Evening star., 1954-09-24
Public Schools Seek
S7.9 Million for Sc
Building Program

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Building Program |
Requirements for the District
public school system capital out
lay program in fiscal 1855 are
estimated at $7.9 million, more
than $55O,000 over the 1855 ap-
preparation.
Construction of new buildings |
and additions to old-as we'll as
structural alterations and new
equipment-f1gure heavily in the
1856 requests.
The chief items of expense are:
Amidon- Greenleaf Elementary
"A replacement for the Amidon
and Greenleaf Schools in South
west Washington. Amidon at
Sixth and E streets, is now To-
Gated directly in the path Of the
projected Southwest Freeway;
Greenleaf on Fourth between M
and N streets.
Although schools would not be
abandoned until the freeway To-
cation is finally started, school
officials have scheduled a build
ing combining both the old
schools for 1856 construction, in
case planners make up their
minds by that time.
The new school would be sit
uated near Sixth and I streets.
1t would have % classroomse two
kindergartens and other rooms
capable of handling a pupil ca
pacity of 944. Cost: $13 million
of which $770,150 is sought in
1856.
Elementary school near Sixth
street and Riggs road N.E.-16
classrooms, two kindergartens,
and sufficient other rooms to ac-
commodate 648 pupils. Cost:
$768,850 all but $50, 900 of which
is sought in 1856. The area to be
served is growing rapidly in pop
ulation. Present schools are in
capable of handling the pupil
load.
Mckinley Senior High-Addi-
tional shower and locker rooms,
Office facilities and alterations.
to handle about 1000 enrolment
due to racial integration pro-
gram shifts from Armstrong
High. Cost: $960,8O0.
Eliot Junior High-Addition of
seven classrooms, music room,
shoe repair shop, boys gymna-
SUM health suite, recreation
room and other incidental facil-
tiles. Additional pupil capacity.
244, for a total of 1,132. Com
pletion cost: $695, 800.
Garfield Elementary-Addition
Of nine classrooms, two kinder
gartens, lunchroom playroom
and other building alterations
and grounds improvements,
raising pupil capacity to 864.
Completion cost: $427 $50.
New School for Crippled Chill
dren-To be located near Mount
Olivet road and Holbrook street
NE, replacing makeshift class
rooms now partly in two other
schools. Provided would be II
regular ,classrooms, kindergar-
ten, homemaking room, work
shop. a typical classroom, ply
sioStherapy and occupational
therapy rooms and other re-
lated facilities for 1870 children.
Completion cost: $992, TOO.
Anacostia Senior High-Addi-
= ton of two science. laboratories
two business rooms, home eco
nomics laboratory, boys gym
nasium, girls gymnasium, two
stage dressing rooms, improve
ments to athletic field and fielc
house. Completion cost: $685..
80.
Randall Junior High - Addi
ton of gymnasium and altera
tions to auditorium. Completion
cost: $144,500.
New Elementary School in
1900 block of S street N.W.-Six
teen classrooms, two kinder
gartens, assembly hall, lunch
room-playroom library and in
cidental rooms. Pupil capacity
648. Completion cost: $720,65(
Seaton Observation-Disclosures
ment of one of the two oldes
elementary schools in the cit
(it dates from 187D. Ten class
rooms, two kindergarten!
library, assembly hall, lunch
-playroom and incidents
rooms, and improvements t
grounds. Pupil capacity: 43:
Completion cost: $670,250.
Dunbar Senior High-Additio
of cafeteria, double gymnasium
and alterations to provide tw
music rooms, and improvement
to athletic field and stadium
Cost: $826,500. of which $500
Is sought in 1856.
Among miscellaneous neec
specified by school authorize
are:
City-wide improvement of pla
areas, 100000.
Continuation Of the fire-hazar
elimination program, $50, 900.
Ref1nishing classroom floor
$4,000; improving classroom i
Elimination, $40, 900: roof replace
ments, $4,000; replacement {
condemned boilers, $71 900; elet
trical current conversion, 500
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