Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-22
ALL SECTIONS ASK
SCHOOL FACILITIES
Survey Shows Only Few
Areas Where Present
Buildings Suffice.

uration of new school year, dis
satisfaction on the part of numerous
citizens associations with existing
public education facilities in their
respective areas is disclosed by sur
vey of the city's civic groups.
The southeast section heads the
parade, with virtually all organized
residents requesting one or more
projects involving either the construc-
ton of new buildings or improvements
and additions to existing structures.
With view to presenting a more
accurate and detailed picture of the
needs of the southeast section, the
various citizens bodies. acting through
the Southeast Council have under
taken a census of all children of
school and pre-schoOl age. The
count will be made under direction
of DR.. Edward E. Richardson, chair
man of the Education Committee of
the council and president of the Con-
greSS Heights Citizens Association.
Elementary School Needed.
Having no school building within
the limits of its territory. the East
Washington Heights Citizens AsSo-
citation approved a resolution at its
last meeting asking the erection of
an elementary school in the neighbor-
hood In like straits are the citizens
of the North Randle community,
whose children must attend the
Randle Highlands School. The Board
of Education recently recommended
construction of two portables on
Government site at the corner
of Anacostia road and E street south
east.
Randle Highlands wants the addi-
ton of an auditorium and gymnasium
to the present school in its area, &C
cording to President Adelbert w. Lee.
Improvement of the grounds is also
desired.
Rudolph Malth, president of the
HillcreSt Citizens Association, con-
dennis the continued utilization of the
1our-room, 30-year-old structure which
serves the area, aSsailing the forced
consolidation of several grades in one
room as inconducive to proper absorb
ton of the subjects. The school is
without kindergarten, which condi-
ton Malth also wants remedied.
Members of the Lincoln Park Citi-
Gems Association are awaiting with in
terest the opening of the new senior
high school in Anacostia to note the
extent of the promised resultant
Rmeioration of overcroWding at East
ern. Expressions Of doubt as to the
pacity have emanated from several
civic bodies in Southeast.
Continue Long Campaign.
The citizens of Southwest are con-
tinuing a campaign conducted over a
period of years for the replacement of
the Jefferson School. built in 1872,
and condemned as unfit for school use
in 1908.
Although the Board of Education
and the Commissioners have been in
accord with respect to the necessity
for new building, the ever-present
difficulty has been the inability to
secure a site. A start was made to-
ward acquisition of land, but was
halted because of the excessive figures
demanded by property owners. The
Board of Education has recently re-
quested appropriation of $4,000 for
purchase Of different site.
We lack playground space" de-
clares Jacob NJ. Schaffer, president of
the Southwest Citizens Association.
The average playground area is two
square yards per child
Schaffer pointed out that recrea-
tional space is at a minimum at the
Greenleaf. Fairbrother and Amidon
schools. The children learn to play
in the street" Schaffer states, ad-
vancing this condition as a reason for
the large number of child traffic fatal
tiles in the Southwest section. The
crowding on the various Fairgrounds
has resulted in numerous accidents
caused by pupils using swings and
other equipment inadvertently strik-
ing children who must play close by,
adds Schaffer, saying, Southwest has
always been the underdog."
In the Northeast area. the Brook
land, Burroughs and Rhode Island
Avenue citizens unite in requesting
the construction of an addition to
the Taft Junior High.
Want 12-Room Structure.
M. NJ. Mclean, president of the
Brookland Citizens Association, states
q new broom structure with assem-
bly, hall as a need of that neighbour
hood, with David Babp, Burroughs
head, asking a new elementary school
within the limits of his association.
Clayton c. Marsh OF Rhode Island
avenue advances the desire of that
group for a new building south of
Bladensburg road to eliminate the
present necessity for the children re-
siding in the Greenvale area attend
ing the Langdon School, more than a
mile away. The Rhode Island Avenue
body is pushing for the acquisition of
a site in the vicinity of Twenty-second
and Bunker Hill road northeast, look
ing toward construction o. school
there within the next few years.
Ile hui III CClllI oil StNOlOll SOIl-
cerned chiefly over crowded conditions
at Roosevelt High and at Paul and
Powell Junior High Schools.
Citizens of Takoma have been ad-
vocating erection of new senior high
school on land already acquired for
the purpose adjacent to the Takoma
Recreation Center. An appropriation
of $4,000 for plans was dropped from
the District appropriation measure
during the last session of Congress at
the instance of Representative Blan-
ton of Texas.
The situation at Paul Junior High
demands prompt construction of the
contemplated l0-rOom south wing and
the four rooms in the middle section
provided for in the original plans but
not incorporated into the structure, it
is declared by w. c. Magathan. preSi-
dent of the Takolna group. The old
section of the present Takona Ele-
mentary School should be f1reproofed,
Magathan further states.
Would Exclude Nom Residents.
The Takona association advocates