Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-09
AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
Young Soldiers Have Commenced Act
i've Drill Exercise.


Today was the happiest of all days in the
life of the High School recruit, the occasion
being the first instruction in the manual OF
arms with real, live guns" as one youth
in company F expressed 1t several days
ago. The recruit has seen and his curiosity
| is satisfied; he has handled and is satisfied
STILL he is also satisfied that the first touch
of those shapely little rifles means the be-
ginning of six months of the hardest work
OF which he will ever be guilty in his course
IN the High School. The companies at all
or the schools were divided into squads
under the command of the non-commission-
ed officers. and instruction was given in
| the first positions of the rife and the first
motions that must necessarily be taken up
The commissioned officers Superintendent
the drill and equally divided their attention
with the squads in their companies, max
ing it their duty to correct mis- cakes and
see that the instructors instructed correctly
very little company work was done as il
was deemed best to spend all of the await
able time with the individuals who were
slow to catch on"
Company was equipped with new guns.
bayonets and belts this afternoon direct
! from Springfield. The case of new guns
has been at the Central for a day or so.
ana TINS morning was delivered at the
Business school The guns belonging 10
company f We're deprived of their firing
pins yesterday afternoon. and the firing
pms or the new guns were taken out this
morning. This Is done so that the pins can
be preserved II. perfect condition until tbe
| end OF the school year. when they are re-
placed for use in the annual exhibition
drills.
The third year pupils at the Eastar,
We're assembled in study hall j yester1a \,
AFTERNOON to make prepare lions for the
organization of the class of "a of that
schooL owing to the extra work some of
he
| serves in view of the closing of the 6rst
quarter. and the rush that generally fig
ures in the work before Christmas II wa q
considered advisable to DELAY the election
OF class ofncers until after the HOLIDAYS
MAJ j. ii. Heady was unanimously elected
temporary chairman and the following
committee OF six appointed: Miss Bessie
t.rly, Miss Mcintosh, Capt Harry n
Leonard. Capt. John W. Steward Serpt
lanes Fitzpatrick and Mr.. George Etz.
mere Is disagreement at present as 70
VINO shall be the president of the class
there having been about five parties formed
and each one determined to have their
nominee elected. The young ladies' seem TO
nave stronger grip this year than ever
on rgSnlzations and enterprises, and it is
more than likely that several of them will
be strongly backed as candidates for the
executive office.
The second rehearsal of Miss CAROLS
original Iarce. "Chums. took place in the
hall of the Business this afternoon. The
PRINCIPAL characters in the play are taken
by Misses Carroll and Hunter and Messrs
clanaugh and Muth. Miss Butler, who is
! teachlng English at the school, and who
/ has had considerable experience in the
/ dramatic line, is conducting the rehearsals
| Inc Indian clubs for the two companies
OF young ladies' at the Eastern will arrive
from Providence, r. l., tomorrow afternoon
! IN time for the regular drill.
steps were taken yesterday afternoon at
| the Business school preparatory to forming
a company of young ladies similar to those
I Inhn
the after in charge and will select Ibis
| girls tomorrow afternoon after school
| one young lady remarked that when the
| Central heard of this movement on rho
part of the Business, 1t would organize a
company OF girls and then the High School
would have four-company battalion of
beauties marching around the town with
! Maj. Mamie Swingle in command and
Messrs John L. Fugitt and Raymond r.,
Riordan playing the fife and drum re-
| spectivey.
President Barber. class of 81. Central.
has called meeting of the executive com
| mittee of that class for this evening at the
residence of Miss Clernms. 1910 Q street
northwest.
The professor in French at the Eastern
returned to his classes this morning and
| work was resumed.
| Tomorrow is the day set for the first
appearance of the Review, and 1t is ex-
pected that the printer will have the paper
ready for distribution on that day.
| AuJt. FuSitt formed a fancy drill squad
or cadets yesterday at the Business and
held the first practice drill this afternoon,
| The squad is made up of the commissioner
and non commissioned officers of companies
| E and /.
| owing to the disagreeable weather last
night the attendance at the Night High
school was very slim, there being but 81
present.
| Inc officers at the Eastern, Business and
! W estern donned their sw ords this after
noon. number of them had a slight
nf no
but drill at which all of the officers were
present, was held directly after the com.
pany drills at the Central for the purpose
| of insuring perfection