Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30


into one corner Of the school grounds,
fairly good condition since Parent
Teacher Association purchased "a tons
Of gravel to resurafce 1t.
Hilton School. Sixth street, between
B and G streets northeaSt.-Whole
building cramped: halls narrow; rooms
poorly shaped eight class rooms; total
enrolment, 225: total sittings, 294: two
classes have more than IS pupils each;
no portable, no part-time classes; one
room vacant; daylight poor, windows
being close to other buildings; artificial
light frequently used; steam heat salts
factory; old-style toilets; more wash
basins needed; one inside play room for
girls, none for boys; no outside play
ground, except space about Is by so
feet for girls; closed street used for
play: building is surrounded by street
and three alleys. Abandonment Of this
building for school purposes has been
suggested and erection Of new structure
at corner Of Fourth and G streets next
TO Peabody School playground.
Carbery, Fifth street between D and n
streets northeast-Eight class rooms,
halls narrow and naturally dark; total
enrolment, 251; total sittingS, 303; four
classes have more than IS pupils each,
one-third of them, a third grade, having
43; also one kindergarten, SO; one divi-
sional manual training shop used by boys
from seven schools; lighting satisfactory;
steam heat satisfactory; old style toilets;
more wash basins needed; separate tot
let for kindergarten badly needed; one
play room for girls, none for boys; OUT
side playground meager, but soon to be
enlarged.
Heating Plant Unsatisfactory. :.
Hayes, Fifth and K streets northeast
Eight class rooms; total enrolment, 327;
total sittings, 3S6; two part-time classes,
one first grade with 81 pupils and one
first grade with Al pupils; one kinder
garten, 54; no portables; lighting salts
factory when electric lights used; prin-
cipal's. office needs artificial light contin-
uously; hot-air plant heats unevenly,
SCOT and coal gas abundant; principals
once unheated; old-style toilets, more
wash basins needed; two basement play
rooms; outside playground large enough,
but surface poor, muddy In wet weather
and dusty in dry weather; no assembly
hall In this building or Blair school,
with which 1t is grouped; adequate
store room needed, only cubby hole,
used also as principals office, being now
available; no movable furniture in any
grade above kindergarten: outside APP
pearance Of building needs improve
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let and wash basins.
Blair, street between Sixth and
Seventh streets northeast-Eight rooms
total enrolment, 269; total sittings, $50;
three classes have more than IS pupils
each; one class, a fourth grade having
Al; one kindergarten, 80; no part-time
classes, no portables; lighting satisfac-
tory; old-type hot-air furnace gives in
suficient heat; SCOT and coal gas seri-
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for; old-style toilets; basement flooded
when Star reporter called, January H.
apparently because sewers would not
carry on rain water; water pressure not
adequate for teachers wash basins and
toilets on upper floor; teachers room
and principals ONCE both small, two
basement play rooms; outside play
| ground, With holes and mud In wet
weather, larger boys playing on street !;
no store room and one is needed badly;
| separate toilets and wash basins needed
| for kindergarten; exterior appearance
OF building and grounds unsightly; paint
| on inside walls peeling OF. although
| painted IL months ago.
Play Yard Is Flooded.
Madison, Tenth and q streets north
| east-Eight class rooms, total enrolment,
207; total stitings 900; no part-time
| CAdSceebB uO pOTIdDlcSJ TWO SIIbdn JedCnCIB
rooms; two classes have more than IS
pupils each-a first grade with IL and q
third grade with 40; lighting satisfactory;
steam heat satisfactory; old-Style toll
lets, only two wash basins for all chill
dren; two small basement play rooms
outside playground muddy in wet
weather, closed street used regularly in
addition to playground; rain water
drains from playground into space near
school on lower level, flooding school
yard and carrying dirt into a cess pool
Star reporter saw several inches of water
in yard at rear entrance Of school build
ing during rain.
Edmonds School. Ninth and D streets
northeaSt-Eight class rooms; total en-
rollment, 1874; total sittings, 375; three
part-time classes. no portables; kinder
garten with SO pupils share room with
] one first grade with SO pupils, one 60
J ing In morning and the other IN after.
: noon; two other part-ttnae schools are
first grade with 81 and second grade