Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
CASTS ON EXH|b| TON
Star w forks of Artat Business
High School,
A TEMPORARY LOAN
WILL REMAIN DURING TIE CEN
TENNIAL EXERCISES.
| TEMPORARY LOAN
Superintendent Stuart Decides That
Collection Should Not Be Placed
on View Separately.

THE Star casts have been assigned con-
spicuous position on the first floor of the
new Business High School fer the centen-
NAL exhibition of the work of the Wash
ington public schools to be held next We'd
nesday and Thursday.
The main entrance of the new Business
High School Is on Rhode Island avenue be-
tween Sth and 9th streets. The main hall is
quite impressive, having. in addition to the
lobby. the whole exposure of a large eorrf-
dor In front and on each side large re-
ception room. The Star casts have been
assigned a position of honor on the right
In one of the reception rooms, which will
be given over entirely to its use.
For some time there was a discussion as
to the destination and placing of the casts
The high school academic exhibit which
is being concentrated in the main assem-
bly, hall, would be much enhanced, the high
school teachers thought, il the beautiful
Minerva were given the center of the stage
IN the rear of the hall, with the other
statues, busts and reiefs grouped about it.
Others argued that the other classes and
grades should have the benefit of the deco
rative values of the collection. 1t was sug-
gssted that the great reliefs of the Par
thenon Horses and the Parting of Orpheus
and Eurydfce be hung at the ends of the
longs side corridors.
Superintendent Decides.
Finally Superintendent A. F. Stuart de-
cidsd that the collection must not be sepa-
ted that as all the many pieces of the
various collections are not available for ex-
hfbttion, the pieces must be kept together
and given a conspicuous position at the
main entrance where every visitor and
many thousands are expected through the
two days of the exhibition from 10 am to
10 pm, may have a good chance to ex-
"
Mr.. Allan Davis, principal of the Business
High School, which at the present time
stands first in the competition for coilec-
tiors l. said yesterday:
oh. it's quite proper to send the casts to
the Business High School The great
Minerva may just well be left here for
it surely will have to be returned
Other high school principals did not feel
quite sure, and the grade principals and
supervising principals who hurried from
room to room receiving boxes, bales, bas-
order out of chaos for the grade school ex-
h.bits. objected decidedly that all the casts
she uld be regarded as prospective Business
High School property.
..'rhe Polyhymnia belongs to collection
No. and will go to one of the large grade
schools"
remark had come from a teacher of the
Emory. Henry Wallach or Franklin.
Schools Unrepresented.
There were no representatives of the
Stevens and Garnet present, as their ex-
hibits are being placed In the NJ Street
High School But 1t was evident that
every teacher knows the schedule OF the
casts and to just what collections they be-
long and to just what school building she
wants them assigned.
The reception room in which the collec-
ton will be displayed is a large room
about twenty feet wide by thirty feet deep
and with its dgnified paneling viii prove
a most effective setting for the casts.
Ninth Division Visited.
Thursday. under the direction of Mr.. s.
NJ. Ely. the school buildings of the ninth
division were visited. The Gales, Blake,
Breokland lexington and Emery schools
! were all eager over the contest and work
| ing hard for the buildings upon which the
| division has cuncentra ted-~the Emery and
the lexington. One little child said he had
been to The Star office to see the casts.
What did they look Hke?'' was asked.
"One looked like an old-fashioned soldier
was the answer. Yesterday, in conjunction
with Mr.. G. s. Clark. several of the bu Id
! ings OF the first division were visited. Ev-
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