Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-02

noticeable change was the absence OF
Miss Helen Reynolds head of the Eng
lish department and lady principal. her
place has been taken by Miss Smons.
who was this morning occupying the
little blue office with thorough acquaint-
anceship with its methods. The vacancy
made by Miss Simons promotion has
been filled by the appointment of Miss
Fenno an experienced teacher from the
Minneapolis High School.
The board OF education in accepting
Miss Reynolds resignation has decided
not to appoint assistant lady principals
in future. Mr. Wilson has, however, ask
ed Mrs. Nora Hoeglesburger to look after
the girls of the school IN a general way.
History of Business School.
The beginning of the Washington Bust
ness High School as separate institution
dates from the adoption by the boaN of
school trustees on June IL, 1899, of a re-
port submitted by its high school commit
tee which recited that frequent sugges-
tions have been made to so amend the
present organization of our school system
as to give pupils who have passed the
eighth grade facilities for instruction In
commercial and business methods and for
training similar to that furnished in the
best business colleges" 1t was recon-
mended in the report that separate bust
ness high school be established, as such
proceeding would relieve the overcrowding
of the Central High School building and
would, In the language of the report, oe
entirely practicable and afford larger OPP
portunities for making the course more
valuable and effective" Basing its esti-
mate upon an enrolment of 121 pupils in
the first year of the then existing business
course of the high school, sthe board pro-
vided that the Thomson building on 18th
street between and l. streets be vacated
and that the business and commercial
course of the high school. amended as sug-
gested, be transferred there.
Preceded by Boys High School.
Although this was the formal beginning
OF the school, bookkeeping was taught as
early as 1877, when the Boys High School
was established, and in 1882, when that
school was removed to the new building
now known as the Central High School,
commercial law. commercial geography and
business arithmetic were added and an In
dependent commercial course two years in
length. inserted. One teacher. however.
was sufficient to do the teaching In all
business branches, the rolls of the high
school for that year showing that there
were but one second-year section contain
ing twelve pupils, and one flrst-year sec
ton. containing thirty pupils, pursuing the
course
Since its opening In the Thomson build
ing September %. 1890. the growth of the
school has been rapid. The first class to
enter from the grades consisted of ITO pu-
pills, while 30 students who had completed
the first year of the old business course
were transferred from the Central High
School to finish the work they had begun
there Six teachers and a principal con-
stituted the teaching force at that time.
Today the enrolment of the school Is APP
proximately 700 pupils, while IS teachers
and principal constitute the teaching
CORDS
As consequence of its growth the school
has been migratory in character 1t out
grew the Thomson building In one year
and was then removed to the third floor of
the Franklin. Exceeding In Its demands
the space that could be spared In this build
ing, 1t was removed to the Miner building,
on 18th street. which was In turn soon out
grown. When the District Commissioners
vacated the old District building this be-
came the quarters OF the school The school
Is now permanently located on Rhode Is
land avenue and 9th street.
Course Of Study Unchanged.
The course OF study has remained sub
stantialiy unchanged from the beginning,
although the study OF German was att
tempted In the first year Of the schools