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

with SO pupils; all but one class, a
seventh grade, have more than IS pupils
each; the third grade has a. and the
eighth grade A; two pupils in eighth
have no regular desks and sit at a
table; lighting satisfactory; hot-air
plant gives uneven heat, building cold
In extreme weather; two coaching
rooms not adequately heated; old-style
toilets, lavatory for teachers on sec
rooms; outside playground small and
inadequate, needs resurfacing. This
building Is grouped with the Maury
School. Together they have seven part
time classes with every prospect of
more crowding soon.
Maury School, Thirteenth and B
streets northeast-Eight class rooms
one portable building; total enrolment
435; total Sittings, 400; four part-time
classes-lA with IS pupils, lab with
SO, and two second grades with 80
each; nine classes have more than 80
pupils each, not counting one kinder
garten with So; lighting satisfactory;
steam heat satisfactory; old-style toilets
need replacing; no separate toilet for
kindergarten; two basement play
rooms, but one Is used also as teachers
lunch room: outside playground not
large enough; paint on walls of perma-
nent building peeling of. The portable
was to have electric lights installed in
few days. It Is heated unevenly by the
usual stove and generally Is in fairly
good condition. The Maury building Is
old and gloomy inside. More room for
both pupils and teachers is the chief
need.
Portable School Is Dark.
Kingsman School, Fourteenth and E
streets Notwithstanding about six
years old, built on terrace above street
level and surrounded by unimproved
lot: eight class rooms and two rooms
for domestic art and science instruc-
ton; one portable building; total en-
rollment, 334: total sittings, 358, in
Guiding ~ seats in portable: no part
time classes; seven classes have more
than 35 pupils each; portable occupied
by third grade with 80 pupils, which is
lowest enrolment; lighting satisfactory
in main building, but portable has no
artificial light and Is dark on cloudy
days; steam heat generally satisfactory,
except that in extreme weather top
floor rooms in northeast corner are
cold; modern toilets; two play rooms in
basement on ground level; outside play
ground unsatisfactory because it is be-
low the grade of the adjoining property
and water drains on to 1t. Except for
lack Of artificial light the portable is
in fairly good condition, having, how
ever, the usual poor heating and other
faults of all portable school structures,
Although 1t Is one of the newer build
ings, the Kingsman has smaller rooms
and halls than some of the more an
Gent structures, some rooms being too
small to accommodate comfortably large
classes, especially when movable furni-
ture Is used.
Blow School, Nineteenth street and
Benning road northeast-Eight class
rooms; total enrolment, 314; total sit
tings, 324; no part-time classes: no
portables; i've classes have more than
IS pupils each, three Of them having
more than 90 pupils IA with 81
pupils, Q third with 43 pupils and q
NTH with ~ pupils; the diversified frst
grade has chairs placed at . long table
for nine pupils; the DIVERSIFIED third
has one pupil who floats, - using seats
Of absent pupils or an extra chair when