Evening star., 1939-05-13
Senators Weiqh
First 6 Of 70
School Items
Those at Top of List
Call for $1,729, 900
If Added to Bill

The six additional school building
Items being considered by the Sen
ate Appropriations Subcommittee for
inclusion in the 1940 District supply
bill comprise the first group in list
OF 20 projects to be provided for over
a period of several years, if Congress
decides to speed up the school hous-
ing program.
The six at the top of the list-four
white and two colored-would call
Tor approximately s1.729,OO0, which
would raise the school public works
total in the bill to S2.579OOO.
The broader building program was
submitted by school officials at the
request of Chairman Overton, Demo-
graf, of Louisiana. who believes a
Start should be made on the replace
ment of many old buildings that he
regards as uneconomical to operate
because of their age and smallness.
Many Old Structures.
The Senate subcommittee has
been told there are AZ buildings more
than so years old and one IS wears
old. Testimony also has been given
that Washington is the only modern
city still using 8-room Schoolhouses.
The new program is based on a
policy OF reducing the number of
building units by replacing several
old schools in the same vicinity by
one larger new structure.
Senator Overton pointed out that
for a number of years the need of
providing additional school facili-
ties in newly developed suburban
communities has caused postpone
ment of items for replacement of
antiquated buildings. The four
white school buildings at the top
OF the list. and which may be
placed in the 1910 bill, are:
Ketcham School-An S-room ad-
ditlon and assembly hall. to replace
the Van Buren, and Van Buren an
mex.
To replace the Peabody School
with 24-room building, includ-
Ing additional land.
For a 24-room building at 1lth
end G streets Sc. to replace the
Corcoran, Grant and Weightman
Schools.
The two colored school projects
being considered for immediate ac-
ton are; In the vicinity of Gid
olngs School, a 16-room extensible
building to replace the Lincoln
School, and replacement of the
Stevens School with a 24-room
structure.
The remainder of the list, for
consideration in subsequent wears,
follows:
White schools - New 24-room
building to replace the Brent.
Wallace and Dent Schools; "a
room structure to replace Seaton,
Gales and Blake; at the Fair
brother, is rooms to replace Ros-
sell and Amidon; 24-room building
to replace the Curtis, Hyde and
Addison; 16-room building to re-
place the Henry and Polk; Powell
Junior High. more land for physical
education; Taft Junior High, plans
for l0-room addition and GYM
nasium; Eliot Junior High, plans
for l0-room addition and gym
nasium, near Rladensburg and
Mount Olivet roads NE, plans for
Junior high, including gymnasium
and hall, Massachusetts avenue
and Macomb streets NV. plans for
a junior high with hall and gym
nasium.
Colored - Sixteen-room building
10 replace Twining and Morse
Schools, 24-room building to re-
place Walker and Jones Schools,
additional land for 16-room build
Ing to replace Ambush and Small
wood Schools; First and Pierce
streets NV, junior high to replace
Terrell.
Spokesmen for the National Capt.
tal Park and Planning Commission
yesterday recommended that the
new Wilson Teachers College be
placed on the site of the old Tuber
culosis Hospital. 18th and Upshur
streets. but that the Abbott Voca-
tional School be not placed in that
area. The subcommittee is consider
Ing another location for the latter
project.
Needs of the Police and Fire De-
partments also were taken up yes
terday. The subcommittee is con-
sidering removing the House ban
against filling Fire Department va
cancies during the coming year. In
stead. they may call for a report
next year on the possibility OF con-
solidating some fire stations.
House reductions in items for Ju-
venile Court and for the probation
office of District Court also were
considered.