Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-04
HIGH DOL NOTES.
Preparing to Form the High School Regi-
ment of Cadets
Some Who Ase Likely to BE omcers-
Other lite Of Interest From
All the Schools.


preparatory To forming the regiment of
High School Cadets. the enlisted boys be-
ing divided into squads at the separate
schools. and. ander the direction of expert
enced cadets Of last year. instructed in the
first principles ITO be learned by a soldier.
The companies viii be formed next week,
when the officersSwill be appointed, the di-
vision being as follows: Four companies
at the Central, two at the Eastern, one at
the Business and one at the Western. The
Eastern organized last "wednesday, being
the first to organize. and will not as sup
posed. have three companies, there being
twelve boys less than the sufficient num-
Der. The division of pupils and teachers
Of the high schools is: Central, thirty
eight teachers and $50 pupils; Eastern,
eighteen teachers and SIG pupils: Western,
eight teachers and 1893 pupils; Business.
thirteen teachers and 463 pupils Total sew
enty-seven teachers and 1884 pupils. This
year French has been added to the elective
course of studies and the large number of
pupils In the classes is proof of it's popu-
larity. There is a conspicuous increase in
the number of pupils taking physics in
preference to chemistry over that of last
year, when those interested in chemistry
were In the majority. Foot ball is now
commanding the attention of a large por-
ton of the boys. and in the separate schools
strong teams have been organized for the
forming a league, composed of a team from
each school, and playing the games accord
ing to a schedule, which will be arranged
some time next week.
The Central.
The foot ball team at this school is COM
posed of Edward P. Mills. captain; Bar
nard, Exley, Norris, Keys, Knight, Tindall,
Bagster, Brawner. Saunders and Luttrell.
These boys will be recognized as the most
Nyp1 lloh hfv in hoo nd fv,ta 20
make strong fight for the championship,
which is now held by the Easterns.
The Review will continue to be the OFF,
cial organ of the High Schools, and this
year will be enlarged and made more at
tractive. Mr.. r. w. Test will look after the
editorial department, while Mr. o. p. Brown
will act in the capacity of business manager.
Mr.. Test is rapidly filling up the advertis-
ing columns of the paper and by next week
will be ready to solicit subscriptions.
Maj. Skinner, who commanded the first
battalion last year, will in all probability
be commissioned as colonel of the regiment.
Capt. King has been noticed around school
for the past few days, but 1t is not known
whether he will return. II he should, he
will rank next to Skinner at this school
From the fact that Lieut.. d. b. Street.
who graduated from the Eastern last year.
and who is now taking a fourth year course
lieutenant colonel If he would continue his
course at the Eastern, the boys are under
the impression that this school will lose
that commission and that II will be trans
ferred to the Eastern.
The Dramatic Club. under the direction of
Mr.. Test, will very soon try T. w. Robert
sons three-act comedy. entitled. Ours"
The Senior Club will continue under the
same officers as last year and will hold its
regular. meetings as soon as DR.. Lane can
spare a room for that purpose.
Capt. Adams has enlisted again this year.
but 1t Is understood that he did so intending
to run for the captaincy of company A
Mr.. Yount, one of the teachers in chem
istry. graduated from this school with the
class of '92.
Capt Slater Of company F is now taking
a course at Cornell where he holds a good
position in the battalion at that place.
The Eastern.
At a meeting Of the football team last
week the following officers were elected:
Robert Moser. captain; A. Albert, assist
ant captain; w. Croissant, manager. The
positions, as have been definitely settled
upon, are: Fraser, center; Moser and Glib
son, guard; Fugitt and Mckinley, tackle;
Grant and White. ends; Hillyer, quarter
back; Avis and Tralles, half-backs; and AL
bert, full-back. The team, on Saturday, will
play the team from the Maryland College
Of Agriculture. on the grounds of the lat
ter.
The Classical Club Of "a held a meeting
Friday night and elected the following off,
GERS: Allen Albert, president; ]. Heady.
vice president: Miss b. Yoder, secretary.
compose the executive committee. The club
has been holding regular meetings during
the summer, and will continue to do so dur
ing the present school year.
The debating society will meet tomorrow
after school and elect the officers for the
coming year. At the last meeting, j.
Heady, w. Rurnham and James Fitzpatrick
were appointed a committee to look after
the interests of the society until the Off
GERS should be elected. The society will be
formed into a senate and house, and var
ious subjects will be considered, the settle-
ment of which will make a name for the
leaders and enlarge the knowledge of the
present ignorant world.
c. l.. Parker and W. c. Suter were
awarded the scholarships at Columbian Col
lege and the National Medical College. re-
spectively. Mr.. Parker and MIR. Suter
graduated with the class of 49,
The following young lady graduates of
School: Eunice Welch. Mabel Swingle,
Daisy Alwine. Julia Fernald, Marie Mahr
Anna Williams. Wilma Willenbucher. Kate
Hobgood, Fannie Holmes, Mary Holmes,
Florence Hopkins and Daisy Humphrey.
Mr.. David baltimore. teaching Latin
graduated from the Central with the class
of go.
A. H. Kimball of 49, and H. V. Tulloch of
SO. are at Amherst and Princeton Colleges
respectively.
The Business.
= At the formation of the company yester-
day afternoon, the officers were appointed
as follows: Charles Robinson, captain:
George Beck, first lieutenant, and Clarence
Sayer, second lieutenant. The boys were
dissatisfied when it was known that Mr..
Robinson was to be appointed captain,
nearly all of them favoring Lieut. Fugitt,
who has been connected with the company
for the past three years, and who has had
a great deal Of experience in the National
Guard.
The foot ball team at this school is made
up of Burr, Smith, Portion. Kerr Carter
Claburgh, kettler, Colby, Richmond, Clax-
ton, Lewis and Winsatt. The captain has
not been elected as yet, but for the present
Mr.. Haskell is managing the team.
The Balance Sheet will appear again this
year. the interest in the school organ being
greater than last year. c. A. Waldecker
will run the editorial portion, while A. b.
Claxton will be business manager.
The register, giving the names and adj
dresses of all the pupils in school, will be
published again this year.
MIR. Blanchard of the class of 49, Eastern
who is now taking the business course at
this school, expects to receive the appoint-
ment as adjutant of the second battalion.
There are several social clubs being or
ganiZed among the girls and bows. and
there is much talk of forming a debating
society and a dramatic society.
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