Evening star., 1896-03-16
IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS
Interest Shown in the Great Competitive
Drill.
To Raise Money! for a Library-What
the Students Are Doing
These Days.

All the companies have completed in
struction in the manual of arms as far as
the program for the annual competitive
drill fs concerned, and are now exerting
their. energies in practicing company and
platoon movements. The drill will be held
May 10 and 20.
The assignment of the drill instructors
at the different schools for next week is as
follows: H. Auer. Central; ]. 7. Graft,
Eastern; J. Sommer, Business, and Maj. B.
r. Ross at the Western on Monday, and
Maj. B. r. Ross, Central; ]. Sommer, East
ern; ]. T. Graft, Business and H. Auer for
the Western on Thursday.
Through the untiring efforts of DR.. F. R.
Lane and Mr.. Hay instructor Of zoology
at the Central, with the assistance of
few outside friends, the Central has be-
come the possessor Of the most complete
and best scientific museum OF any or the
public schools in the city. This depart
ment was started about five years ago, and
has gradually grown, until now 1t occupies
two class rooms.
The contest for The Review prizes has
closed and the results will probably be
known in another week.
At the meeting of the Central High School
Literary and Debating Society next We'd
nesday Messrs. Platt and Marean will argue
on the affirmative side of the question: Re
solved, That we should annext Cuba,' while
Messrs. Olcott and Cady will uphold the
negat tive side. Maj. Fox has prepared an
essay on 1.-The Best Existing Government"
and Mr.. SEE has prepared one on "Belliger-
ent Rights"
The last regular meeting of the Minuet
Club was held at the home of Miss Ruth
Marean in Brookland The members met
at the residence of Miss Anna Endicott the
president. and thence proceeded to the home
of the hostess.
The early part of the evening was spent
mao Moore
Fox winning the prizes A dainty supper
was then partaken Of and after some eN-
cellent musical numbers were enjoyed the
meeting adjourned. Those present We're
Misses Pease, Anna Endicott, Moore Ward,
Tucker, Grace EndiCott Lynch and Cas-
tell and Messrs. Claxton, Chase. Capt. Won
Bayer, Lieut.. Maxwell Young and Nal
Fox, chaperoned by Mrs. Endicott
Miss Wilson, head Of the drawing de-
partment. has been making exhaustive in
quiry into the art work done in all of the
principal high schools of the country, with
the intention of Introducing any new inn
portant work into that of the Central
Mr.. w. Coffin, VINO attended the Central
in '8-V, and now attends the Columbian
Art School, recently honored at the
Cosmos art exhibit, where his portrait of
Miss Robinson received one of the five hon
orable mentions that We're bestowed upon
the whole collection of pictures.
The third year English classes have re-
Gently finished Hamlet" and are now TAX
ing up Macbeth" kline Geschichte" has
just been taken up by the first year Ger
man classes.
At the Eastern.
The pupils of the third and fourth years
of the Eastern High School We're again
treated to lecture during the second hour
after recess Thursday, the period that is
regularly set aside each Thursday for the
discussion of some question Of public in
terest or for lecture.
Representative r Iaphy Iowa
addressed the students on mis- travels in
Mexico, about five years ago.
Professor Marcus Baker of the United
States geological survey has compiled with
the request of Mr. Sites. ,he principal of
the school, and viii speak about Alaska $
Boundary" to the pupils at their next regu-
lar meeting next Thursday.
AT the musical and literary entertainment
held in the Georget own Law School build
ing Friday night Mr. Sites addressed the
audience on The Teachers Ideal.
Business Library Fund.
The project ot raising money for the
benefit of the library has received a new
impetus during the past week. At a meet
ing held during the first hour after dis
missal Thursday afternoon Miss Robinette,
tie librarian. presided, and presented plans
for carrying out the scheme. 1t was de-
cided to hold appropriate exercises Tues
day, March 24, when the school will be as
SemDled N the grill nall to listen to pro-
gram of short talks by second year pupils,
two being selected from each section.
These exercises will be held during the
first hour in the morning, and beginning
with that evening each pupil will endea or
to raise dollar or more within a month
At the eXpirat ton of this time all the
money will be turned into the fund.- and
the experiences of the pupils in earning
their subscriptions will be related at the
exercises which will follow shortly after.
Mr.. l.. H. Reicheldcrfer, a member Of the
faculty, has taken charge of athletics al
this school, and will begin training the
boys next week..
Colored High School.
The latest organization is dramatic art
club, which was effected during the past
week by Mr.. Parker Bailey, teacher Of
German and English. The objects of the
club are to cultivate the talents of the pupils
and to give entertainments from time to
| time. the proceeds of which will be devoted
| to decorations for the school. About twen-
ty-flve pupils have signified their intention
Of becoming members of this club and it
| is expected that a dozen more members
Will be secured in the next couple of weeks
Preparations are now going on for a
Latin entertainment, to be held toward the
end of this quarter. Mr.. Hayson teacher
Of Latin, has charge of the ARRANGEMENTS
and will provide Latin songs, poems and
declamations for the exercises
The third issue of the Weekly Scientist
appeared Yesterday at the c1OSe of schon1