The Washington times., 1901-12-26
new BUSINESS
HIGH SCHOOL.
STUDENTS PREPARE MEMORIAL.
VIII Present Statement to Senate
and House Committee. Showing
Why Present Structure Is
Not Suitable.

It would be happy New Year indeed
10 the Alumni Association of the Busi-
ness High School If some assurance could
be given it that fits wishes would
find fruition in an appropriation from
Congress for new building, and spe-
cial committee Of the association is work
ing hard TO accomplish that end 1t
has prepared a statement for presenta-
! tion to the committees of the House and
! Senate, and IT is expected that as soon
as practicable the matter will be placed
before these committees in the form of a
memorial.
Those having the matter in charge.
/ however, will not rest content with that
alone, and viii appear personally before
/ the committees to argue the case. They
hive strong hopes OF making IT clear to
! the committees. at least. that Washing
ton needs new Business High school
building. In the statement prepared. a
brief history of the present bTldng IS
given. and an effort is made 10 show that
the structure is not. and never was. ct
all adapted for the purpose 10 which it
has been put.
Is Misf, at Best.
The building, it is stated is located on
First Street, between b and Streets
northwest. over the old Tibcr Creek sew
er. The main building, originally in
tended for a warehouse has a frontage
of sixty-slx feet and a depth of eighty
feet. The rear building. intended for
factory. has frontage Of sixty-siX feet
and a depth of fortyfour feet. This
double -barreled building. Of hard burned
brick and four stories high, was erected
ia the summer of 1856, and for a year
vas used as a warehouse. During the
summer of 1887 "a contract was entered
into with the District Commissioners.
and after the building was remodeled TO
suit the plans ana specifications OF the
Inspector Of Buildings IL was rented and
for eight years was occupied as munich
pal building.
In 1895 the building was again leased
b,. The Commissioners of the District, and,
in 1895, after being remodeled, 1t became
the home OF the Business High School
IN addition to this occupancy, the. night
High School holds sessions in the build
ing for three evenings of every week
during the greater part OF the schcci
year.
Compared with other schools.
The Alumni Association complains be-
cause the young people OF the District
who are being educated for business life
are assigned to such a building. so To-
Gated. when the other high school depart
ments are housed in beautiful, we'll
equipped buildings erected for the pur-
rhe fact that rented building must be
psed the committee claims, is deplorable
in itself. for practically all public school
work is now conducted in buildings owned
nv the District. but even more so is the
fact that no building. except one Planned
and built Tor the specific purpose, can be
proctred which viii meet the conditions
and requirements essential for the proper
business training of the pupils belonging to
the school The building now Occupied is
probably as well suited for the work as
rented building can be. but the obiectio2s
to The present arrangement are evident on
every hand.
Accommodation in Name Only.
The memorial further declares the build
ing f. so poorly lighted that the eyes oi the
pupils are injured. so badly veatilatc5
,hat their health is ioopardized and The
lack Of gymnasium is also deplo.-d. a;
noon the boys are compelled 10 stand on
The pavement in front of the school Will
eating their lunch and, in rainy or dis
agreeable weather there is TO alternnuv
.xccpt for them 10 spend the recess pcrio
IN the rooms where their hyc hours
-chool work take place.
Tho memorial closes with aa appeal 20
Congress Tor n"S and better hJiiulns
II this is forthcoming the committee feels
ASSURED that tNe growth Of thc Busines-
Eigh School viii be IN kceuiRg with T.
value and importance tc oc1lnn7iis
where we'll trained students arc IN dc
mnnd
Funeral os Dr. Wright.