Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-18
CROWDING IN SCHOOLS
THE SUBJECT OF RECENT CoRRE-
sPoNDENCE.
Refusal Of Request for Names and
Residences Of Eastern Pupils Ad-
mitted to Central.

luIeTeSt III the Eastern f1lSn SCIfOOl SIT.
uation is revived by a correspondence be-
tween Thomas w. Smith, president of the
East Washington Citizens Association.
and the board of education.
The crowded condition of the Western
Central and Mckinley schools, as reported
in article OF The Star. October 4, under
the heading, Trouble Over Space" has,
It Is said. raised the question whether
there may not be pupils In those schools
who belong, according to sectional d.
visions. to the Eastern High School.
Mr.. Thomas w. Smith, in letter of Oc-
tober 8, addressed to J. Holdsworth Gordon,
president of the board of education, said:
"A column article in The Evening Star of
October 4-subject matter, congestion of
pupils at the Mckinley. and strife over
rooms at the Central High School building
and the Henry building-gives rise to seri-
Gus thought as to conditions described in
that article. 1t is known to the board Of
education that the Eastern High School
building Is but little more than half filled
with pupils.
Acting for and on behalf of the East
washington Citizens Association. request
that this association be furnished by your
board with a list OF the names and resi-
dences of the pupils admitted to the Central
High School up to and including October
4, 1905.
Il beg to thank you in advance for this
courtesy and further requesting that this
information be given me prior to October
IL, 1905
Secretary Corners Reply.
In reply to his letter, Mr.. Smith received
from William w. Connor. secretary of the
board of education, under date of October
13, the following communication:
Your letter Of October 8 requesting that
you be furnished with roster of the
names and residences of the pupils admit
ted to the Central High School up to and
including october A. 1906 was considered
at meeting of the board Of October Ii, and
I was directed to notify you that you will
be furnished with the number of pupils at
tending the Central High School from the
northeast section, but that to give you
list OF the names and residences OF the pu-
pills admitted to the Central High School
would be in violation Of rule 81, which pro-
videa:
"Au persons connected with the public
schools are hereby forbidden to furnish to
any person or persons not connected with
said schools or to those connected except
Tor school purposes, any list or lists Of the
pupils. teachers or other employees therein
MI. Smiths Second Letter.
This letter was. 1t is said. supposed to
have closed the Incident, but the belief that
the Eastern High School is little more than
half filed Is regarded OF such force that
the association may take further action in
the matter.
The letter OF Secretary Conner was ac-
knowledged by President Smith the day fol-
lowing its receipt. It states:
Il have the honor to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your letter of October Ii, sub1ec.
matter, list or register OF names and resi-.
dences Of pupils of the Central High School
and note that either your board or some
previous board passed an order. for good
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