Assignment

1. What other facts should be available for the purpose of determining the residential saturation of the territory lying between Stilwell Boulevard and Houston Avenue?

2. Most of the homes in this territory are the two-story, one-family type with generous sprinkling of the one-story bungalow type. These types of homes will continue to predominate. Develop the formula which you would wish to apply in order to secure the facts concerning the maximum saturation. The dimensions of the Franklin School site are 650 feet by 650 feet, and the average size of lot is 50 feet by 150 feet.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ENGELHARDT, F. A School Building Program for Robbinsdale, Minn. University of Minnesota, 1925.

STRAYER, G. D., MORT, P. R., HART, F. W. AND MCGAUGHY, J. R. Report of the Survey of the Schools of the Township of Cranford, N. J., 1924–25. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1925.

STRAYER, G. D., ENGELHARDT, N. L. ET AL. Report of the Survey of Certain Aspects of the Public School System of Providence, R. I., 1923-24. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1924.

Report of the Survey of the Public School System of the Town of Stamford, Conn. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1923.

School Building Survey and Program for St. Joseph, Mo., 1922-23. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1923.

Report of the Survey of the School of Watertown, N. Y., 1924-25. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1925.

PROBLEM 3

DISTRIBUTION OF HOMES OF A COMMUNITY

Problem: A school building program is in the process of development in Nichols, N. K. Among other maps prepared for a thorough community analysis is one showing all the residences of the city.

This map showing the distribution of all homes has required a considerable expenditure of time, energy, and money. It is reproduced in Diagram 1. The small circles in the diagram show the present location of the elementary schools. As superintendent of schools, how would you proceed to utilize this map in the development of the school building program? Assignment

1. Explain the process of making the map.

2. What is meant by a "block survey"?

3. What other organizations in a city require a residential distribution for the conduct of their businesses?

4. When is residential saturation reached in any city block? 5. Should a school building program be planned with the expectation of securing ultimately complete residential saturation in all blocks of the city?

6. What factors, if any, appear in this map that cannot be shown more readily by other means?

7. What facts are needed to supplement the data of this map?

8. Prepare yourself to use this map in your presentation of your building program before the Board of Education.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ENGELHARDT, N. L., CHAPPELEAR, C. S. AND SELKE, GEO. A.

Report of a Study

of the Needs for Future School Accommodations in Freeport, L. I. Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1926.

FINEGAN, T. E., ENGELHARDT, N. L. AND PERKINS, D. H. The School Building Survey and the School Building Program for the City of Harrisburg, Pa. Board of Education, Harrisburg, Pa., 1923.

STRAYER, G. D., ENGELHARDT, N. L., MCGAUGHY, J. R., MORT, P. R. and ALEXANDER, C. Report of the Survey of the Schools of the Town of Hammonton, N. J. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1926.

STRAYER, G. D., ENGELHARDT, N. L. ET AL. Report of the Survey of the Schools of Port Arthur, Texas. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1926.

STRAYER, G. D., ENGELHARDT, N. L. AND EVENDEN, E. S. Report of the Public School System of Baltimore, Md., Vol. I. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1921. STRAYER, G. D., MORT, P. R., HART, F. W. AND MCGAUGHY, J. R. Report of the Survey of the Schools of the Township of Cranford, N. J., 1924-25. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1925.

PROBLEM 4

PREDICTING SCHOOL POPULATION

Problem: A very significant change is taking place in the residential development of Staatsville, N. K. Suburban subdivisions are being developed for new homes. The housing congestion of the central business center is being relieved. New schools in the new home centers are becoming necessary. The size and character of these schools will depend upon the growth of the city. Superintendent Hartson attempts to predict this growth.

The United States Census of 1920 credits Staatsville, N. K., with a population of 75,917. The increase during the previous decade had been 11,731, or 18 per cent. Table 1 gives similar data for the city as far back as the year 1870.

A study of the geographical location of Staatsville discloses no natural obstacles that would tend greatly to limit the normal growth of the city. At the same time, there is no apparent indication of an industrial "boom" that would bring about unexpected growth.

Since 1916, the schools of Staatsville have been organized