Evening star., 1941-01-16
Survey Shows
Schools Needed
In Southeast
BuIIou Asks Bourd
Action on Presenting
Emergency Items

ton by both the Federal Govern
ment and private builders is
the already crowded
schools of the section with such
congestion that school officials are
to ask immediate deficiency appro-
priation funds to meet the "emer-
gency with new schools and eX-
panded facilities.
Two new schools, additions to two
others and plans and sites for still
two others are listed as emergency
items to be. sought by supplemental
appropriation in addition to two
items-one a new school-proVlded
in the recently revealed 1912 budget
of the commissioners.
The emergency situation was re-
vealed in a survey by First Assist
ant Supt Robert L. Haycock at the
request of Supt. Frank w. Ballou,
who said he wanted to find out what
effect the influx of national defense
and other Federal workers and
others in various sections of town
was to have on the schools. The
results were so alarming that i'm
mediate action was thought neces-
sary and DR.. Ballou requested the
Beard of Education yesterday for
indication "of an appropriate course
of action to meet these unforeseen
developments"
Retrieve Portable Schools.
Meanwhile, two portable schools
formerly at the Powell Junior High,
which were to have been abandoned,
were ordered to be taken to the
Stanton and Benning Schools to
afford some relief for the growing
enrollments. No estimates OF cost
we're included in the recommends
tions for the expanded facilities.
Should the entire program Of
supplemental and budgetary re-
quests be approved, the Southeast
would get three new schools, two
eight-room additions, three sites and
plans and continuation of construc-
ton of the new Anacostia Junior
High School
Four schools now in the area
the Benning. Stanton, Congress
Heights and Randle-Orr Schools
have shown an increase of 26l in
enrolment in the past year and
10 in the past month and half.
In the Anacostia section, Mr.. Hay
cock pointed to large alley dwell
ing project at Fort Dupont Park
and the activity of private real es-
tate men, with the comment that
despite the approval of a new school
at Minnesota avenue and Ely place
Sc. and funds for plans for another
in the 1912 budget estimates, the
need is so urgent that, in my
opinion, the Board of Education
should request the Commissioners
to ask Congress for certain deflci-
ency appropriations"
! Other Residence Units Going Up.
Mr.. Haycock further told of con-
struction of units for 900 families
by the Navy Department between
| Boiling Field and the Naval Re-
/ search Laboratory to be occupied
/ before next summer. Ultimately it
/ is expected that 1000 families will
/ occupy the tract.
/ A private real estate operator.
he continued will have 125 family
units completed by September at
Nichols avenue and Chesapeake
| street.
To meet this growth and a Navy
estimate that 900 children of school
age will occupy the first 600 homes
of its development, the nearest
school in Congress Heights is about
mile to the northeast, with only
So vacant seats.
In addition to these develop
ments, new houses also are being
built along Nichols avenue south
of the school.
Mr.. Haycock called for a new
16-room elementary school at
Nichols avenue and Atlantic street,
complete with auditorium
sium, to relieve Congress Heights.
In the Benning section near Min
nesota avenue and East Capitol
street, 1872 apartment units are to
!
200 additional family units are pro-
vided near the Benning School at
Minnesota avenue north of East
Capitol street. Between Minnesota
avenue and Anacostia avenue south
of Benning road is River Terrace,
where another 500 units will be pro-
vided.
Urges Addition to Benning.
Mr.. Haycock recommended an
eight-room addition to the Benning
and remodeling the present building
as well as including a combination
assembly hall gymnasium, or, if
this is not feasible, a new 16-room
school with assembly hall should
be built. A year ago last Decem-
Der enrolment at the Benning was
ITO. AS of last December II it
was 248.
Near the Randle Highlands-O Orr
School several developments have
been launched which will house at
least 500 families by next fall and
an eight-room addition at Randle
Highlands with assembly hall GYM
nasium and remodeling of the pres
ent structure.
The survey showed two major
real estate developments in the Hill
crest section-Fairfax Village, where
$40 units will be complete by Sep
tember, and Dupont Village. where
200 more will be ready in the spring.
A new eight-roOm school should be
erected as soon as possible in the
vicinity of Pennsylvania and Ala
bama avenues Sc.
Rapid rise of homes in the Brad
bury Heights area, coupled with the
fact that small children there must
now go long distances to the over
crowded Randle Highlands Orr,
demands purchase of a site and
plans for a school at Forty fourth
street and Alabama avenue Sc.