Evening star., 1950-01-09
Enrolment Dip Brings
Requests 10 Drop 50
High School Teachers
By Colt HendIey

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high schools here - resulting in
too few pupils per teacher - has
caused the Commissioners to elm
mate so teaching positions In those
institutions in the District budget
sent to Congress today.
The Commissioners also dashed
the hopes of the Board Of Educa-
ton for a whopping school con-
struction program by recommend
ing that only $5,400,000 be ap-
propriated for capital outlay, just
about half what school officials
said was a minimum amount
needed. Nine major construction
jobs were approved for funds.
But, even at that, the school
budget Jared rather we'll, with the
Commissioners recommending a
total of $28,822,300 in fiscal 1851.
$3.507 POT more than appropriated
by Congress for the current fiscal
year. The total school budget
recommended was $4,S36,950 less
than sought by school officials.
The 1850 appropriations act
gave the schools a total of $23.-
1851 but later money appropri-
ated in supplemental bills raised
the total voted for the current fis-
cal year to $25.315.093.
New High School Vetoed.
Among the major construction
jobs eliminated by the Commis-
sioners were a new Armstrong
High School for colored students,
to replace the present structure;
an addition to Dunbar High School
and an addition to Browne Junior
High School, both for colored
pupils; replacement Of the old
Hine Junior High School and the
Amidon, Fairbrother and Green
leaf Elementary Schools, all for
white pupils; an eight-room addi-
ton to the Payne Elementary
School and an eight-room addition
to the Syphax Elementary School.
both for colored students.
Adelbert w. Heinmiller, associ-
ate school superintendent in
charge OF business administration,
said the Commissioners cut $3.50
600 from the operating expenses
OF the schools to eliminate the so
high school positions.
He explained this would not
mean that anyone would be fired.
AS the jobs become vacant
through transfers, retirement or
death, they just will not be filled.
Glass sizes in the highs would rise
somewhat, he added.
In contrast, the Commissioners
approved a request for so new
teachers for the overcrowded COL
ored elementary schools and three
remedial reading teachers for the
colored schools.
SO New Jobs Authorized.
| A total Of 90 new positions were
authorized for the school system,
eight In general administration, 81
IN general supervision and teach
ing and 10 In the maintenance de-
partments. 49,.
OF major Importance among the
nine school construction projects
recommended by the Commission
ers was an item Of $1,000, 900 con-
tinuing construction money for
the proposed Spingarn High
School for colored students. This
building, to be erected at Twenty
fourth street and Benning road
NE. at a cost Of $500, 900, is de-
signed to give relief from the over
crowded conditions in the col
ored high schools which is in such
contrast to the half empty white
high schools.
Other construction projects ap-
proved by the Commissioners in
cluded:
For white pupils, an addition to
the Bunker Hill Elementary
School. 100000 (total cost to be
$650.000); Central High School,
$4,000 for improvements, main
ly changing the power plant: ad-
dition to the Davis Elementary
School, $300,00 (total cost to be
$440, ,000); addition to the Keene
Elementary School, $500, 900 (total
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