Evening star., 1952-06-26
Severe Pruning
Slated for 1884
School Budget
Corning Reveals
Bleak Outlook at
Meeting of Citizens
By james G. Deone

By james 6. Deone
Washington's next school bud
get is in for a severe pruning.
School plans for 1953-54 must
be screened more than usual be-
cause of restrictions laid down by
the Commissioners. according to
Supt. Hobart M. Corning.
The picture altogether isn't a
very happy thing to contemplate"
according to the superintendent.
DR.. Corning outlined school A.
troubles to a meeting Of
about so citizens last night. The
citizens came to plead in most
cases for new school buildings or
of old ones.
More than Is projects were
asked. But the superintendent's
remarks cast considerable gloom
over the proceedings from the OUT
set.
DR.. Corning first mentioned
what he called distressing" no.
tice that the new budget esti-
mates must be ready by July l..
The notice, he said, didn't arrive
until June IL, and school officers
have been working day and night
to meet the deadline.
For three hours. he and other
school officials listened to build
ing pleas.
The biggest projects proposed
were new Armstrong High School
and merger of the city's two
teacher colleges.
Combining of white Wilson
Teachers College with colored
Miner was urged by spokesmen for
five Observation-Disclosures for
Democratic Action, the American
Veterans Committee, the League
Iof Women Voters, the Catholic
|Interracial Council and the Uni
tartan Fellowship for Social JUS
|tice.
AVG and the inter-racial coun.
Gil proposed taking over Roose-
velt High School for the purpose.
The meeting was told present
buildings are outmoded and q
merger would save money.
Armstrong Replacement Asked.
Armstrong; parent-teacher and
alumni associations asked replace
ment of the Negro high school.
Several others raised arguments
for ending racial segregation, but
most of the citizens concentrated
on specific projects. Asked were:
A stadium at Coolidge High
School. Karl K. Cover Of the
North Washington Council of Cit
liens Associations said it is
pathetic" that games can't be
scheduled at the school. The sta
dium has been awaited for IL
years, he said.
Enlargement of Banneker Junior
High, and more teachers to cut
class size.
A boys gymnasium at Eliot
Junior High, asked by Mrs. Mar
garet Stauffer of PTA. She also
requested movie equipment.
A new junior and elementary
school in the area Of Paul and
Taft Juniors Highs and Keene
elementary School. Robert Green
berg of Lamond Heights Citizens
association said school children
there are "snowballing."
Addition to Horace Mann.
An addition to Horace Mann
School. George M. Carpenter.
PTA president, said the school has
no assembly room, no library and
no lunchroom.
Renovation Of Grant School.
Grant B. Rowe said toilet facilities
and the heating are inadequate.
More teachers for Health School.
1t. Comdr. George c. Dixon also
asked for a reading clinic and q
full-time speech teacher. principal
and clerk.
Enlargement of Anacostia High
School. B. F. Taylor said the
school also needs more outside
play space.
A new Phelps Vocational School.
Mrs. Adele Goode said at least
planS should be started.
A new wing for Shepherd Park
School. DR.. Israel Shulman said
classes are too big. and Kelsey b.
Gardner, president of the citizens
association. said the community
needs a meeting place.
An assembly room for Rudolph
School. Mrs. Ann KatSuranis said
it could be provided by adding one
double door. for only $4,000, but
DR.. Corning said it would cost
more.
/ Additions to Washington voca-
|tional School. Mrs. Adele Harris
asked for an auditorium, gym, new
IclasSrooms and rest rooms.
Renovation for Carver.
Renovation for Carver School.
James A. Howard, president of
|Deanwood Civic Association, criti-
cized toilet facilities and called a
Ifirst-f1oor storeroom a "firetrap."
School Board Chairman c. Melvin
Sharpe promised to see personally
that action is taken.
Modernizing Of Lovejoy School.
Mrs. Vivian Long also asked for
repainting Of Madison.
A new 24-room elementary
school in the Garfield-Dougias
Heights area. Philip Harris said
Garfield will be overcrowded next
fall even with a new eight-room
addition. He opposed plans to
build new school on Elvans road.
improvements also were re-
quested at Anthony Bowen.
IKetcham.A q Crummell, j. F. Cook,
Monroe. Roosevelt High, Paul and
Mcfarland Junior Highs, Stod-
Idert, Slowe, Randle Highlands.
Van Ness and Dunbar High. Re.
placements were asked for Seaton
and Stevens.
Mrs. Artienoishio Peddirt ~