Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
LARGE ENROLMENT
BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL STU
DENTS NUMBER OVER roo.
Two Features Added;,to Course of In
struction - Building in
ThorougM Repair. -,

1t is predicted by che faculty that the
Business High School will begin its years
work next Monday with the largest enroll
ment in its history. Each year the num-
Der of pupils has increased, and the esti-
mate of the principal for the coming year
is something over 700. OF this number, be-
tween 40 and 500 are regular transfers
from the eighth grades of the different
public schools. The rapid growth of the
school has resulted in an appropriation by
Congress of s250,O0O for new building and
1T is expected that it will be completed by
the beginning OF the school year of 1904.
The building in which the school is at
present located was put in thorough repair
during the summer months, and everything
is In readiness for the beginning of a sue
cessful years work. Three new teachers,
Miss Robinette. Miss Campbell and Mr..
Roberts. have been added to the teaching
corps, and their experience in teaching their
different subjects is expected to materially
strengthen the school,
The course of study has been gradually
developed and enlarged until at the pres
ent time the work of each department is
thorough and wei! defined. Under the d.
rection of Mrs. Gordon the shorthand
course has been brought to a high stand
ard: The plan of work in bookkeeping and
business practice has been enlarged by Mr..
Thurston. head of the department, and the
work was so successful during the past
school year that an additional section will
be formed for those who wish to continue
bookkeeping along with shorthand. The
facilities for business practice have been
greatly increased also, and the new material
will give an added interest to the work
In talking with Star reporter, Principal
Davis had the following to say respecting
two comparatively new features of the
school:
Two years ago we organized special
section for those who had completed three
a
high schools. The plan was to have the
members of the special section omit the
English work, which they had had in the
other schools and to arrange course of
study which would permit them to do two
years work in one, and to graduate in a
single year. The experiment was a success
from the beginning, and last year the men,
berS from that section ranked very high
among the list of graduates Pupils who
have had three years of academic work
are admirably prepared to receive the great
est possible good from commercial train
ing, and we have planned work especially
adapted to their peculiar needs. Last year
a number of the members had received
their previous high school training in other
cities, but they were quick to grasp the
method of instruction given in our school.
Another feature of the work which we
expect to emphasize this year is the draw.
ing. For number of years we have given
an optional course in lettering, which has
been of help to the pupils in preparing
many of their business papers; but this
year expect to organize two sections
for those who wish to give part of two
afternoons each week to a class of drawing
especially adapted to commercial work"