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

lingo, zoo, IlO pOTGdDle, no pdrC-Cllne
classes; five classes have more than IS
pupils each, all but one Of them having
more than 40. Daylight on one side of
building poor, electric lights satisfac-
tory; old hot-air plant; toilets old style:
two naturally dark playrooms in base
ment; outside playground large enough.
but needs resurfacing. 1t is expected
| that this building will be abandoned
soon.
New Bell School, Second street be-
tween Virginia avenue and D street
Southwest-17 classrooms; total enroll
ment, COG; total sittingS, TIA; no port
| able, no part-time classes except two
kindergartens; nine classes have more
| than IS pupils each, three of them hav-
ing more than 40. Lighting is satisfac-
tory steam heat satisfactory. The
toilets are Modern. There is a good as
senbly hall. There are two playrooms,
but the space is not large enough for
so many children; outside playground is
fairly adequate. The building has five
special or Office rooms, one domestic
science room, one room for domestic art
and one for manual training.
Syphax School, One-half street be-
tween N and o stree is southwest-Eight
class rooms; total enrolment, 470; total
sittings, 1874; two portables; fol- part
time clasSes-a IA with 81 pupils, a
LIB with 30, another la with SO and
2-AB with AZ, not including two
part-time kindergartens with a total
Of As pupils. Nine classes have more
than IS pupils each, four of them hav-
ing more than 40. Lighting is salts
factory; direct and indirect steam syS-
TENS do not heat building we'll in severe
weather Toilets old style; two base
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satisfactory. There are extra rooms for
teachers, Office, etc. The portables are
electrically lighted and in fair condi-
ton, except for usual heating ventilat-
ing and other troubles from which such
temporary structures suffer. There is
need of fence along the street in front
Of the portables, where there is a ter
race with no protection. A four-room
annex, once promised, would relieve the
congestion.
Payne School, Fifteenth and c streets
southeast-Eight class rooms; total en-
rollment, 400: total sittings, 1853; no
portable; four part-time classes-l-A
with SO pupils, la with 80 pupils 2-AB
with 43, and combined Ia and 2-B
with 40. Every class but one has more
than 35 pupils and four have more
than 40 pupils, not counting a kinder
garten with A, which has only 20
regular chairs and tables and is forced
to use coaching chairs borrowed from
the first and second grades. When all
pupils are present there is a shortage
| Of regular furniture in two of the other
classes. The building is badly over
crowded. Lighting is satisfactory. An
old style hot-air furnace has difficulty
in heating the building properly and
, gives of much SCOT, the walls and
Ill
are old type. There are two basement
| play rooms, but the boys room is also
used as storeroom. The outside play
| ground is small, muddy in wet weather
and needs reSurfacing. The teachers
room Is small and unheated. There is
| urgent need for two more class rooms
\ to give all pupils full-time instruction
| The girls must go to TAI Eleventh street
northeast for domestic art instruction
| and the boys to Twelfth and D streets
! northwest for manual training.
LOvejOy School, Twelfth and D street:
ENTHUSIASTICALLY class rooms, 8 in
old section, in middle section and
8 in new section; total enrolment, 984i
| total sittings, 854. There are part
time classes, not including 2 kinder
| gartens, one in morning and one II
! afternoon, that use one room. Tx
! part-time classes are as follows: Ia
with AZ, l-B with AS, LA with 40. 2-E
with Sc, PA with 80, BIB with So, anC
ga with SO. There are ID classes witt
more than IS pupils each, 10 OF then
having more than 40, and 2 with more
than so. Borrowing of furniture from
one room to another, not always O
proper size, is necessary to provide sit
| tingS In oversize classes. Daylight /:
poor in 4 rooms; electric lights are sat
iSfactory. The heat is partly from {
steam and partly from hot-air plant
the old section suffers from dust anC
SCOT from hot-air plant. There arr
modern toilets for boys in the new sec
ton, but none for girls in this section
The old section has old style toilets
There is no space for coaching, ant
cloak rooms must be used The prin
cipals Office is very small. There L
one unheated box-like teachers room
which is inadequate for IS teachers
There are two basement play rooms 70
girls, one being small and near the Goa
room: also two play rooms for boys, on
being quite small. Outside playground
Is not large enough for SO many pupils
1t is mostly unfenced and Is cut up b,
automobiles not belonging to schoo
personnel The building is general.
crowded. There is need for bette