Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-05
HIGH SCHOOL NEW 81
The Coming Competitive Drill Of the
Regiment of Cadeta
Probably = Field Day OF Inatrucsioss
The Annual May Entcrtajnment
Mt the Central.

Mt the Central.
At present tho High School pupils have
much outside OF the regular school routire
to occupy their attention. No doubt the
feature Of greatest interest and the one
| attracting the attention of the branch
schools, as well tho Central. Is tho a.
nual competitive drill Of the regiment OF
| cadets.
This event will occupy two afternoons.
May "A and IS. the drill beginning ut 4
| O'Clock each day. A late hour was de-
| cided Upon in order that the fathers and
| those friends Of the young soldiers who are
engaged in business or otherwise employed
| may be able to a:tecd the competition.
Through the iricsneo OF President ~. II.
Young Of tia National Base Dail League
| end Mr.. j. Earl Wagner Of the Washing
| ton Club, tn3 ball park at :hs head OF eth
street has been sscurei Tor tho scene OF the
| strife sor glory ard honor. The fact that
| no music is to be In attendance may prove
| disappointing to soma but the services of
an expenditure of about 500 per day.
Raising q fund to meet this outlay woald
rob the AFFAIR of its complimentary feature.
which II 10 inteadec shall prove one of the
! most attrAct.vo points OF the entertain
ment
A number of officers Of the regular army
have expressed themselves as being highly
pleased that the competition this year is
| to be an outdoor affair. instead of a theater
drill. They are OF the opinion that the set
up of comraay ana the foot movements
are the only tests upon which superiority
can be judged. The old friend of the
cadets Captain Chase, Lieutenant French,
| who had much to do With the preparation
| o. the revised tactics and another officer.
whom thes: two shall name, are expected
| to act az judges OF the coming drill, al
| though nothing official has been done in
that direction as yet. The full program OF
movements to be executed by each COM
| pany has heretofore been published in The
Star.
Should the weather be favorable on the
oath and 18th instarts, as large a crowd as
| ever rooted at ball game will undoubt-
eddy occupy the grand stand and bleachers
at National Park. and those present are
| surely going to make themselves heard
| when their favorite company appears on
| the field.
Field Day of Instruction.
While speaking Of the cadets. it may be
well to announce that DIR. Lane and Major
Ross are at present arranging for a field
/ day OF instruction for the regiment. a Ia
the outing of the District OF Columbia
National Guard a year ago last fall. An
| effort will be made to induce Superintend-
| ent Powell to grant the boys half holt
| day in the near future. when a march is
: to be taken to some point on the outskirts
of the city. Lunches will be carried by the
/ boys, but the affair is not to be a junket-
ing trip by any means as much hard work
/ is on the program. Loading and firing
with blank cartridges in prepare ton for
on the White Lot will constitute a large
part OF the doings on the field day. q.
The May Entertainment.
Next in Importance is the annual May en-
tertainment at the Central School which is
booked TO take place on the evening OF May
is. The program will include selections by
a banjo club. Delsarte drills. violin solo by
Mr.. Anton Kaspar. vocal solo by Miss
Stakeley. piano solo by Prof. Lawrence and
number of other school features. The
| feature of the evening. however. is to be
Mrs. Burnetts "Esmeralda." The play was
written from a story Of the same name
that appeared in print for the FIRST time In
| 1877. and met with great success on pre-
sentation at the Madison Square Theater,
| New York. The scene Is laid in North Car
olina. and the characters are very pleasing
The cast, as selected. Is as follows: ''oid
Man" Rogers. a North Carolina farmer.
Mr.. Wall; Lydia Ann Rogers. his wife, Miss
Maize Lynham; Esmeralda. his daughter,
Miss Phillips; Dave Hardy, a young North
Carolirian, Mr.. Test; Estabrook a man OF
leisure. Mr.. Julian: Jack Desmond, an
American artist in Paris. Mr.. Aitschu;
Nora and Kate Desmond, his sisters, Misses
| Lightfoot and Young: "Marquis' de Mon
| tessin. French adventurer. Mr.. Chandlee;
| II.
wilkins: Maid Miss Brady.
In former years 1t has been impossible to
| secure standing room in the hall half an
hour before the advertised hour for begin
| ming the entertainments, and the same
| state of affairs is likely to prevail at the
coming presentation.
| Owing to the number Of other attractions
now being contemplated. the highly success
| I'll musical afternoons will not be repeated
this school year.
| The Tennis Tournament.
| The tennis tournament for the champion
ship of the High School will open Monday,
May IA. The following. or similar, prizes
are offered: First prize singles. sweater;
| second prize singles. Sears" racket; con-
ISOLATION prizes. singles. pair OF tennis
shoes; first prize. doubles. rackets. A sec
ond prize in doubles will be offered IL the
| number OF entries warrant Fifty cents Is
| the entrance fee for the singles and one
dollar for the doubles. Entries, which close
at noon on the day Of the tournament. will
| De received by Messrs. Hills or Leupp-
The Annual.
A number of young gentlemen connected
with the Review. after duly considering the
matter. have decided to publish for the year
ls93-1S94 The Annual" a publication to be
devoted to the interests of the WASHINGTON
| Central High School. The publishers an
nounce that II will be book of about
ninety pages, nicely bound, and printed on
|
| tai cover of dark blue and silver Some of
Its good things viii be: A history of the
school and its several departments; a his
tory of each OF the several classes, with the
names and addresses OF its members; a list
1 Of the faculty; history of the High School
regiment, with portraits OF the officers.
| through the captains. at the Central School,
and other matters OF general interest to The
pupils of the school. The book will be IL
| Illustrated with cuts of prominent features
| Of the Central School. and IL IL claimed tina [
1t Will prove a profitable investment TO
every High School pupil 1t will appear
| about the 10th Of May.
| Notes.
The promoters OF the work add q timely
rerner.k to the effect that they are not rich
capitalists. and therefore ask the earnest
support Of the school in aiding them to
make THE Annual = success.
| The Franzonian Club Of the Central has
Issued cards for a dance, to be held at In
thicum Hall. Georgetown. on Friday even
ing, May IL.
The coming of Coxey on Tuesday last
| caused trouble among a certain number OF
| High School young gentlemen. In otae-
| words. about half O hundred OF the bcys
| played hockey" in order to witness the
parade Of the commo3wealers. Each one
| was caught, however. and faced discipline
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