Evening star., 1895-09-21
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Interest in the Coming Opening of the High
School
Other Local Notes of General Interest
From Across Rock Creek
Bridge.

There will be $50 students at the Western
High School this year. The close OF the
last term showed but a roll membership Of
1893. The session Of '95 and '96 will mark
many advances in high school work. The
corps of teachers will be larger than here
tofore and new and special studies will be
added to last years list. French history
will be taken up earnestly and regularly,
and special rooms will be devoted to clay
modelling. During the vacation months the
number of rooms has been added to, with
incidental conveniences. Janitor Duvall has
tried himself in making the building bright
and clean. The floors are spotless and the
desks and other furniture guiltless OF dust.
This year. for the first time. the school will
have its own paper 1t Will be known as
1.-THE Western" and published semi
and Mr.. Ed. A. Duckett will attend to the
business affairs of the publication.
THE West tern" will do much toward gen.
Grating and sustaining interest and en-
thuciasm in high school work here Mr..
Leetch, who will graduate at the close OF
this term, promises to make an able head
Though the boys have not assembled for
mally yet, they come daily about the build
ing to talk of coming events. Specula-
tion Is already rife as to the appointment
of company officers. Every CLIQUE has Its
favorite and the interest will increase as
the time draws near Appointments will
be made by q committee composed of
Major Ross, member or the school rae
ulty and Mr.. Reichderfer.
The "Kamptown Social Klub" the min
strel organization attached to the school,
which did creditable work last year, will
improve upon itself this season.
There are funds in hand which will be
added to and used in the projected new
high school building to fit up gymnasium
with.
There is considerable disappointment over
the failure to secure a new building by
this term, bat there is confidence expressed
in the successful outcome Of the next ef-
forts of the trustees.
Miss Wescott will enter upon her sixth
year of principalship on Monday. She is
ability, but is a great favorite with all
her students.
Bold Robbery.
WiIkinson's confectionery, at 1906 o street
was robbed night before last. Entrance
was effected through an open transom
The robber secured the house, room by
room. His daring act paid him $40 In
money, secured from pocketbook. The
drawer was rifed also Of small change
Then the midnight visitor picked up
hand satchel and filled 1t with tobacco
cigars, cigarettes, and other such small
&c DDS. An exit was made through the front
dcor, it being unbolted from the inside
Just after midnight man with a satcheI
was seen in the vicinity Of the aqueduct
He had a suspicious gait" on him, and
Cldl attenIlOn was dltTdCtcu. AHe iei,
low was gone after for at least an expla-
nation of his hurry. He was evidently
ayerse, though to an interview, and moved
off with locomotive velocity. The satchel
being h:ndrance, he let 1t drop. 1t proved
to be filed with the goods from Wilkin-
sens. The man escaped, and the $40 went
with him. There is no clue to his identity
Detective Burrows is on the case.
Died Suddenly.
Julia Pursall, a colored woman who for
Years conducted small hairdressing and
wig establishment on NJ street, under the
name of Nine" Pursall died suddenly last
night in the old penitentiary building below
the canal in a loom where religious serv-
ices have Of late beer conducted under the
direction of the Rev" Mr.. Gaines. Mrs.
PllrsalI was seventy-fve years of age.
None of her relatives are known here. For
many years Mime Pursall lived exclu-
stvely to herself. She considered herself
atcve the colored race. She had education
ard a naughty bearing. For the past two
or three years, though, she was compelled
to waive her prejudice and live among her
people, She died while alone in the old
church room.