Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-19
Eastern Alumni.
The Central's Petition,

Central High School, July Is 1905.
Mr.. j. Holdsworth Gordon, President Board
of Education, Washington, D. CT
Dear Sir-We, the teachers of Central
High School, have heard with the deepest
regret the rumored decision Of the board of
education to transfer Mr.. Wilson to the
Eastern High School
AS principal of the Central High School
Mr.. Wilson has, by his enlightened educa-
tional policy, his far-reaching sympathy
with and knowledge of boy and girl nature,
his justice in dealing with questions of dis
cipline, won the loyal support of his teach
ers and the enthusiastic devotion of the
pupils.
A great school is like piece of delicate
mechanism, easily damaged, and we cannot
doubt that the transfer of such q principal
as Mr.. Wilson would impair the spirit that
now animates the pupils and seriously af-
feet the efficiency of this your largest
school.
In view of these facts, we beg you to
permit Mr.. Wilson to remain in the school,
to the success of which he has so largely
contributed. and in which he Is so loyalty
supported by both teachers and pupils, Re-
spectfuly yours,
(Signed) Helen M. Reynolds. Lucien E. C.
Coiliere. e: S. Noyes. Wilbur M. Phelps,
Sarah E. Simons. Helen n. Gary. Laura N.
Mann. Ellen Golden. Henrietta Hyslop, Ar
thur n. Tasker, Edith l.. Compton.
According to the secretary, many individ-
ual letters embodying much the same ideas
out of the city.
The Eastern Alumni.
The names of some of the alumni petition
ers for the reinstatement of Mr.. Swartzell,
among whom are class presidents and vice
presidents, class poets, officers of the cadet
companies and present college students, are
the following:
H. Edgar Barnes, 'O2; w. w. Sniffln, 'O2;
Lee B. Emory 'O4: Henry r. Schneider, 'O8;
G. w. Reminder, '97; Walter H. Lee,
Miriam Davis Hllyer, 90; Robert Y. Sulli-
van. 'o1; Nan g: McGregor. 'O1; Laura G.
CLANCY, 'O3; Nellie E. Besselievre, 'O4; Rob-
ert H. Walker. '04: Vera E. Adams. '05;
Josephine G.. Adams, 90; Louise J. Smith,
'02; Robert III. Oleson. '0l; George w. NJ
Vinal, '02; Roy A. Hilton. '04; w. ID. Tewks-
bury, w. q. Spire, Ruth Field, Grace Gill
christ. II. E. Simons, Edna Shaw, Pearl X
Merritt Edith Moore, Bertha Birtwell
Elizabeth Birtwell, Elizabeth Schneider, AL
len ]. Marsh, w. s. Nicholson, O3; j. G.
Steinle, '03; +. H. Jaeger '03; r. w. Hyu-
son, Oh
The meeting of the board as predicted by
President Gordon, was not lengthy. While
the boys in the anteroom were telling stories
of Mr.. Swartzel's many kindnesses, of his
many personal monetary sacrifices In the
interest of class exercises and athletics
and particularly the story of how, at the
time of Mr.. McKinley's second Inaugural
ton. while the cadet regiment was standing
in the cold rain of that March day. Mr..
Swartzell himself, attended by q waiter,
came down the line with sandwiches and
hot coffee, suddenly the door opened and
DR.. Richard kingsman came out smiling.
We'll, boys, he said, you can go home hap
by. Mr.. Swartzell has been reinstated."
The Only Thing Possible.
Members of the board declined to talk of
the matter after the meeting. One said.
however: I'VE did the only thing possible.
What may be the outcome cannot say. It
was absolutely impracticable to send Mr..
Swartzell to the Central or the Western.
and in justice to him and our own resolu-
tions and in the face of the divided opinion
of the citizens on Capitol Hill, his reinstate-
ment was the only logical action"
Comments on the Boards Action.
President w. v. Cox of the Washington
Board of Trade, when asked this morning
by reporter from The Star what he
thought of the action of the board, said:
THE main points have been gained There
IL now no danger that the action of the
board with respect to the transfer OF Mr..
Wilson, which, as understand 1t. was de-
layed after some three hours, discussion
only by the earnest protest Of high school
officials. will be carried out Mr.. Wilson
has had an anxious time of 1t, and Is to be
congratulated upon the popular uprising in
his favor. Furthermore the board has act
ed consistently and logically In reinstating
Mr. Swartzelf. There was no delegation
from the Board Of Trade to the meeting