Evening star., 1933-12-26
OFFICIALS SELECT
NURSERY CENTERS
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
Ten Tentative Locations Are
Expected to Be Opened
by January 2.
PLANS FOR OPERATION
SUBMITTED TO HALBERT
Personnel, Materials and Labor Re-
quired for Relief Project
Included in List.

Tentative locations for the Districts
10 nursery school centers, which will be
maintained with public funds for relief
Of needy pre-school age children, were
announced today by the public school
officers in charge. Plans for their op-
Grafton, which have been submitted for
final approval to Leroy Halbert, director
of emergency relief for the District, will
be pushed forward so the centers may
be opened at the end of the holiday
period
Buildings chosen to accommodate the
nursery schools for white children are:
Wisconsin Avenue Manual Training
School, Wisconsin avenue and Thirty
third street; Fairbrother School, Tenth
and streets southwest; Buchanan
School. Thirteenth and E streets SOUTH
east; Taylor School. Seventh and G
streets northeast, and Seaton School,
street between Second and Third
streets
Buildings chosen for colored children
are: Deanwood School, Whittingham
and Lane places northeast; Anthony
Bowen School, M street between First
and Second streets southwest, Bel!
school. Second street between D and
E streets southwest; j. F. Cook School.
P street between North Capitol and
First streets, and Harrison School.
Thirteenth and V streets.
Changes May Be Made.
Robert L. Haycock, assistant super
intendent of schools, who is chairman
of the school committee in charge, and
A. K Savoy assistant superintendent
said one or two changes of locations
might be made Each building was
chosen. they said, for its proximity 10
the children and mothers to be served,
and while indications are the an
nounced list will remain fixed, it is
possible that experience or 1urtnel
study will recommend slight shifting.
Besides the locations of the pro-
posed centers, the plans already trans
mitted to Mr. Halbert include COM
plete set-up for each, listing personnel,
materials, and labor that the program
will require. These requisitionS were
framed on the basis of standardized
instructions sent out to all States and
the District of Columbia by the United
States Office of Education.
The materials include not only
supplies, but the necessary furniture
such as tables and chairs and Denches.
The latter. Mr. Haycock said, Will be
constructed by carpenters and cabinet
makers employed by the Civil Works
Administration. While some such FUR
niture is included in the surplus stocks
of the public schools and now stored
in the various warehouses of the sys-
tenn. Mr.. Haycock said there was not
enough of the particular kinds needed
to supply the demands of the 10 CEN
tiers. He pointed out further than the
whole nursery school program is re
lief project" and that, in addition to
affording help to needy children IN
their actual operation, they also give
employment to needy craftsmen in 'the
construction of the various items OF
furniture.
Embrace Four Glasses.
The personnel of the centers. Mr.
Haycock said, will embrace four classes
OF employees: Kindergartners, nurses
nutritionists, and housekeepers. The
nurses will care for the physical needs
of their young charges and will in
str1lct mothers in the care OF ther
children at home. The nutrltlonlstS
will prepare the foods given the chill
dren and instruct mothers In proper
feeding and food preparation. Inc
housekeepers will maintain cleanliness,
wash dishes, etc. in each center; -
Present plans, Mr.. Haycock said. call
on q six-hour day, flve-day week sched-
ule. These hours, he pointed out, are
IN. r. A. hours and this whole thing
is a recovery project" This means a
normal operating day of from 9 am
to 3 pm. However, Mr.: Haycock de-
clared, If 1t is found that the needs as
Justify an extension of the program TO
accommodate, for instance, mothers
who might be employed during the Gay
and who would, therefore De Oi unaole
n benefit from the expert counsel
which the centers would offer her,
double shift" would be considered. =.
AS soon as the schedules transmit
ted to Mr.. Halbert are approved py
him. Mr.. Haycock said, it is expected
the work of establishing the centers
will begin. The school authorities nope
to complete the work this week so the he
centers may begin operation January
2. Definite announcements as to the
nursery schools schedules will be made
later.