Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-27
Academic Course Students.

hIOulted IN tile assembly nail or the BuSl-
ness School
Academic Course Students.
As a result of the order fixing boundary
lines around the Eastern and Western High
schools. which was issued yesterday about
twenty pupils went to the Western this
morning and more than forty to the East
ern from the Central. This leaves three
vacant rooms for the use Of the Mckinley
II tine Central. BY doubling up-that is
giving Shopwork to one class while another
Is having a recitation-six classes are TO be
accommodated in these three rooms.
The classes will go to the Mckinley for
their shopworh, and they will change every
period. under the supervision of DR.. Mey-
er5. the same as If they We're in the Nc
h.Hley building. In order to accommodate
the rest OF the classes it will be necessary
u double them up in a similar fashion in
the Mckinley building and in the rented
rooms
Superintendent Chancellor gave a clear
explanation of the present unfortunate con-
di,iUn a. the Mckinley School to a Star re-
porter this afternoon just after the con-
ference at which the matter was finally
settled He said:
Explains His Order.
My first order calling for distribution of
the hrst-year class OF the Mckinley to the
various academic high schools was based
on erroneous facts" ne said. Il did not
know there were any pupils attending the
Central who belonged to the Eastern and
western l remembered l had issued an or
der last year, the purpose OF which was
I" avoid this condition, but it seems as il
they must have drifted back TO Central.
Each high school principal is very en-
thvslasLc for his own school. and | do
not think 1t is auybody'S fault The en-
ro!ment at the Mckinley was fully 90 per
cent larger than we expected, owing to the
fact that many pupils changed their minds
duGng the summer. l had planned TO use
the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms and fully expected
To be able 10 do II II became necessary
but Al the last moment this became inn
possible owing to the position taken by the
y NJ. c. A officials.
Then. with the facts I had in hand l
could see no other solution of the prob
lem than the distribution of the pupils to
the academic high schools.
1 am very much in favor of the tech
meal education. and as an Indication OF my
position In the matter YOU may say that I
6in sending my own daughter to the Nc
kintey this year In the first-year class On
my trips through the country inspecting
Schools | have seen remarkab Die growth in
these schools. In St. Louis. for instance
there three of them.
We could get fully one thousand pupils
TO enter the Mckinley school, If We had
tn" room.
Delay in Building.
The case Of the delay in the erection of
tbs addition, far the plans OF the
building are concerned, is very simple from
my standpoint II is simply a case of
pressure OF other departments OF the Dis
tE,ct government to get their work done
first and OF the necessity to work at length
over the plans to get the desired conditions
without spending more money than was APP
pr'pr'atcd.
The District authorities have counseled
delay until Congress can be asked to APP
propriate more money for an addition large
enough 10 take care OF all OF the pupils. but
l am in favor OF going right ahead with
the addition, and then getting money for
annex iater on. shall use my influence TO
this end.
! have never seen tue plans for the pro
posed add -tton. and they have never been
officially before the board Of education al
thougA they have been In the hands of sub
oFdInates in this office. The District off,
Gals have a way of believing they have
communicated with the board of education
on1caIIy when they have merely commune
Gated with a subordinate in the Franklin
who has not the authority 10 represent the
board or me in the matter"
lapt. Oyster said this morning he did not
Think the delay In the erection of the ad-
d!iihn 10 the Mckinley was the fault of the
board OF education. but he did not care to
I've quoted further on the subject until he
Rad looked more closely into the facts.
Night School Schedule.
Night schools for white pupils will re-
open next Monday at 7:3O O'Clock at the
following buildings:
High School. at Business High, 9th street
and Rhode Island avenue northwest
Graded misunderstanding 18th and k
streets northwest Wallach, 9TH street anu
Pennsylvania avenue southeast; Jefferson
9th and D streets southwest; Corcoran
25th and Al streets northwest: Gales LIST
street and Massachusetts avenue north
west.
Principals OF these schools will be at
their respective buildings today and to-
morrow, from to pm, to register
pupils.
Cooking classes for adults Will be held
at 2l2 II street northwest and 646 Massa-
cnusetts avenue northeast. Pupils will
register at these schools on opening night
4 request for q hearing has been received
by the Commissioners from Mai George A
AtnnAa ka desirtraa To- aaaralair, mi.