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Sad Fate of an Uganda Eve.

everything that the so-called academi,
high school offers except the classics
and. In addition. manual training Il
given.
Down in the basement are the thre,
great shops, while the furnace and engin,
rooms not only do their regular duty. bu
serve In the instruction of the future me
chanics and engineers. A large number
Of up-to-date under -draught FORCES ado
to the charm of the forge room. and a!
sparks to fly. in carrying out some spe
cial design. the spirit is catching, ant
one finds himself In perfect harmony will
the sentiment-"But naught Is the lac
who the broadsword Yields compared t.
the lad who makes 1t" The products Of
the forge room are lathe tools, lamI
stands. andirOns etc.
The wood-turning shop is the scene o.
equal activity and fascination. Lined w
at the engine lathes. boys. and now anG
out fundamental exercises-a preparation
for more difficult work and articles o.
actual worth and utility. Dumb-be1ls ant
base ball bats are turned out by the
dozens. while works of more merit, sucf
as hat racks. would adorn any home
things OF beauty. Any connoisseur woulc
Immediately recognize the value of the
medicine chests. tables. shaving stands
morris chairs and settees which are con
StruCte0 In THIS department.
Leaving the wood-turning shop the ma
chine shop Is unquestionably the culmina
ton OF the mechanical activities of the
school. Here all the mathematics anG
scientific formulae. studied in theory up
stairs are crystallized into practical ap
plication This shop has been known tt
turn out emery grinders. small steam en-
gines. dynamOs and motors. speed lathes
gasoline engines and small automobile.
that will run.
Inadequate Quarters.
worthy work Of this institution. it would
appear that every accommodation and
would be offered the facult,
and the students in pursuance of their
work. AS congested conditions exist to.
day, it is q matter of wonder that every
thing is not chaos. and 1t Is only by
combating the most trying circumstances
that progress Is made.
On q street car passing the Mckinley
High School building the following con-
versation was overheard between two
Washingtonians:
1T IL certainly a shame that this build
ing does not occupy the entire lot and re-
lieve the crowded conditions that have
existed there for several years and are
worse today than ever. Why. my daugh-
ter attends classes in. three separate
bui1dings-one OF them not fit for stable
and another one a gloomy storeroom
until recently a wholesale liquor house
In all kinds Of weather she IL compelled
to walk. back and forth. four squares
through a neighborhood lined with sa-
looms. / tell you 1t IL more than hard
ship
Perhaps the government does not own
the property ventured hts companion.
"Oh, yes. 1t does, and there is abso-
lutely no excuse for this miserable condi-
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minister, Apollo, Katikiro, is a Christian
who. as a boy, was tortured for his re-
ligion.
have heard many stories about old
Mutesa since / came to Uganda. He was
q mighty monarch and was governing a
million or so people at the time Stanley
came. He held his court here at Kam-
pala. and the neighboring countries rec
ognized his power and paid him tribute. I
have already written Of the blind musi-
clan. who lost his eyes because he could
not play to please this king. and Of the
royal drummer whose ears were cut off
because one of Mutesa's daughters hap
pened to spy him in swimming. Under
King MuteSa 1t was considered indicate
for man to show any part Of his per-
son. except his face. neck and feet, and
II he happened to lift his dress a bit high
and display q section of his calf in the
royal presence he was liable to execution.
This was 50 notwNhsta nding the maids Of
honor inside the palace went naked and
the king was waited upon by girls in a
similar state.
Sad Fate Of an Uganda Eve.
King Mutesa had scores of wives dur
ing his reign. but the two or three dozen
that are now watching his tomb are all
that remain. During the earlier part of
his life he had playful way of reducing
his family whenever he became drunk.
At such times he would take up his spear
and stab at his wives right and left l was
told here Of picnic he once gave, at
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ton. 1t is either the fault of Congress,
or somebody has blundered. Such a STATE
Of affairs would not be tolerated in an!
other city,.
enough money. it was thought. to com
plete the building. 1t seems that by TIT
time the plans were agreed upon by tn,
school board. the Commissioners and tn,
building inspector prices had risen 8,
amazingly that only about two-thirds o.
the addition is now being constructed.
Glasses today at the Mckinley mee'
most any place in hired buildings within
radius Of four blocks of the MAR
building. Across the street two store.
rooms, including their second stories. are
rented; they are separated by a noisy
lunchroom, which is more than generous
in waiting its fragrant odors. To gair
an entrance one must necessarily launch
himself right into the center Of crowd
ed recitation room.
Makeshift Annexes.
The thin pine partitions are imperviou,
to fresh air and actually intensity the
sounds Of other recitations, while to at.
tempt to secure ventilation by opening
a front door or window is folly. for the
thunder-like effect Of the cobblestones or
7th street is more than realistic. One
class Is seated in a dark and musty real
portion of one Of these storerooms where
gas light has to be constantly used. only
making the air heavier. The class in
Is the mother Of invention and were
pounding their dainty designs In what
was once kitchen
The rented buildings on street are
even worse than the above. 1t would be
appalling to even attempt to compute
their age. Bordering right on an alley
and court. more unsuitable location
would be impossible. There the cadets
are forced to store their guns-a distance
Of four blocks from, the main building
Two of the rooms are utilized for q
physics laboratory and another for a
class In domestic science. There. as In
the other improvised rooms. ventilation
Is problem. The problem was solved
several days ago when the centerpole OF
a double team crashed through one OF
the low windows-an abundance of fresh
air was. thus supplied. Fortunately no
one was injured.
In the main building conditions are
just as crowded, and the lack Of an ode
auate assembly hall makes school spirit
almost an impossibility. The packed do
nestle science room serves as kitchen.
laundry and. on other occasions. az a
bedroom. when instructions in nursing
are given. To make these necessary ad-
justments 1t frequently devolves upon
the girls and women instructors to dras
the heavy equipment around themselves
The domestic science department Ia Sc
riously handicapped by the lack OF room,
and II SO happens that the very rooms
crowded out by the lack Of funds are the
four allotted to them.
DR.. Myers Statement.
The following statement by DR.. Myers,
principal Of the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School. very concisely reveals exist
ing conditions:
Buildings now in use by the school:
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a. The Mckinley Manual Training School
building 7th and Rhole Island avenue
northwest. In this building II has been
necessary to give up the library for use
Obliged to meet part Of the time In the
CD Three rooms in Central High School
-four blocks distant). In these rooms each
single desk must serve for two pupils.
(3) Six rented buildings. some Of them
four blocks from the school. and all of
them poorly ventilated. dangerous in case
of fire. and i'll suited In every way to
school work. One Of these was a whole
sale liquor house until recently, another
was store and others were residences.
The annual rental of these outside rooms
Is 81. $50.
THE school has been obliged to use
rented buildings and rooms in other
schools for the past six years.
Number Of pupils seated outside the
school:
At the Central High School ............... Isa
In rented buildings. .................... 2lS
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40l
in the school are thus provided for out
side of the school building.
1T should be noted that all pupils.
wherever seated. are obliged to go to
the main building for their manual
training work.
Growth of school:
Enrolment for month of February. 1907 80. $40
Enrolment for month Of February. 1905. 81
Increase. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. W
The increase in enrolment would un-
doubtedly have been very much greater
had it not been known throughout the
city that the school was Overcrowded.
Future Provisions.
IAN addition is now In course OF con-
etructiou This will nroha hly he ready
for use next September. 1t will provide
for the physics work and the drawing
now done outside of the building. but
will furnish room for only SIX OF the
fourteen classes now seated In rented
buildings and at the Central High
School. 1t will also leave the domestic
science work crowded in one room.
when it should have at least four.
The board of education and the Com
missioners OF the District have asked
Congress to make an appropriation for
completion of the building as Planned
with the appropriation now being used.
covering all of the ground now owned
by the school If both of these add
tions were ready for use today the
school would still need five additional
classrooms Allowing for the same
growth in the school next year as there
has been this year. nine or len more
cIassrooms than will be provided by
the two additions VIII De neeoe1 wi<nih
q year. .,. ,.
sion, which has just been published.
shows admirably the great need OF the
Mckinley School. This commission. APP
pointed by Congress. consists OF the En-
xineer Commissioner OF the District. the
Supervising architect Of the Treasury and
the superintendent Of schools. The report
of the commission assumes the compile
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some flower or animal form is taken and
conventionalized or developed into a
symmetrical and picturesque character
or unit. To use shop talk the students
spot these characters over q surface
for wall paper. oilcloth or table linen.
Sometimes they are painted or stained
upon the material by means of delicately
cut stencils. Frequently the designs are
other materials, harmonizing or contrast
ing In color and appliqued. Perchance
the pattern is carved upon mahogany
and dainty birch trays. and tall antique
candlesticks appear as II by magic. Often
the design is nodded in clay, which serves
as a pattern for more elaborate reproduc-
ton In wood or iron. When this heavy
work is contrasted with the delicate
operation of setting Jewels or cunningiy
fashioning a scarf or brooch, the diver
sity of the training is impressed upon the
visitor.
Undoubtedly one of the most fascinating
courses in this department Of art work Is
the class in copper. There bowls. plat
take shape in the most bewitching pat
terms. The design is beaten into the
metal or else cut from it. or perhaps It
Is etched by the interesting process of
covering the surface with wax or asphalt
tum and subjecting the unexposed por-
ton to the action of acid.
The Culinary Department.
However attractive art may. be when
the fumes of a fillet; de boeuf were in the
air the reporter could not resist the temp
tation to discover the source. and was re-
warded by locating one of the most COM
plete kitchens that can be found any
where. Within was a class of score Of
girls. with all the seriousness of real
matres- familae busily engaged in plan
ming a menu, costs and, all the details Of
a dinner given in honor OF eight Of
the visiting delegates to the manual
training convention. In this city Not
very long ago a dinner was given to q
fortunate party from the Board of Trade.
An extremely appetizing menu was Of
fered which had been previously figured
to the penny. The mock bisQue cost ex-
actly IL cents for the six persons; the
45-cent baked shad went up to 40 cents
with the sauce hollandaise added and
the delicious riced potatoes were figured
at cents, while the creamed Savoy cab
bage was furnished at 10 cents The
cheese salad was estimated at Il cents:
the charlotte russo at % cents. confirmed
the old adage that ''all good things come
high and the fragrant coffee and home
made sweet bread graced the table at the
remarkable low cost OF 8 and cents re-
spectively. The entire luncheon was to-
tailed at exactly $1.24 for six people. Ow-
ing to the rise in the price of foodstuffs
the dinner under consideration was figured
at s. 50 for eight guests and the menu is
a dream. The statement IL given out on
good authority that this department has
a card index of applicants. who are i'm
patiently waiting an invitation for SINH
lar occasions.
This course In domestic science is az
profit by 1t. The first year provides
training < in the ordinary rudiments OF
cooking 1.-THE second year furnishes prac-
teal experience In the purchasing. prep
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- that the Mckinley Label
possesses all the charm OF
the open sesame In the
field Of employment
Certainly" replied DR.. Myers. principal
OF the Mckinley Manual Training High
School, with enthusiasm. that Is 1t ex-
actly. We are more than proud Of our
graduates. and the city is beginning to
realize the value of manual training-that
Il is something both practical and tangi-
BILE. Young men with our diplomas are
today holding responsible positions as
experts in mechanics. electricity. draught-
ing and indeed, In all activities Of the
technical world. Moreover. the value and
thoroughness OF our work is appreciated
by most Of the ranking technical univer-
sites in the country. and our graduate
enters the higher institution, received
with open arms and without the trying
c-deal of examinations"
The Mckinley Manual Training School
is a handsome. though crowded. building.
ard is equipped with most of the modern
accessories required to teach Young
America that the hand and mind should
work together in perfect unison and har-
mony.
One does not have to be long within the
halls before the prevalent idea OF the
modern manual training school Is entirely
d!speled. To a certain extent the popu-
lar notion pictures the manual training
institution as a sort of advanced kinder
Sarten. In which some boys and girls fnd
fh cir tasks play. Others are made to do
things In which they have no interest
and which will never do them the least
good in the world
Such. however. is far from the truth.
Look In the room straight ahead. Be
bird those fOrmidable-looking desks,
pe-ched upon lunch-counter chairs. stu
dents are pursuing a regular and sys-
Intent and earnest. they are the nucleus
OF future architects, shipbuilders and
draughtsmen. The work OF the class in
mechanical drawing is not only neat and
accurate. but every sheet OF the first.
second, third and fourth year courses re-
veals a scientific scheme OF progressive
work. And the entire course is a thor
OUCH preparation for practical and eff
fective draughtsmanship
Free-Hand Drawing.
Upstairs. in the free-hand drawing
room. interesting things are to be seen.
There the artistic and esthetic senses are
cultivated. Pretty girls with nimble I'm
gers transform out of a bewilderment OF
betting paper. stiff brushes. curious oily
papers and pots Of various colors strfk-
ing and beautiful designs-some of them
not capable Of being appreciated in a
mere eiance Handsome wrought silver.
beautiful perforated brass lanterns. en-
nroidered and stenciled sofa cushions and
stunning flmy scarfs. In a perfect maze
OF colors-these are all the product OF
kkillful hands
In the fascinating work Of designing
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In Plain Terms.
,om Harper's Weekly.

The ignorance Of many persons touch
ing the good old Anglo-Saxon' speech we
hear so much of in the magazines and
newspa pers." says a member Of the fac
.ulty OF Princeton, lis most amusing at
times. A member of the bar In Phiia-
delphia. a man more remarkable for the
viSor OF his addresses to juries than for
his learning. was not long ago comment
ing on the proceeding Of the other party
to suit under trial.
IL do not know what gloss said he
my learned friend may put upon this
matter. but ! will not mince my words. I
denounce this thing In plain. downright
Anglo-Saxon English as q nefarious and
preposterous transaction Of the most un-
precedented kind"
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aration and serving OF neals-classes are
taken into the markets where experience
Is secured in the selection and prices OF
food: the third year consists in work in
tellymaking and preserving, the furnish
ing and care OF the dining room and
actual drill In laundry work: the fourth
year is more academic in It's scope and IL
study Of the evolution Of the home. to-
gether with studies in physiology and
hygiene-this includes an Intelligent care
Of the sick. nursing and the application
of first-aid remedies.
With Needle and Shears.
After leaving the kitchen the next point
Of interest was the sewing room. Here. as
elsewhere. the practical and the useful is
In evidence. The entire class of girls
was as busy as beavers and they were all
cutting up''-in other words, bolts OF
white goods were being slashed with
little mercy. and negliges. dresses. skirts
waists and other things were plainly in
evidence.
The department in domestic arts pro-
vides systematic instruction in drafting
and cutting and practical dressmaking,
Such a height Of proficiency is attained
that all girl graduates appear on the
memorable occasion of graduation in
gowns made by their own hands and
which are In every detail a Ia FRANCHISE.
They are adept in the art of millinery. and
from the foundation up the wire frame
work is planned and constructed with
cred with straw. folds shirrings and
tucks. Their creative ability is encouraged
in making artificial flowers.
The splendidly equipped chemical. physi-
cal and electrical laboratories were equal
ly enticing and offered just as many
features of interest. There boys and
girls labor among the fascinating mys-
teries of the sciences. and here and there
furrOYed forehead gave promise Of
some future chemise~Or electrician. In
fact. more than one pupil Is paying mis-
expenses by the practical application Of
the knowledge obtained in these courses.
As the reporter went through the corri-
doris. sounds issuing from the rooms dis
closed the presence OF numerous classes
and gave abundant proof that the hands
OF the mind The room to the right evil
IDENTIFY contained class in English. for
the instructor was impressing upon her
listeners tbs importance Of style and force
in English composition. The nasal sounds
coming up the hall instantly located a
class in French. while the heavy and
rhymatic translation OF German prose
would have delighted Emperor William
himself.
Three Large Shops.
A glimpse into another room revealed
rinth of geometrioal figures. sines, CO.
sines and cotansents. etc.-ali recalling
restless nights and the enigma Of mathe-
English. German. French. mathematics.
physics. chemietry-al1 these are taught
here. The visitor realizes. perhaps. for.
the first time. that this institution offers
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It Washed Him.

From the Utica Press
First Town Crchin-How dye fan b
the canal?
Second Town Urchin-Who told We.
First Town Crcnin-Yub look cleaA
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DR.. Myers Statement

The following statement by DR.. Myers.
principal Of the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School. very concisely reveals exist
ing conditions:
Buildings now in use by the school:
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course and who are willing and anx'
ious TO take up the work In Its more
advanced stage.
The Manual Training Schools as
We know them, will still exist, per
hans with no higher ideals than they
now have, but In higher form than
they now do: and the pupils VINO
reach them with the training | refer
10 will be advanced students In Man
val Training and prepared to carry
the work Of Manual Training Schools
to much higher state OF efhclency
than is now possible.
or course, It Is not INTENDED lhat
our nation should be a nation Oh
mechanics only. That would De AN
impossibility. Our schools aiohR
literary lines are today exceedingly
we'll represented and the abstraction
from these lines OF many youth VINO
Is not interested and has no reason
for n professional tendency. womb
add immensely to the strength or lh'
propositi0n and to the strength OF
our country.
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lawyers wrangle and juries disagree
and judges reverse each other. there
Is room for doubt. and doubt In fact.
whether the State or nation does. in
truth, mean business. That sovereign
Furnishes with double efficacy and
with triple certainty who Furnishes
while the crime Is rank and recent.
He concluded by declaring that the
people can rule If they are in earnest
and wish TO rule. And to show this
earnestness, he said, Ito assure this
genuine and lasting supremacy, the
American people must thoroughly.
nationally, and honestly recast Its
criminal law"
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DAIljED WITH SPIRITS.
Paid With Life Penalty for Learn
ina Too Much.

BOSTON Mass. Nov. l9.-Tha'
Prof. William A. Barnes. the emin
ent psychoic gis'. who took his own
life by shooting. in the railroad sta
tion,. had delved SO deeply into the
realms OF the beyond and knew SO
much Of the occult that he was forced
to follow the reckoning of immortal
hands and enter the unknown, was
the sensational statement OF his wife
today.
That Is the only possible explana
ton OF MY husbands death. she
said. For six years. I know tha'
spirits have been Turing him to death
For six years he has fought unceas'
ingly against the call Of the unseen
and often he has told me Of the lures
and temptations that the unseen
spirits have placed in his path"
said He would Be Called.
HE knew too much OF the world
beyond" Mrs. Barnes added. For
six years the spirits have warned
him, and time and again. that his
knowledge was not for mortal man.
He thought to evade the RESPONSE
hility by keeping his knowledge TO
himself, bu, only a week ago he told
me that the message had come, that
he had eaten of the fruit of the tree
of knowle dye. and that it was only a
question OF a day when the spirits
would call him and he would have 10
60
Prof Barnes formerly lived in Wash
ington. Since early boyhood he had
studied psychological subjects and
was the author Of treatise On tho
practical application Of some OF his
the cries. H.. began his investigations
with hypnotism and mesmerism. and
recently said that 1t was possible
to cause people 10 DO the same things
they do when under the power OF a
hypno,ist without hypnotizing them
by the use of suggestion.
insanity, Police View.
The police explanation of Barnes
suicide IL that he was temporarily in
sane through excessive study
Barnes pupils do not accept the
theory that financial worries had any.
thing to do with the deed.
II was declared today by a man
who knew Barnes that it is quite prob
ablethat the well-known psychologist
killed himself to solve mysteries
which could In no other way be
solved. but OF which he belived he
had in investigations. gathered an
inkling.