Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-06
THE HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
Students Preparing for Dramatic Exhibi-
tons
Debates and Other Recent Events
Class Omcers Elected Pre-
paratOry to Graduation.

Preparations are new being completed
for the annual May concert, one of the
leading events of the year at the Central
High School. The entertainment will be
given the Friday following the competitive
drill, May %, for the purpose of defraying
minor expenses for which no appropriation
is made.
The program is being arranged by Dr. r
K. Lane, and the management is in charge
! OF Mrs. Walton, teacher of elocution and
caiisthenics. The program is as yet in-
complete. but it is almost certain that the
orchestra will be a feature Of the enter
tainment, and probably that an Amazon
drill by ten young ladies. under the direc-
ton of Miss Priest, will also be a number
The main attraction, however, will be the
nve-act comedy, "She Stops to Conquer
The following students, VINO have been
Iehearsfng successfully under Mrs. Wal
tons direction, have been assigned parts in
the cast: Sir Charles NARROW, the landlord
Mr.. Eugene B. Wilkins. 81; Young NARROW,
Mr.. Charles ]. Fox, 81; Hardcastle, Mr. NJ
c. Maxwell. 80; Hastings. Mr.. Hyder b.
! Farrow. 81; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. NJ Hop
klns, '9S; Diggory, Mr.. S. j. Morris. Sc;
Mrs Hardcastle, Miss Maud Allen. 90;
Miss Hardcastle, Miss Miriam Bangs, '96;
Miss Neville. Miss Ludgate, 81; maid, Miss
Schoenborn, '97.
Mr.. Thomas Waggaman recently Invited
MISS bella MuSSey painting class OF
about forty to visit his gallery in George
town, where they spent an enjoyable after
noon.
Miss A. NJ. Wilson, head of the drawing
department. has been delivering a series
Of lectures on architectural styles to the
pupils of the first and second-year classes
for the las. two weeks. Her lectures EN-
braced architecture from its first stages
up to the period of the renaissance, and
she illustrated the development of styles
by many drawings, prepared by the pupils.
Each style was particularly illustrated by
referring to some public building in this
city.
At the last public debate of the Pi Delta
lambda Debating Society Misses Grosvenor
and. Martin upheld the affirmative side of
the subject Resolved, That the study of
modern languages Is more beneficial than
the study of dead ones" while Misses Lud-
gate and StutZ were opposed to them Prof.
Fontaine. Mr.. Howard Hoge and Miss A.
w. Wasserbach acted as judges, and rem
dered their decision in favor of the af-
flrmative arguments
The officers for the present quarter were
elected after the debate. as follows: Miss
StItZ, president; Miss Endicott vice presi-
dent, and Miss Hosier secretary The ex-
ecutive committee consists Of Misses Dean
and Leaver.
The Sophomore Debating Society held a
debate on: Resolved, That Shakespeare
wrote the plays ascribed to him." before
select and interested audience. Misses F.
Sander and F. Randolph supported the
ana Misses f1eltnueller and
Ulke the negative. After an exceedingly
Interesting and warm debate the argu-
ments were turned over to Mr.. English
the member of the faculty who has charge
of the club and acts judge. but, owing
to the abundance Of evidence submitted
he was unable to decide then, but will do
so at the next meeting.
The Third-year Boys Literary and De-
batting Society recently elected Mr.. Howe
president and Mr.. Olcott vice president
The graduating class of the Eastern High
School met last week and effected a class
organization. which shall have charge of
the details Of the graduation exercises to
occur at the close of school. The officers
elected were: Mr.. c. V. Church, president:
Miss B. Stoutenburgh. first vice president;
Miss l. S. Deis, second vice president; Mr..
G. W. Kelly, secretary, and Mr.. E. P Cope
land. treasurer. Misses ]. A. Ball and S.
l.. Yoechel were chosen representatives
for section A and Misses A. Putnam and n.
Gapen were chosen as representatives for
section B.
Joe Taussig, who entered the Naval
Academy last spring upon leaving the
Western High School, was in the city last
week visiting his friends. He stands elev-
enth in his class, and is a member of the
eight in rowing.
Albert Woodruff who was member of
the class of SO at the Western, is leadin g
the sophomore class at West Point at
present.
COlOred High School.
week began preparations for it's annual
entertainment, which has become the most
notable and popular event of the school
year. The entertainment this year Will be
on the same order as that of last year
and will be held at Central Hall. over Cen
ter market, Friday evening May e the
proceeds to be appropriated To the use of the
Library and Art League. prominent
| number the program will be ''The Dub
Shuttle cOmp6ietta act nv
Henry Oldham Hanlon. The following
cast. under the personal direction of Mr.
Parker n. Bailey, has been selected Fred
Somers, collegian, Frank, H. Burgess;
Jack Hilton, Stroke of the Varsity
Eight" Roscoe C. Bruce: Richard Went
worth, professor of entomology, John W.
White; Belle Somers, Fred's sister. Miss
Helen w. Wormley, and May Singleton
Fred's fiancee Grace Storum. The principal
feature of the entertainment will be a
competitive drill of the two companies of
cadets for gold medal. to be awarded
to the winning captain. The drill will be
limited to the manual of arms, the facings
and a few of the simpler foot movements
The judges will very proba bly, be Capt
c. II: Ourand of the brigade staff: Capt. E.
Z. Edwards, company A, second battalion
and First Lieut.. c. A. Meyer of the same
company, D. c. National Guard.
Another number on the program will be
the "Rataplan chorus" with dumb bells by
following pupils, under the direction of
Miss Hattie V. George: Addie Lewis pi-
anist; Helen Bell, Fannie Burrell, Gertrude
Clarke, Sadie Clarke, Viola Collier, Daisy
Costin, Stella Guitar, Julia Davis, Gertrude
bowling, Edwardena Frazier, Harriet Gil
| lem, Louise Green, Anna Harrison, Bertha
Howard. Annie Lawrence Beatrice Ridge
ley, Bertha Saunders, Helen Shaw Beatrice
Warwick and Daisy Wiley. Several cho-
ruses by pupils selected for that purpose
| under the direction of Prof. j. T. Layton,
will also be presented.
Held q Reunion.
The Washington Graduate Chanter of