Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
BY n. C. BYRD.

The facilities at the Central High
School for the development of ath-
letics are unsurpass in the south and
few, if any, scholastic institutions any
where are better equipped TO carry out
"A broad scheme of ply steal attainment
Nothing is lacking at Central as far
as equipment is concerned, and every
thing of an athletic nature possessed
by it has been constructed with al
EYE to the future" The various phases
of activity that may be carried on 81
Central cover about every branch OF
sport usual for this section, golf alone
excepted.
The school has a stadium in which
are the foot ball and base ball field
track. The stadium proba bly, can take
care comfortably of a crowd of more
than 5000 persons. No college In the
south atlantic section, with the pos
stadium anywhere rear as good as that
which belongs to Central.
There are two gymnasiumS, each fully
equipped with all kinds Of apparatus
one for girls and one for boys. About
the only difference between the two
gymnasiums is that the girls has gal
ieries TO seat several hundred spectators
and the boys is without that feature
All interschool contests, though, take
place in the girls gym. Either OF
college gymnasium. In fact. there is
not a gymnasium In this section better
equipped than those at Central.
And fortunate indeed is the high
pool The tank at Central is much
larger than the average and it accom-
modates hundreds of boys almost daily
The number of youngsters learning &c
swim is surprising, and practically all
who already knew how at the opening
nf OIL of he
to coatinue the summer sport. Dual
meets have been held and interclass
competitions under competent direction
are weekly occurrences.
Besides the outdoor track. Central
has an indoor track. the like of which
no institution south of the Mason
Dixon line possesses. 1t is $50 yards
long. about twenty feet wide and Is
constructed in just the same manner
that the outdoor track is. 1t affords a
place to train in any kind of weather
and since last September Trainer Bill
! Foley has not lost a day with his men
because of Indictment weather. Such a
well lighted indoor track as that at
Central would be a boon almost to any
institution in the United States.
Besides the stadium. pool, gymnasium
and indoor running track. Il set of ten
mis- courts is at the disposal of those
| who prefer that sport. These were pa
| tronized to the limit of their capacity
last fall and Will he again next
spring. CentraIS facilities place 1t in
a class by itself as far as educational
| institutions in this section are con-
| cerned. There is none so well outfit
! ted in every way. be it school or col
| lege. and there is no school likely &c
prove as attractive to the average boy
| either: and for no other reasons thar
| those mentioned.
And the man who did it? He is nc
| other than Emory Wilson. principal OF
the school. His efforts. aided consid-
| erably by an exceedingly loyal alumni
! body. have at last produced the insti-
| tuition. with the accompanying facili-
| ties. of which he has long dreamed and
\ for which he has given wears of untir-
| ing effort. Liked by all. Emory Will
| son is u man for whom practically
every boy who has attended Central
! has Il liking which amounts almost to
| reverence-and that is sufficient indica
| ton of the eaiiber of the man. AnG
| in being instrumental in building 6
] high school comparable to any. he has