McKinley Technical High School - Techite Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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“Te ECH grew out of old Central. A manual training course was introduced there and so many enrolled for it that it was necessary to hold the shop work in two vacant houses across the street. Finally a new high school was instituted. This was ready for occu- pation in September, 1902. This new school at Seventh Street and Rhode Island Avenue was officially called the “McKinley Manual Training School.” The original building extended as far south as the Book Exchange and as far east as Room 112. In 1908 the first addition, consisting of the assembly hall and the south stairway, was completed. In 1909 the part south of the back stairway was added. The third addi- tion was the completion of the Rhode Island Avenue side to Marion Street, in 1911. The last addition was the mold shop south of the school, completed in 1919. Now in 1922, after four additions to the original structure since 1902, we are greatly in need of space; space for a drill field, for classrooms, for a lunchroom, for an auditorium, and for a stadium. In short, we need an entire new plant—a “Greater Tech.” The Greater Tech Committee appointed by Mr. Daniel is striving to better conditions here. This body, with Mr. Mattern, as chairman, is composed of faculty, alumni, and student members. Without Congressional aid, how- ever, nothing can be accomplished. The THCHITE 1922 ch” Any academic subject may be obtained at Tech. There are courses in English, Spanish, French, Latin, history, civics, economics, journalism, public speak- ing, business law, and the drama. The mathematics course embraces algebra, plane and solid geometry, trigometry, and mechanics. Exceptionally fine courses are offered in the sciences—chemistry, physics, biology and botany. We pride ourselves on our excellent shops. They vary from pattern making through molding, acetyline welding and machine shop, to electrical re- pair. The Tech courses in mechanical drawing, archi- tectural drawing, free-hand drawing, and art metal are unexcelled. Finally, we must consider our many activities. Our student government, known as the general organiza- tion, is a model of its kind. Athletics and cadets have made the name of Tech glorious. “Tech Life,” the school publication, is all that the name implies,—life at Tech, Our orchestra, our dramatic club, our press club, our agora, our social service organization, our publicity committee, and last but far from least, our organized classes are activities of which we are justly proud. The secret of Tech’s success is Tech spirit. As long as that spirit exists, it will inspire us to high and glorious achievements, and never will it be broken, AUTEN THAT A ea SANTA YN an NST Nine

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FRANK C. DANIEL Principal Wik The TECHITE 1922 MR. DANIEL O SEE and know our genial principal, one would surmise that he was a graduate of Tech, such a thorough Techite is he; but it so happens that old Central has the honor of claiming him as one of its prominent alumni. Fate decreed that he take the first technical course ever offered to high school students of the District, thus preparing himself for his present office. Not only did Mr. Daniel stand out as a leader in all of his classes while at Central, but he likewise demonstrated his exceptional abilities by holding both the ranks of Captain and Colonel of Cadets, the former in his third and the latter in his fourth year. After leaving high school he attended Dickinson College at Carlisle, Pa., where he was graduated in 1901, a wearer of the Phi Beta Kappa key. He received his Master of Arts degree in 1902. The fall of 1901 saw him a teacher of mathematics at Eastern High School. When Tech was founded, he was trans- ferred here, where he taught successively, mathematics, phys- ics and chemistry. Two years later he was promoted to the position of head of the Department of Mathematics in the Manual Training Schools of this city. In 1911 he was made principal of McKinley, to succeed Dr. Meyers. Since that time Mr. Daniel has striven conscien- tiously to make Tech foremost in the roll of District high schools. He justly deserves the love, admiration and appre- ciation in which the student body holds him. Pa ng He PLANE QBS AA Lc Eleven