Evening star., 1942-08-31
S978,790 Boost
In School Funds
Asked by Board
Funds Requested
To Widen Physical
Training Program

buuSSb REQUESTS, uidOc puollC toudy
by the Commissioners. which show
in many ways wartime conditions
affecting the school system.
The estimates are devoid of any
requests for permanent school con-
or even for furniture or
equipment, but the total sought,
$13,5l8,6l5, still is s978,790 above ap-
for the current fiscal
year.
While deferring school construc-
ton plans because of shortages OF
critical materials, the board pro-
poses an outlay of S890.000 for pur-
chase of IL sites for schools to be
erected in the future. Hope was
held that the school building situa-
tion might be relieved by approval
of use of the SIT 100000 appropriated
by Congress for public works in and
near the District for erection OF
temporary school uildings.
Need to Determine Requests.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, school su-
perintendent, said that since in
creased restrictions are being placed
on temporary school construction,
estimates have not been prepared
for temporary buildings, believing
that such requests should be sub
mitted as imperative needs may arise
in the future, rather than in an
ticipation of needs. One such re-
quest now is pending-the Merritt
Junior High Elementary School
project
Decision on grants from the Fed
eral public works fund rests with the
Federal Works Administration.
Rising costs OF fuel and other ma
terials and supplies are partly re-
sponsible for the requested increase
in outlays, and the board seeks ad-
ditional teachers, administrative
employees, clerks and custodians.
The expanded physical training
program, for which Congress made
the first appropriation for use in
high schools beginning in Septem-
Der, following an outline of the need
in series of stories in The Star.
would be extended to junior high
and vocational schools year hence.
The third step in the program
would be inclusion in estimates for
the fiscal year 1945 of salaries for
teachers and health and physical
education in the elementary schools
and teacher colleges.
The land purchase program pro-
posed by the board lists the fol-
lowing:
A site in the vicinity of the Seaton
School to be used for replacement
of the Gales and Seaton Schools.
Land in the vicinity of Fifteenth
and Hamlin streets NE. for an
eight-room elementary school and
for physical education purposes.
The site for an eight-room addi-
ton to the Garfield Elementary
School at Twenty-fifth street and
Alabama avenue Sc, or the pur-
chase of site for a 16-room ele-
mentary building with an assembly,
gymnasium, in the vicinity of STAN
ton road and Alabama avenue Sc.
Addition to New Logan School.
A tract In the vicinity of Kenil-
worth avenue and Barnes lane NE.
for 16-room elementary building.
Land for an addition to the new
Logan School, to include an assem-
bly-gymnasium, to replace the old
Logan School.
Additional land adjoining the
Mott Elementary School for physical
education and playground purposes.
Land in the vicinity Of the recrea-
80 ot. .1Jc
Sumner road Sc. for an elementary
building of Is or more rooms and
assembly gymnasium to replace the
Birney School.
The site for 24-room elementary
building, including assembly,
nasium, In the vicinity of the
Walker School, for the replacement
Of the Walker and Jones Schools.
A site for a Junior high school in
the vicinity of Ninth and c streets
Sc. for the replacement of the
Hines Junior High School.
A site for a junior high school
in the vicinity of Fourth street and
Minnesota avenue Sc.
Additional land near the Arm
strong High School for construc-
ton Of new wing to replace the
old P street building. On compile
ton of the Spingarn High School
at Twenty-fourth street and Ben
ming road NE, Armstrong will be
converted into a technical and vo-
cational school for colored boys.
For this purpose, new shops and
laboratories and other facilities will
be necessary.
Crowding is Cited.
A site in the vicinity of Twenty
fourth street and Benning road
Sc. for new Miner Teachers Col
lege and for physical education
purposes.
AS to the latter item, school off,
cials said the present Miner Build
ing was completed in 1914 for
normal school use and does not lend
itself to remodeling as a college,
and that it is so crowded that ac-
tivities are impaired, it being neces-
sary to schedule classes from 8 am.
to pm.
For general administration, the
board seeks $315 ,220, an increase OF
$54,845 over this year, for general
and instruction, includ-
ing teaching staff, S9,117,195, an
increase of $368,857 over this year;
for vocational education and the
George Dean program, $1,700,662,
representing an increase of $141,-
200: for repairs and maintenance of
buildings and grounds, 1863, $50. an
increase Of $4,000; for auxiliary
services. including in
struction of handicapped children,
s86, ,440, an increase of sl1,840; for
teachers retirement, $500, 1000, the
same as for this year: and for per-
nanent improvement of the grounds
u the Browne Junior High School
and the Phelps Vocational School,
s25, 900.