Evening star., 1923-06-10
m'LEAN ASKS LOAN
FOR SCHOOL BE HELD

Civic League Urges Making Liter
ary Fund Offer Available Un-
til April, 1924.
| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| MCLEAN, Va. June AT the meet
ing of the School and Civic League
In st. Johns Community Hall letter
was read from the Rsv. G. c. Shears
! expressing his thanks for the roses
, sent him during his illness. A letter
from r r. Rooster stated that he
| declined to withdraw his resignation
unless the league expunge from It's
| records the resolution authorizing Its
necessary. to decide title to the lot
| adjoining the school campus. Upon
motion of Stuart Ball, Mr.. Koesters
| resignation was accepted. stuart
| Ball, chairman of the committee
which was appointed to fulfill the
| terms of the resolution in question
! and which has endeavored to settle
the matter out of court. reported, In
formally, that there was no posi-
| bility of obtaining this land except
by due process of law.
| President Knowles presented to the
| league the question of the new school
building at Mclean, for which the
state literary fund is now ready to
advance a loan Of $4,000. Herbert
| Williams, Providence districts repre-
| sentative on the county school board,
| stated that the board had that after
noon passed a resolution to the effect
that unless the people of Mclean
were able to assure the board by
additional $4,000 needed the board
Will ask Harris Hart to suspend the
loan. Mr.. Williams stated that the
! growth of the community justified
! any expense that will be undertaken
and voiced the need for additional
| The board has been unable TO erect
a new building at Chesterbrook, as
promised, and Mclean Will have ad-
I ditional Chesterbrook pupils next
| year
Gift and Loan Proposed.
He asked that part Of the $4,000
| be a gift from the community and
part q loan to the board. In re-
| sponse to an inquiry he stated that
| the town council Of Vienna had sub
! scribed $4,000 toward the cost OF
| Vienna's new $4,000 school buildlng,
| and the citizens of Oakton had given
| $4,000 to the $1,000 addition to their
| high school. d. S. Mackall expressed
| his opposition to raising this money
| by subscription, and suggested that
/ the community ask for a bond issue
| to cover the amount inasmuch as
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! taxes than any other part or the
| county.
The league finally adopted the reso-
| luton recommended by the board OF
| directors. accepting Mr. Hart's offer
\ to hold the loan until April !, 1914.
| The president was authorized TO ap-
point a committee to represent the
| league in planning methods OF rails
| ing funds. securing building plans,
| bids, etc, this committee to start
! work Immediately.
Division of Proceeds.
Discussion of the board OF gov
| ernors' ALLEGATION OF the proceeds OF
Mclean day developed the sentiment
| that the league treasury should re-
ceive at least 25 per cent, and 1t was
suggested than per cent be taken
from the allotment to the school and
! fire department Definite decision
| was reserved until July.
Maj. King, in charge of physical In
! struction in the schools Of Arlington
| county and field representative OF
| Scout movement and urged that the
| league sponsor q troop at Mclean
\ and appoint a supervisory commit
| tee OF three or more members. WASH
| ington headquarters reported that
| the Mclean troop led by Capt. Harry
| Abel, which was disbanded two years
! ago, had been one Of the best in the
\ district. The league adopted a reso-
! luton expressing its approval of
such a movement and promised It's
| backing if a troop Is inaugurated un-
der approved leadership.
School Closes
School closed for the year Friday
morning, when the announcements of
grades and promotions were made
by Miss Snead. The final exercises
of the high school are scheduled for
Sunday and Monday evenings in st.
1 IInh l. g@I,
time the first class to graduate from
this school since Mclean has had a
ifour-year accredited state high school
will be ushered out with much cere-
mony.
The following program will be pre-
isented at the baccalaureate exercises
lEunday: Professional, Onward, Chris
tian Soldiers: prayer. Rev. Carter
Harrison: hymn, "All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name; Scripture reading:
trio, George and Annie Cornwell and
Alice Amole; sermon, Dr.. Z. o. Wat
son of Washington and Chesterbrook: {:
hymn. Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart"
high school; benediction-
i Attractive engraved invitations
have been issued by the seniors for
their commencement exercises Mon
day, and the following program will
be given: Salutatory, Alfred Leigh;
chorus. by the High School; class his
Itory. Florence Phillips; class prophecy,
iAlyce AnOle. EeleCLlOn Dy the flSn
School Orchestra; delivery of di-
plomas by Miss Snead; chorus, by the
High School: address to the graduates,
by DR.. Homer c. House, professor of
English Of the University of Mary
land; last will and testament, Dorothy
Wfckline; class poem, Annie Corn
we'll: song, "The Seniors FAREWELL:
valedictory. George Cornwell.
The June meeting of the Mclean
!. Community Library Association will
be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
at the home of Mrs. T. NJ. Corner in
stead of with Mrs. Wittig. Mrs. Cor
, ner will be the hostess for the after
noon.
Il ForcstvfIIe School Exercises.
The closing exercises of the Forest
Vile School last week formed one OF
the most interesting entertainments
presented at Forestville this year
The following program was present
ed: "Topsy Turvy," an upSide-down
song by the primary grade; drama
tization of 1.-THE Old Woman and Her
Pig," by Dorothy Follin and the pri-
mary children; chorus. Cant You
high school, accompanied by Miss
Ann Gray Henry; "a Shiemakers
Song" by the primary grades accom-
panied by Miss Pearl Long; wind
ing of the maypole by the in
termediate grades; q Hottentot
drill, by the boys; chanti-
cleer parade with all the children
dressed as roosters proved one Of the
hits Of the evening. A spectacular
were followed by two high school
choruses and a piano solo. "Grande
Polka de Concert" by George Corn
we'll OF the Franklin Sherman High