Evening star., 1949-06-30
Board Hears Citizens
Urge School Projects
Il Already Is Seeking


Citizens Of the District last night
eold the Board of Education their |
views Of what the school system
here needs in the way of improve
ments. but 1t was no news to
school board members.
Most of the requests from the /
more than so representatives OF
organizations present at the
Thomson Elementary School were
for projects the school board long
has sought. New buildings, more
teachers so the size of classrooms
could be reduced. and new and .
more equipment were among the
requests.
Walter Williams. representing
Local 27. American Federation OF
Teachers 'AFLD. asked that kin
oergartenS be provided for all
children. that classes be reduced
TO the proper size. that remedial
reading classes be introduced for
all colored children and that ade-
quate textbooks and classroom
supplies be provided.
Immediate Relief Urged.
Mr.. Williams also urged speets
In the construction OF the pro-
posed Spingarn High School for
colored students and requirements
Schools. Immediate relief with
out waiting for the new construc-
ton a,SO was advocated. He also
asked for a replacement for the
present building occupied by the
Miner Teachers College.
Paul Cooke. representing the
Pleasant Plains Civic Association.
called for relief from overcrowded
classes at Bruce Elementary
School. Mr.. Cooke charged that
the west wing of the building Is a
fire trap" with only one exit for
400 children in case of emergency.
He called for reduction in the
sizes of the classes at the Monroe
Laboratory School, now averaging
q pupils.
WEIGH Pogue. president Of the
Woodrow Wilson High School
Home and School Association.
asked that the rife range at the
school be equipped so that high
school cadets can use it for train
ing
Homer Smith. president Of the
Manor Park Citizens Association.
requested that a stadium be built
for Coolidge High School.
Teacher Sought for Shepherd.
The Shepherd Elementary School
PTA had modest request for one
additional teacher next year TO
relieve overcrowded classes
Robert Brooks. representing the
Terrell Junior High School PTA,
asked the board to expedite plans
for a new Terrell to avoid ham
pering the education Of the chill
dren."
Immediate construction OF the
River Terrace Elementary School
was urged by Robert Brooks OF the
Benning Elementary School PTA.
He also urged improvements to
the playground at the Benning
School.
Lovejoy Elementary School was
called "ill-planned and abnormal
by Mrs. Rosina c. Tucker of the
Public Interest Civic Association,
as she asked for a replacement
for that building.
Health Education Urged.
Mrs. Gwen Hurd Hempel. rep
resenting the seven Neighborhood
Councils of Washington, urged
board members to consider an ex-
pansion of the instruction in
health education and in special
education offered maladjusted
and backward students.
Francis Junior High Schools
grounds were cited as inviting as
sault and rape" of women by DR..
E. F. Harris of the Lincoln Civic
Association. He asked that lights
be installed on the grounds and
that a night watchman be pro-
vided.
The first aid nurses assistants
in the colored schools, represented
by Mrs. Hester A. Moss. presented
a program for improvements.
which included adequate nurses
rooms. standard equipment, the
word health" placed on the re-
port cards and recognition for
comparable professional services
as rendered by nurses in other
agencies
c. Melvin Sharpe, school board
president, presided at the meet