Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS
Matters Of Interest Among the Young
Cadets.
Rntrfng the Ban Against Social Or
GanfzatfOns--Whatt the Differ.
ent Clubs Are Doing,

Clubs of all kinds and descriptions have
| been more numerous this year than ever be-
| fore in the history of the high schools.
4 Since the first week in October there have
| been no less than twenty-five such organiza-
H lions effected, and there are yet prospects
\ of a few more, which are now being anticl-
pated Interest has been decidedly increas-
ing, and although the faculty of the Central
] school gave out notice to all of the pupils at
| the beginning of the scholastic year that
| they would not recognize any social organi-
| cations, because the encoura cement Of such
| clubs in the PAST years mad not proved ben
| eficial to the pupils and the cause Of the
| failure Of some Of the students was shown
| to have been caused by the distracting in
| hucnces of the clubs, the teachers couple
|, Of months afterward yielded a point and
1 agreed to allow the pupils to organize clubs
under certain conditions which have been
! compiled with, and accordingly the clubs
| are in better condition than ever.
AS social clubs were barred at first, and
| there was no objection TO musical societies,
| considerable attention was given to the lat
| ter, and as result there are over half a
dozen vocal and instrumental clubs in good
| standing at present at the four schools
! The mluet dance, which was prepared for
| the teachers bazaar by eight young ladies
and gentlemen of the Central High School.
has resulted in the formation of a Minuet
Friday evening at the homes of the young
! ladies. The last meeting was held at Miss
| Sohon's residence ard was well attended.
| The officers of this society are: Miss Anna
| Endico tt, president; Miss Adrian Pease, vice
| president. and Lieut. Farrow, secretary.
Much interest has been taken lately in a
| boys octet, which was formed at the Cen
| trail through the efforts of Mr.. Kent Re-
| hearsals are held regularly each Wednes-
| day.
| All organization known the Columbia
| Cross Country and FarTier's Club has been
| the only athletic club in the high schools
successfully organized and put foot
! since the foot ball season closed. Only a
| few runs have been held SO far, because Of
the cold weather, but many more are to be
undertaken. The members intend to have
a paper chase every Saturday morning
during good weather.
There is considerable interest manifested
over base ball team at tn Central, where
a meeting has already been held and a cap
! tain and manager elected.
There has been ice on the river but once
this year, but that was enough to stimu-
late desire among the students to form
a hockey team" Although the candidates
| Tor a team have only practiced couple of
times Mr.. NJ. Wilson is acting in the ca
pacity of manager
The Review, the school organ of the Cen
tral, has experienced quite a change in the
enlargement OF its board Of editors and bust
ness department lately, so that now it has
an editor-in-chief ana thirteen associates.
lHSy are. MISS AIc2 W. WaSSerD2ch, III,
chairman; Miss Alice Littlejohn, 80; Mr..
James F. HOTEL, '96; Miss ine1 p. Carusi,
'e6; Mr.. Philip Tindall, '9G; Mr.. Carl Z. H.
Jniihn, 80; Miss Edith l.. Grosvenor, '97;
Miss Frai.cis Smith, '91; Mr.. A. B. Nc
Crum, '9S; Miss Elizabeth G. Davis, '9S;
Miss Ethel Sigs5ee, 80; Mr.. F. T. Coffin,
80; Mr.. r. w. Johnston, 80, and Mr. H
I. Doner '9i, for the alumni. The bust
manager, with Messrs. C. Mayer, '97; j.
n. Hoover, 81; S r. KarpeIes, $50; F. H
shpe, 80, and w. B. Harvey, $50, as as
sistants
the Business has inspired the girls to I'M
dertake one meeting will prob ably be
held Tuesday after school, with Miss Nc
Nai!y, member OF the faculty, in charge,
A club will be effected.
Eastern High School.
Owing to the resignation of Mr.. ST,aulding
as ejiitor-in-chief at the beginning of this
year, the school paper was without head,
and the Issue before last was published be-
fore the position was flied. Immediate ac-
ton was taken, however, and last week
Mr.. j. V. Kelly was elected to the vacancy
Another club has beea formed at this
school. which is composed principally of
last year.
The second meeting Of the Second Year
Club was recently held at Mr.. Colquitt's
on North carolina avenue southeast
At the Western.
Most of The interest at this school is lust
now being spent in the Kamptown Soshul
klub, which is actively preparing for its
coming entertainment, and is acquiring
degree of proficiency seldom surpassed I'M
der the competent training of Mrs Walton
Much interest is also manifested in the
Current Topic Club which has lately
been reorganized, and will hold meeting
after school each Tuesday in class room .
where everybody is invited to attend and
discuss the items of interest.
This school recently held its fourth
monthly musicale in Curtis Hall, which
was filled to its utmost capacity by nearly
hundred visitors, in addition to the pu-
pills of the school.
Last Wednesday night about two hundred
and fifty pupils of the Central and fifty
from the Eastern school attended the lee
ture on Venezuela, delivered by Mr. Will
lam E. Curtis, at the Universalist Church
corr er of 18th and L streets. About one
third of the seats were reserved for high
school pupils, and the three hundred tick
cts were given to them gratis
DR.. Lane, principal of the Central has in
anticipation a couple of lectures to be DE-
Evered to the pupils of his school during
the present quarter, as a result of invita-
tlohs 10 .he REV Dr. Arthur Guinness
rogers OF the Church of Our Father and
DR.. b. l.. Whitman, president Of the Co.
lumbar University.
Coiorcd High School.
Now that all of the uniforms of the bat
TALON of High School Cadets of the sew
enth and eighth divisions have been de-
liVered by the contractors, the cadets are
preparing for their regular inspection.
which will be held at drill after school
next Tuesday.
AS in previous years the cadets Will turn
out for para q the occasion Of the cele-
bration OF / n of the Father Of His
Country" IL. all be their first publ.
appearance this ear and the young SCI
dieTs will undoubtedly make good i'm
preston, as they have been progressing
finely.
During the last two weeks a couple of
members of the school have effected the
organization of chess and checker club,
which meets after school each Monday
Wednesday and Thursday. So far only
half dozen members have been secured
but it is hoped to add as many more in the
near future.
Never before has the High School build
ing at 1st and NJ streets been as crowded
as it is this year, the increase being con-
sidered somewhat remarkable by PRINCIPAL
Cardozo. The building was built about The
same time as the Eastern High School, and