Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-29
HIGH SCHOOL NOTE s
Happenings Of Interest to the Pupils Of
All Sections.

Happenings of Interest to the Pupils Of
All Sections.
Girls Are Becoming More Prominent
In school, Organi.ations-The Diff
ferent Clubs ProsperfnE.
The second battalion drill last Monday
| afternoon was very satisfactory, but there
Is still room for improvement before the
second can put up a battalion drill the
equal OF that of the first battalion. The
second battalion is superior in company
| movements. The regimental drill which
was to have taken place today has been
postponed until the next clear drill day.
Ihls mas certainly been glorious year for
| the young ladies. Heretofore they have not
been so prominent in school organizations
but this year they have come to the front
and easily captured the honors from the
boys. A military company of girls was
never known to the high schools until this
year, when the Eastern las started the
ball rolling with two companies of four
fours each and complete roster Of officers
| 1t is a novelty to see a company Of girls
| that can execute the foot movements with
as much ease and perfection as a company
! of boys, and to hear the captains give their
commands one would think that they had
| received the same rigid instruction as the
boys. The two companies at the Eastern
are very extensively uniformed, and pre-
sent an appearance even heater than the
boys of the regiment. The young ladies
the schools, and at the entertainments have
put up exhibitions that would do credit to
professional swingers. The girls at the
Central, not to be left behind, have started
the most important movement in which
the girls of the High School have been in
| terested since the first years of its organ
ization-that of organizing a gymnasium
for the development and physical training
of young ladies. If the girls continue in
this rapid pace it will not be a surprise to
see them playing foot ball next year.
Amateur theatricals have held an impor-
tant place in the work Of number of
the students this year. and even now there
are at least seven productions in rehearsal
by present students and graduates for fu-
ture occasions.
Central.
Rehaarsals will soon be commenced at
the Central for the coming production of
stage direction of Mrs. Walton. 1t is very
probable that but a few scenes and not the
entire play will be rehearsed. and it is I'M
derstood among the. pupils that the per-
Torrance will take place in the annual
May entertainment. The cast Of charac-
tiers, as selected by Mrs. Walton, is as fol-
lows: Miss Maize Lynham, as Mrs. Mala-
prop; Miss Jenny Young. as Julia; Miss
Grace Ross. as Lucy; Miss Syivesta. as
Lydia: Mr.. Robert Test, as Capt. Absolute.
and Mr.. Brandebury. as Sir Anthony Abb
solute.
A dramatic entertainment will be given
on the goth of March at Martyr College
Hall in the interests of the Review. The
three-act military drama'"Rio Grande" will
be produced on that occasion with a cast
comprised entirely OF high school students.
Mr. Test will have charge Of the enter
tainment and will issue tickets in the
latter part Of next month, so that a long
sale may be had.
This year has been a very favorable one
for athletics. probably the most favorable
since 1S3O-'91, when nearly all of the schools
had regularly organized hletic associa-
tons. Since hen nothing very much has
been dcne in providing for the gymnastic
training of the young gentlemen. This
year it has been realized that an organized
athletic class is the only way in which the
boys can obtain regular exercise and at
the Eastern. such a class has been formed
and has attained tine best results. The
young ladies Of all the high schools have
the advantage of the calisthenics classes
and a great benefit Is derived from the half
hour of work that is allowed to each young
lady every week. AS far as the young La
dies are concerned, the Central has been
the first to effect an organization for ath-
letic training in which all are invited to
become members, and now the gymnastic
classes are hard at work on the prepara-
tory movements and exercises. Mrs. Wal
ton will personally conduct the classes and
see to it that the new movement results
in a decided success. A large number Of
young ladies have already been enrolled,
and uniform gymnasium suit Is under
consideration. 1t Is also expected that in
the near future quantity of apparatus
will be secured. This movement on the
part Of the Central school faculty is GER
the immediate consideration Of the facul-
ties of the other high schools.
Mills is now booking up good talent for
a base ball team The foot ball season as
cerned has been very successful, and there
is no reason why the coming base ball sea-
son should not be equally so.
Another club has been added to the Cen
trails long list of organizations, to be known
as the Columbian Lyceum, and is one Of
more than two thousand societies belong
ing to the Lyceum League Of America: The
excellent object Of the club, that of pro-
noting the Intelligence Of young gentle
men, aiding them in the preparation and
decla ma ton of current and miscellaneous
arguments, Is an ASSURANCE OI ltS SUCCESS
and no doubt some very interesting public
debates may be expected in the near fu-
ture. The officers Of the club, which is
composed of young gentlemen from the
first year only. are as follows: H. w. Cram
er, president: c. w. Clayton. vice president;
G. NJ. Johnson, corresponding secretary;
p. H. Moore, recording secretary, and Chas.
Maher, treasurer.
The class of '9S will give an entertain
ment in the early part of February for the
payment of the class debt, which remains
from the recent reunion at National Rifles
Armory.
The l. o. L. 8. is the title Of a new club
which has lately been organized among
the seniors of this school. At meeting
held recently Lieut. Burbank was unani-
mously elected as the president.
Mr.. Hubbard entertained the Hot Cake
Club few evenings since in a royal man.
rer. and for or ce the boys were abundantly
supplied with hot cakes and maple strip.
The rhetorical of Wednesday afternoon
was the first of the kind that has been
given in the high school this school year.
and was highly appreciated by the large
audience that had assembled in TIE ex-
hibition hail. Two. Shakespearean selec-
tons were produced on this occa sion, and
it is safe TO say that they were the most
carefully prepared plays Of thai author that
have been presented by high school pupils
in recent years. Especially good were Mr.
Test Miss Young and Miss Ross.
Mr.. Philip Henry Buckler. 4 former pupil
Of the school and a member Of the class Of
'93 visited the school in the early part of