Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-19
THE EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL
Everything in Readiness for the Beginning
of the School Year.
New Faces In the Faculty and Many
Interest In the Cadet Corps.

When the pupils Of the Eastern High
School return for work next Monday they
will notice some new faces in the faculty.
and also rome improvements to the build
ing and surrounding grounds. Mr.. George
B. Pfeiffer, professor of chemistry, has re-
signed to accept position in the assay Of
flee of the New York mint. In his place
Mr.. Frank Suter, a graduate of Johns Hop
kins University, and who has several times
supplied absences in the professorship Of
chemistry at the Eastern, will have charge
of this department. One additional teacher
has been appointed to the staff in the per-
son of Miss May Dean. who will fill a posi-
ton in the department Of mathematics
The rest of the staff, including the rinci-
pal, is the same as that of last year. and is
as follows: Prof. c. NJ. Lacey Sites. princi-
pal: NJ. F. F. Swartzell. assistant principal
and professor Of Latin and Greek; Miss
Miss Lilly A. Chester, drawing; L. E. c.
Colliere, French; Miss Ida M. DAILY En-
glish and algebra; Miss Bertha L. Gardner
librarian; Philip Gerry, English: Miss
physics and geometry; David baltimore,
Latin; Miss F. s. Shipman. Latin and
Greek: Miss Margarita Spalding, English
and history; Miss Ida 1. Summerscales, his
tory and English: Miss Charlotte Van Do
rem, drawing; Miss Lewanna Wilkins, bot
any and algebra; f. w. Williams algebra
and geometry; Emory NJ. Wilson, history;
Mrs. E. r. Walton, physical culture, and
Miss A. E. Scammell, music.
Additional Class Rooms.
The total enrolment of pupils last year
was four hundred and fifty, but this year
the attendance is expected to be greater
by more than fifty. To accommodate the
increased number a class room has been
fitted up In the basement in the room oc-
cupied last year by kindergarten. This
room has an abundance Of light and venti-
lation, and while not intended to be used
at all times as a class room, it Is probable
that the increased attendance will provide
means for it's use the best part Of the time.
The room in the northeast corner of the
building, formerly used as a recitation
room and as a place for the school socie-
ties to meet in, has also been turned into
a class room. 1t will be used regularly.
The physical laboratory, located on the up
per floor of the edifice, has received a num-
Der of additions to its equipment, the most
nc table being a dark room. which will be
used in experiments in photography and In
demonstrations of light. A cloak room has
been added to the large study hall on the
first floor by partitionng off space at the
end Of the room for a distance Of seven
feet and fitting it up with racks and stands.
This will be for the benefit of the young
ladies. The boys cloak room. in the base
ment.h has had its capacity considerably en-
larged by new arrangement OF the racks.
and also by the putting in of umbrella
stands and an overshCe rack. The floors In
various parts of the building wherever they
showed signs of wear and tear have been
replaced by Few timber.
1t is, however, outside the building that
the most important change is taking place
Here the ground in the rear of the High
School has been filled in places and graded,
and the fence which surrounded 1t on two
sides torn down. In the place of this fence
workmen are now engaged in erecting
modern iron rail fence on three sides of the
grounds, leaving the side fronting on 9TH
street OPEN. The stone steps have also been
reset.
The Cadet Corps and Athletics.
Athletics and military affairs have hereto
fore engrossed considerable share Of the
attention of all the male students at the
high schools and through the boys. in many
instances that of the girls also. This will
be the case this year at the Eastern. and
already, and, in fact, for six months back
the cadets have been specializing upon the
probable holders of commissions. Principal
Sites states that If there Is found cadet
worthy to bear the honor, the lieutenant
coloners commission in the regiment will
come to the Eastern. There will be two
companies at least at the Eastern and posi-
bly, three. The enlistments last year We're
below normal on account of the excessive
drilling allowed the year before, and. with
this fact taken into consideration, and also
that of an increased number of pupils, it Is
hoped that three companies may be formed
Last year the foot ball eleven which repre-
sented the Eastern High School, though
rather light in weight, never lost a game,
and as all the teams in the city this year
will probably be light in weight, it Is ex-
pected that an eleven will represent Eastern
which shall be heavy enough to contest for
the foot ball championship of the high
schools. Mr.. Emory NJ. Wilson, formerly
of the Cornell eleven and row of the faculty
OF the school, is expected to exercise general
supervision over athletics. The Fastener,
the successor of the former school paper,
the Owl, will be started again this year. with
brighter prospects than ever