Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
THE FUTURE CITIZENS
High Schools Of the States
Represented.
FEATURE lOF. PARADE
OFFICERS FROM TIE DISTRICT IN
COMMAND.
Reception Given in Honor of the Wis
itors at Franklin School Build
ing Last Night.

gural ceremonies a body of high school
boys, representing more than half the
states in the Union and appointed directly
by the various governors, has assembled
here and marched in the parade. The con-
tingent was nearly two hundred strong ana
was made up of the pick of the high school
students of the country, for the most part
between the ages of fourteen and twenty.
Enthusiastic response was received from
almost every governor communicated with
by the local subcommittee having the mat
ter in charge, of which Charles S. Clark is
chairman. Gov. Cummins of Iowa person.
ally attended siXty-siX students from his
state.
A mass meeting and reception for these
boys was held last evening at the Franklin
school hall, beginning at o'clock. On TINS
occasion the boys became acquainted with
each other and were informed of the man.
ner in which they were to take part IN
the big parade the following afternoon. In
vtations to the reception were sent to the
Commissioners of the District, to General
Boynton of the board of education and to
a number of the visiting governors OF
states but owing to the press fof business
under which nearly every one was laboring
last evening very few invitations could be
to drilling for the parade.
The following men were present and adj
dressed the boys briefly: Col. Robert Hill,
who led the contingent in the parade: Com
missioner mcfarland, Charles S. Clark,
chairman of the committee; Allan Davis,
secretary, and Director Hughes of the local
high schools.
Capt. Raymond Pullman of the class of
'03, Business High School of this city, and
Capt Kelly of the winning Central High
CHlnn to- lr,h Of
last spring, were given command of the
out-of-town boys and these officers march
ed at the head of the high school contin-
gent in the parade. The officers were
sisted by other local high school students
who served in the capacity of aids.
Origin Of the Plan.
The project of bringing on these high
school boys from every section of the
country was the outgrowth of the convic-
ton that great patriotic and educational
purpose could thus be subserved. The idea
came from Colonel Robert Hill, a member
of the board of pension appeals of this
city, but is said to have originated in the
mind of a man in Missouri, and for this
latter reason the Missouri contingent was
given the honor of carrying the flag of the
brigade in the procession today.
To see the great ceremony of the inaugu-
ration of President of the United States;
to see the capital of this country; to meet,
in the capacity of representative of his
state, other lads of his own age and pur-
suit representing other states; to feel the
dignity of being chosen representative;
all these influences it was thought by the
committee would tend.only to the one end
of producing more patriotic, intelligent
and useful citizen of the boy so honored.
Moved by these considerations Mr.. B. II.
Warner, chairman of the committee on
civic organizations, invited Mr. Charles S.
Clark on January IL to select committee
70 he TO inv II, hn jrl0t
ural parade of the high schools of the
country, and to act as chairman of the
committee Accordingly such a committee
was formed composed of men of influence
to represent each state. Both the commit
tee and the organization preserve the idea
of state representation. 1t was decided TO
ask each state to appoint, either by the
action of the governor or of other COM
state in this movement. AS the commit
tee could not pay the expenses of the dele
gates, that detail had to be left for the
state authorities to arrange, resulting in
own way.
After a short and spirited campaign the
committee rewarded by the knowledge
that more than 200 representatives would be
in line in the parade March A.
Individuality Preserved.
1t was decided by the committee not to at
tempt to adopt any uniform for the boys,
but to let them preserve the individuality of
their several localities by appearing in their
usual dress. To present some appearance
of uniformity, however, each boy carried a
pennant bearing the name of his state At
the head of the column was borne the COM
pany banner bearing the designation state
Representatives of High Schools.
The governors and leading educators of
many of the states have expressed the
greatest interest in this movement. Had
the project been taken in hand earlier 1t is
regarded as probable that every state would
have been represented.
The members of the committee have given
devoted labor to this work. In addition to
writing scores of letters explaining the plan,
they have made provision for the lodging
and board of their representatives while
they are in the city. In every way they
have looked after the interests of the boys,
with the purpose OF making their visit
pleasant as well profitable. Mr.. Allan
Davis, principal of the Business High
School is secretary of the committee.
Several delegations from distant states
made the journey to the capital attached to
the party of the governor of their respective
states.
Committeeman for Each State.
The subcommittee in charge of this move
ment was composed of forty-five members,
one for each state in the Union. These
members wrote to the governors of their
states and thus set the ball a-rolling. At
first only one representative each was ask
ed for Then upon request of the gov
ernors, the number was raised to five; then
to ten, and at last the chairman of the
committee was given the authority to al
low an indefinite charging of the delega-
TONS with the result that in some the num-
Der was fifteen each-and in one case, sixty
six.
Governor Cummins of Iowa, who brought
on the sixty-six representatives did not
bring a staff with him, but took his place
in the parade near the high school division,
so enthusiastic was he over the plan.
Arrangements have been made by the
local committee and by the various state
leaders for entertaining the boys while they
are in the city. 1t was at first thought that
a visit to the White House and call upon
President Roosevelt might have been ar
ranged for yesterday, but this was found
to be impossible. 1t is expected the boys
will tomorrow be given special permission
to inspect the interior of the pension office
in body, and 1t is hoped that Monday
they may get an opportunity to meet the
President.
Select Their Own Quarters.
An interesting feature of the committees
work developed when the time came to
send the Utah representatives to lodging
houses. Headquarters of the committee
were established yesterday in the Frank
lin School building, and when the boys ar