Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04

ing taught advanced English. These
young people will later enter the city
high schools.
There are IL daytime classes. meet
ing at different periods, for adults in
the Americanization School, the total
enrolment being ISL. These men and
women are studying to become Amer
for half day five days in the week
until the course is completed.
52S Enrolled in Night Glasses.
There are an additional 52s men and
women enrolled in the night American
iZation classes, meeting at different
hours. They are divided into 10 classes
that receive instruction three times a
week and classes that receive instruc-
ton two nights week.
1t Is seldom that all of the pupils,
especially in the adult classes, are pres
ent at the same time. The total seat
ing capacity of the building is approx
mately 500 and there is no crowding
except occasionally at night when the
attendance is unusually large.
The building is well lighted with
electricity, which is needed almost con-
tinuouSly in some of the rooms where
the natural light is poor. The heating
system Is fairly satisfactory. The tot
Stantly in need of repair. There is only
one wash basin for the women and one
for the men. The kindergarten
youngsters are compelled TO use the
same toilets as the adults.
Not only is the outside play space
entirely inadequate and unsatisfactory,
but the only space inside the building
available for play is in two damp base
ment rooms. The interior walls of the
IN t@N,
long use and need refiniShing. Al
though this is one of the oldest and
dirtiest buildings in the city and re-
peated requests have been made for the
improvement Of the interior, 1t has been
allowed to remain in this condition with
little improvement for many years. The
floors are Splintered and worn. The
teachers toilets have no ventilation ex-
cept into the teachers lunch and rest
room. There Is no assembly hall in
the building.
There are no wash basins on the same
floor with the kindergarten rooms. The
janitor must carry water from the base
ment for the childrens paint dishes and
to wash their hands Every drop of
waste water must be carried downstairs
again.
Suggestions have been made for NOV
ing this Americanization School to an
mel believe that the present location, in
the downtown section, is ideal for this
sort of work, as 1t is central for most
of the adults as well as the young pupils.
Another solution of the problem that
has been suggested Is to remodel the
present old building.
In a rented building at the corner of
East Capitol and Eighth streets there
Is a center for special schools with five
class rooms, carpenter shop, kitchen
and dining room. One room has
10 boys and girls who are doing kinder
garten and first grade work. In an
other room IL pupils are doing first
and second grade work. and in third
Is are doing second and third grade
work There IS separate room for Is
average boys and room for IA over
age girls.
The heating and lighting in this
building is fairly satisfactory. The
toilets are old-feshioned 1t is an old
dwelling house, that has not been re-
modelled for school purposes. The girls
use toilets in the bath rooms, and the
boys go to an unheated toilet on the
back porch or down steep dark stairs
to a toilet in the cellar All of the
rooms are small and much crowded.
The interior of the building is dingy.
But, notwithstanding the condition of
the building, the teaching personnel
regard 1t rs the best place in the eastern
part of the city for special school of
this sort The teachers much prefer
this arrangement to special classes In
regular graded school buildings. They
would like, of course to have a modern
building in this section especially de-
signed and equipped for this work.
Rented Property Inadequate.
Another rented property is at 1901 x
street northeast. This consists OF a
corner building, with a long, narrow
store room on the first floor and a
five-room apartment on the second
floor. The lower floor is divided into
two sections merely by row of lockers