Evening star., 1924-05-30
SEPARATE BUILDINGS
PLAN OF NEW SCHOOL
Mckinley Manual to Be Group Of
Four Structures Along
College Lines.
AREA FOR LARGE STADIUM
Principal Divulges Tentative Ar
rangements to Alumni.

The new Mckinley Manual Training
School to be erected on the site ad-
Joining the Langley Junior High
School, at I'd and 7 streets northeast,
will be constructed along lines
UNIQUE in school building history in
Washington, according to the tenta-
tive plans revealed by Principal
Frank c. Daniel. at a reunion of the
alumni association last night in the
school auditorium.
Instead of one central structure
housing all classes like the other
high schools in Washington. the new
McKinley's construction Will follow
closely the college plan and consist
Of group of four buildings. the
main structure will house the aca-
demic classes. The other three build
ings will fringe I'd street and T
street, leaving a spacious area in the
rear of the Mckinley units ana the
Langley Junior High School for
large stadium. One OF the 1our
buildings will contain an assembly
hall, gymnasium and armory and an.
other the woodworking, art metal
and machine shops and the mechani-
cal drawing classes. The power plan t
also will occupy separate pulluihS'
Urges Appropriations.
Mr. Daniel stressed the ever-in-
creasing congested conditions IN the
present building. and urged the alumni
to take an active part in a campaign
to obtain sufficient appropriations
from Congress to begin work on the
nroposcd new school. Funds for the
uurctase of the site, amounting TO
s2I5.000, already have been appro-
priated.
The alumni reunion was called by
students of this years graduating
class for the announced purpose of
"reorganiziug the Alumni Assocla .
ton" Except for about dozen OF
graduates of classes between Isoo
and 1920. those present were prln-
cipally of later classes and members
of the June graduating class
Norman Barnes. president or the
association, argued for a delay In
the reorganization in order TO give
older graduates an opportunltv 70 Q
out that they had borne the burden
of the former campaign for Great
er Tech" aAd were justly emitted 10
vote for the new officers. AS re-
suit, the reorganization was de-
ferred until after the Mckinley COM
mencement the middle or June.
Prominent Tech Graduates.
President Barnes emphasized that
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the most influential men in Wash
ington and would be a valuable asset
to have connected with any cam
paign launched by the alumni asso-
citation He read list of the names
of these men and urged that they
be considered seriously when the
elections take place.
Principal Daniel was among those
who called upon the alumni asso-
citation to awaken" Mark Lans-
burgh, one of the oldest of the grad
yates present. also spoke.
Uncle Louie" Mattern of the Nc
kinley faculty told in his character
istic way of the glories that the
school had won on the gridiron and
other athletic endeavors.
Gladys Price, the star of many a
Tech opera, entertained with several
vocal selections. the most appropri-
ate Of which was Awaken, Spring.
A one-act comedy, THE Embarrass-
ing Baby was presented by a auin-
tet of Techs present dramatic talent
Wilhelmina GUIDE gave a repertoire
of character songs. garbed In a blue
denim outfit to represent lazy ur-
chin.