Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-04
THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
Some Interesting Happenings Among
the Students.
AFFAIRS At THE NIGHT SCHOOL
lnstituting a Fire Drill at the East
em High School.
REUNIONS AND GATHERINGS.

REUNIONS AND GATHERINGS.
ing will enter upon its fourth week of the
present year with considerably over 200
pupils enrolled. The work is carried on in
the Business High School building every
Monday. Wednesday and Friday. from to
o'ciock, the time each evening being divid-
ed into two periods of one hour each. The
number Of pupils taking each study Is divid-
ed into three classes. A, b and c, and, as
far as possible, the regular routine work
or the High School Is followed. With the
exception of Latin and higher mathematics,
the course is about the same as that of the
Business High School, shorthand, English
bookkeeping, typewriting. business arithme-
tic and mechanical drawing being taught in
addition to the two already mentioned
English Is separated into three branches
elementary grammar, advanced grammar
and literature; mathematics also embraces
three studies, arithmetic, algebra and geom-
etry. Not more than three subjects can be
selected by a pupil, and two hours a week
Is devoted to each study. The faculty is an
able one, and comprises the following teach
ers: Mr.. F. A. Springer, principal and Latin
Mrs f. V. Baldwin. shorthand; Mr.. Philip
Gerry, English; Mr.. P. w. Robertson, book
keeping; Miss Emma Golden. mathematics;
Miss Baldwin. typewriting, and Miss Hilda
North, mechanical drawing Mrs Baldwin,
Miss North, Mr.. Gerry and Mr. Robertson
are all teachers in the Business High School,
while Miss Golden comes from the Central
Rapid progress is being made by the pupils
and the discipline required will compare
a wifi that oiota ;,oaa
schools. The school is made up of graduates
from the eighth grade and ex-pupils Of the
High School, who, through some cause or
other. have been compelled to discontinue
their studies in the day schools. 1t is the
intention of Mr. Springer to secure the serv-
ices of a number Of Washington's we'll
known business men and have them deliver
short talks once a week for the benefit of
the pupils.
Although not yet uniformed the appear
ance Of the companies has greatly improved
during the past week, and to look al any
one OF them during the progress of a drill,
one would think that the boys already con-
sidered themselves the prize winners The
boys have begun to realize that in order to
have their respective companies rank among
the best drilled, the closest attention and
the most rigid discipline must be observed
from the first, and already they have
learned to respect the organizat ton of which
they form part, and the uniforms which
they will receive in less than two weeks.
There is now talk at the Central of form
ing color guard. and 1t is very probable
that the project will materialize before long
This means that several Of the highest
ranking prvates Will soon wear corporars
chevrons upon their sleeves. All the COM
panies are putting up excellent drills, but
those at the Eastern are slightly in advance
of the others.
Fire Drill.
The s'frs drill which has heep the e,b-
ject of much comment of late, and which
has been urgently recommended for adop-
ton in the public schools, is now being con-
sidered at the Eastern. A notice was post
ed up in the teachers room a short time
ago, giving suggestions useful in an emer-
gency. and the signal at which the pupils
were to form their sections for departure
from the building. The signal will be four
long rings of the electric bells, and when
given. each section is to form quietly in
it's customary place and, at a command
from the section leaders, march from the
building, by the entrances designated to
each section, to a distance not less than
fifty yards from the doors of the school,
There will be no conflict between tae sec
tons in passing out, there are five doors
that can be used in case of fire. The
notices in the teachers room were taken
down the other day, and 1t Is thought that
in a few days all the particulars will be
given directly to the pupils and practice
drills commenced Immediately. This action
on the part of the Eastern will probably
lead number of the graded schools as
well as the high schools to adopt the fire
drills
Central.
The class of '93 will hold it's first reunion
on the 29th of December at National Rifles
Armory A few days after the reunion a
meeting will be held for the reelection of
officers. The present officers are: JOS.
Finckel, president; Lois Sherman and Fanny
Appleby, vice presidents; Mary Bresnahan
secretary; Fred. c. Stutz treasurer The
officers of the class of '93, postgraduate
are: VIM. Wahly, president; Mamie Smith
vice president: Fanny Thomson secretary:
Luther H. Reichelderfer, treasurer
The sigma Pi Tau" Fraternity has been re-
organized for the coming year with nearly
all of its old members and a large number
of new ones. The meeting was held a few
evenings since at the residence of Miss
Compton, and an interesting program rem
dered. Capt. King, who is president of the
fraternity, will call meeting in a few days
for the re election of officers.
Mr. Hanford has not been successful in
his efforts to form a dramatic club, and
has finally decided to abandon the project
so if the "stage-struck" pupils desire to
form they will have to. get somebody
else to do the work for them
The Senior Club of '95 has reorganized
under the name of the -Four and Twenty"
Inere are sun TWO young men TO be OBJ
tanned to complete the enrolment of the
club. The following are members: Misses
Nellie Stetson, Katie Evans, Sadie Lam
borne, Kate Lamborne, Fanny Thomson,
Bessie Dunn, Mamie Sherman, Pauline
Stutz. Minnie Stutz, Celeste Moritz, Mary
Spockrick and Gertrude MacCIlloGgh and
Messrs. r. Horton, j. Clay, c. Clark, Will
lam Wahly, l.. III. Reichelderfer, Frederick
Stutz. Albert Normand. William Mussey,
Albert Clemens, Ralph Daskam.
The following graduates of this school are
now at Cornell: Karl Sommer, 81, corporal
compay C; H. G. Ogden, 49, captain company
A; II. w. Slater, 80, captain company F.;
George Woodward. '92, captain company d;
Julius kiesecker, '92, sergeant company c.;
William Barnard '93, first lieutenant COM
pany c; George s. Ritter, '9S, first lieu
tenant company B; Percy Strong, 49, and
Robert Lamb '93, not attached.
Mr.. Test returned in the early part of
the week from Chicago. He states that
the Review will positively be issued on
the 10th of this month. Formerly the Re-
view has been mostly literary paper but
this year it will be principally made up of