Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-13
THE COLOEED HIGH SCHOOL.
Prospects Are Promising for n Sue
ceSSful Icnr.

Prospects Are Promising for q Sue
cessful Year.
Everything at the High School of the
seventh and eighth divisions is moving
along quietly and satisfactorily, with every
prospect of a successful year.
Shortly after the formation of the classes
the organization of the literary societies,
which have been SO successful in the past.
took place This year there are two dis
tinctive clubs one being for girls and the
other for boys whereas there was only one
last year, which comprised both sexes.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Literary Associa-
ton is the name of the young ladies' club,
which meets during the study period each
Tuesday and Friday from l: 30 to pm,
while the cadets drill, and is attended by
most all of the female members of the
school, while the active membership conf
prises about sixty, as follows: Helen
Adams. Harriet Brooks. Nellie Burke Car
rie Burrill, Julia Brandon, Stella Cutler,
Coles, Bessie Clarke. Sadie Clarke, Mamie
Collins, Neishna George, Lillian Hill, An
ME Howard. Bertha Howard, Nettie John
ston.- Maggie Lee. Mary L. Peterson, Jen-
Nalle Ida Renfro. Mary Stewart, Bertha
Saunders, Sadie Smith, Adlena Shaw, Katie
Simmons, Alberta Mitchell, Beatrice Jones,
Ella Cartright. Siika Downes Ida Will
Henderson, Alice Nelson, Estelle Wormley,
Add:e Lewis. Christina Harris, Marcelera
Gales. Belle Thomas, Maggie Jenifer. Hat
tie Washington, Mary Mason, Mary Ever,
Josephine Wormley. Alice Russell. Mary
Lacey, Clara Baum, Lillian, Green, Lena
Hawkins. Gertie Tibbs. lzetta Tibbs, Marie
Wright. Lulu Warner. Ida Washington.
Olive Wilson and Louise Young. with Nam
ME Burroughs. president Grace Storum,
vice president. Daisy Costin, secretary;
ursuline Barker, treasurer: Caste Burrill.
sergeant-at-arms. and Lucille Hunter chair
man of the executive committee, for Off
GERS.
The male literary society is known as the
Miner Literary Association. with the fol-
Brown. Roscoe Bruce, William Clarke,
Robert Green, BurIell Jefferson, Charles
jenkins, James Lucas Charles Minkins,
Samuel Milton. William Odom, John Payne,
James Pinn, Archibald Ray, Frank Smith,
George Sydnor, Charles S. Taylor, Benja-
min Washington. Arthur West, Herbert
Wilson. Clarence Wright. William Whips.
Charles Turner and Fritz Washington. The
president: Nathaniel Guy, vice president;
Junius NJ. Coleman. secretary: Edward
Milton Syphax, assistant secretary: John
Wayne treasurer; Lawrence Bradley.
geant-at-arms, and Jesse Ellis. librarian.
When the officers for the battalion of
Gets were appointed, as announC ed in The
Star at the time, the sergeant majorship
Was only temporarily assigned to Nathaniel
Guy, who appointed first sergeant of
company A, but since then the second SER
geant, Junius Coleman, of company b has
been appointed to he the regular sergeant
ma or, and Nathaniel Guy has resumed his
regular duties first sergeant. This pro-
motion caused vacancy, and, accordingly,
Frank Brent the rarking third sergeant,
was given the position of second sergeant.
AS Oliver Davis stood highest among the
corporals. he was appointed to he the third
sergeant, and as William Beason stood next
III line of promotion, he WAS appointed cor
roral.
Most of the cadets have been uniformed.
but as yet rot sufficient number to war
rant an inspection before the middle of
reXt month. The cadets have been pro-
crossing finely in the new manual. and are
now spending most of their time on foot
movements, in preparation for the first bat
TALON drill this year. which will occur next
Tuesday, provided the weather is suitable