Evening star., 1894-04-02
Business and Western,

AthletlcS In general and base ball In par
tcular are attracting the attention of the
male portion OF the Business High School.
An athletic league has been formed, with
X. Wilkening as president W. Clabaugh
secretary and l.. Stewart treasurer Tne
league VIII equip a gymnasium soon as a
suitable room can be secured for that pur-
pose, and 1t also contemplates holding a
held day in May.
A game OF base ball was played at $50
O'Clock Saturday afternoon between the
first teams of the Business School and the
Georgetown College reserves. The person
mel OF the Business nine is Frisbee, Frye
and Clark. pitchers; Smith and Wimsatt,
catchers; Lewis, first base; Appleman, Sec
ond base; Kerr, third base; Combs, short
stop: Lyman, center field and captain;
Muth, left field; w. i. Smith, right field
and Grayson substitute. Mr.. whitening. the
manager, has arranged for games with the
Canterburys, Fat Mems Club, St John s
College of Alexandria and the Baltimore
city College, in addition to the champion
ship contests with the clubs representing
the other high schools. The Business bows
expect to have no difficulty in yanouishing z
the Central team. The second team is COM
posed of Moudy and King, pitchers; Daniel
catcher and captain; Grayson, first base:
Hughes, second base; Russell short sion.
Hinton. third base; Larman, center field /.
German, left field; Jones, right field, and
Baukages, substitute. The manager of this
nine is Mr.. Stewart, and he is awaiting
challenges from any team whose members
are not over seventeen years of age
Hundreds of people visited the Western
High School last Saturday evening They
We're there IN response to an invitation
from the pupils to witness An Evening
With Dickens" One hundred and ten sim
dents participated in the entertainment. As
Miss Eta Hanger cleverly introduced them
eighteen of our old friends from BLEAK
House appeared upon the platform. They
were followed by the same number from
David Copperfield. and in like manner
a1N frTr, naN,.
Dombey and Son, eleven from Old Curios-
fty Shop, thirteen from Nicholas Nicklebv
eight from A Tale OF Two Cities and Cricl-
ct on the Hearth, nine from Oliver Twist
and Barnaby Rudge five from Martin Chuy-
zlewit and nine from Pickwick Papers
Mrs. Walton, the elocution teacher read a
selection from Tale of Two Cities and
one from Pickwick Papers. Then every
ed and INDUCED in refreshments until IL
O'Clock. The affair was a novelty and proy-
ed thoroughly enjoyable.
A meeting of the Short Story Club vas
held on Wednesday afternoon last at the
Western School. II. c. Bunner was the
author whose works were discussed Mr.
Holcomb read sketch OF Bunner Miss
Westcott gave a selection from "Crazy
Wife's Ship" and Miss Stewart followed with
a reading from the The Nine Cent Girls -
In addition Mr.. Holcomb gave a brief sketch
of the author. The officers of the club are
Mr. John Lacy, president; Miss p Hanger
vice president and chairman of the COM
mittee on programs and Miss ]. Moore. cor
responding secretary. The organization
meets on every other Wednesday ana The
program, as arranged. includes discussions 9
of the works of Richard Harding Davis. on
April IL; Mary Tappan Wight on Aprtl Ok.
De Maupassant, on May 9, and De Alarcon
on May 23 All members Of the Short Story
Club are encouraged to contribute ortgioa al
papers in the line of pastels, sketches prose
poems or short stories. These manus ,rints
will be judged by a committee appointe3 for
that purpose, who will arrange from the
contributions program for the last meet
ing of the club. All manuscripts must he
handed to the president as early as Nav %
Notes of interest
Miss Clark Of the faculty Of the Business
School believes in the proverb that Music
hath charms to soothe &c." and has organ
lied girls glee club. with the Misses Peter
sen, Heilburn, Einstein Carroll Larman
Cocks, klingle and Edison as the singers
Miss Callahan is pianist for the club which
holds rahearsals every Tuesday afternoon
girls debating club has also recently
been organized, and is In charge Of Mr.
Ralph r. Upton.
The Franzonian of the Central School will
hold meeting on Friday next at the resi-
dence of Miss Phillips, No. 7th street
northeast.
Miss Hamilton will entertain the Senior
Club of the Central School at her residence
this evening.
Principal C. A. Davis of the Business
School wears a happy smile these spring
days He says the prospects are very
bright for new building next year.