The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-18

are in hopes that their team may be
chosen TO run the big relay with a Ger
tain out-of-town prep school at the
coming spring meet. For this reason. If
no other. the new track is very accepta-
bic to them
New Plan of Matinee"
There are some few students in Cen
trail High School who are only too glad
that the new regulation about Matinee"
day has been carried into effect. The
new regulation does away with tsae old
custom of having the pupils up for
formal examination and leaves the ex-
animation in the hands of the teachers.
In this way If the unlueky. pupil. who
'hunks" does better next quarter he or
she may have no marks against them at
the end of the year.
In the old say when a student funked,
that counted as a condition against him,
and if il WAS not made up in formal ex-
animation before the end of the year he
could not pass or graduate. In that way
a pupil who fgaked several times could
not pass. no natter how good and how
hard he studied for the rest of the year
Another good thing about the new reg
ulation, Is that II will prevent cram
ming for examinations "Cramming. "
as all Tho are familiar with the phrase
know, burns a great deal of midnight oil
and has pretty bad effect on the brain
of the student
Down at Business.
The students of Business High School
are all in a fever of excitement over the
prospects of moving into their new build
ing next year, and all those who possibly
can, intend to return, to be III the new
building, il for no other cause A great
deal is being done to get the money to
get the proper equipment for the new
school. Thu Old one as everyone who
has ever beez inside of it knows, is a
total wreck so far as furniture goes.
The furniture is in every way dilapidated
and out of date and the Alumni Associa-
ton, as well as all interested in the
school, are making strenuous efforts to
have new furniture in the new building,
and to have 1t fitted up in some such a
manner rs the ether schools are. Many
of the typewriters now IN use In Bust
ness High School are typewriters donat-
ed by the different companies for the
advertising that can be gotten q! it.
other way and as they had to have them
they had to take them on the conditions
offered by the different companies
Filled to Overlooking.
The new building will be filled to
overlooking next year and 1t will take
a great deal of work to get the routine
OF school life started as usual. It is
proposed to expand the present system
CT educa ton in the school and TO take
eventually develop into the regulations
four years. The new plan will not do
away with thE present course, but only
give those w.ssning a broader and more
complete education the chance of get
ling it in the sa me school where they
get their business training.
The Business companies are working
! hard for the coming parade and Com
pany G., with the earnest endeavor of
| their captain. is in hopes Of establish
ing the precedent of having the COM
petitive drill, landed at Business as well
as making a good showing in the inaug-
upnl parade.
r., ne dSittce Sifch ~ pam " itt7t
and was well attended. The success
was not only in Il social way but also
as a business proposition. ut Is great
thing TO be a bic to combine business and
pleasure says Captain Hart, of Com
pany @.