The Washington times., 1922-03-05

studious spend their spare time.
The marble tablet is commemo-
rated to Miss Alice Boardman,
one Of the first English teachers
OF this school. The bronze tab
let on the end of the wall was re-
Gently dedicated 10 the memory
of Western boys who lost their
lives in the world war. The
porch which opens from this
room is a favorite haunt OF read
ers who enjoy fresh air with the
literature they take during their
study periods. but now. Of course.
the temperature Is too low for
such thing. but in the spring
the porch will be overrun with
students. all looking for a place
on the floor to put their chairs
and space on the rail TO place
their feet.
Perhaps we can persuade Doc"
Green. the coach. to let us into
the gymnasium. 1t Is. as you see.
rather small and not very we'll
equipped: yet Western manages TO
put out a team in every sport that
often wins and. failing that,
usually places. The coach has
lot to do with that. but the mate
rial he has to work with and the
spirit OF the school in backing
it's team does a great deal toward
making Western victorious. The
Home and School Association is
trying 10 procure a large enough
Congressional appropriation 10
build a larger and better equipped
gym, and in a few years Western
hopes to be so situated as to be
able to put out even better teams.
TIME TO EAT.
As il is now lunch time, We
will be able to visit the lunch
room when it may be seen 10 best
advantage during rush hours.
You know a hungry student is al.
ways in a hurry to eat. We West.
erners have lot TO eat and only
fifteen minutes TO eat in. That
is one reason why we shove so.
the other being that the early bird
gets the biggest block OF ice
cream.
The food served here is the
very best and is reasonably priced:
moreover. most OF il is cooked in
our own kitchen. The trouble is
that with so many trying TO get
served at once and trying 10 pay
for il at the same place and time,
the line waiting to be served gets
blocked up, and the result is that
before one gets ones food the
lunch period is over.
The Home and School Associa-
ton plans to beautify the lunch
room as far as their limited
finances will permit. Mrs. Eos.
ter Balm states that the first thing
the committee in charge OF this
work intends to do is to put
chintZ curtains on the windows.
The money for these improve
ments is being raised by the mem
bership fees of the new members
who are being enrolled in the
drive being carried on under the
auspices Of the Western High
School Civic Association.
SMALL ATHLETIC FIELD.
Through this door we come TO
the =, called athletic field, but 1t
is so small that il looks like an
understood back yard: in fact. 1t
cannot be used for training the
football squad, which must train
on one of the neighboring lots.
We hope that Congress will give
us enough money that we may
purchase lot that we may give
our athletes the advantages that
other schools can give theirs. I'm
der the existing conditions we are
competing with other schools un.
der great disadvantage. Be.
cause OF the lack of swimming
pool we are unable to enter teams
in the local swimming meets ex.
cept when there are swimmers in
the school who have trained in
private pools,
You have now seen the interior
OF what VIC think the best little
school in the world. The building
isn't all 1t might be; with The help
Of the Home and School Associa.
ton we are working TO have that
improved. Perhaps some day
Congress may realize just how
good VIC arc and how much we de.
serve what we arc asking for
more room. Won't you pull for
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