Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-08
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Foot Ball Games Discussed Other
Matters of Interest.

A bevy of pretty girls, more than a hun
dred shivering foot ball enthusiasts and
eleven disappointed contestants for the
leather awaited In vain yesterday after
noon for the Western foot ball team to
make an appearance at Y.MC.A. Park the
occasion being the scheduled date for the
first meeting between the Easterns and
Westerns. The Easterns were on the field
with their heaviest team and everything was
In readiness for the game, which was to
have been called at $3.50 O'Clock Shortly
before O'Clock Mr.. Bradley, the manager
of the team that never came, put in an ap-
pearance an stated that the Westerns would
be unable to play the game, owing to the
injuries several OF the players had received
In Saturdays game with the Centrals. This
is the second time the Capitol Hill boys have
been disappointed in playing scheduled
games, and IL is the general opinion among
the pupils Of all the schools that defeat was
anticipated by the other teams in both
cases.
The foot ball team at the Business held
a meeting after school yesterday afternoon
and discussed the sdvisa bility of immediate -
~ securing dates with the teams from the
other schools. 1t was decided to meet each
OF those teams in one game only and TO
play them in the following order: Western.
Eastern and Central, the last named team
being considered by the commercial bows as
VI.
Richmond had a talk with the represe n ia
uves from the Western shortly after the
meeting, and it was arranged to play the
game with that team in the latter part of
the week. probably on SATURDAY.. A pro-
posal from the Baltimore College team 10
the effect that the game arranged with that
team for the 18th should be transferred TO
thanksgiving day, when one of the b-sa
ball parks could be secured and a larger
attendance promised, was also discusses;
ana approved of at the meeting Mr. Will
kennins sent in his resignation as man
ager OF the Business team, which was oc-
cepted, and Mr.. ClaXton was elected 10 fin
the vacancy. Mr.. Richmond was given a
hearty welcome when he made his appear
ance at the meeting and expressed his in
tention of being "one of the boys" again
Mrs. Walton's Indian club squad of younp
ladies' at the Western assembled in tbs
pay room this afternoon and went through
with the regular program of exercises In
mas been decided that drills will take nlace
each Wednesday afternoon after school,
male octet has been organized at the
BUSINESS recently. under the direction of
Mr.. Daniels and yesterday morning gave
an excellent exhibition of what the younr
gentlemen are capable of doing in the
music line, at the regular morning exercises
IN IN the nan The young gentlemen are:
Daly ana Pierce, first tenor; Daniels and
Muth, second tenor; Tracy and Claxton
bass. eN0''u
Miss Wescott,' principal of the Western
sence of few days in Baltimore
ne commonwealth" met AT The tsas,or,
TINS afternoon, and there were Joint dis
cussions between the young ladies' ma 80
Yemen as TO the proper form of legislati1n
20 De adopted in the Senate and House
MI. Heady introduced several amendmants
10 the present constitution, which were n
proved. The young ladies. forming tbe
rouse made several nominations for rho
oncershlps, but no definite Arrangement
VIII De made until next Wednesday
company n viii take up the guns tomor
row AFTERNOON, the same as the other com
panles, and will follow the same nrosran,
as Ioliowed at the other schools in connec-
ton with the manual Of arms.
Mr. David Lattimer has given up his mo-
sItoh as teacher in Latin at the E,as,ern
a a mas accepted leadership at the
Maury School on Capitol Hill. He made
i. uLhper OF friends in the High School dur
ms MS snort stay at the Eastern ana
every one connected with the school re-
srets the change. Beginning with today
~ a's - oaIuher VIII have charge of the class
hN Nv,