Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-24
COST WILL Be LESS
Plans for Benefit of Business
School Students.
IN HANDS OF COMMITTEE
New Provision, Also, to Govern
Award of Honors.
EFFICIENCY RECORD TO COUNT
Integrity and Studiousness Re-
warded-Medals Only for Boy
Who Comes Up to Standard.
EFFICIENCY RECORD TO COUNT

Plans for decreasing the expenses of it's
and also to reward general
efficiency and good characteristics are
A committee of teachers is at work on
the two plans and will probably make a
report on them next Monday
If the new plan goes into effect all
the little minor expenses of the high
school, which in the end usually total
to a large sum. will be placed at the
lowest possible minimum, possibly aboI-
ished. In nothing perhaps. will such
a decided change be made as in the
high school company dances. These
functions which have heretofore been
held in dance halls hired for the occa-
sion, have cost a dollar or dollar and
a quarter for each boy who attended,
according to statement made by an
Official of the school today. This, it IS
thought is too much for the average
high school pupil to pay for an even
ings entertainment.
Gymnasium Available.
In the future. 1t is planned, company
dances, and probably al dances of or
plantations Of the school. will be held In
the schools gymnasium. This will mini
mize the expense to small fraction of
the former cost Of dances, will make the
function more of a real school affair, and
finally. it is claimed. viii keep it more
within the jurisdiction of the school.
The usual plan in connection with high
school dances is to gain enough from
the ADM sion fees to purchase two or
three medals. which at the end of the
year are awarded to the cadets of the
company who. according to the belief OF
the companys officers, have done the
best work or maintained the best disci-
pine during the dri year. With the d.
minshing Of the admission price 1t Is an
,icipated that not more money Will De
taken In than Will be needed for the
actual expense entailed This. however,
will not matter, for the presentation of
such medals will be prohibited by the
faculty ii the plans now in hand are
adopted.
Bronze Medals Substituted.
In their place the school will purchase
medals in the form of a small bronze
b" perhaps These will be of no value
except for the virtues for which they
stand They will be awarded to such
Bows who, according to the belief OF the
aculty, are deserving of them rms
will not be In any particular oranch VI
work, but IN all DEdnCHec. IL q wy ~
good in literary work. is good debater.
or even If he is gooo at securing adver,
tisements for the school paper he Will
be given one OF these medals-that is. II
he comes up to a prescribed standard IN
other respects. II he does not ne Will
receive no medal. no matter how ioo1
: may be in any branch of school actiVi-
ties.
The same will hold true in the awarding
of athletic letters-that is. B. gwen &c
the boys for their work on oi an .a a5n,etis
how was given 'B" in athletics II ne
met the requirements Of teh athletic sa com n,
mittee in playing a certain NUMBER o.
games. and other qualifications. regard.
less Of wehther or not he was sooo
student and a good citizen.
Now all will be changed. II one boy
can win every game for the school by hi:
sole efforts he will get his litter provided
only that he is considered by the faculty
to have reached the general standard
The questions which will always be asked
In awarding ether medal or letter vii
e: us he q boy of sterling character! II
he loyal to the school and its ideals!