The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-26

the teams. Indeed, the games proved
so exciting that the instructors of girls
athletics at the various high schools
suspended the championship games by
mutual consent Eastern was the last
to win the championship. and still re-
tains the silver cup that was to have
been awarded to the winning team each
year.
The general organization at Technical
is beginning to make its power felt in
the management OF scholastic affairs
During the past week the president of
the senior class, who was also captain
OF one of the athletic teams. was given
his choice of either office. the two be-
ing mutually exclusive. In following
this plan, the organization is develop
ing along the lines OF student govern
ment associations in the colleges. When
a standardized point system is estab-
lished IL will be even more satisfac-
tory. BY this a student may not &C
cept more than fixed number of Of
fees during each school year. These Of
fees may include membership in cer-
tain clubs and athletic teams active
participation in plays, committee work.
and class Offices. Each office may be
assigned a certain number OF points,
varying with their importance. Under
this ruling it will be impossible for one
offices, and the glory as well as the
work in connection with them will be
equalized.
More than 10 were present at East
ern High School on Wednesday after
noon TO make the annual reunion of the
Alumni Association of the school one of
the most successful that has ever been
held. The program opened in assembly
hall with two musical numbers-a song
by the girls glee club and the school
and q seXtet by three girls and three
boys. Miss Vietta Droney. president of
the Dramatic Association. announced
that the Christmas play was to be John
Kcndrick Bangs farce. "a Fatal Mes
sage" The stars of this one-act COM
edy we're Josephine Waite. as Mrs.
Perkins. and Walter Graves as her
Grouchy husband. Thaddeus. Soon az
ter ) O'Clock everyone descended to the
drill hall where dancing was popular
until the formal business meeting Of the
Alumni Association at l.
DR.. Melville i. Eslin, president con-
Quoted the meeting, which opened with
the report Of the executive committee,
given by Clifford V. Church. he an
nounced that the Alumni Association
was cooperating with those Of other
high schools to form a central council
of alumni from all five high schools.
While the nominating committee with
drew to prepare its list of recommen-
dations. Dr. Willard 5. Small. principal
OF Eastern High School, addressed the
meeting on subject in which all were
intercstcd--the now Eastern Or. Small
announced that the site selected by the
Board of Education is tract of fifteen
acres. bounded by East Capitol street +
street northeast. Seventeenth and Nine
tenth streets.
This amount of ground will give ample
Snaye for Fairgrounds and sports fields
and offer experiment grounds for pos
siblc schools of Landscape gardening and
agriculture.
Dr. Eslin. 1901, was reelected prcsi-
dent by acclsmstinn, following the re-
port of the nominating committee. Miss
Edyth MARTIN. 1912, was reelected vice
president and Albert FesSenden, 1909.
Observation-Disclosures. Nine other alunS-i
were chosen for the executive commit
tee.