The Washington times., 1902-02-12
Plans For a New Building
Duly Exploited.
GRADUATES PRAISED.
Commissioner Macfnr innd Assures
Those Present Tint Congress viii
Make an Appropriation for New
Building nj This Session.

of the Washington Business High School
Nearly Three Hundred Present.
The large room was thronged with
nearly 800 persons, for the most part
young people. Many of them were fresh
. from the fold of their alma mater-just
''out of the life of school into the school
of life"
Others had graduated decade ago and
were already we'll embarked upon the sea
of business life in the community. Here
and there were visible members of the
Board OF Education and prominent bust
ness men
The principal features of the evening
were addresses by the Hon. H. B. F. Mac
farland, president of the Board OF Dis
trict Comm. ssioners, and the Hon. J. T..
McCleary, chairman of the Appropriation
Committee of the District of Columbia
Commissioner Macfarland's Address.
Commissioner mcfarland had been re-
quested to say something regarding the
movement for new building for the Bust
ness High School. He said in part:
The unanimous desire of the District
that the Business High School shall have
suitable building is the best evidence
that the community appreciates the bene
fit of its business education.
I'VE differ about many things, including
the personal property tax, but we all
agree about the Business High School
This means that in its short life the
school has more than justified its exist
ence by its results. You are ;:s jewels
you graduates who have made its reputa-
tion in this community. You have repaid
and are repaying all that you received
from 1t in the honor and praise which you
bring upon it.
Graduates Quickly Find Places.
THE fact that the Business High School
graduates quickly find places in the bust
ness life of the District and as promptly
find promotions; the fact thai SO many OF
you, although it is only decade since
the first of you graduated, have already
achieved prominence; the fact that you
are distinguished by character as we'll as
culture; give the school the confidence
and support of the people.
The community recognizes that it is
rendering definite, practical, and valuable
service. If its graduates were not trained
by it they would have to be trained by the
less accurate, less economical, and less
satisfactory method of actual business
experience as raw beginners.
Many of the recruits of business must
of necessity take this unsatisfactory means
of preparation, but the community pre-
fers that an increasing number of begin
ners in business shall come with the best
preparation such as you have had
Endorsed by Commissioners.
THE Commissioners and the citizens of
the District of Columbia believe in the
Business High School The Commission
ers have asked Congress TO provide a
proper house for It. They have adhered
to that recommendation in the revision
of their estimates, and they are hopeful
that Congress will grant the request at
the present session"
Representative McCleary then deliver
ed a brief and extemporaneous address,
in which he stated he highly favored the
new building movement on the part of
the alumni. He said in part:
MY first connection with the Wash
fngton schools was through my old friend,
Mr.. Powell, who for number of years
was superintendent of the schools here.
/ think / know good school whan l see
one. ] want to say that in my judgment
the work at the Business is being well
done.
Stairs Wide Enough for Two.
81 wasn't prepared for what saw l
found the stairs, which you said were
too narrow. were wide enough for two.
i well remember the day when ! didn't
want stairs any wider than two.
II heartily endorse the school Fur
thermore, ! shall vote for it,
Mr.. James E. West, president Of the
association, made few Introductory re-
marks, in which he said:
THE Alumni Association is a fitting
product of the Business High School
Since its organization a little more ti.an
three years ago IL has steadily grown in
strength and usefulness. until now 1t is
recognized as a power of some conse-
quenee in this DISTINGUISHED community.
II has received generous support by the
press. the District Commissioners. the
Board OF Education, and the officials OF
the schools.
New Building n Pressing Need.
"only yesterday statement by Mr.. A.
T. Stuart, Superintendent OF the Public
Schools, appeared in The Times, showing
that the most pressing need of the Dis
trict school system is a new building for
the Business High School"
Mr.. Paul Z. Sleman, chairman of the
alumni committee on school interests,
then made brief statement regarGing the
new building movement. He spoke OF the
work that had been done TO promote the
project.
All Graduates Employed.
A statement was also made by the Sec
rotary of the association, Mr.. Oh es A.
Jones. He said in part:
THE records of the association show
that every graduate of the school is en-
ployed, with the exception OF five young
ladies and one young man. none of whom
desires employment"
The other numbers on the programme
were: Selections from "Florodora.'
Haley's Orchestra: I'll Bacio." Miss Mat
tie V Wade: "Apropos Of Nothing" Mr..
Lee d. Latimer; selections from The
Rogers Brothers In Washington" orches-
ira; solo. 1T Was Not to Be" Mr.. Jasper
Dean McFall, and THE Wedding OF the
Reuben and the Maid" orchestra.
Parody on "Coon, Coon, Coon"
Mr.. VIII H. Conley. of the Lafayette
Square stock company. made pronounced
hit with ais Soon. Soon. Soon" an origi-