Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
MYERS WINS HIS FIGHT
Freshman Class of Mckinley
School to Be Retained.
CHANCELLOR ISSUES ORDER
Pupils Will Be Accommodated at the
Central Building.
CHANCELLOR ISSUES ORDER
BOUNDARY LINES PRESCRIBED
Seating Capacity and Enrolment OF
Various Institutions-Bids for
Enlargement of Structure.

ley Manual Training School has won his
fight for the preservation of the freshman
class Of that institution. He and the faculty
of the Mckinley. together with the students
and their parents who have been making
every effort to secure a reversal of Super
nteudeut ChanceIlor's order of yesterday
abolishing the freshman class. are jubilant
today.
After conference in which the superin-
tendent President oyster of the board Of
education and DR.. Myers participated yes
terday it was decided by DR.. Chancellor to
issue the order which went forth about II
o'clock this morning to the various high
school principals, and the effect of which
will be TO remove from the Central High
School a number of pupils whose place of
residence makes them come within new
boundary lines set around the Eastern and
Western High Schools.
When these pupils have been transferred
from the Central to the Eastern and West
ern, it is expected there will be enough
room to accommodate the first-year class
of the Mckinley in the Central. which is'
only few squares away. The pupils are
to have their own teachers and to remain
a part of the Mckinley in every respect.
superintendent Order.
The following is the superintendent
order. in part:
ITO the High School principals. The fol-
lowing is order affecting the entering
classes In the high schools:
The pupils residing to the east of the
following line are to attend the Eastern
High School: From the tidal reservoir to
the east along the Smithsonian grounds to
9th street, thence north to d street. thence
along the line of Indiana avenue to New
Jersey avenue and Baltimore and Ohio sta
all no Il.lt nd To
railroad track to I'd and G streets north
east. thence east along G street to 18th,
thence south to G street, thence along G
street to the Anacostla river and north to
the boundary line.
The pupils residing in the following sec
ton are to attend the Western High School:
The territory west of 18th street, including
Georgetown and west of 1t.
Volunteers in Demand.
Pupils who have good and sufficient
reasons for attending a school outside of
their district will write such reasons and
submit them for the approval of the as
sistant superintendent of white schools
This is not to be construed to mean that
pupils from the Central district attending
the Western or eastern High School are
to be removed, since we desire to get as
many such volunteers as we can.
The principals of schools. in receiving
classes from the Mckinley School, wi keep
these classes organized, as far as possible.
under Mckinley teachers so that arrange
ments may be made later for their technical
work.
This order is to go into effect imne-
diately.'
Enrolment of Central.
The issuing of the order means the defeat
of Principal wilson of the Central in his
effort TO keep from his school the McKin-
ley classes as SUCH and increases the en-
roiiment of the Central. Mr. Hughes is I'M
derstood to have sided with Mr. Wilson in
his position. Several years ago pupils from
the Mckinley Were accommodated in the
Central, but under more or less silent pro-
test from Mr.. Wilson, who finally sue
ceeded in having them kept out.
II is regarded as peculiar by friends of
the Mckinney school that the Central and
the other two academic high schools report
ed that they mad room for academic pupils
but no room for Mckinley pupils as such.
The total enrolment of the Central, ac-
cording to the la test report yesterday. was
considerably under 300 pupils, while there
is a seating capacity for 1926. Mr.. Wilson
states Monday that he could take care of
80 additional pupils, provided they became
pupils of the Central, but he made it plain
that he didn't want them on any other
terms. An order has gone forth from the
Franklin building requiring all high school
principals to organize their schools with
forty pupils to teacher as far possible,
which is understood to strike particularly
at Principal Wilson, who is said to have
spread his pupils out as much as possible.
Seating Capacity and Attendance.
The following figures of the seating ca
pacity and enrolment of the various high
schools the second day of the school term
are regarded as of interest in view of the
present situation: Central. 1245 seats, S54
pupils enrolled; Eastern, 526 seats. 3D. pu-
pills enrolled; Western. 497 seats. 43O pupils
enrolled; Business, 73J seats, 40 pupils en-
rolled; Mckinley, go seats, COZ pupils en-
rolled.
The applicants for admission to the first
year class of the Mckinley reported at 9
O'Clock this morning in the assembly hall
of the Business High School. according to
Instructions issued yesterday. OF the
tire 323 applicants, only about five were
absent. which is regarded as a fine record
and would be so even on regular school
day. The prospective tirst-year students.
who have been knocked about from pillar
to post since Monday, were told by DR..
Myers that things looked brighter for them
and that probably they would be allowed to
enter the freshman class of the school they
have selected.
DR.. Myers also told them they could go
home for today, as he had no place to put
them. but asked them to report at the same
hour and place tomorrow, when il is hoped
the space in the Central Will be available.
Indication of Public Sentiment
AS indication of public sentiment in
the matter of aboishing the first-year class
of the Mckinley The Star is in receipt of
a large number of statements by promi-
nent citizens. all of whom deplored the
condition of affairs. and expressing the be-
lief that a way ought to be found to pre-
serve the freshman class o fthe school
The question arose yesterday as to the
legality of the proposed transfer of Nc
Kinlev teachers to academic schools, and
the rating of them academic teachers,
in view of the fact that the salaries for the
Mckinley are appropriated specifically for
that school. 1t was stated this morning by
Il teacher of the Mckinley that Senator
Gal.nger insisted that the appropriation go
through in that way, in spite of the rec
concentration OF Mr.. Hughes to the con-
trary. in order Mr.. Galinger said, to
prevent more trouble in the Mckinley
arising from the transfer of teachers"
Bids for Building Addition.
Snowden Ashford, building inspector Of
the District. who has supervision of the
construction of municipal buildings, an
nounced today that October 10 next pro-
posals will be invited by the Commissioners
preparatory to awarding the contract to
construct an addition to the Mckinley Mar
ual Training School, the absence of which
h1 MAJ Z Yry m turn