Evening star., 1932-02-12
Commissioners Tell Educa-
tion Heads Wilson Teach
ers' College Is Unsafe.
CLASSES MOVE MONDAY
TO COLUMBIA JUNIOR HIGH
Representative Holiday Declares
No Chances Will Be Taken in
Repairing Old Building.

The Wilson Teachers College at
Eleventh and Harvard streets was
vacated Wednesday only after the
Commissioners had notified the school
authorities that the structure was mot
safe for human occupancy" This was
revealed today by a letter signed by
Emile Buhler, acting secretary to the
District Board of Commissioners, on
which was based DR.. Frank w. Bal
LOUIS formal order for immediate evacu-
alton of the school.
Meanwhile the refurnishing of the
old Columbia Junior High School
Building at Seventh and o streets is
being accelerated in preparation for
the opening Monday morning of the
Wilson Teachers College classes there.
Reports that the Wilson Teachers Col
lege students had complained against
undesirable neighborhood" were re-
ceived by school officials.
II have instructed Dr. Edgar Higbie,
the Wilson College president, to advise
any students who complain to him that
if they choose they might postpone
their education until the old college
building is repaired or new building
provided" Stephen E. Kramer, first as
sistant superintendent, said today.
Not to Take Any Chances.
IF there is any question about the
Wilson Teachers College being unsafe
and dangerous-if it is found to be be-
yond repair-of course, we will not take
any chances by using it," said Repre-
sentative William P Holiday, Repub-
lican. of Illinois. He has been a mem
Der of the subcommittee on District ap-
preparations for more than five years.
The fact that crack appears in the
walls of the Wilson Teachers College
or Of the adjacent Ross Elementary
School does not necessarily indicate
that the building is a total loss and
beyond repair-that would be quite un-
usual. So the question arises what
will 1t cost to properly repair the
building.
"Of course, no definite conclusion can
be reached whether these buildings can
be repaired or whether they must be re-
placed until after careful examination
has been made by an engineer. Cracks
do not necessarily indicate any serious
structural fault. We must have a
definite engineering report on what the
actual, true condition of the building is
feel quite hopeful that thorough in
vestigation by an engineer may show
that these buildings could be repaired &"
Sees Annual Scare"
Representative Robert G. Simmons
Of Nebraska, former chairman of the
subcommittee, said: "Of course, there
may be some serious structural fault,
but during the seven years have been
working on District appropriations I
have noticed that just about the time
We are ready to start our hearings or
during our hearings some unlooked-for
emergency in the school system has
been brought to light.
Il am not saying but what some
thing may really be wrong that will
have to be taken care of, but it is
really remarkable how we'll timed these
emergencies have been. This year I
have been watching with considerable
curiosity and interest to see what would
be found wrong. have been unable to
figure out what it might be, and GER
tainly did not expect that after a Pc
riod Of years of service, during which we
had severe droughts and heavy rains,
that a building would be abandoned
with what seemed to me to be such a
flimsy explanation of the cause for the
dangerous condition"