Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-27

ency room by home and school associa-
ton, which pays salary of fulrtime
matron. Main building heat excellent;
toilet facilities old-faShioned; play rooms
small for heavy roll, but well lighted
articifially.
Portable housing Alb class not warm;
two doors sprung, permitting cold air en-
try; several bolt holes in floor where
pupils feet rest, allow air draft suf-
ficiently strong to extinguish . lighted
match.
Broad Branch Roard Portable Unit
(under e. v. Brown, principally, Thirty
third and Oliver streets; two one-room
structures, equipped with separate toll
let and water facilities. Total enroll
ment, 70; total sittings "a. One over
size class Of ~, 2B, ga and 3B grade
pupils. Other portable houses 80 Ia,
lB and "a pupils. Heat In class typical
of portables. Toilet clubhouse, connected
with sewer, but bitter cold. Unhoused
hydrant and bubble fountain froze dur
ing recent cold wave, and school unit
got water from neighboring house. Both
structures lighted.
Odd Chairs Are Used.
Grant Road Portable Unit (under T..
v. Brown, principal, pending opening
of new B. w. Burch School adjointng) /,
Thirty-seVenth and Davenport streets;
four one-room structures with separate
toilet and water facilities; total enroll
ment, 2O4; total sittings, 1876. There
are four oversize classes, two OF which
are on part-time combination GA, pa
and 5B, Of 43 pupils; combination IA
and 2B part-tine class, So; combination
lA-lB part-time class, so, and combi.
nation 4A-4B, Al. Tables and odd
chairs are used to accommodate excess
children. Heat and toilet equipment
typical of portables. These fve classes
form the nucleus Of the new Murcn
schools enrollement, which probably
will be opened next week:
John Eaton School, Thirty-fourth
street and Lowell place; two stories,
is rooms, three portables, four part
time classes, and two kindergaTtens o IN
same room; total enrolment, 8S9;
total sittings, 811. Eighteen oversize
classes-8A of SO, TAB of As, TAB OF
40, two GAS of Al, another GA OF AZ,
two S ABS of 40 and 80, respectively;
5A-4B of SO. 4AB Of As, "A in port
able of 43, 3AB In portable Of AZ. an
other Bah of AZ, 3A-2B In portable,
Al; 2AB, part-time, 43; "a Of 80; 1B,
part-time, 80; IA Of 40. Only an eAB
grade of "a and a Ia grade OF 80 fan
within the ideal" maximum roll limits.
other has so, both using the same
room on alternating shifts. Manual
training and domestic science are
taught in basement rooms, while the
sewing classes use a small room In
tended for ofiices or storage purposes.
While in good condition and modern,
toilet facilities are limited IN number.
The buildings play rooms are too small
70 rthe roll, and bad weather recesses
are held in class. The portables were
found comfortable.
James oyster school, Calvert and
Twenty-ninth streets; nine classrooms
and assembly-gymnasium; extensinle
| building of new type, ultimately to
have Is rooms; total enrolment, S56;
total Sittings, 376. Seven oversize
classes, TAB Of 81, CAB Of 40, SAB Of
as, 4AB of AZ, SAB of SO, FAB Of SO,
| lab of a.. The only class within ideal
limits is the SAB, Of 81 pupils. The
kindergarten has -, recently reduced
| from AZ. All but the SAB room are
decidedly crowded, although there is
sufficient regulation furniture to &C
commodate even the largest class. The
star reporter was told the rooms OF
| this structure were designed to seat 80
children, and In virtually every instance
where the roll exceeded 36 rows of
movable desks and chairs were jammed
against windows or blackboards. There
| Is q small basement library room with
shelves, which also accommodates sew
ing classes, now being equipped, and q
clinic or emergency room IN which the
Parent Teacher Association has placed
Q matron. This schools white -plastered
walls need tinting. Heat and toilet
equipment are excellent I'D light Il
very good.
Weigntman Schoe.;, 7kenty-third and