Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-23
THEY BROUGHT POTATOES
Closing Exercises Today at the High
School.
Provisions and Money Contributed
for the POor-Attractive Musf-
cal Entertainment.

When the pupils Of the Central High
School assembled in the exhibition hall last
week, DR.. Lane gave them a short but Ell
fective talk on the subject of donations or
money and provisions, requesting that all
such contributions be brought to the office
this morning. Mr.. Sitess Miss Wescott and
Mr. Davis Of the Eastern; Western and Bus
mess schools, respectively, gave out notices
to the same effect, and as aresult the pupils
contributed literally. In response to these
requests the Central collected about 40 in
cash, eight barrels of potatoes and quanti-
ties of other provisions. The third year
boys in study hall 8 put five large flour bar
rels in position in different parts of the
room and succeeded in filling four of them
with potatoes. The first year boys OF section
c each brought a potato in nearly every
pocket and managed to I'LL a barrel by buy
ing couple of pecks at the market opposite
the school, This section also contributed
enough money to buy barrel OF Hour, ana
as a Christmas gift to their section teacher,
Mr. r. R. Upton, they presented him with a
handsome lamp. Several additional barrels
of potatoes were collected in other class
rooms and donations of all kinds OF goods
were received at the office all the morning.
RehearsaIs for the entertainment were
completed Friday, and all OF the NUMBERS
on the progrs m were carried out success
fully. The classes marched into the eXhlol-
lion udll 10 the VI Tic VI SiiS9sA
a couple of periods of Rotations, which
ended about 1890. Most of the boys had
balloons tied to long strings, and as soon as
they entered the hall they let them rise 10
the ceiling, where they remained curing
the exercises. Section A entered the hall
with a Christmas tree, which they placed up
on the platform Many of the graduates
and friends of the school were present ana
enjoyed the entertainment. AS at the west
ern. the program was entirely musical; as
follows: March, Thunderer, Sousa, oIcnes-
ira chorus. a thinkers, b armorers. Ropin
Hood, glee club of forty; Mandolin CUB
Tobasco March. Hopkins: melody in +, Ru-
binsten; Mrs. Perkins, When the Heart Is
Young, Irish ballad; Banjo and Mandolin
Club, march. waltz. Barringer; waltz,
Loves Sigh. Baker, orchestra; march, Hlgh
School Cadets, SoUsa, orchestra.
At the close of this program all the pu-
pills arose and gave three cheers for Christ
mas and the school.
At the Western.
An elaborate musica! program was en-
joyed by the pupils of the Western just
before they were dismissed this morning.
After the regular opening exercises, winch
are held in the hall from TO 9:15 each
morning, the classes went to their class
rooms. where they listened to Christmas
stories and Rotations, and then assembled
H. their hall again, where the following
program was rendered:
ShepherdeSs drill ten girls of senior class;
sCrg, Ave Maria. Luzzi,s Miss Bentley;
song, In the Ole Carolina State, r. S. c.;
piano duet, The Conqueror. Spindler Miss
Appleby nd Mr.. Alex; songs, (a) My Little
Love, Hawley; (b) Serenade, Tosti; piano
solo. Ia Beautys Eyes, CO. The Water
Mill. Mr.. Sanford Kirtland; bass solo, Mr..
Roy kirtlard; piano solo, Girls of the
South, Mr.. Leo White, Mr.. VIM. Mckee;
song. Soldiers Farewell, K. S. K.
The Eastern.
There was no concerted action at the
Eastern High School, but many of the
pupils brought money, old clothing and
provisions of all sorts, and filled up a good
sized space in corner of the office. The
program for the entertainment at this
school consisted of several songs by all
of the singing classes and several recita-
tons by members of the school,