Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
Member of Students Council
Appears Before Federation
of Citizens Associations.
WANT PATTERSON TRACT
MADE INTO A PARK
Show That Army and Navy Foot
Ball Game and Other Important
Events Could Be Secured.

That Washington high schools students
may become active civic workers and
play an important part in aiding the
future development of the National Capt.
tai was indicated last night when a COM
mittee Of the students council of Bust
ness High School appeared gefore the
Federation of Citizens Associations and
succeeded in having that body go on
record as favoring the Commissioners
bill for the acquisition of the Patterson
tract for park and playground purposes
The council. which was organized only
about week ago. consists of one repre-
sentative from each section Of the school,
thirty-eight in all. 1t will devote Its
energies to studying matters of public
interest.
It sent Henry F. vanderlip, chairman
or its Fairgrounds committee, to the
federation meeting last night to speak
IN FAVOR OF the purchase Of the Patter-
son tract. This youthful representative
Of the newly formed students organiza-
ton presented the case SO strongly that
the recommendation was adopted unani-
mously.
Urged Building Stadium.
Vander,ip urged the building of a stad-
ium on the tract, which. he said, could
be used for the athletic activities of
both high and graded schools. On mo-
ton of E. F. Colladay, the federation
voted to indorse the Commissioners bill
for the acquisition of the tract, which
is located between Florida avenue, New
York avenue. the B. & o. railway tracks
and Kendall Green. to be used as a pa
rade ground, athletic field and for other
park and playground purposes, provided
the expense shall be borne equally by the
federal and District governments.
In presenting the plea of the students
council that the matter be Endorsed Mr..
Vanderlip said:
I'VE of the high schools are vitality in
terested IN this measure and would II
possible erect large stadium, similar
to those possessed by Portland and Seat
tie. The tract is ideally located and ar
ranged for such a purpose and the ad-
vantages OF such plan are many and
varied.
THE many purposes to which such a
park could be put mean many advan-
tages, both economic and social, which
are now denied the residents Of this
city, owing to lack of the proper facfli.
use of athletics, the high schools could
use their own field. Instead of risking
our lives in an old, worn out base bal
park, as was done last fall at the foo,
ball games. we would be comfortably anc
safely seated in our own grounds. Oul
competitive drill. which causes the schools
much troubls each year, owing to lack
of a suitable field. could be held in this
stadium. thus saving the schools a large
rental Zee, and also making possible !! an
extended drill. not now feasible on .ac-
count of crowded grounds
Other Schools to Benefit.
But the high schools would not
alone benefit from, such a park. The
graded school calisthenic drills, similar
to those which many of us saw last year,
could be arranged to take place in our
own park.
Such festivals as the seasons bring to
Washington could be easily held in this
stadium, bringing many advantages to
the citizens Of this city which they would
not possess otherwise.
Great athletic contests, such as the
Army-Navy foot ball game. would be
secured to this city. The commercial
advantages thus secured would be many
and varied. Our hotels, our public utili-
ties and our merchants would all be bene.
fitted by the thousands of dollars which
would be spent by those visiting the city.
would mean a wide knowledge of WASH
ington as it really is and would thus
cause those people who live at a distance
from Washington to view the half-and-
half plan with increased favor. With a
wider knowledge Of the real beauty and
the real needs of Washington dissent
mated throughout the country one cannot
but believe that some of the representa-
tives Of these people would look upon the
present plan of taxation in more kind
ly and generous light
Voices Taxation Protest.
The federation gave its unanimous ap-
proval to a resolution passed last night
by the Park View Citizens Association
protesting against the Prouty amendment
to the George bill or any other measure
directed toward abolishing the existing
relations between the federal and local
governments.
1t is also approved another resolution
recently passed by the Park View body
favoring an increase in the amount of
water which the District allows con-
sumers under the yearly rate of $3.50
This amount is $500 cubic feet per an
mum. and the federation wants it in
creased to 10000 cubic feet per annum.
The Commissioners will be asked to give
hearing on the matter.
e. F. Colladay of the Chevy Chase As
ISOLATION presented resolution favoring
the establishment of low speed zones
around public school buildings. which was
adopted.
The federation approved a report sent to
Congress in 1912 by the former board of
District Commissioners urging certain
street car line extensions and recon-
mending a subway to relieve congestion
of car traffic in the vicinity of 18th street
and New York avenue.
TEN YEARS FOR LOOTING STATE