Evening star., 1900-11-28
FOR A NEW BUILDING
MOVEMENT STARTED BY BUSINESS
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI.
by Robert l.. Stone and
Characterization From Report
of School Board.

A movement to secure a new building for
the Business High School was enthusiastic
ally inaugurated last evening at meeting
of the committee on school interests of
the Business High School Alumni Associa-
tion There were present Paul e. Sleman,
chairman; Robert L. Stone, Thomas Grant,
George w. Miller and Charles A. Jones,
members of the committee: Prof. Allan Da-
Wis, principal of the school, and Mr.. James
E. West, secretary of the association. Mr..
Stone brought up the subject before the
meeting by stating that President Edison
of the board of trade, in his annual re-
port. recently made. mentioned that better
accommodations for the Business High
School were among the most needed i'm
provements of the District. Mr.. Stone said
he had called upon Mr.. Edison and also
upon Mr.. Barry Bulkley, secretary of the
Business Mems Association, and both had
expressed the opinions of the respective
organizations in favor of the new building
proposition.
Mr. Stone quoted from the board of trade
report on public schools, A. P. FaEdon
chairman, which referred to the Business
High School follows This very i'm
portant branch, OF our high school system,
one which is very prominent in educational
matters. is greatly in need of better facili-
ties and more and better accommoda tions.
This is especially true this year of all other
years We trust that at an early date
requisite appropriations Tor the Business
High School may be made.
1t Is thought. Mr.. Stone said. that the
board of education plans to look after the
graded schools this year to the exclusion
of the high schools, which will be given at
tention next year. The committee. how
ever, appreciated that agitation of the SUBJ
Ject must be begun at once He said he
had gone over school board reports for the
last few years ana found some strong rec
concentrations for increased accommoda-
tions and better facilities for the business
school
Mr.. Stone recommended bringing the
matter to the attention of the medical So
cieties of the District. which will doubtless
be done.
Lack of Accommodations.
DR.. Lane, director of high schools, Mr..
Stone said, had stated that next year, If
the growth of the attendance continues,
many prospective pupils will have to be
denied admission on account of lack of ac-
commodations. Mr.. Stone further stated
that the present building of the Business
High School was formerly occupied by the
District government, but was vacated in
1895
Mr.. Stone said DR.. Lane had declared
that II is particularly this branch of the
school system which graduates young men
and women who become Immediately self
supporting and in turn are able to support
others. He Is heartily in favor of a new
building. Every father and mother, he
said, should take active interest in the
school and see to it that 1t is properly pro-
vided for in accordance with it's public
benefit
Dr. Lane estimated that with the new
building, next year there would be no less
than 1900 pupils at this school. DR.. Lane
also said that it was an actual fact that
recently pupil was given dry goods box
for a desk
Previous Efforts.
Mr.. West gave account of the efforts
in behalf of new building for the school
made in 1895, when delegations were given
he arngs and the matter treated most favor
ably. In the Congressional Record, he said,
will be found speeches by prominent men,
bers of Congress urging the measure. The
Senate at that time passed bill appro-
priating 100000, but 1t was pigeon-holed
in the House.
1t was determined to appoint commit
tee to draft memorials and present them to
the board of trade, the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION and the board of education, and
to attend to other matters looking to the
furtherance of the movement to secure a
new building. This morning Mr. Slenlan.
chairman of the committee, appointed Mr..
James Il. Lackey and Mr.. Charles A.
Jones the two members to form with
him the committee to prepare memorials to
the organizations named.