Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-24
EAST END CITIZENS
MEETING OF ASSOCIATION LAST
NIGHT.
Executive Committees Action in the
Investigation Of Eastern High
School Endorsed.

rer,oval Of PRINCIPAL Swartzell Of the East
ern High School was implied in the votes
of the East Washington Citizens Associa-
ton. of which the election Of officers oc-
Cured last evening at Donnellys Han. Inc
result of that vote was the election OF the
members OF the executive committee, VINO
favor the removal of the present head OF
the Eastern High School The vote was re-
garded as an expression OF the members ol
the association. ratifying the action OF the
executive committee early last summer re-
gardine the school question and OF disap-
nroyal of the member OF that committees
who acted otherwise. The fight was on e.
I. Nottingham, the member o. she CID execu-
tive committee who mad cna"p,o wnar c
the votes were counted 1t was FOUND tha'
he was defeated for reelection
This election will reopen the old ques-
ton regarding the Eastern Hign oen ntoi
according to the views OF the newly elected
members of the committee expressed TO =
star reporter last evening. We have the
association back of US now said one. and
we intend to carry out Its wishes IN LILIES
matter as expressed in their votes
The election resulted as follows: Presi-
dent. Thomas W. Smith; vice president. nj.
l. Weller; Secretary. A F. Sperry treas
urer, b. w. Clark: executive committee, w;
Mosby Williams. John w. Whelpley and
John W. Babson.
There was a contest In only one case.
that for members of the executive commit
tee. All the other officers. who have served
In the past few years, were reelected unan-
imously. In the contested election ballots
were necessary, and B. w. Guy and Will
lam F. Hart acted as tellers.
Besides the election of officers the only
other business transa cted was the reading
Of the presidents annual report. which was
In part as follows:
Improvements Needed.
18th street east and from Georgia avenue On
the south to H street on the north but few
additional improvements will have to be
made to satisfy the citizens of the locality
named. and these improvements may rea-
sonably be expected within the next five
years.
Outside of the area named much Is to be
done Streets graded and paved foot ways
and curbing SET and laid. trees planted,
sewers laid. gas and electro lights sup
piled
1.-The completion of the elimination Of the
grade crossing within the year 1867 will
give an impetus to building in the north
east and sou beast, and street improve
ments must follow The committee having
and can be depended on to maxi proper and
determined demands.
1.-The street cleaning problem is one that
has been called to the attention of the Com
tendent of street cleaning.
The Street cleaning department and its
opinion, as indorsed by the District Com
Inissioners. claim that the people of the
southeast have no rights equal to the resi-
dents of the neighbOrhood of 18th and
Church streets northwest. and therefore
they had to have the garbage transfer sta
ton in their midst whilst the residents OF
18th and Church streets northwest ought
not to have.
THE sewer question is being slowly but
surely solved. Trunk sewers are being
built at rapid rate. for by the time the
sewage pumping station is completed the
trunk sewers will be ready. and then one
thing will happen again, the Potomac river
in front OF the city and the Eastern branch
In the midst Of the city will be flowing full
of clean water. This condition. along with
the reclamation of the la stern branch fats
will make the land on both sides of the
branch desirable for building purposes and
the city more healthy to live in.
Schools and Libraries.
"A circulating library is needed east Of the
Capitol. building can be provided If an
income of 50 800 per year can be assured
and guaranteed
Woe Is the lot of the youth of our section
seeking knowledge. unless the youth elects
to take the academic course. then he or
she VIII find ample room at our new East
ern High School, where there Is more than
a plenty of room. This association has
acted through It's executive committee dur
Ing the usual summer recess of the associa-
ton on the question of retention or not of
the principal of the new Eastern High
School This action Is recent, and needs no
comment from me. The action of the board
of education has been made public and the
status is as 1t was when the associatio ad-
Journed at It's last meeting. The new COM
mittee on schools and libraries will take up
any question this association refers to it.
This association had before 1t information
accessible to all citizens and wanted to
know why our well-located handsome
roomy, Weil-appointed high school had in
ie4-o one-half the scholars 1t had enrolled
the hrst year II was opened. This question
was asked more than year ago and is as
pertinent today as 1t was then. 1t was not
a personal question then; 1t Is not now
1 ne building Is there, it will accommodate
90 or more students. 1t has capable teach
ers. The building IS comfortable. 1t is a
sanitary building. Other high schools are
Iuli TO oVerhowing. Why not fill this mag
iIiiceht building? The boys and girls to
nii IL are within easy reach of Its doors
Inc BOARD OF education have the power to
III, It's nails; why pay a corps of teachers
iuil salaries for doing half work. am
sure from my knowledge of the men and
women teachers composing the faculty. of
.ne new eastern High that they, as a BODY
would welcome the day when every seat in
that school is filled and other students
knocking at the doors for entrance
--A
Fourth Quarterly Meeting Held.
The fourth quarterly conference was hero
nal Nr,l.~