Evening star., 1900-09-26
Total Enrolment of 3,076 Students
the Present Year.
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT CROWDED
Prospects of Cadet Regiment Sub
ject Of Discussion.
HE TECHNICAL SCHOOL

The enrolment in the high schools at the
end of the first week. including the Colored
High School, which is now an integral part
of the system, was 3,O16 The Business
High School is in seriously crowded con-
dition. Rooms have been divided In order
t. make two from one; the drawing room
has been forced into the exhibition hall.
where the drawing tables now stand as
part of the stage furniture; desks and
chairs long since abandoned as unfit for
use or not needed in the grade schools have
been put down upon every available foot of
floor space. Some sections number forty
eight, with applications for admission still
being received daily by the principal.
The report Of the secretary Of the Alumni
Association Of his school, made last spring,
says that every one Of it's members who
wishes to be is employed at the average
salary, for males, of $50; for ladies, $s5.
Saturday last bids were opened at the
Commissioners Office for the construction
of a new Technical High School, which is
to be located at 7th and Rhode Island ave-
nue.. Mr. Cobb, the architect has designed
the school, which has external beauty COM
bined with most efficient planning for the
work which is to be done both in class
room. laboratory and shops. The pupils
for this new school are now attending the
Central High School, while their drafting
rooms, woodturning shops, forge room and
machine shop are located across the street
in small rented buildings When the new
structure is completed in September, 1901,
these students, the present plant and the
present corps Of manual training teachers
will be transferred to 1t. The incoming
class at that time, together with these
transfers, will make 1t the opening Of
school complete IN every part of it's work
On the Central Plan.
The work of the technical school will
probably be conducted on the plan now fol-
lowed at the Central. This comprises a
four-year technical course, which in
cludes six periods week of shop work and
drawing. There Is also the recently organ
lied two-year course in which. by the omis-
sion of foreign languages from the academic
work, 1t is possible to include all the shop
work of the longer course. The four-year
course will prepare for admission to- insti-
tutions of technology such the Massa-
chusetts Institute, the Worcester Polytech-
mic or Stevens Institute, or to the engineer
ing courses of the universities like Cor
nell.
1t is estimated that the enrolment at the
opening of the school, which is expected to
take place next fall, will be about as fol-
lows First-year students, 100: second year.
40: third year %: fourth year, 10. These
figures are based on the number now in the
technical courses, but 1t is not improbable
that the total will be considerably increased
owing to the attraction furnished by the
new building with it's facilities, so superior
to those now offered.
During the past week letters have been
sent by teachers and cadets to Lieut. Harry
Leonard of the marine corps, and Lieut.
Wade Jolly of the 9th Infantry. both at one
time High School cadets, who were men
toned for gallantry in the attack of the
allies Tien Tsin In July. Lieut.. Leonard
was but few years ago lieutenant colonel
of the cadet regiment. His conduct makes
every cadet now in school feel proud of
him. Lieutenant Jolly of the Central High
School is another from the long list Of
those from this institution who have rem
dered distinguished service.