The Washington times., 1902-04-13
BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL.

Matters are running very smoothly at
the Business. The school is free from all
fights and the various other minor de-
tails that go to make school life enjoyable
just a present, and the faculty is hoping
that all wars and rumors OF wars have
passed far over their heads and will
trouble them more. There arc no
troublesome organizations in the school,
such as beset the Western. The only
ciety of any sort Is The Knights OF the
Yellow Garter" but that partly consists
of girls. and its dcpredations are entirely
of a harmless and inofTeasive sort.
At last. after waiting fully six months,
the Business has received new tele-
phone. The school has been promised a
new phone repeatedly. as the old one was
entirely out of order and could seldom be
used. Or. Davis. the principal. is quite
happy now that he has received the new
machine.
Alumni Meeting.
A meeting of the officers and executive
committee OF the alumni association was
held in the Office of the school last Tues
day evening. Mr.. James F. West. prest-
dent of tie organization, spoke of the
progress OF the movement TO secure a new
building for the Business. The plans for
bringing the matter more strongly be-
fore Congress we're discussed at some
length. Letters have been secured from
many OF the prominent graduates of the
school indorsing the institution and its
methods. and testifying TO its advantages
10 young men and women who desire to
nj hue
these letters were received. They have
been bound into an attractive volume and
will be submitted TO members of Con-
gTess. who have evinced an interest in
the movement for new school
Reports OF the various committees hay-
ing charge of the annual banquet, held at
the New Willard Hotel on February IL,
also discussed regarding the annual re-
union at the close OF the school year, i'm
mediately preceding the graduating exer-
cises of the present class.
The affairs OF the alumni association
were shown to be in a furnishing condi-
ton Besides being 4 powerful instrument
for promoting the new building movement:
the association acts an employment
agency for its graduates, aiming to Sc
cure them congenial employment at any
time, and also to secure promotions and
increase in salary. The association has
been remarkably successful in its work
Election Of Class Officers.
Considerable talk is being INDUCED in
regarding the election of class officers at
the Business just at present. Owing to
the shortness of the school course and the
vast amount of work crowded into the two
years, the election of a president of the
graduating class cannot be held until
shortly before the actual close of school,
as there is a strong possibility of even
the most brilliant pupils failing in their
studies during the last month.
The faculty has not yet set date for
the class election, and therefore the mat
ter has not reached climax. There is
considerable talk, however, among The
pupils themselves regarding the candi-
dates for the position. Many advocate
the nomination of Lieutenant Lindsey, one
OF the officers of Company G, who was
copcerned in the unpleasant affair inyolv
ingJthe suspension of Captain Bowles He
is well qualified for the position, and
made a pronounced success before the
school last year, when he delivered the
reply for the undergraduates at the class
day exercises of the class of 01.
Other prominent officers of the cadet
companies are also being mentioned in
connection with the position, as well as
some of the boys who are not in the COM
rany but have made excellent records in
their studies. The pupils say that when
the election does take place it will be a
red hot one, and Will involve several
mortal combats. Last year the election
was the only topic u conversation in the
school for several weeks aud was the
means Of producing an open rupture in
the class for considerable time. And
when the matter was finally settled he
students promptly quit studying and went
out to celebrate the event.