Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
Preserve TechricaI's Integrity.

Ia considering the situation with regard
&" the ,oug"stioU in the high schools of the
District and the proposed dispersal of the
FIRST Year class Of The Technical now fortu-
Uatsly avoided by the adoption of a COM
T.on-seGs" cXpcdieut. 1t is generally con-
crded that the District government has
been lamcntahly, perhaps fundamentally.
Slow IN spending the appropriation for an
addition to that school. That is a question
~ itself. to he inquired into Independently.
Tic rrim" issue of the day is whether in
the face of the emergency caused by the
hardness Of the building work and the un-
cNpcci,liy large enrolment at Technical
the school authorities should adopt the ex-
i'edi"ut Of deprivng the manual training
high school OF its most important class.
tHus causing practically loss to that insti-
tJuou of its school integrity as part of the
system. This issue has been wisely met by
decision To- make room for the frst-year
Tesuui-ai class at Central by sending pupils
from t,tJj school 10 the Eastern and West
err.
The Mckinley School is a peculiar institu-
ton. tin" gIowth and success of which have
been highly gratifying To the citizens of
the District. 1t is regarded by many Wash
ingtouiaus as the keynote of the NV higher
public instruction. The decision of par
entS to send their children to il in such
number to swamp the accommodations
is the best possible tribute to il as Il useful
branch al the system.
The high school system consists of three
paris, the academic. the business and the
technical The academic part is su0divided
for convenience into three schools. geo
graphically located to permit greater ease
"i access These three schools should be
f,1-. Il HI.
t. seating capacities Tie decision to make
room At Central for The Technical pupils.
rendered today. is based upon this impor-
tsut principle.
Lite harm Will be zone to the school
system il pupils from the Central are
shifted to the Eastern and the Western TO
make room tor the frst-year Technical
pupils infinitely less harm indeed than
would havc been caused by a scattering of
those pupils through the academic schools
IL order 10 prevent other changes The case
offered choice Of evils, and of the two
tat OF requiring some of the academic
pupils to go a litti- farther than at present
t. reach their buildings was decidedly pref
erIolu To the elimination of one entire class
o. au Institution which has its own unique
sphere of usefulness and has a peculiar sig
H.deauce.
The precedent % mixing pupils of differ
ent high schools in the same building has
already been established. Last year
branch al The business was maintained at
tie Eastern. and the business building was
used by some OF the pupils from Technical.
inconvcn;ent though this device may have
been 10 solved problem in the best possible
way Now a some what similar problem is
offered and the solution has been happily
found by the school authorities who have
consented 10 sacrifice somewhat the con-
Sruicnce of few pupils, and have over
come the pardonable bat obstructive pride
vi principals in their particular schools.
Technical should he maintained as a COM
pete institution at almost any cost.