Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-08
COLORED HIGH SCHOOL.
The Second Quarter Opens With Exceed
ingly Bright Prospects.
The Military Company a Fine One
Foot Ball, Music and Oratory-
Next Year u Battalion.

the second quarter Of the year YESTERDAY,
morning, with an admirable enrolment on
457 pupils.
The first quarter was characterized by
work Of very high order AMI In the Sec
ond quarter the faculty expect to MAKE
even better progress with the work in hand
The studies pursued at this scnoo. are c.
vided into three courses-acadenlic. scien-
tific and business-there being no separate
college for the latter course, ami are si.l,j-
lar in every respect to those taken I'D in
these courses at the other High Schools.
The girls are decidedly in The majority,
there being 81, while the boys nu:noe- but
lao, the pupils being diviiad by courses as
follows: Academic, 800; scicalIfic, "a; bus
mess, 100. Besides these there is a most
proficient corps of nineteen regular and
three special teachers who have work ed
faithfully and untirinsly from the opening
of the school year, and have brougb: the
school to its present excellent standing.
The first quarter examinations were held
giving, and on Wednesday the reports were
handed to the pupils, givIng them their
status in each study for The quarter.
OF course the principal organization in
connection with the scnool, AMI the one in
which the pupils take the most pride, is the
military company, which is composed of
three commissioned and fifteen non COM
missioned officers and seventy rrivales
Ndpt- IoIOOhS, company "A, nfSt sep
arate battalion, ID. c. n. G., is now and has
been the military instructor for the past
two years, and 1t was through his Efficient
instruction that the company succeeded so
Wen last year and made such a creditable
appearance in President Clevelands .naug-
uration parade With its pres eat roster the
company is the largest in connection With
the High School system of WasAin;.:un and
much too large to be ably handled by three
officers. Consequently the faculty have de-
cided that the year 1894 shall witness :he
formation of two companies at rhe Colo~e
High School, to be Differed accordingly, and
formed into battalion, under the command
or major. The other battalion officers
will also be appointed follows: An adju-
tant, sergeant major, quart2rmAsrer aid
bugler sergeants and a color sergeant, 4. a
stand of colors can be occurred.
The complete roster of the company at
present is as follows:
Captain, NJ. c. Thomas; first lieutenant,
Il. washington; second lieutenant, e. Min
kins; first sergeant, c. A. Tignor; second
sergeant, g. Baum; third sergeant, III. Bur-
rell; fourth sergeant, II. E Young; fifth
sergeant, J. c. Payne; corporals, E. Brown,
E. Brooks. II. Bolden. p. Clinton. J. George
L. Hartgrove. r. Scott II. Wilson. H. Bell,
s. Milton; privates, i. Bailey, w. Beason
w. Baltimore, ]. Blackwell, L. Brady, J.
Butler, II. Bolden, L. Bolden, p. 8urce, ].
Burce, w. Brown, j. Brooks, w. BROOKS,
H. Burgess. F. Burgess, F. Brent. W. Chap
man, j. Coleman, J. Davis, w. Davis, A.
Frisby. A. Fields, w. Gunnell, A. Gray, E.
Hillman, 1. Hodges. r. Jones, ]. Jani:ar, G.
Jenkins, 3. jefferson, c. King, II. Lynch.
w. Lee. F. Minor. b. Martin. G. Pollard. +.
Patrick, o. Pinkney, l.. Patterson, A. Ray,
j. Reed. ]. Rawles, NJ. L. Robinson, j.
Scott, II. Smith. G. Snydor. d. So1thall, D.
Spriggs, +. Smothers. ID. Stewart, w.
Smoot. II. Thompson. J. Thornton, ]. Turn
er. {. Turner, }. Cpshur. Glenn. Wormley.
Clar. Wormley, F. Wormley, c. Wright, i.
Wright, @. Walton, j. Wilkinson, :. wal
lace. r. White. ]. White, L. Wooden, E.
Young and S. Young.
A debating society has recently been or
ganized, with a membership of fifty boys,
and will be known as the Minor Literary
Association the meetings being held every
Friday afternoon from to O'Clock. The
officers Of the society are: H. Lucas, PRES
ident, and s. Donaldson, secretary The
discussions are confined to the current 10
litical and social subjects, such as tariff
reform" annexation OF Hawaii ami The
Monroe doctrine" The boys regard the
association as a most excellent opportunity
for the display of their oratorical talent,
and the faculty afford them every facility
in preparing themselves for the discussion
OF those subjects that are brought before
the meetings.
Another organization which seems to be
very popular is the foot ball team, which
Is looked after by Mr.. W. T. S. Jackson, a
teacher in the school, graduate of AM
herst College and a member of her team
The boys have been unfortunate in obtain
ing sufficiently large field near the school
pulldlng Tor practice, but NOTWITHSTANDING
this drawback, and a very great lack OF
practice. the team mustered up nerve
enough to challenge the Howard University
team. and on Thanksgiving was defeated
by the score of "a to G. The game was Stub
bornly contested and was hugely enjoyed
by the 800 spectators who were present
The members and their respective positions
are: Bruce. left end: Jones, left tackle;
Wilder, left guard: Hall. center; Budweel
right guard; Cardoza, right tackle; Payne
right end: walker, quarter; Russell, left
half; Blackwell, right half and Smith, full
back.
There are two glee clubs connected with the
other entirely of girls. The girls club Is
composed Of the following: Misses Cole
Hamilton, Smith, Carrot, Russell Tudy,
Dorsey, johnson, Fainter and jackson. The
boys are Messrs. Hurley, Walton, Washing.
ton. Wormley, Wright, Young and Patrick
These two organizations made their FIRST
appearance at the first rhetorical Friday,
November "a. and acquitted themselves
most creditably.
The school does not intend to give an en-.
tertainment during the Christmas HOLIDAYS
The management has always advertised two
concerts during the year, but IL is proposed
TO give only one this year-in the spring
10 lnclude a company competitive drill, q
snort drama and cal;sthenic exercises in.
terspersed with vocal and instrumental Sc
lecuonS. These entertainments are the onlx
means the school has of purchasing hook
for their library, but as performances OF
all kinds detract considerable interest from
the school work the authorities have de-
cided TO have as few as possible-one.