A 1946 report showed that the Stockton student population had
remained steady at between 390 and 450 for 20 years,* but
officials knew the baby boom was coming and plans were made for
adding on to the school. One plan even suggested closing
Greenwood Ave from Grove Place to 19th Street to tie the school
directly to The Oval playground (and possibly include a branch
of the public library). In January 1951, the annex opened and
housed kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade classrooms along with a
library and an auditorium. The old auditorium had been on the
3rd floor of the 1905 building and was converted into a
gymnasium. (the boys' and girls' gym(s) had been in the
basement) *Reports between 1905 and 1922 show Stockton having as
many as 650 students enrolled at times. The hexagonal shape of
the classrooms was considered revolutionary at the time. Acting
like a bay window, the shape of the room and the glass blocks
above the windows brought in much more natural light and the
room shape also allowed flexibilty in the