Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13
Vocational Hiut
Expansion Will
Be Requested
$500. 900 Is Goal
To Stort Work at
Mary Washington
BY JAMES G. DEANE

The Board of Education today
voted to seek a start next year
on a 50 million expansion of
Mary Margaret Washington Vo-
cational High School.
The board decided to ask the
Commissioners for 100000 for
plans and the purchase of addi-
tional land in the budget request
for fiscal 1957-58. The project
increases next years proposed
school construction outlay to SIS
million.
The board today also voted tC
go to the Commissioners with a
plea for restoration of SIS mil
lion of 50 million cut in next
years school operating request
The restoration would be mostly
for additional teachers to reduce
elementary school class sizes.
The boards finance committee
agreed on the plea to the city
heads last week. Some special
teachers for secondary schools
are also involved.
School Lacks Auditorium
The present Washington vo.
cational high, at First and c
streets NV, lacks an audi.
forum and gymnasium, anc
Assistant Superintendent Franci.
A. Gregory said today the schoo
has been turning down at leas
100 qualified students annually
because of inadequate space.
The proposed enlargement
would include additional class
rooms as well as an auditorium
gym, and renovation of existing
facilities. The old Slater Schoo,
nearby, now used as an annex
would be abandoned.
Mr.. Gregory said substandarc
classfooms in Washington'S base
ment are now having to bt
used. These would also be re-
placed.
The school is used for night
classes as well as those in the
daytime. Mr.. Gregory said a:
many a 1000 students are en-
rolled in the night school.
The project ranks as No. l:
in a list of priorities for mex
year.
Teacher Need Stressed
The principal item on which
the board plans to see the Com
missioners is 1881 100 wanted fol
178 additional teachers for ele'
mentary schools.
The school board wants thest
teachers in order to reduce thu
average class size next year Il
80 pupils, instead of an average
Iof about IS expected this fall.
Deputy Supt. Charles N. Eel
lers said city budget officials
vetoed this item because the!
had no indication from the Com
missionerS that such a teacher.
expansion plan had been ap.
proved.
The Commissioners disap'
proved a smaller teacher in.
crease requested for this fall
And they have indicated no en-.
thusiasm for additional teacher
bring.
Six Appointments Approved
Congress. however, granted
enough funds this year to reduc,
elementary class averages some.
what from the long-standard 81
pupils. This resulted from strons
parental complaints. aimed par
ticularly at the fact that many
Glasses are in the 40's. despite
the somewhat lower average.
Six new appointments wer,
approved by the board. These
were:
Robert A. Hiltz, assistant pro-
fessor at Truesdell Laborator!
School. to be principal of Thorn
son Elementary School. Mr.
Hiltz. a graduate of Wilson
Teachers College, succeeds Mrs
Frances Haas. transferred tt
Brightwood School.
Mrs. Marguerite c. Selden
sixth grade teacher at Benninl
School to be principal of Sum-
mer School. Mrs. Selden, g
graduate of Miner Teachers Col
llege, succeeds Mrs. Beatrice B
Butcher. who died earlier this
year.
Assistant Principal Named
Mrs. Margaret B. Stetson, bust
ness teacher at Eastern High
School, to be assistant principa
there. A graduate of George
Washington University. she sue
ceeds Miss Freda d. Egbert, re
Gently retired.
DR.. Rebecca r. Weinstein
physical education teacher a
Mckinley High School, to be as
sistant principal there. She sue
ceeds Miss Miriam H. Selah, re-
Gently retired.
Mrs. Erna r. Chapman. homl
economics teacher at Roosevelt
High School, to be assistant prin
cipal there. Mrs. Chapman,
graduate Of the University o
Maryland, succeeds Miss Lott,
E. Stewart, who recently retired
DR.. Everett E. Jarboe to b
professor of education at Distric
Teachers College. He has beer
affiliated with North Texas Stat
Teachers College. Denton, Tex.
Man Seriously Injured