Evening star., 1935-03-08
Wants to Remove Wilson
Teachers College to Pres.
ent Hospital Site.
fourteenth STREET
BOUNDARY OF CENTER
Area Around Upshur, Arkansas,
Allison and Iowa Would Be-
come Educational Unit.


cupying 80 acres of land in the heart
Of the city. on a plot bounded by Up
shur street, Fourteenth street, Arkan-
sas avenue. Allison street, Iowa ave-
nue. and Thirteenth street, was dis
cussed by Supt. of Schools Ballou to-
day and labeled "the greatest need Of
the city" He was speaking, naturally,
as an educator.
What DR.. Ballou intends to do, with
the aid and advice Of the Board of
Education, is to remove the Wilson
Teachers College from its present
cramped position at Eleventh and
Harvard streets and put in on the site
that already holds the tuberculosis
Hospital, which he believes should be
torn down.
In the 30-acre tract already Sc
lected for this development, a project
talked over with the Board of Edu-
cation, there are now located the
Health School, the tuberculosis Hos
pital, the MacFarland Junior High
School and the Roosevelt High School.
Immediately across the street. on the
south side of Upshur, is the Powell
School which is being used for OBJ
servation and practice for Wilson
Teachers College.
Development Needed.
The absolute necessity for the re-
moval of Wilson Teachers College
has brought about the scheme to make
the Aforementioned tract the greatest
educational development in Wash
ington.
There are close to 600 students at
tending Wilson Teachers College. For
some time the Board of Education has
wondered how the problem of an
overcrowded school building might be
solved.
Then came word that the tubercu-
losis hospital will be removed to Glenn
Dale, Md. That put an idea in Dr..
Ballou's head.
Its a natural STEP" DR.. Ballou
said. ito take the Wilson Teachers
College from Eleventh and Harvard
streets and place 1t on the site Of the
tuberculosis hospital. Chances are
those buildings will have to be torn
down-but we may be able to use the
nurses home. Anyway, that is the
logical place for the teachers college
The health school is there Glready,
but We do no know whether it will
remain. We will bring the new Den
nison Vocation School there, too"
At present the Dennison Vocational
School Is on S street between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets-and
DR.. Ballou calls attention to it as one
Of the horrors of the city. 1t stands,
in his estimation, as a sign pointing
out what is needed In washington
school facilities.
More Relief Needed.
In discussing the general question
today, DR.. Ballou said: We need re-
lief for high schools far beyond what
the Woodrow Wilson High School and
the one in Anacostia are going to pro-
vide when they are ready.
Such relief can be accomplished
by the building Of additions to junior
F, high schools, especially so these may
relieve the pressure from Takoma
Park and Manor Park. There should
be additions to Elliott and Paul, and
| later-say within two or three years
an addition to Deal.
In the colored schools, now de-
veloping need for Senior High School
| at Benning. the proof of the need for
| expansion is shown by the congestion
at Armstrong and Dumbarton.
I'm the elemetary school field, the
needs are scattered. There is need
| for many additional class rooms.
Some OF the schools need to have addi-
tional stories built. Some need as
sembly rooms and gymnasiums. Some
need painting. Things like that. The
list Is formidable-and it will take
deal Of money. Where the money
is coming from, of course. is the ques-
ton; but am sure legislation will be
provided. Just at present the $4,-
$50 100000 work and relief bill is in
JAM"
DR.. Ballou intimated that he saw no
reason why the schools should not be
granted sufficient moneys. Last De-
cember the Board of Education made
| up a list Of absolute needs. This list
was turned over to DR.. John w. Stude-
baker, United States commissioner of
education. The District of Columbia
school want list, together with lists
from 48 States, was sent by DR.. Stude-
baker to Secretary Of Interior Ickes,
to be considered as P. w. A. material.
So far, the P. w. A. has done MOTH
ing for the schools of Washington
and it Is intimated that the school
officials are not putting any great store
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