Evening star., 1948-05-06
Board Studying
Birth Rate Effect
On School Plans
Enrolment Of u, ,286
New Pupils by 1852
Seen by Corning
BY Colt HendIey, Jr.

The enormous problems facing
Washington,s public school system
in the next four years, owing to a
rapidly increasing birth rate, are
pointed out in study of popula-
ton trends which the Board of
Education now has under con-
Sideration.
The study was submitted to the
School Board yesterday by School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning.
1t showed that, by 1852, the en-
rollment in the white elementary
schools is expected to be 44,417-an
increase of 16,722 over present en-
rollment. This amounts to more
than go per cent increase. In the
colored elementary schools, enroll
ment by that year will be 1890
an increase of 10,564, or more than
80 per cent.
What concerns school officials and
the Board of Education is how all
these children can be jammed into
Washingtons' already over-crowded
schools.
Discovered in Hearings.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee discovered this when its
subcommittee held hearings on the
needs of the city's schools. In an
effort to meet the problem in South
east Washington, where the problem
is becoming acute, the committee
added a total of $1,7O0,0O0 to the
school budget for two new schools.
One of these schools will be a re-
placement for the Stanton Elemen-
tary School and will be in the
vicinity of Good Hope and Naylor
roads Sc. The other will be a new
school in the vicinity of Oxon Run
Sc. Both were in the budget ap-
proved by the House yesterday.
These estimates are pretty con-
servative," DR.. Corning told the
board.
The study was prepared by DR..
Carl E. Hansen and A. Kiger Savoy,
associate superintendents. DR.. Ham
sen said further studies are under
way in three danger spots" at
present and others will be under
taken.
New Member. Sworn.
Albert E. Steinem was sworn in
as the new board member to replace
DR.. Robert A. Maurer, who retired
last week.
Z. Melvin Sharpe was elected vice
president OF the board and shifted
to chairman of the Personnel Com
mlttee. Mr.. Steinem replaced Mr..
Sharpe as chairman of the COM
mittee for recreation and COM
munlty use of school grounds.
In other actions, the board:
Adopted a resolution introduced
by Dr., James A. Cannon, praising
Health Oficer George Rutland for
his cooperation in getting to-
gether" with the school officials to
settle differences which arose several
months ago over the school health
program.
Turned down request by the
Recreation Department that it be
allowed to use Brooks Stadium
during the summer, while the Ban
neker Recreation Center is being
refurnished.
Retired Mrs. Clara G. Fulton,
Annapolis Junction, Md, a business
arithmetic teacher at Eastern High
School, after 18 years of service.
Gave the Health Department per-
mission to use seven school grounds
from July II through August 13 for
It's rabies immunization program for
dogs, provided the grounds are
cleaned every day. The schools are
Adams, Beers, Burroughs, Merritt,
Patterson, Whittier and Alice Deal.
Took under advisement a request
from the Joint Legislative Council
of the educational organizations in
the public schools that legislation
be drawn to correct a number of
inequities in the present pay scale.