar building program, 1t was
pointed out that the act authorizing
khe program specifically stated that
new items, the need Of which were
mot seen at that time. might be IN
@erted, The citizens contend that
khis 10 such an item.
Mckinley School Project.
Nv,iAine un THAR case the citi-
hens showed that when the new NC
Miniey High School 10 completed that
The value OF this school and the other
Schoois in the immediate vicinity Will
Ne tl.iss.si1.22 and the total pupil
Snrollrnent $500. They declared
khat this school property value
was 90 great that 1t was essential
That the additional land be acquired
not only because the. space IS needed
for playground purposes but Will re-
suit in objectional structures being
removed.
Il was stated that there is at
lbresent q public garage on the oe,
ISired property detrimental to school
hnterests ana that 'shacks" on the
land mar the beauty Of the schooi
saite. They further point out that
some of the space originally intended
ITor the Mckinley High School now IS
ko be devoted to the municipal
ImwirnYning pools. Principal Frank
lS1niN ana Principal G. Durwood
Baker Of Langley Junior High School
both were present in the interest OF
their respective schools. as were
number Of the members Of the joint
committee.
Isaac Cans presided at the meeting
of the board in the absence or Presi-
~
Dr. II. B. Learned, chairman OF
the committee on public buildings
and grounds, during the course OF
an extended report, stated that since
June "a the sum OF $6S,20s.SS has
been spent on repairs to schools.
Or. Learned recommended that the
lowest OF seven bids for construction
cf the Garnet Patterson Junior High
School be accepted, although the bid
is $4,000. more than the sum al
ready appropriated for the school
DE-. Learned suggested that the low
egt bidder be put in a position to
begin work on the needed school and
that request be made from Congress
for the additional money required.
DR.. Learned's Recommendations.
Other recommendation Of DR..
Lkafned, all Of which were approved
by the board. follow:
, Approval Of the locating OF an
undertaking establishment on New
Jersey avenue and r streets north
west
Approval OF q gift OF books to the
aibrary of the Macfarland Junior
Yiieh School presented by the Mac
fafIand Memorial fund committee.
Approval transfer Of $4,000 from
che reaerve in the repair fund for the
Installation OF heating plants already
approved for replacement.
Acceptance OF two typewriter ma.
ei,iHes from the Junior Red Cross OF
the Wilson Normal School to be given
60 the normal school.
Report that it is impracticable to
Install hot-water back in the hot
ar furnace at the Bryan School.
approval Of installation Of clock and
Oeli system In addition to Hine Junior
High School at O cost OF $500.
Report that the improvements and
/ 6eAutineAtion OF school grounds at the
Garfield School must be made by a
/ special appropriation for such pur-
/ Reeommendation that exterior open.
ines at the Janney School be painted
at an estimated cost Of $2s0.
Recommendation that the front en-.
trAnee of the Western High School be
insproved At an estimated cost Of si25.
Report that the grounds Of the
whittier School are being improved
aud movable playground equipment is
being furnished.
Tuition Rates.
Tuition rates for pupils in the public
schools who are required by law to
pay were approved as follows, It being
stated that most Of the rates are
slightly higher than those approved
two years ago: Normal school, $685..
81; senior high school. $131.14; Junior
high school. sil6;44; elementary
vocational school. $153.17: vacation
school $3.s4, and night school, 1914.
It was decided to hold q special
meeting Of the board next Wednes.
day and q regular meeting of the
board the following Wednesday.
Mrs. c.. Powell Minnigerode was
thanked by the board for her offer
OF a portrait Of her father, J. Holds
worth Gordon, for the Gordon Junior
High School. which was accepted.
The retirement Of Miss NJ. r. Nc.
Causlen, principal Of the Buchanan
School, was accepted by the board
with regret.
Personnel Changes.
The Board approved the following
personnel changes:
designations: G. M. Crown, clerk,
CAF.2, Mcfarland Junior High
School: z. M. Melick, teacher, class
IA, now on leave OF absence; H. NJ.
Eievers, teacher, class Ia. now on
leave OF absence; L. II. Arnold, teach.
HYiIraorA Crhnn1. NJ
Munster, teacher, class Ia, Takoma
School; II. G. Goding. clerk. CAF-2
Wilson Normal School; z. r. Kilpat.
rick. teacher class La Domestic