Evening star., 1945-05-27


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faculty guidance. The school sup
ports many clubs and organiza-
tions for the development of initi-
ative and responsibility. The boy
who is a leader in school group
isn't likely to spend his spare time
in poolroom. Nor Is the girl who
heads an aesthetic dancing class
apt to smoke if she is shown that
it will interfere with her grace and
effectiveness.
Secret of Alumni Success.
Mr.. Hart holds that the secret
for a successful alumni association
is to give it something worth while
to accomplish for the school. The
alumni association committees for
Eastern really function for expan-
sion of its fields of usefulness. East
ern Is the only high school in this
city which sends each of its 10000
alumni a news bulletin semian-
nually The beautiful, new alumni
room is further tangible evidence of
the interest of Easterns old grads
in their alma mater.
Seven hundred out of Eastern's
1,700 students have been engaged in
part-time occupations essential to
the war effort during the present
school term, chiefly with the Gov
ernment. Two hundred have been
with the FBI alone. BY adapting
the school program to the special
needs of its pupils during this
emergency, it has been possible to
hold practically all of these en-
ployed students in the school. Many
will graduate and go on to college
on their own earnings.
Eastern was leader In installing
movies for its students. Its present
screen equipment equals that in
many of the downtown movies, and
the proceeds from its movie benefits
swell the schools funds for various
projects. A free, educational fea-
ture shown during every noon re-
cess period always draws several
hundred students.
The school is also unique in local
education circles for it's self
financed, accident responsibility pro-
gram which applies to athletes and
alike, for statistics
carefully compiled at Eastern over
a period of five years show that so
per cent of the major accidents at
the school happened to pupils who
had no part in competitive athletics.
A valuable, educational pamphlet
called "a Study of Accident Re-
sponsibility of High Schools and
Colleges" which was compiled by
Mr.. Hart, embodies his survey of the
Ill secondary schools and colleges
on which he based Eastern's acci-
dent procedure.
Others in the series of educational
pamphlets on current educational
problems published by the school
are Relating to the Philosophy of
Education" "An Occupational Study
of Graduates and Withdrawals" and
THE Plan and Operation of the
Eastern High School Bank"
Organized School Bank.
When Mr.. Hart was head of the
of business practice at
the old Business High School, his
principal. Allan Davis, suggested
that he organize the School Bank
System of Washington in 1911. The
Eastern High School bank set up in
1918 handles $l50,000 a year, and
has never had a loss to a depositor
or to the school through student in
efficiency or dishonesty.
For the past 20 years, Mr. Hart
has been the chairman of the i'm
portant Textbook Committee for the
senior high schools. When he re-
signed this post this past fall, he
was made consultant to the COM
mittee.
This veteran school man, who
knows the names and life histories
of thousands of Eastern High School
alumni, began his teaching career
in the fourth grade at the old Ten
leytown School in 1896. AS second
head of the business practice de-
partment in the high schools he
influenced the business careers of
many of Washington's successful
leaders. AS night school principal
at the Gales. the Madison, the old
Business High School and at East
ern he made noteworthy contribu-
ton to night high school education
in the District.
His wife, whom he married in
1911, is former pupil. They have
one son, Thomas w. Hart, who is
stationed at Fort Bragg.