Evening star., 1940-06-27
District Schools
Expansion for
Defense Noted
Government Is Told
Shops Could Give
Additional TRAINING

School officials have notified the
Federal Government in connection
with request for a summary of
trade facilities here for national de-
fense purposes that eight District
schools with a present capacity OF
1,402 could be increased by Is per
cent with additional funds for equip
ment.
In addition, United States Com
missioner of Education John w.
Studebaker was told there are 80
wood shops in the junior and senior
high schools which in a program of
evening classes could accommodate
about 900, and "a art metal shops
which could easily be made into
sheet metal shops with a capacity
of 500.
Meanwhile the Board of Educa-
ton, about to recess for the summer,
took steps yesterday to place school
buildings at the disposal of Federal
or other responsible agencies which
might need them. The members
delegated authority to the president
of the board and superintendent or
acting superintendent to grant such
requests for use of the structures.
Cites Last World War.
During the World War Supt.
Frank w. Ballou told the board, the
Bureau of Standards used Central
and Mckinley High Schools for
training purposes. The schools now
available for trade training for the
vital industries include Abbot Voca-
tional, Chamberlain Vocational,
Armstrong High, Central High, Nc
Kinley High, Phelps Vocational the
Washington Vocational and Den
nison Vocational
A voluminous amount of business
was transacted by the members in
their next to last meeting of the
current school year. They appoint
ed two assistant principals, retired
four principals, received several re-
ports from DR.. Ballou on school
experiments and school lighting, and
rejected a suggestion that the old
tuberculosis Hospital at Thirteenth
and Upshur streets NV. be re-
modelled into a new Abbot Vocational
School.
Herbert K. Bosley, who was in
dorsed by civic groups of the COM
munity, was made assistant prin-
cipal of Woodrow Wilson High
School, while N. A. Danowsky.
statistician of the schools, was pro-
NOTED to assistant principal at East
ern High School. Mr.. Danowsky is
the third statistician to be made
an assistant principal. Robert An
derson was made assistant prin-
cipal at Western and ]. F. Brougher
was made assistant at Central.
Principals Retired.
The four principals retired were
Miss C. P. Dulin of the Buchanan
School, Miss S. B. Holland, the
Hearst School; Miss M. H. Llufrie,
the Oyster School, and Miss c. H.
Pimper of the Carbery Ludlow
School.
A committee on school lighting
reported to the board that S87 $3.50 is
needed to bring the school lighting
up to desirable standards. The new
est schools in the District are un-
usually we'll lighted with indirect
light, but many of the older build
ings have poor conditions, the re-
port said. Among the schools found
with insufficient lighting capacity
are the Miner Teachers College,
Wilson Teachers College, Arm
strong, Central, Dunbar, Mckinley
and Western Senior Highs and
Shaw Junior High School.
Occupational Plans Mapped.
Another report told the members
OF plans to form occupational classes
In the Junior high schools. At pres
ent such classes-for overage pupils
who do not profit by the regular
program-are held in certain ele-
mentary schools. They will be held
in Langley, Jefferson, Stuart, Powell
and Gordon Junior Highs.
In connection with the remodel
ing of the old tuberculosis Hos
pital, the suggestion came to the
school officials from Representative
Stefan, a member of the House Ap-
preparations Committees District
Subcommittee, through Commission
er John Russell Young. The pro-
posal included suggestion that the
students, under competent direction,
do the remodeling themselves.
School officials found the space in
adequate for shop and class work
and the walls too thin for heavy
machinery with vibration.
Or. Ballou said a new teachers
rating sheet has been developed and
will be presented to the teachers fer
opinion and trial use next Sep
temher.