Evening star., 1909-05-18

Therefore this committee recommends
the presentation of copies of the resolu-
tion Of this association of December Is,
1905 together with this report. to the
board of education and to the Comms-
sioners Of the District Of Columbia, which
is as follows:
Citizens Association. That in it's opinion,
after careful inquiry into the present
conditions and prospective needs OF nigh
school buildings, that an appropriation of
not less than $150,00O Is necessary to pur-
chase suitable site for such building as
is needed to meet the requirements Of
high school accomm odation for the east
ern part Of this city,"
Increase in the Students.
The seating capacity Of the present high
school building Is about 45O. which is
rather more than there are classrooms
for. SO that even now the assembly hall.
coatroom and ends Of corridors have to
be continually used for the classes with
the present enrolment Of 400. 1t Is eX-
pected that there will be about $50 at the
beginning of the next school year, with
constant growing increase at each half
year thereafter. There is q most urgent
need for new building to provide for the
Eastern High School as now constituted.
The present high school population Of
East Washington in all high schools is
about LOCO. The total high school (white)
enrolment for the District of Columbia
for the month Of April was between $500
and $500. OF this number more than
one-fourth Is in East Washington. 1t is
considered obvious that, at the present
rate of increase in high school enrolment,
there will be within five or six years a
high school population in East Washing
ton Of more than LOO.
Looking to the Future.
The report of the committee continues:
Therefore, plans for q new Eastern
High School building should contemplate
a plant that will accommodate all these
pupils and be equipped for full courses
in manual training and commercial sub
jects, as well as academic subjects.
This Is suggested as an amendment to
the recommendations Of the 'schoOlhouse
(Senate document No. 33s, Goth Cong 1st.
Sess., pages Z and 80. which recon-
mends a new Eastern High School build
ing to accommodate 500 pupils, to provide
for elementary commercial courses in ad-
dition to academic courses, and to cost
$32O,OOO.
This plan will not interfere with the
development of the present Business and
Manual Training High Schools. 1t looks
ahead to the time. five or six years at
most, when neither of these schools can
be further enlarged. The Business High
School now has about 900 pupils (of
whom 300 are from East Washington
area). If all of the enlargements asked
for for this building are obtained the
present rate of increase will fill the build
ing thus enlarged within five or six
years If these enlargements are not OBJ
tanned, the excess of pupils desiring the
commercial courses must be provided for
elsewhere within that time limit. At the
present rate of increase the Mckinley
Manual Training High School will reach
it's normal limit of expansion in about
five or six years. Thereafter the excess
of pupils desiring technical courses must
be provided for elsewhere. The increas-
ingly large number of pupils in East
Washington area points Enthusiastically to
the Eastern High School as the place
for this provision"
Proposed East End Park.
A report presented by DIR. Charles NJ
E.mmons, chairman of the committee on
public health, was adopted. 1t urged the
restoration of reservation 13, containing
the Jail, workhouse, smallpox hospital and
other buildings, to the parking system of
the city and the immediate reclamation
and improvement of the flats bordering
upon the same. This reservation contains
fifty-one acres, and should the abutting
flats be reclaimed it would make one of
the most beautiful parks in the city.
Concerts at the Capitol.
JoScpIl IL lIdHiIi oIod6hI up ehC duSo-
ton of Marine Band concerts at the east
front of the Capitol during the summer
months. saying he had read in The Even
ing Star an article upon the question of
the possibility of their being discontinued
President Smith, NJ. l. Weller and 8. w.
Curriden are to make an effort to have
the concerts given this summer, as has
been the custom during the past
Capt j. M. Potter chairman of the
Zoo rI,vi ctr Cub faI
brief report urging the improvement of
streets in the eastern section, the report
setting forth the necessity for such i'm
provements rather than the expenditure
of money for additional parks.
Capt Potter also read a report of
meeting of representatives held at the
Riggs House last December. upon the
question of a change in the form of gov
nrt do Of