The morning times., 1895-11-28
SCHOOLS ARE In RIVALRY
Youngsters All Striving to Win
Prizes for Their Friends.
All the Proceeds Are TO Go 10 the
washing ton Teachers' Bazar
and So Interest Grows.

Is DtlIiE tIlOuS pupiiS "a -cus
schools over The voting contests inHoiVeu
in the coming baZar. Oehn Il Co. have
donated an officers sword, which is being
contested for by the commissioned OBJECTS
of the various companies. The Central
High school is a Unit ln its endeavors 10 Sc
cure the prize for Capt. Van Boyer. ".
tine Eastern, the Western and the Business
have each a man in the field, with the undcr-
standing that twenty-four hours before
voting closes they are all to unite on the most
successful seCUnu BittsiiIon man ana put ilie
First Battalion, represented Dy the centrdi'
To rout. Anybody Dut Tie Ctntrai Is thttr
cry.
The Liberty bicycle, donated by Hadger
of Connecticut avenue. Is TO De. stab'eu
finally either at the BUSINESS or Western
aud emulation on that account is at white
heat. 80 tnat West washington people
attending the Business are Glscrediteu ON
both sides Tor lack OF patriotism. occupy
ing a position analogous TO that OF
Southern Uuionist. or SOtthern democrat,
in war days. Miss Blackford, so lar,
seems 10 De tile successful Cs.ildGuate. ne
Eastern against the Central on the war
wick bicycie, donated by Charles T. AI
Ter * Bro. is aiSo the cause OF enthusiastic
patriotism in the two rival seats Oh i.Srn,
ing Colts firearms factory sends
SO rifle for competition among the ON
GERS of the Seventh and Eighth grade MN
tary companies, who Vie win tuetr eilcrs
in the marital art i'll enterprise. ii nor III
skill. and gather in the votes ana sGcHel>
with ardor. Smith X Wesson nave aisy a
fine revolver "n route, 10 DE competed
for. though the competitors are uo' 5e'
chosen.
In the Normal School ticket TO Jack
sunville and relurn, donated, Dy inc AT
lanuc Coast Line. is uhcefstooa 70 uelohE
10 Mr. Rioruan, by rgnI OF prlcrIty' N
not seniority, and Tie two cntefpTsIhS
young lades who shall receive mo tWo
rounG lrips to- Atlanta, donated by the
Seaboard Air Line, will be cbaperoned
on their trip by Miss +. v EruMh, lhus
the schools Will benefit doubiy by the
gift, In money ana III Tie ,uecs'i"h''i
value OF tie trip.
In The ilrsu division, the Phelps Build
ing, has a wonderful doh, All tau2e ana
spangles, for which thiriy-seVcn yonth-
ful aspiranis are struggling; the Denmson
boasts an autograph copy or hf. IoA
Brownies, conJaining grateiul anu
gracious EUte from tie author; thc foIce
has n lamp or virtue IN the WY oI Ieoh'ihs
money almost as great as AAddins oi
old, and TIE Franklin has young iauy
whose demand for an onyx tabie anu
lamp 10 run for las not YET ceeh saus
fled. 49,.
being raised by means OF a sold hittai
donated by c. F. Phtt, and o!Iertu 10
military hero chosen from ancnE The
seventh and eighth grade warriors.
handsome watch, gwen by MISS Doho-
vans school, TO lEc lavoriIe pupH IN
the cooking classes, goes FAR to comfort
the girls icr their y ability To- run for
martial ionOrs, anC~Lc yourger girls III
the sewing Ciassts, compete iof = cntn'.
little work basket. strc ked WIN cEolSe
silver fittings, from NJ. W. Cant q '"ii
pGny. ,..
nc third division gives enthusiastic sur
pnrt l., Mr. Hamilton. tor the letter carrier
suit given by Merit 4 Merit: dozen
Watches, a U1=en E'hi iinSs, aea t''a
kniTes galore viii rejoice the hearts ol
their fortunate young pussessofs "aftrr
the Jair is over" Tie various ian,turs are
winning tons of coal. ana oaIreis "I IioIr
through the iav"r uf their SIateiui Irr,nis ms
in the schools; vi hile, best of all, the
nj. ,,rf friends Hnsgse admiration
affection Mrs. E. \. Hilt"n's aniuous and
successful Iabors have Won, are scizlng
the opprtTndy to Noses 80 FT suns as easy
MIR. II. Bradley is the fourth diyisi"n
candidate for the carriers suit. and there.
too, the eighth grade boys are To- nav one
high, Messrs. Charlie Price of the small
wood, John Downey of the Jefferson, ana
Joseph Jeffries OF the Bradley, being 90
lar ahead.
The Grant Building seems most inter
ested among the firth division Schools
in the iavorite American past!ne. boast
ing a doll of fabulous beauty, piece OF
embroidery, for which the older girls sigh,
and u covered toy house, made by one OF
the Jackson building pupils, whose intense
realism augurs well for the ynuthIul donor :
future achievements. The chief charm of
these contests Hes in the fact that no ChEd
goes without + you fall In WHINING tnc
prize that Is set before you. n conlfn;serat-
ing teacher steps forward, VITA Il stt"nd
prize, almost as beautiful, whcrrWith tn
soothe your wounded spirits. Would that
il were so in the mere serious contests OF
active life which the future holds, wherein,
alas, no tender hearted pedagugue VIII
break the fall OF higher hopes and ioftier
asniratlops than even doll house, with
real balconies can call forth,
gold watch,Ein whose wake is link
bracelet fer second priLr, inspires the hopes
of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade
girls of the Sixth division. and an equally
precious timepiece or "A pair OF link sleeve
buttons z oes TO tte most popular boy IN the
same grades, q couple OF dolls and two eX,
press wagons to the smaller pupils, gold
medal for drill master, and a lew small
guessing contents, are all SO far reported
from the Sixth division, whose members,
though "scattered," are evidently not de
moralized.'" :"
Last-not to make bad pun-William
Hahn las donated a pair of shoes in whose
| SHINING points the fayorite janitor OF the
| city will take tickets during the bazar.
Miss Emily Billings, whose ministrations
many of our most prominent citizens re
member with gratitude, for she taught well
for over forty years in the days that are
no more" has crochcted bed spread
which is being voted for as present to
her lifelong friend and co-teachcr, Miss
Julia Brown.