Evening star., 1952-10-01

Asks 50 School and
Playground Projects
Sixty public school construc-
ton and playground projects.
costing an estimated SAC, ,306. 900,
have been recommended by a
school subcommittee Of the Com
miSSionerS' Citizens Advisory
Committee on Public Works.
All but one Of the projects
conversion of Western High
School to an administration build
ing-previously have been pro-
posed by School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning.
The committee recommended
dropping or postponing nine ex-
pensive projects proposed orig
inally by DR.. Corning and curbing
costs on several others. DR..
Corning's original program to-
tailed over $71 million.
First on List Soon to Start.
The first school on the recon-
mended list is about to get under
way. Funds for the remaining
projects in the first year and for
several others listed later-14 in
all-already have been requested
by school officials for the fiscal
year starting next July. The Com
miSsioners haven't announced how
many of these projects will be
presented to Congress in the city'S
budget request.
The Six-year program was rec
commended by subcommittee
headed by Charles T. Penn. The
other members were A. r. Clas,
Louis Justement, William G. Jones,
F. A. Hunnewen. r. C. Saunders
and Miss Gertrude B. Cleary.
The subcommittee reported to
a construction committee headed
by Charles H. Tompkins. Mr..
TompkinS' group recommended ac-
tion on the first two years of the
program, with minor changes in
prioritieS. 1t merely passed along
the remainder.
Here are the so recommended
projects:
FIRST YHAR
New white elementary school near Ninth
TRACT already has been let.1
sssn'cn sss slvsn: Sosas sk. shss $500 esq.,
(Site now being purchased.)
sixth and East capitol streets. Ec' si.oe6.ooG
Qn next years budget reouest)
New Negro junior high school near
million. Gn next years budget reauestJ So
Eight-room addition to the Negro Syphax
.spfntsTy snd senoSJ Hall street Mss 6stTees
years budget reauest5
Seven-room addition to the new Negro
PIERCE streets NW saSdo sno0 f'n In neHt snd
years budget reauest)
aaa0s 5S hf as
Douglas roads Sc. $1,000 900. un next
years budget request.)
administration building, $250,00O.
Note: Funds for planning q new ad-
Ie9UeSGeQI
for next year The committee opposed
any new building.
SECOND YEAR
Replacement for Negro Van Ness Ele-
streets Sc. 81, i,a16,ooo. dn next years
New white Junior high school near
Fourth street and Mississippi avenue Be.
So million. lin next years budget re-
Six: room addition to the white Health
School Ct Thirteenth nn6 and Allison streets
Thirteenth and st1ssss NV. $4,000.
requirements for Negro Phelps voca:
and a'i Hoibook BOOK t Street Ne. iE ss,s million -1
South Capitol and Danbury Streets s4sO.-
r.s. Ne. sssos Ess5s ssrste5S school near the
Four,room addition to the white shep,
asd kama 1osd a%
THIRD YEAR
=, New Negro elementasy school north b.. Si q
Capitol street, Sl,O8O,00O.
Coolidge High School stadium. $780,
New white elementary school near Sixth
street and Riggs road NE. 5000, 900:
AnacostiS osiSn High school, seoc S 600. tsite is
in next years budget reauesto
New gym: and auditorium remodeling ct
NssrG sss Eaess Erests s% }Sn0s ass School First
lain vocational High school: Potomac
$3.50. 900. .(school oficiais have asked for
S225.OOO for this purpose next year.)
FOURTH YEAR
Replacement for Negro Stevens Elemen-
ttaTy School; .,I,,Ua TEsnty-nrst and 4 streets
N'R, RcnIscement for white seaton Elemen-
tary School. street near Second NV,
Eisht-room addition to- white Mann
Elementary School. Newark and Forty
fourth streets NV. $520O O00.
sSs6 saR .aa for Nsr9 ssss ssss NW sE
Eisht;5oom sddition so1, to ,Iy,s5 Negro 81 3 Z
Gym. cafeteria remodeling and new
heating plant for Negro Dunbar High
and votatons Sns5 fdGHs ass
mSa sshGSI FIST sehoo oad Sess stsfs'' hay. asked
$3.50, 900 site money next year,
School, and jack
son streets NE, S525,000,
Conversion Of old Phelps Vocational
HiEh s1z6 GSa School to Negro elementary school,
Eight-room addition to white ,,b,.19s1s Rspdls
HGh1snds na st1..f. Ele@sRta!sSs sR ss4s $780,
EiEht-room addition to Negro Giddings
Elementary school, Third and q streets
TweiSe.room SSsG;SHn' addition to Nesro Car
aeid elementary School. Twenty-fMifth M
Street and Alabama avenue Sc. $7bO,O0O.
Gym library and other rooms tor
Negro Browne Junior High School, Iwenty-
fourth street and Benning ROAD N.E.'
s'lo'oOo' FIFTH YEAR
New Nesro. junicz, 81 hiEh 6b0 school in the
Eight-room addition to white Lalayetts
Elementary School, Broad Branch onn roao
and Northampton street NV. S34O,guU:
Assembly and lunchrooms at NeE.I
Garrison Elementary School. TWeiltn ana
p streets NV, 100000. 80.
Assembly and lunchrooms at TnIe
Hearst Elementary SCHOOL. sdId6 Ididen enc stree'
near Idaho avenue NV, 42OOuOo;
Assembly and lunchrooms e. NesfS
Harrison Elementary School; Thirteentn
and v streets NV, So OOO: - -,,+.
Assembly and lunchrooms az wni.S wand
uardy Elementary School. Foxhan foao
md volta place NV. $500, 900. -
Eight. room addition to Negro LoveJVy
Elementary school. Twelfth snd d stree's
NE, S625,OOO.
Assembly and lunehrooms at Negr0
TanSston Elementary School, First ana r
atreets NV, $266.OOO.
Assembly and ;unchrooms at white
etoddert elementary School Th@irty-nintn @
and Calvert streets NV, s@ou'uoo.
Assembly and lunehrooms. at Negro