The Washington herald., 1910-01-24
GYM FOR TECHNICAL
New Building in Sight, Says
Principal Myers.
GRANTEES A LONG-FELT WANT
Additional Wing VIII Be Added
Next Summer TO Contain Gymna-
10 Boom Then-Other High school
News Notes and Gossip.

Principal Myer. Of the Mckinley Man
ual Training School, IN an interview last
Friday gave out the Information that
by next winter the Rhode Island Avenue
School would be equipped with a first
class gymnasium.
This Will be good news to hundreds OF
the alumni and friends OF the institution,
for on account of this one serious draw
back the school has been unable TO take
lis proper PLACE In such indoor sports as
basketball and track.
According 10 DR.. Myer. the appropria-
ton will be forthcoming for an addition
to the school. fronting on Rhode Island
avenue, and with the money on hand
from q previous appropriation a good
sized gymnasium win be included in this
addition to the training school
Track and basketball have never been
encouraged by the school authorities. for
the one reason that the boys were forced
to do their training in some outside hall;
consequently, the Machinists have never
done much in these branches OF sport,
although there has always been an album
dance Of material at the school.
Business. Eastern, and Western are
we'll equipped with gymnasium facilities.
and Central has a splendid place in the
basement foi. track workouts, but Tech
meal has absolutely no place avail HE.
and only the addition of a new wing 10
the main building can solve the problem.
DR.. Myer says the new wing and GYM
nasium are almost within speaking dis
lance. and IL present plans do not mis-
carry work will be started next summer.
All the high school baseball managers
are busy filing out their schedules for
the coming season. It Is not known when
the interschOlastic championship games
can be played. as the American League
schedule has not been ratified, and the
schools must wait until the Washington
Baseball Club is away from town in
order TO use the grounds at National
Park
Business High Schools basketball
team will meet the National Cathedral
quintet in the Business gymnasium next
Friday afternoon.
Doug Hillyer and Blaine Mallan ara
going TO report with the other candidates
at Western when the baseball men take
10 the field Hnlyer is a clever catcher.
and Mallan should have no difficulty in
making one Of the inheld jobs.
Westerns track candidates continue to
practice at the George Washington head
quarters, in Fifteenth street. although
Georgetown offered the use Of their gym
three days in the week The somebody's
preferred to train where they could work
out every day.
DR.. Small principal of Eastern High
School, says that there are about twenty
of his boys who have expressed a will
ingness TO come out and try for track
honors.
The Georgetown Props Business High
School basketball series for the cham
pionship of the District is attracting con-
siderable attention. The teams are evenly
matched. and the games should prove
interesting and exciting.
Of Business High Schools CHAMPION
ship nine Of last spring but two are
eligible this season. There is an album
dance of baseball material at the Ninth
street school. and there IS no reason why
a good team should not be developed.