Evening star., 1936-02-11
Junior College Is Among
Proposals to Board at
Conference.
CONGRESS IS EXPECTED
TO GET PROGRAM SOON
New Buildings for Teacher Train
ing Institutions Also Sought
by Associations.

last night at a conference between
citizens of the District and the Board
of Education at the Franklin School
Building.
The meeting was held specially to
| consider suggestions for structures to
be included in the proposed new five
year building program to relieve pres
ent severe overcrowding. The pro-
gram probably will be offered at the
present session Of Congress as soon
as the Finance and Legislative Com
mittees of the board can complete
the draft of the necessary enabling
legislation.
Many of the items offered last night
by parent-teacher and citizens asso-
citation spokesmen have been under
consideration for some time. Several,
in fact, were disallowed by the Budget
Bureau after they had been included
in the pending 1867 budget.
Board to Continue Fight.
Mrs. Marion Wade Doyle, president,
announced that the board would con-
tinue to fight for the eliminated items
whether they were included in the
five-year program or in an annual
budget.
She also said that the whole pur-
pose Of the program is to erect a sys-
tenn that can be operated with econ
omy and efficiency, and she asked for
public support.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent, also said the program will be
worked out to provide schools close to
the homes Of pupils, if possible.
There were many requests for as
sembly halls and gynnasiums and vir-
tually every section of the city asked
for additional class rooms of one kind
or another.
Junior College Proposed.
Among the larger requests were that
a junior college be established in one
of the existing senior high schools, to
be conducted as a late afternoon and
evening school. The maintenance cost
for the first year was estimated at
S125,O0
Requests were made for new build
tngs for both the Wilson Teachers
College, Eleventh and Harvard streets,
and Miner Teachers College, Georgia
avenue and Fairmont street. The lat
ter was requested to be erected on
the proposed new colored school CEN
ter at Twenty-fourth street and Ben
ming road northeast.
There was some disagreement, how
ever, about the location Of Wilson
College. Spokesman appeared both
for and against using the site of the
present tuberculosis Hospital, Thir-
teenth and Upshur streets. It was
pointed out that to locate the teachers
college, the new Dennison Vocational
School, and a junior college all on
the 1l-acre tract would overcrowd
the space.
New West End School Center.
A new school center in West End
Washington-the old first ward-also
was urged, to include a senior high
school, Junior high school and addi-
tional elementary schools.
Another new center in the area
bounded by First and Fifth, < and @
streets to relieve congestion in the
three colored high schools. and addi-
tional Fairgrounds, were urged.
Many requests were made for the
completion of Roosevelt High School
with the addition of at least seven
rooms, for an addition to Eastern,
addition to Taft Junior High School,
addition to Randall Junior High, ad-
dition to Paul Junior High, more rooms
and Fairgrounds at Powell Junior High,
to remodel and enlarge Mcfarland
Junior High, completion of the Wood
row Wilson High School stadium, ad-
dition to Alice Deal Junior High
School, and others.
Other Requests Made.
Other requests submitted, either
verbally or in writing, included the
following:
A new Lenox vocational school in
Southeast Washington.
New buildings to replace the Wal
ZACH, Cranch and Tyler elementary
schools in Southeast.
An addition to the Buchanan School,
also in Southeast.
A new school for the East Washing
ton Heights community.
Razing of the Van Buren School an
mex and replacement with a modern
building.
Enlargement of the Stanton School
or construction of a new school in the
Hillcrest section, Southeast.
Additional heating, new floors and
at least eight more rooms at the
Ketcham- Van Buren, School.
An auditorium for the five ele-
mentary schools In Southwest Wash
ington, additional playground space
and improvement Of the Bowen and
Greenlief Schools.
The Southeast Conference asked for
an additional school in the Summit
Park -Hlllcrest- Bradbury Heights area.
Kingsman School Enlargement.
Enlargement Of the Kingsman
School on land already owned by the
board, closing Of the Pierce School as
too antiquated for use, building Of ad-
ditions to the Blow and Wheatley
Schools, and the construction of a new
school on Bladensburg road to take
care of congestion.
Abandonment of the Peabody, Car
berry and Hilton Schools as antiquated
and their replacement with new and
larger buildings. Also replacement OF
the Gales School and expansion Of the
Seaton School.
A new Junior high school for down.
town Washington, another in Trini-
dad, q new senior high school for the
Brookland-W Woodbridge area, replace
ment Of Birney School with com
bined Junior senior high school, and q