Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01

ture needs painting. The portables,
which were in use when reporter visited
them, we're in bad state of repair and
were 50 cold that pupils sat wearing
galoshes in class The temperature on
q thermometer head-high In the air
registered 62.5 degrees; temperature
nearer floor in vicinity Of pupils bodies
naturally was lower.
Morgan.
Morgan School, California and v
streets.-Eight class room unit now
available with an eight-room and as
sembly hall addition nearing compile
ton. Three classes have just been
moved here from the Wilson School
unit, two of which are oversize-4AB Of
IS and "a of 36. Other class is a COM
binatton 4A3B of "a. The fourth grade
and the combination grade classes were
taken from the Wilson main building,
while the low third grade was trans
ferred from one of the two portables.
The class thus left in the second port
able was sent to the Wilson main build
ing to occupy one of the vacated rooms,
while the two part-time classes there
were given separate classes for full
time instruction. Morgan's equipment
is undergoing a general renovation and
when completed the building is ex-
pected to be thoroughly modern. At
present there are five empty class
rooms. Reorganization after structural
work is completed may leave some of
the Is rooms the school then will have,
unoccupied, although administrators at
present are struggling with problem of
transferring pupils there from more
congested sections.
Bruce.
Bruce School, Kenyon street and
Sherman avenue.-SiXteen class rooms,
six part-time classes, total enrolment,
1876; total sittings, ISL. Seventeen over
size classes; two 6 AS of 80 and 46;
SAB of 50; 5A of So; Alb of Al; "A of
46; BIB of Al; two 3A's of 80 and 81;
3B4A of SO; 2B of Al; two part-time
2A's of AZ and SO; part-tinae 1B of So;
three part-time las of ~, 80 and ~.
The kindergarten has Sc. This build
ing also is in two units erected at Diff
ferent times. Toilets in first wing are
old fashioned while those in new wing
are up-to-date in appointments. DOM
estic science room Is good; sewing now
taught in regular class. Heat for build
ing good but principals ONCE, located
over exposed entrance to building, is
inadequately heated.
Sumner.
Sumner School, Seventeenth and M
total enrolment, 1886; total sittings, AIT.
Seven oversize classes, "A of 80; 3B4A
of 40; 5B of So; 4B5A of As; ga of So;
6B Of Al; ga of 38. Small play room
for girls; no play room for boys. Steam
heat Is good. Toilets are old type.
Domestic science room is fairly good;
manual training room is dark, so far as
its daylight is concerned. There is q
FIRST aid" or emergency room lacking
enil1nmHnt and q 0nOd T1rfYatH01fR Of7na
Magruder.
Magruder School, Seventeenth and M
streets (adjoins Sumner) Eight rooms,
four OF which quarter school for coll
ored crippled children with an enroll
ment of 35; total enrolment (not
counting crippled schools pupils, 100.
The six classes quartered in the second
moor four rooms include four on part
time schedule and two oversize as fol-
lows: Part time, 1B of IS; two las Of
81 and 20, and "a of 81; oversize, the
last named part-time class and a 2B
OF 81. special class of 10 completes
the roll. Toilets are old fashioned and
are reached by passing directly in front
OF furnace doors facing on corridors;
coal was heaped in the corridors when
the reporter visited this school: play.
rooms are Of vault type" ill LIGHTED
and cold; girls play room used now for
storage. Building needs painting Play
ground seems adequate.
Phillips.
Phillips School, Twenty-seventh and
N streets.-Eight rooms; total ENROLL
ment, 288; total sittings, sos. Five
oversize classes, "a of SO which uses
auxiliary tables to accommodate ali:
A of 80; 5A of So; two 2AB's Of go
and 40; SAB of 40. Toilets old type:
boys play room small and very dark;
girls play room larger; both cold.
Basement also has large stoFeroons;
steam heat adequate for tiaber floors.
Playground is adequate.
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