Evening star., 1951-01-15
D. {. School Requests
Exceed 81 Budget
By SIS Million

President Truman today recon-
mended a District school budget
SIS million above the current
fiscal year, with funds included
for IL new school buildings or ad-
ditions to present buildings and
rs more teachers for the colored
schools.
The rest Of the $1.776,oo0
needed to build a replacement for
the Terrell Junior High School
was among the projects asked.
The only one of the IL projects
actually under construction now
is the Spingarn High School for
colored students at Twenty-fourth
street and Benning road NE.
School officials had requested
$34, ,410, 500 for the 1852 fiscal year,
but the President recommended
$31, ,433 900. This includes a 81
lot 900 sum for the teachers re-
tirement act, however, and since
all retirement funds were placed
in separate fund this time. the
actual school budget is $685.
900.
Construction Projects.
Money for proposed capital out
lay totaled s7,145 900 and included
1858 900 for the construction
projects flour for white and seven
for colored schools) and money
for plans and specifications for
seven more construction projects.
The sum of $4,000 was asked to
improve the Eastern High School
stadium; $4,000 for furniture
and equipment for existing schools,
and SAP 900 for building improve
mentS.
The improvements included con-
tinuation of the program to elm
mate fire hazards, installation of
new lighting fixtures in old schools.
a new heating plant at Fair
brother Elementary School and
dehumidifying equipment at Deal
and Macfarland Junior High
Schools.
Eliminated were requests for a
stadium at Coolidge High School;
an eight room addition to the
SyphaX Elementary School, and
for plans of a new school admin
istration building. Eight sites for
future schools were asked but
only one was allowed.
A request for 81 librarians for
the Junior high schools and 10
driver training teachers also were
rejected. but So other workers
were recommended, making the
total of new employees 1913. School
officials had asked for 225.
List of Approved Projects.
Construction projects approved
by the Commissioners follow:
White Schools.
Bunker Hill Elementary School,
eight-room addition. $3.50 900;
Davis Elementary School, eight
room addition, $147,6O0; Keene
Elementary School,. eight-room
addition, $286,10o; a new ele-
mentary school at Ninth and
Barnaby streets Sc, $669,000.
Colored Schools.
Browne Junior High School, 18-
room addition, $345,00o; new
Douglass Junior High School, ST.
SGT 900; Francis Junior High
School. addition including new
cafeteria and gyms. $191, 700;
Payne Elementary School, eight
room addition. $467 .060; Richard
son Elementary School, finish
nfne-rooms on third floor. $780,
600; Spingarn High School, con-
tinuing construction, 100000:
Terrell Junior High School, re-
placement, $956,600; Turner Ele-
mentary School, complete nine
rooms on third floor, $275,oO0.
Planning funds were recon-
mended for an addition to the
Health School, the Randle High
lands Elementary School and for
a replacement of the Seaton Ele-
mentary School, all white; a new
Armstrong High School, an addi-
tion to Dunbar High school, and
additions to Phelps and Washing
ton Vocational High Schools, all
colored.