Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

T President Roosevelt. at the Informal re-
ception Monday to the school officials In
connection with the celebration, said:
II has been my good fortune that all
OF my children have received or are receiv-
| ing. portion OF their education in the pub
lie schools of this District. in this city. and
feel that the advantage to them Is In
calculable. | certainly do not underrate
| the Importance OF the higher education. 1t
would be the greatest misfortune II We ever
permitted such q. warped and twisted view
or democracy to obtain, as would be Inn
piled In a denial OF the advantage that
| comes to the wiaole nation from the high
education of the few who are able to take
| advantage of the opportunity to obtain IT,
But while fully admitting this. II remains
true that most Important of all Is the educa-
ton OF the common school, The public
| tiers for the mails of our people. bat they
are the factories OF American citizenship
Incidentally to its other work. the public
school does more than any other institution
OF any kind, s.,rt or description TO Amer
/ icanixe the child of forefgn-horn parents
who comes here when young or Is born
here. Nothing else counts for as much In
welding together into one compact mass of
citizenship the different race stocks which
here are being fused into new nation
| atty"
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| meetings In Superintendent Stuart's Office
after the opening of the new year. The
| handsome wood screen has been taken from
the archway leading from the secretary's
office into the library Workmen busy
closing the space which ten years or more
| ago was cut in the wall to join the two
rooms. In future all board meetings will
be held in the library, which, with the new
! doors now being put up will enable the
board to meet In a retired room large
| enough for comfort and capable of ventila-
ton without making the meeting practical
| ly public.
The Columbian College Club of the Young
Mems Christian Association has organized
! as follows: President, Mr. Edgar c. Pow
ers; vice president, Mr.. Marshall Magruder;
secretary, Mr.. Il. Smith.
1t Is the purpose of the club to extend
\. NJ. e. A. work among the student ele-
| ment of Washington. and in this field the
! club has the sympathy and cooperation of
the local association, which has set aside a
| nnely furnished room in its new building
| Tor the clubs meetings. Prof. William AL
len Wilbur, dean of the college, has elab-
| GRATED plan by which an active canvass of
of the college classes is to be made by the
members in order to secure as much infor-
nation as possible in regard to newly ar
rived students in this city. and all such stu
dents will be warmly welcomed and invited
to share in whatever benefits the club has
at Its disposal. 1t is the earnest desire Of
| the members to help all young men who are
trying 70 obtain a college education in
Washington, and the assistance of students
ana professors alike Is expected.
| At recent meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Business High School Alumni
Association committee was appointed to
make arrangements for the annual reunion
and banquet. It Is expected that the re-
union will be held in the latter, part of
February In the new Business High School.
trustees to make the Washington College
Of Engineering one OF the very best schools
| OF the kind in the United States. Several
OF the members Of the board will shortly
visit the leading engineering schools of
New York and Boston to make a study of
their equipment, their methods of main
tenance and instruction, and the courses
offered there to students. 1t Is already de-
termined that, beginning with next year.
the courses in all the engineering depart
ments are to be made more thorough and
greatly amplifed, go that, while sixty-five
credits are now required for degree, sew
enty-six will be needed when the new cur
riculum goes into effect. The new course
will therefore cover four years work Of
nineteen hours or credits each, credit be-
ing counted as one lecture hour Of work
per week for the two terms. provided the
student is able to devote his whole time to
his studies Those who are unable to at
tend except after 4:30 clock in the after
noon will need from Ave to six years to
lect All students already registered, how
ever will be allowed their degrees on the
present requirement of sixty-five credits.
1t is understood that the evening sched-
ule as we'll as the all-day schedule is to be
continued, as the great majority of students
hold positions in Washington. For both
classes Of students, however, more stress
is to be laid on work in the laboratories.
shops and designing rooms. and In the civil
engineering courses considerable field work
ia to be introduced. The equipment OF the
mechanical and electrical laboratories Is
being steadily increased. ana TINS year
alone new machinery worth many tnou-
sands of dollars has been installed.
The appointment of Prof. Hodgkins as
dean of the new college has given rise TO
universal pleasure and satisfaction. III.
Hodgkins is one of the most popular edu-
Gators in the city, not only with students.
but with the public also, who have listened
on numerous occasions to his excellent lee
lures on scientific subjects.
Dr. Hedgkins was student IN what Is
now the George Washington University in
1878. The institution was then only pre-
paratory school. and attended for one year.
After four years more at eonege NE gra aoar
the duties of tutor. He has therefore been
q member of the faculty of the institution
since 1882. In 1885 he was appointed as
sistant professor. becoming head professor
From 1851 to 1908 Prof. Hodgl,ins was
dean Of the Corcoran Scientific School and
acted as dean OF the Columbian university
from 1850 to 1902. In the latter year he
was appointed dean of the George Wash
fngton University, entering upon his duties
as soon as President Nsedham took charge.
An interesting table prepared for the
history of the Central High School shows
the total enrolment and number of gradu-
ates OF the school from 1S78-77 to 1904-05.
From 1876 to 1882 the number given is
the combined number of the two advanced
grammar schools.)
Year, 1851; enrolment, 54i graduates.
o. Year, 1878. enrolment, $50; graduates,
CO. Year, 1879; enrolment, fo1; graduates,
So Year, 1880; enrolment 1l9; graduates,
So Year, 1881; enrolment, 234; graduates,
66 Year, 1892; enrolment. 26S: graduates,
49, Year, 1888; enrolment. 412; graduates,
&c. Year. 1884; enrolment, 524; graduates,
81 Year, 1885; enrolment 656: graduates,
139. Year, 1886: enrolment. 745: graduates,
10. Year, 1887; enrolment, ST graduates,
100. Year, 1888: enrolment, 99I: graduates,