Donald M. Cleland A History of the Santa Monica Schools 1876-1951, Santa Monica Unified School District, February 1952 (Copied for the Santa Monica Library, July 22, 1963). 140 pp., 1923
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" . . . and in 1923 a cafeteria bungalow and lunch pavilion were added [to Washington School.] . . .
Four New Elementary Schools
The second big "building boom' of the early 1920s caused an upsurge in tract development and again gave impetus to the construction of many new homes, so that the existing elementary schools could no longer provide for the additional enrollments. The Board had priorly purchased three new elementary sites and had torn down the original Lincoln School building to provide a fourth. Thus, in 1923, when the need became urgent, it was possible to start construction on two of the four schools ultimately to be built: the John Muir School at Ocean Park and Lincoln Boulevards, and the new McKinley School at Santa Monica Boulevard and Chelsea. [30. Board Minutes, Dec. 30, 1921.]
Similar in design, these two schools each contained eight classrooms, a large kindergarten, an auditorium and administrative offices. They were of two-story brick construction with tile roofs and were of the Mediterranean type of architecture. Each was built on a site of nearly six acres.
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Special Services
Many special services have been introduced in the Santa Monica schools during the years, some of the earlier ones being these: [46: Martin, op. cit., p. 60.]
1923 Dr. Wm.T. Atkin authorized as first School Dentist.
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