Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-26
WORKING WITH A VIM
SCHOOL AUTHORITIES APPROVE
STARS PLAN.
Casts for the Schools Eagerly Sought
by Pupils and
Teachers.

Special meetings of high and manual
training school teachers are being held in
practically all the buildings OF this class
to devise organized plans for securing the
collections of casts offered the public
schools by The Evening Star.
Director Of Schools p NJ. Hughes, when
visited by the director of the work. Miss
Gertrude L. Brinkhaus, expressed himself
as heartily In sympathy with the work of
school room decoration. While there are
meager collections of casts in the various
rooms used for drawing of the several high
schools they have been selected. it is said.
wholly with view to their utility as OBJ
jects for charcoal work, and possess little
art value. There is seldom any toning Of
the casts to reproduce the color of the
original, and mast lines In most cases have
not been removed The Central High
School exhibition hall has four reliefs
THE Singing Boys of Donatello," conspicu-
ously placed over the rostrum, but is other
Eastern halls are likewise entirely without
ornament.
At the Eastern school few busts sur
mount the book cases in the library and a
few prints are hung in the corridors. Some
few pictures adorn the entrance halls as at
the Central, but beyond the necessary
models there Is nothing that can stimulate
love of the beautiful.
Meeting at Central.
Mr. Emery M. Wilson. principal of the
Central High School. called a meeting of
his teachers Tuesday afternoon to systema-
tie the work of the student body in the in
terest of "Old Central and the hearty sup
port of the teachers was assured by the en-
thusiaSm which the understanding OF the
plan aroused.
At the Business High School Mr.. Allen
Davis has appointed the members Of the
English faculty a special committee to CO.
operate with the pupils in winning collec-
ton for the new building at Rhode Island
avenue and 9th street. The Alumni Associ-
alton Of the school, which is reported to
be one of the most active school organiza-
lions in the city, has been set to work.
I'VE must have the casts for Business"
one teacher said while conducting a special
campaign for awakening the interest of the
Business Alumni; this Is the best thing
that has ever happened to the Washington
schools. 1t Is SO entirely devoid Of the ele-
ment of personal competition. And more
than that. the voting scheme seems to me
the best way to decide what buildings shall
be benefited.
What school board would venture TO de-
eide upon the successful schools The
only way Is for the pupils of the schools
to settle upon some building and vote 1t
collection. We people OF the Business
must have the casts, for at present we have
nothing"
Eastern High School
The principal of the Eastern High School,
Mr.. M. NJ r. Swartzeli. raised the ques-
ton this morning as to whether the schools
were not prevented from entering into the
contest by the rules Of the school board.
Upon calling the attention OF Superin-
tendent A. I. Stuart to the rule In ques-
ton. Rule S. he expressed some surprise
that any Interpretation could be made
which would cover the present competition.
1.-The movement," he said, has been in
dorsed by the board Of education the presi-
dent of the board has given II his approval.
and we have had tho pleasure OF an inter-
view with the director of the work In full
supervising principah' meeting. / shall
send out personal Instructions as to the
value Of effort to secure such gifts"
m Street High School," Mrs. A. J.
Cooper, the principal, says, is entering
with might and main" AT the Armstrong
the enthusiaam II such that DIR. Bruce
Evans feels assured that some OF the adj
vantages are to come to the new manual
training people.
Director John A. Chamberlain, at the
Mckinley Manual Training School, and Mr..
A. L Gardner. principal of the school, are
In line for this bettering OF school condi-
tons Their teaclss nay that this manual
training school moro than any othsr. needs
advantages frpm beAuttfui surround ngs.
Tha work Of THE schools b directed to