Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-19
TWO SCHOOL Jobs
TO Be UNFINISHED
WHEN TERM OPENS
inspection Tour by Major
Robb Reveals Three Others
Rushed for Monday.
UNC0MPLETED WORK
WAS LISTED BY CRANE
Old Key Structure, Cited in Report,
Is Declared by Engineer Ready
for Occupancy.

Fall term, and work on three others
Is being rushed to put them in condi-
ton for entrance Of children Monda,
morning, tour of inspection yester-
day by Maj. H. L. Robb, assistant
engineer commissioner, revealed.
The buildings which cannot be oc-
eunied next week are the new Young
Colored Elementary School, Benning
road and Twenty-sixth street northeast
a l2-room building and 12-room al,
dition to the Anthony Bowen 'Colored
Elementary School at Second and M
streets southwest The contractor Tor
the Young School was due to turn the
complete building over 70 school au-
thorities September l. while the Bowen
School was to have been finished
August Is.
Work on Three Is Pushed.
Both were mentioned in the report
unlimited to the Board OF Educatlon
August by Jere Crane, business
manager of the public schools, when
indicated unsatisfactory progress IN
seven school building projects. 60.
The report also named tns STUART
Junior High School, the Powell Junior
Hieh School and the Gordon Junior
Hiph School. on all three OF which
work is now being rushed in orctr 10
Get them in shape for incoming pupus
Monday morning. In each OF Lness
cases 3. few finishing touches VIII DC
made by contractors on SATURDAYS ana
term. but the buildings are in Sucn
shane that it is thought by scnooi
authorities they will be suitable LOT &C
cupancy by children next week.
Old Key Building Ready.
The two other schools named in Mr..
Cranes report we're the Lafayette EIe-
mentary School and the Francis ScotC
Kew Elementary School. The nrSt Is
. new eight-room building, while
fo,,r-roon addition is being placed on
ton of the one-story Key School.
Although Mr.. Cranes report stated
that conditions in the Key School were
Such that sit does not appear poSSipie
to place the old portion OF the puhoing
IN proper condition for the opening
of schools" the inspection yesteroay
showed the old section as entirely ready
for occupancy, Mai. Robb declared;
The Lafayette School also has been
completed.
New Furniture Expected.
Fourteen school building projects
w-ere visited by Mai. Robb, who was
ecconnnanied BY S. B. Walsh, assistant
Yn,Inicfnal architect, and newspaper
rnen -Four new buildings already COM
Melted were omitted from the tour, as
were 10 others now being consThcteo,
but not due TO be completed until later
- Mr. Crane said today that shipment
Of school furniture for the new Dullo-
fnes has been delayed, but that ne eX-
meets the entire consignment 70 arrive
either today or tomorrow. He said this
viii necessitate installation OF the
equipment tomorrow in order 10 pe
ready for the opening OF scnooi. Inc
delay was occasioned; ne explniI l G ~
Misunderstanding with Controller Cen
eral McCarl.
Powell Junior to Be Ready.
At the Powell Junior High School,
which Mr.. Crane said was as near 70
being a wreck as it Is possible 10 ne,
Mai Robb was informed by the con-
tractor that the building would be
cleaned up and ready for the instalia-
fion of eouipment some time today.
An eigft-roon1 addition Is being placed
on TOP of the old two-story building ana
the wreck" to which Mr.. Crane referreo
was the confusion caused in the Oh
section by workmen.
At the Stuart Junior High Scnool,
where a l0-room addition is being built,
workmen will be busy through SUNDAY
and must return at night next Week 70
put the finishing touches TO their WofK.
With the exception of laying starr
treads the Gordon Junior High Scnooi
was entirely completed yesterday after
noon. although windows and noors must
be cleaned today.
Pupils at Young TO Be Shifted.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by
school authorities to house the ZOU COL
ored students OF the Young ScnooI 10
the Ioveioy School. Twelttn ana
streets northeast. until Octobe: /. This
viii cause double shifts TO be run untn
TIE Young School pupils can be sent 10
tf:a structure being built for them.
The students planned to be nouseo
IN the new addition TO the Bowen
School will be crowded into the olo
section Of the building by the oelay
MAI Robb estimated ts:at the entire
building would be ready Tor occupancy
by week from Monday.
The Western High School athletic
field. named by Mr.. Crane as one OF the
projects behind time, Will not De ready
for another month, Maj. Robo estimated
after his inspection yesterday. The
date OF completion called for IN the
contract was September Is, but, Maj.
Robo explained, the work was delayed
by several changes ordered by his ONCE
Fourteen Schools Visited.
IN cases NilEIG duQlkAO4lo W PASS1AAb
Buildings are being constructed put are
not TO be ready until the Spring term
OF school. bulkheads have been, built
blocking the sections under construction
from the pupils.
Mai. Robb started out on his tour
yesterday afternoon with visit 70
the Bowen School The itinerary IN
cluded In order named. the Eliot Junior
High School, completed; the young
(loioraS Elementary School. which WILL
not be ready Monday; the Stuart Junior
High School, upon which work Is being
rushed; the Columbia Junior High
School automobile repair shop, COM
pleted: the Dunbar High School sta
tiun, completed; the Powell Junior
High School, which is now being con-
ditioned for use Monday: the La Fay
cite Elementary School, completed, tne
Alice Deal Junior High School, com
pleted; remodeling Of the Janney Ele'
fnentary School, completed; the Horace
Mann Elementary School completed
the Key Elementary School, now ready
for occupancy: the Western Higs
School athletic field, to be finished
october IS, and the Gordon Junior
High School. where work Is nelnt
rushed TO finish for occupancy Monday
Others Omitted.
The tour omitted visits to the Con
eress Heights Elementary School, TIT
Deanwood Elementary School. the Crosp!
Moves Elementary School and the Whit
tier Elementary. School which nav
been completed for some time.
Ten other school projects. which ar
not due to be completed until later II
the year, also were omitted from thI
itinerary. They were the Shepherd
woodbridge, Hearst. Stoddard, Orr ans
Simmons Elementary Schools, TN