Evening star., 1950-04-06
Board Votes 10 Gust
No. Police by July,
Reopen Davis School
BY Colt HendIey. Jr.

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The Board of Education plans
to evict No. IA Police Precinct
from the temporary building i,
now occupies at the Davis Ele-
mentary School so classes can be
set up there.
Meeting yesterday. the School
Board voted two actions that will
lead to less crowded classrooms in
the area across the Anacostia
River.
One of these was the police de-
partmenJ move. The other was
authorization to establish an ele-
mentary school unit in one wing
OF the new Sousa Junior High
School.
The board directed the Commits
sioners to have the police vacate
by July l. A station house for
No. IA Precinct is under construc-
tion at Forty-second street and
Benning road NE, but it is not
expected to be completed for about
four months.
In other actions, the School
Board:
l. Postponed action on chang
ing the name of Roosevelt High
School to Roosevelt Central. 1t
was decided to hold a public hear
ing on the matter before the next
meeting on April 18.
2. Voted to begin steps neces-
sary to provide a stadium at
Coolidge High School. This
stadium would replace the one
that will be lost to white high
schools when Central High School
is transferred to colored students
from Cardozo High School on or
before August l.
3. Asked the Commissioners to
provide more adequate police pro-
lection for school buildings to
prevent vandalism and thefts
caused by gangs breaking into the
school buildings.
4. Voted to convert Cardozo
High School into a comprehen-
slve high school. adding a num-
Der OF courses. including home
economics and industrial arts.
This would go into effect next
September, when Cardozo is in
the Central building. Cardozo at
present specializes in business ed
ucation.
Acts on Dunbar Stadium.
S. Approved sketches for the en-
largement of Brooks Stadium at
Dunbar High School. This will in
volve purchase of more land so
the stadium can be shifted farther
10 the west. Additions to the
present Dunbar building will be
constructed on part of the pres
ent stadium site. These additions
include gymnasiums and an en-
larged cafeteria.
1he effort to find more class
room space for the section. east
OF the Anacostia River was spurred
by report of school officials of
expected heavy increases in en-
rollment within two years.
A survey showed that nearly
1000 dwelling units are under con-
struction in the areas served by
the Davis. Kimball, Beers and
Randle Highlands Elementary
Schools. Total enrolment in the
four schools now is more than
1900.
BY September. 1852, the COM
olned enrolment is expected to
climb to more than $500. This
Will be about 1900 more than the
present capacity of the buildings.
Immediate Relief Needed.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
pointed out the money to start an
elght-room addition to Davis is
asked in the budget now before
Congress-.
Immediate relief is needed for
both Kimball and Randle High
lands, however" he stated.
The board approved his plans
to set up classes in the temporary
building now used by No. IA Pre-
cinct. This building previously
had been used for classes but was
loaned to the police two years ago
Six classes from .Kimball will be
moved to Sousa Junior High
School, which is only a block
away. Pupils from Randle High
lands will be transferred to kim
ball.
The board also retired Mrs
Kathryn c. Brown, 14l0 Hopkins
street NV, a teacher at Garnet
Patterson Junior High School,
after % years of service.
George j. Jones, head of the
history department for the white
schools, was continued in his lob
until June 80. although he will
reach the retirement age of 10 on
May 8. Mr.. Jones has 48 years of
service in the school system.
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