Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

The second foot ball team was defeated
on Thursday by the Mt. Pleasant team by
| the score of 10 to 1. The team has played
| very few games of late owing 70 the lack
| OF interest among the boys. The team is
made up as follows: Pitney. captain and
left end: Adams. left tackle; Blackiston,
left guard; Liucks. center; Burbank, right
guard; Albert, right tackle; Bagsley, right
end Leidy, quarter; Birney, left half; Rel
singer right half and Monroe. full back.
The dramatic club met last night at the
residence of William Hutchinson. Capt.
H. d. King was elected member OF the
club.
The third year English classes will COM
plete the study of Chaucer next Wednes-
day, and will begin the second quarter with
Hamlet. These classes are also taking up
argumentative discourse
The Plilalethia will hold its first meeting
next Friday evening.
A third foot ball team has been organ
lied at this school with Dave Houston as
its captain.
The scenes that have been selected from
Shakespeare's two comedies are all garden
scenes, and in order to produce the proper
effect the stage will be set with palms and
plants of various kinds. The stage is large
and by expert handling may be set so that
the scenes will be very realistic. The tick
cts for the entertainments were distributed
among the pupils yesterday morning by Mr..
Clare Hillyer, VINO will have charge of
them from now on.
The Classical Club met last night at the
residence of Miss Bartlett at Highlands, a
few miles from this city.
The FIRST year pupils are now organizing
a Classical Club of ~, the first meeting to
be held next Friday evening.
Foot ball teams have been organized from
companies + and @, and next Friday they
will meet in what is expected to be a close
game. Hlllyer and Albert are to act as cap
the
The thrd-year pupils will drop Cicero
next Wednesday and take up Firgirs
Aeneid.
The fourth year chemistry classes had
their quarterly examinations in qualitative
and quantitative analysis on Thursday.
The "Euphrosyne" will meet at the resi-
dence OF Miss Deis next Friday evening.
The uniforms for the young ladies OF the
squad drills will be completed next We'd
| nesday. Mr.. Riordan has been unable to
| find firm that can manufacture the
ment, so he has decided to let the young
ladies go through the manual of arms with
wands.
Messrs Foster and Ball have been ad-
mitted to the Debating Society.
Western.
From the present Indications everything
| points to a most successful Christmas en-
| tainment. Miss Wescott has finally de-
! cided to give three performances, two
evening and one matinee. In ad-
dition TO the features heretofore
mentioned I'm The Star, operetta,
| entitled, Penelope. or the Miikman's
Bride" will be rendered by several
of the pupils The piece is not very long,
and is inclined to be funny, and those TAX
| ing part will have excellent opportunities
| to show their dramatic as well as musical
| abilities. The rehearsals are being carried
| on secretly, so that very little is known
| as to the progress made and the names of
| the young ladies' and gentlemen taking part
The foot ball team has done very little
| this week, there being many prepara-
| tons going on for the entertainment that
the boys have had very little time for prac-
| tice. Several changes have been made at
different points in the rush line. and the
| team is much stronger than ever before
| n game was played this afternoon between
| the first team from this school and the
| second team from the Central. The new
| team is made up as follows: Cropley. left
end; Leech, left tackle; Warheld, left guard;
| Brennan, center; Campbell, right guard
Hayeoek' right tackle Sl.i Frey. right end;
| sig, captain and right half, and Berry full
back Games have been arranged for dates
some time after Thanksgiving, with the
Episcopal High School team, Alexandria
and the ex-juniors of Georgetown College
A second foot ball team was organized on
Thursday among the 'lightweights'' of the
school, At meeting yesterday afternoon
Mr. McGill was unanimously elected can
tain. and Mr.. Cheney manager of the
team.
The fancy drill squad. under command of
Capt Wilson, has done very well in the
two drills held on Monday and Thursday
and there is no doubt that this will be the
| equal Of those at the Eastern and business
schools. The squad is composed of twelve
of the best drilled cadets in company III.
namely: Lieuts. Campbell and Mckee.
Sergts. Graham, Taussig, Haycock and
Frisby, Corporals McGill, Houton and Ken
kert and Privates Larcombe, Wilson and
Cheney.
A short fire drill was given the pupils re-
Gently, and in two minutes and fourteen
seconds, every teacher and pupil had made
! an exit from the building.
Miss Perry OF last years graduating
class is now attending WELLESLEY College.
business.
In Mr.. Powelrs recent report to the Com
mssioners 1t was urgently recommended
that suitable building be erected for the
accommodation of the Business High School
This will be good news to all commercial
students If the present building is called
into use for the next year the admission of
new members may be determined by COM
petitive examination. and a great many de-
sirous of business education turned AWAY
with only what the grades have taught To
secure a means of living when in the event
of the erection of a new building all could
be accommodated and prepared for a bust
ness life.
The foot ball team has not lost a game
this year, although 1t has suffered defeat i'm
two practice contests with the stronger
teams of the District. Its record for the
year is as follows: Business, II; Canter-
bury, 0. Business, 2; Preston, 0. Business.
10; Lafayette o. Business, s; St John. o.
Business. IL; Canterbury,6. Business. O:
Y. NJ c. A. reserves q.
No word having been received from Balti-
more, it is understood that no game will be
played with the Baltimore City College
Donald Mcdonald, who Is now attending
the Night High School. makes an excellent