Evening star., 1893-12-04
AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
The First Quarter of the Year Ends To-
day.
Meeting of Clubs, Teams and Orxani~
Different Sections-Foot Ball

Today begins a new quarter in the High
Schools, and with the second quarter be-
gins a new era in the work of the year-an
era that Is always the turning point in the
career Of the High School student.
The second quarter opens with the teach
ers and pupils on friendly terms. the regu-
lar routine work perfected to the highest
degree and the novelty Of the strange sur
roundings entirely forgotten. But for those
unfortunate beings who were conditioned
on the first quarters work there is one
more week of misery, and that week ends
next Friday. when the "funkers" are
obliged to take the delinquent examina-
tions and the more fortunate students are
granted holiday In return for their salts
factory showing for the previous quarter.
The second quarter also finds the regiment
completely organized. armed and with
very fair knowledge OF the manual of arms.
and a better knowledge of battalion and
company maneuvers. This time last year
II was not nearly so far advanced either in
tactics or foot movements, nor was the gen.
eral appearance so regular and neat This
Is undoubtedly owing to the untiring and
persistent efforts Of Maj. Ross In compell-
ing the officers to more thoroughly execute
their duty, and making the privates and
"non-coms' give better attention and take
more interest in the success of their re-
spective companies. Maj. Ross also has
been after the tailor, and as result bet
ter article has been furnished and every
uniform delivered promptly on the contract
date The cadets are familiar with the
battalion formation and movements. but as
yet have done nothing as regiment 1t Is
expected that regimental formation will not
be touched upon until after the holidays.
when hard and steady work will be ex-
acted from the boys in preparation for the
annual turnout on the I'D Of February.
Wednesdays game between the Central
and Business Schools, which resulted In a
tie, Is still topic of much discussion, and
nothing will satisfy the pupils but that the
game be played on at the earliest date.
Capts. Mills and Lewis and Managers
Prince and Claxton will meet at the Cen
trail today to decide the day of the second
game, and as this week practically ends the
foot ball season 1t Is expected that Wednes-
day will be the day selected.
Preparations are still being made for the
Christmas entertainments, and the dates
have been decided for all of the schools ex-
known yet that the latter school intends
giving an entertainment. The Eastern will
entertain on December IA and Is, the Busi-
ness and Western on December 81 and %:
so distinct from each other. II Is not likely
that the conflicting dates will have any ef-
feet upon the attendance IN either case.
Eastern.
meeting last Friday night at the residence
Of Miss Block, on Capitol HILL The first
portion of the evening was devoted to the
oganization Of the club and various busi-
ness matters, after which games were play
ed and dancing indulged in. The following
compose the club. and were present last
night: Misses La Hayne. Springsgooth.
Gardner. Crawford. Blake, Stephenson.
Yingling. Seulle, Syms. Lothrop, Kerby.
Caraway. Herrle. Dodge. Ferguson. Hough,
Albritain. Edwards. Girouard, Potter, Cor
man, Espey, WALES and Slater, and Messrs.
Roberts. Guillford, Spaulding, Stubs, Col
lins, Hand. Hamilton, Bostron, Patterson,
Ball, Richardson, Bard, Erly, Burgess,
Faust. Farmer, DobSon, Johnston, Murray,
Fraser, Gibson, Miller. Hill and Roane.
The young ladies in the drill squads at
this school drilled for three hours Friday
used.
The football teams from companies and
G are practicing every time they get a
chance. and will continue doing so until
next Friday.
The company team is fortunate in hay-
ing tive of the first eleven boys playing
with them, and there is not the least doubt
that company will come of che victor.
The Entire Nous met Thursday evening at
the residence of Miss Virgie Galbreath- The
attendance was not as large as on previous
meetings, those present being: Misses
Mabel and Susie Swingle, McNaught, Alton,
Kelly. Irwin. Erly and Ennis and Messrs.
Moser, Alton, Street, Newell, McKeldin.
Horton, Heady. Hillyer and Davis. Miss
Chester of the at department and her
brother. Mr.. John Chester, from New
York, were also present and the latter de-
lighted the club with two comic recitatiops
and one comic song. Besides Mr.. Chester,
Miss Alice Irwin entertained the members
with a recitation. Mr.. Mckeldin with a
comic song, and Miss Bessie Erly with a
piano solo. Dancing occupied the remain
der of the evening. after which refresh
ments were served
The "Euphrosyne' held its semi-monthly
meeting last Friday night at the home OF
Miss Deis on Capitol Hill The following
were present: Misses Brett, Brock, CASTOR,
Sanderson. Gray. Steward, SwinsJe, Watt,
Randall. Ball. Richmond and Weily. and
Messrs- White. DeGraw, Shilling. Graft,
Hillyer. Steward. Leonard. Albert Riordon
and Heady.
Tomorrow. or the following Tuesday. there
will be started at this school a series of
short ten-minute talks by the male mem
bers Of the third year class. The whole
school will be assembled in exhibition hall,
and the speaker Of the morning Will give
his personal views on some current sIEj ject
of the day. The speakers already selected
are Messrs. Albert, Leonard and Floyd.
Central.
Arrangements are rapidly being COM
pleted for the coming reunions of a num-
Der Of the graduating classes. Miss Louise
Sexton has received a large number of
answers to the communications sent out
dAinOuuCiHS tne Oh the class or
'SI. and a fair attendance is anticipated
The reunion Of this class will be in the
nature Of an informal lunch, to be held
at the oxford in the latter part OF the
month The class of 80 will unite at the
National Hotel December %, and Miss
Mortimer, the secretary, states that the
returns indicate an unusually large at
tendance. President Barber of the class
OF 81 has brought the executive committee
OF that class together in several meetings
and arrangements are about completed for
the reunion on December 20 at Carroll In
stitute Hall Mr.. Herbert Locke. president
of the class Of 80, states that his class is
making excellent progress in making prep
arations for the reunion. and he expects
the attendance to be fully as large as that
Of the reunion Of last year. December %
II the date set for the first reunion of the
class of '93, which will be held at the Ma
tional Rifles armory. There is talk now
of having the class of '94 hold a large
gathering during the Christmas holidays,
the object being to promote the friendship
and sociabiliry Of the members of all the
schools.
The Universal Club did not meet Satur-
day evening, at first given out, the en-
tire enrolment OF the club not being COM
pleted- The original members and organ
fzers Of the club are Misses Goldstein Met