Evening star., 1932-09-11

schools in use at the congested colored
schools in the central northwest section
of the city. This relief is dependent
largely upon completion of the re-
Mobilization of the Business High School
building, which is to be used as COM
bination high and elementary school
for colored. Four of these portables
probably will be taken from the Cleve-
land School alone and two from the
Giddings. The Harrison School (col-
ored), which this Fall will open its new
addition. has released three portab,es
Two of these have been sent to Dunbar
High School for use until the Business
High project is completed, and one OF
which has been transferred to the Bates
road portable school site to augment the
frame structure already there. It Is this
school development that is to be relieved
by the construction Of small new
school over the protest of residents OF
the community.
AS soon as the new Kenilworth School
in Benning Is completed, three portables
which have accommodated the per-
sonnet of the old Keniiworth building
which was abandoned year ago when
it threatened to collapse, will be per-
manently taken cut of service. Two
IIlOIG pOIIdDleS Will US 1Ok
time following the completion OF the new
Keene School which is to be opened next
September.
The economy acts effect on the
school system itself will be felt with in
creasing intensity as the year progresses.
Throughout the Summer months, the
school officials, notably DR. Stephen E.
Kramer, first assistant superintendent,
who acted as superintendent In the ne
gotiations, struggled with the adfninstra-
ton CT the laws provisions. Over 200
temporary teachers had to be displaced
by permanent instructors because OF the
ban on filling vacancies, and number
Of existing vacancies, created by deaths
and retirements, had to be filed. Each
Of these positions had to be defended
separately before the District Commis-
sioners and the Bureau of the Budget
before President Hoover's permission
could be secured for the appointment
Opposed in Some Cases.
Some few Of these positions were not
allowed and the school year will begin
with comparatively close stating. DR..
Kramer called meeting CT principals
and field officers at the Franklin School
Administration Building last Thursday
and informed them that from now on
you are going to feel the burden of this
economy act" He reviewed for them
the labor he carried during the vacation
period in securing executive authority
for the appointment Of the needed
teachers and advised them that as
vacancies occurred during the coming
year, they must be prepared to shift
classes and teachers about to cover
the vacancy in the event authority for
its filling is not forthcoming
DR.. Kramer said he anticipated
some tight pinching" in the admins
tration of the school personnel for the
rest Of the current year and asked the
support and cooperation of his field
officers in carrying whatever burdens
may come.
One of the major annoyances of the
1928 year, as viewed by school au-
thorities, Is the uncertainty surround
ing the Wilson Teachers College
Building. The structure, at Eleventh
and Harvard streets, was evacuated
last February when engineers of the
municipal architects Office reported the
building unsafe. The college personnel
was promptly moved to temporary
quarters in the old Columbia Junior
High School Building at Seventh and o
streets and it is there that it will re-
open next week.
On the basis of estimates made by
the examining engineer, Congress ap-
propriated $120,0o0 for extensive re-
pairs to the foundations of the struc-
ture at Eleventh and Harvard streets
Differing opinions among technical
men at the District Building however,
has resulted in delays in making these
repairs and the school authorities
were notified only two weeks ago that
the Wilson College would have to re-
main in the Columbia building. At
that time, the school officials were ad-
vised by the District Building experts
that the college could be moved back
into its own building in February.
Estimates Changed.
This return to the evacuated struc-
ture is based on the belief that less
extensive repairs than those contem-
plated by the first engineer to examine
the building would suffice to restore
the college to safe condition. Work
at the Wilson College structure was
just recently started.
Meanwhile, Dr. Edgar Higbie, presl-
dent of the college, is undertaking to
establish his institution in the make
shift quarters provided by the old Co
lumbia building. Some laboratory
equipment is being installed so that the
students will not have to lose this
phase of their education during the
half year or more that they will be
quartered there.
The school officers are not confident
that the Wilson building will be ready
for occupancy in February and so they
have undertaken to establish the COL
lege at the old Seventh and o street
structure in an efficient manner so that.
II necessary, the institution can per-
form there with little or no penalty to
the students.