Evening star., 1902-02-12
The Attitude of Congress.

A paragraph or two at the end of MT
Macfarland's address paved the way Tor the
introduction of Mr.. McCleary. Ihe rep
resentative had already entered heartily
into the spirit Of the meeting. He began
by Joking Mr.. Macfarland on the open
countenance'' and "melifuous voice with
which he besought appropriations Tor the
District. But the speaker soon grew seri-
ous and his account of his change or
heart as to the Business High Schooi
proved to be one of the most enjoyable lea
lures of the evening. He had reared ne
said that it was an institution designed
only to teach the art of turning one doliar
into two. He went to visit it and found the
students enjoying "Bobbie'' Burns. the poet
of the commonplace. With his first knowl-
edge Of the public school system in Wash
ngton he reposed the greatest confidence In
it, because he knew that any system or
which Mr.. Powell was the executive would
be>welI organized and Well conducted But
he wass unprepared for the Business High
School 1t wassa warehouse building, he
admitted. It's stairs were narrow But they
were wide enough for two, and he could re-
member well when he didn't want stairs
to be any wider than that. However, his
heart was in the new building movement.
He would do the best he could for 1t. Dld
the alumni think he looked hard-hearted!
Then, waiting for the laughter to Subside,
he stated solemnly: II expect to vote for
the new Business High School building
On the instant the hall sounded with APP
plause. When It quieted SO that he could
make himself heard the representative
looked slowly about the room and added
dryiy the single word, Soon"
The Product Of Warehouse.
Mr.. Sleman, Secretary Jones and Gen.
Harries were the other speakers. The first
named outlined the campaign for the new
building. expanding seriously the half
humorous verses printed on the program.
"Our building was warehouse:
good one there's no doubt,
But since those days that warehouse
Has steadily worn out.
"But stin our hearts loyal
We hope that We shall see
Our high school housed and recognized
As 1t deserves to be.
Secretary Jones talked directly to the
point. 1.-The records of our association
show" he said, that every graduate Of the
school Is now employed, with the exception
Of three young ladies and one young man.
During the last few months many positions
have been filled through the Alumni Asso-
citation and some have secured advance
ment. The secretaries should be promptly
advised by graduates when they desire the
aid Of the association in securing employ
ment or advancement. Many opportunities
are heard of and very often, because OF
lack Of information. the secretaries are un-
able to have graduates Of the school take
advantage of them. 1t is earnestly re-
queSted that each member of the associa-
tfon will keep the secretaries informed as
to whether Or not they are employed and
If they desire to change their positions"
Ended in Sociable.
That announcement provoked a continued
demonstration, which was kept up when
Gen. Harries speaking very briefly. ex-
planned that all the forces of the District
were being concentrated on Mr.. McCleary
to have the cost of the new building fixed
at 100000 for the site and $3OO.OO for the
building and equipment
With these talks the formal entertain
ment came to an end A buffet supper was
served from the back Of the hall, the meet
ing changed to the most spontaneous kind
people danced until nearly midnight. When
the former students of the school left the
building, with.their orange and blue colors
streaming from their shoulders, not less
new Quarters. the finest in the entire coun-
try, were assured the future classes. of
their alma mater.
A Large Attendance.
Among those who attended were: Mr. A. N.
Dobson, Mrs. Hermon c. Metcalf, Mr..
James B. Lackey, Mr.. A. c. Kellogg. Miss
Ida Dorian, Mrs. K. v. Wilhibe, Miss Tai
cott, Mrs. Talcott, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
Donaldson, Mr. NJ. Strausberger. Miss Aur-
back, Mr.. C. c. Robinette. Miss Madge
Stailey, Miss Carrie q. Todd, Mr.. Brown.
Miss Todd, Mrs. Abbie B. Mickle, Mr.. J.
Rifford Mickle, Mr.. E. A. Clarke, Mr.. Thos
Grant. Miss Heitmuller. Mr.. Edgar T.
Brandenburg. Miss Gertrude "A. Higham.
Mr.. Charles c. Lamborne, Miss F. d.
J. F. Hardy, Mr.. James E. West. Miss
Babcock, Mr.. w. F. Dismer. Miss 8. Wen
zen, Mr.. Paul E. Sleman. Miss Nellie l..
Dom, Mr. G. B. Pitt. Mr.. and Mrs. Schoo-
ley. Miss Josephine Hiatt. Miss Margaret
O'Gorman, Miss Eva N. Waugh. Mr. Henry
e. Stringer. Mr.. w. A. Simonds, Mr.. H. r.
Thomas. Miss Julia Veitch Miss Mamie p.
King. Miss Marguerite Cady. Miss Ida v.
H. Shirley, Miss L. Helen Abner, Mr.Chas.
A. Jones. Miss Harriet NJ. Watson. Mr. e.
w. Chatterton. Miss e. D. Smith, Mr..
Georgs HI. Beall. Mr.. Darling. Mr.. Thomas
L. speiden. Mr.. W. A. Ball. Miss Lillian E.
Calver. Mrs. w. p. Youngs. Mrs. Agnes
Barker. Mr. r. G. Richardson, Miss Eunice
F. Hartley, Mr.. G. Matthews. Miss d. Mat
thews, Mr.. D. NJ. Smith. Mr.. e. Wagner.
Mr. Harold Deiand. Mr.. w. v. Harner, Miss
Alice l. Crane, Miss Charlotte M. Schutt.
Mr.. s. ]. Ross. Mr.. ]. Edwin Lawton. Miss
Ida Richardson, Miss Laura JaQues. Miss