Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-18

BUSINESS ALUMNI
Around Banquet Board at
Rauscher's Last Night.
MANY HAPPY TALKS
DIR. CHEESMAN A. HERRICK OF
PHILADELPHIA GUEST OF HONOR
The Toasts and Responses - Notable
Guests Tell Of Good Ac-
complished.
MANY HAPPY TALKS

The sixth annual banquet and reunion Of
| the members of the alumni of the Business
| High School was held last evening at
| Rauscher's with representatives present
| of nearly every class since the organza-
| ton of the school. The particular guests
| of the evening included DR.. Cheesman A
| FL errick. director of the High School of
| Commerce of Philadelphia: General II. v.
Boynton, president of the board of edu-
| cation of the District of Columbia: A. T.
Stuart. superintendent of the District
schools: ]. Hoidsworth Gordon. president
! of the high school committee on the board
of education; George A. Provost OF the
| class of 1878. Washington High School;
Percy NJ Hughes. director of Washington
High Schools: Allan Davis. principal OF
the Business High School, and Colonel l.
| Edwards Clark. Paul E. Sleman, presi-
dent of the alumni association. was the
POSTMASTER of the evening. and the guests
listened to speeches and renewed the friend
ships and acquantances of former years.
Mr.. Sieman explained the objects of the
association. told OF what 1t has accom-
! plished. what 1t is accomplishing and what
| II hopes to accomplish. He described the
associations place In the business COM
mun,ty as of the first. and said that many
men now prominent in the business of the
Sleman added that the influence of the as
ISOLATION is widespread and that 1t should
continue to grow.
DIR. Herrck was introduced. after the
good things listed the generous menu
had been disposed of. The alumni asso-
citation Is anxious to broaden the course at
the Business High School until 1t com
pares with the course now followed at the
High School of Commerce at Philadelphia,
which experts have declared to be as near
perfect possible for business or COM
mercial career. DR.. Herrick. as director
of that institution, was listened to, ana
his remarks thoroughly appreciated by e-
cry member present.
History of Education.
DR. Herrick outlined briefly the history
of education. He showed where at first
education was confined only to the study
of man and mankind. Then, he said, in
the middle of the nineteenth century there
was a change. and the study OF the work
of man was introduced. and this study has
rapidly grown until the necessity was seen
of establishing separate schools to teach
the arts and sciences. and the outcome, he
said is shown by the fine schools of agrt-
culture. technology and the trades which
the country has today. These are the equal
Of any in the world. he asserted. He cali
ed these schools the study of man and
nature in interaction. He said that the
community is beginning to realize more
and more that a practical education is
necessary. Then, he said, after the In
PRODUCTION of the technical schools came
the demand for practical commercial
school. This demand is recent. He said
that commercial school on broad lines is
practical. and that satisfactory course
had been Installed in his school.
This course is similar to the present one
at the Business High School. but extends
over four years. and the studies are thus
better balanced.
The same discipline can be obtained in
oiaJ md in ha
demic he said. and that was proven by
the results obtained by the best CONNER
cial schools of the country.
The business schools aiming to re-
produce the conditions of the business
world, and bringing these conditions be-
fore the public while they are In school
A thorough commercial training is be-
coming more and more necessary by men
about to start out in the business world.
He closed by congratulating the alumni
association upon its work and extended
his best wishes that the school will obtain
satisfactory accommodations when 1t goes
into It's new building next year.
Regrets From Mr.. mcfarland.
A letter was read from Commissioner
mcfarland. who was detained and could
not help the boys and girls make merry.
Supt Stuart was in good humor. as
usual, and took advantage of his allot-
ment of time to urge a campaign for
more pay for teachers. He congratulated
the alumni association, and said he hoped
the appropriation to provide for the
proper equipment of the new building
would be allowed by Congress.
Mr.. Sleman said that he had received
communication regarding the proposed
alumni hall from Mr.. Clarence B. Rheem.
class of 1873. Washington High School,
and that Mr.. George A. Provost of the
class of 1878 would tell briefly of the pro-
posed convention hall. The plan. he said,
would be perfected. if the combined alumni
associations of all the high schools Co
operated. A committee composed of Paul
E. Sleman, James e. West andSCharles A.
Jones was appointed to confer with the
members Of the class OF 1878 to this end
Those Present.
Those present were: Messrs. Paul E
Seman, Charles A. Jones, William King.
Arthur G. Newmyer, Herbert Rich, Lester
Newman, Edgar D. Stephan, Raymond
Pullman, H. w. Wheatley. M. C. Sullivan.
W. G. Stuart, Dempster M. Smith. A. c.
Fowle H. B. Peters. e. w. Chatterton.
Herman C. Metcalf. J. Henri Wagner. Jo-
seph FinkIe. Charles Hart. Col I. Edwards
Clark, Ralph Burgess, J. G. Smyser. M.
Stearman, Charles Zurhorst. G. c. Shinn.
Frank Whitney, A. C. Houghton, A f.
Kevis. W. A. Ball, f. A. Jones, J. H. See.
E. s. Thurston. Dr. Merriweather. James B.
Lackey. G. G Whitney, I. Cans. James K.
West, /. Sondhemer, l.. Sondheimer, Paul
" Keyser; Misses Roberta King, P. Duck
EFT. Agnes Barker, Lillian Birch. Annie Pc
tiers. Mrs Chatterton, Mrs. J. Henri Wag-
ner. Misses F. NJ. Merrilatt. Abby Warren.
B. Hardy, E. Hardy, Edna Clark, F. s.
Hays A. NJ. Graham, E. Baldwin. NJ. Gill
son. Gertrude Ellis Edna Shinn, E. Elliott,
/. G. Davenport. Ella Wagner. Maud Wag-
ner. Alice Cheshire, Mrs. J. H Slice. Miss
Madge Stailey. Mrs. Sipes Misses Mae
Helms, F. Estelle Throckmorton. Mrs. L.
Cans Misses Marian o. Speaks and M f.
Spear.
Local Option Fight.