Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-17

but who may not do so at present be-
cause Of the congestion at Bancroft.
School Wants Named.
The Grant School petitioned for ad-
ditional drinking fountains, hot water
in the lavatories and an assembly hall
gymnasium. The Barnard School asked
for additional play space, a retaining
wall for the yard and an improved sur
face for the present playground, and
the Keene School delegates asked for
a new building to replace the present
Anticipated structure.
The George Truesdel School was de-
cl-red in need of auditorium space"
where its Parent-Teacher Association
of 309 members might meet, in lieu of
marrow corridor" George A. War
rem of the Midcity Citizens Association
asked for drinking fountains in the
and the Powell Junior High School and
for resurfacing of the Thomson School
yard. Mr.. Warren suggested that the
old Business High School, at Ninth
street and Rhode Island avenue, be used
for AmericaniZation School classes fol-
lowing it's abandonment after completion
of the new Roosevelt High School.
A new building to replace the pres
ent Brookland School, a section of
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portables now used there was asked
by representatives of that community.
Delegates from the Burroughs Citizens
Association requested an elementary
school site in the vicinity of Bunker
Hill road and Twenty-fourth street
northeast. The Burroughs Parent
Teacher Association asked for more
funds for school gardens at that build
ing, while the spokesman for the Wood
ridge section of that part of the city
petitioned for the completion OF the
four unfinished rooms in the new adj
dition to the Woodbridge School, to-
gether with a combination assembly
hall-gymnasium.
Delegates from the Slater-Langston
Schools begged for an auditorium and
teachers rest room, pointing out they
had been seeking those Improvements
since 1914. At this point in the confer
ence DR.. Learned, aroused by the men
| ton of a 17-year-old plea, declared that
the School Board itself learns things"
from the annual conferences. He
pointed out that the meetings are in
no way perfunctory and insisted that
evidence and petitions placed before the
School Board in those meetings are re-
ceived with genuine interest and appre-
citation of the assistance they offer the
board.
Wants New Addition.
Frank e. Jones petitioned for an ad-
dition to the Benning School. Spokes-
men for the Blake Gales-S eaton Schools
Parent Teacher Association asked for
additional play space at the Seaton
School, and the Edmunds- Maury
Schools Parent-Teacher Association pc
titioned for a two-room and auditorium
addition for the Maury Building, addi-
tional play space, improved surfacing of
the play area, hot water in the school
lavatories, additional garden funds and
part-time clerk.
A. H. Gregory, speaking for the
Stanton Park Citizens Association,
asked for wash bowls in the schools,
taking occasion to point out that with
4,700 children enrolled in the schools
of this section Of the city, there were
only 80 wash bowls, despite the fact
that cleanliness is demanded of pupils.
He suggested that the Carbery-H Hilton
Schools be used for vocational educa-
ton centers.
other verbal requests filed with the
board included: Playground for the
Congress Heights School and bus service
into that area; additional classrooms,
an assembly gymnasium, a modern
| heating plant, a teachers room and an
improved playground for the Randle
Highlands School; adequate play and