Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
SCHOOLS WILL
END CROWDINC.
New Structures to Provide
Shorter Walks and Full
Day Sessions

Elimination Of crowded condi-
hons, half day sessions, and long
! talks for the youngsters will result
% m the construction Of a ward
iof. DOL in the Alta Vista addition
tn the remodeling of the old gram
W. school building. This work will
bas1sone with the $4,000 bond issue
recently passed by the Brownsville
independent school district and the
buildings will be in readiness for
the opening Of the school term
September 2.
The school in Alta Vista will be
known as the East Brownsville
Ward school. It will be located on
a lot purchased from the Alta Vista
company facing Harrison street be-
tween 23rd and Oath streets. The
lot is 300 feet by 260 feet, slightly
larger than the regular city block.
The school building will be 131 feet
by 81 feet and will contain six class
looms each 81 by % feet. Two Of
the rooms will be joined with ac-
Gordon doors, which when flung
back, will give an assembly room
Il by SIS feet. In addition it will
contain a clinic room, rest room,
janitor's room and a sprincipals Of
flee. Each of the class rooms will
have modern cloak rooms.
The lot is situated on good high
sandy loan and will make an ideal
playground, members of the board
Of trustees state. Ample space for
the regulation playground equip
ment will be available.
The building will be one-story
with two entrances and will be
constructed of stucco and red tile.
Alternate bids will be taken on a
brick facing. From 35 to 40 pupils
will be accommodated in each room.
This new structure will take con-
gestion from the Fourth ward school
and will enable pupils now attend
ing half day sessions to have full
day sessions.
The upper story Of the old gram
mar school building, to be known as
the Washington park ward school
in the future, will be torn down and
the first floor will be converted into
a ten-class room school. 1t is To-
Gated between Eighth and Ninth
and Adams and Madison s~ctreetS.
Architects state that with the top
Architects state thta with the top
story torn off, the building will be
perfectly safe. Some Of the ma
terial taken from the second story
wfIT - $500 80 4AA 1~cAr-To+fA IF
the East Brownsville ward school.
The old grammar structure was
built 1 1889 and was taken over by
the Brownsville independent school
district in 1915.
The lower floor will he succeed
and finished in red tile. 1t will con-
tain ten class rooms, an office, Ii
brary, book room, rest room and
cloak rooms. Two Of the rooms will
have folding doors to give an as
sembly.
This school will take care Of ele-
mentary pupils having to walk long
distapck to the new grammar
scheCx&ed pupils now obtaining
onlytRIalf day sessions. The saving
in walking becomes apparent when
it is shown that a child living at
1903 Jefferson street will ave 10
blocks of walking each day.
This saving IN walking will keep
the young pupils from dangerous
street CROSSINGS. 2. E. Starck. secre-
tary Of the district. states that were
It not for the good cooperation re-
ceived from the local police force.
a large number of accidents among
the Youngsters would be inevitable.
Bids have been called for both
the bonds and construction. The
bonds are to be sold April so at 8
D. m. In the offices IF the school
district and bids On the construc-
ton will be opened at the same
place at 8 D. m. May g..