Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-30

lie schools of Washington. She entered
the High School when but thirteen years
or age, and intends to go 10 Bryn Mawr
college In order to make special study OF
Greek, with supplementary linguistic and
mathematical training She hopes In the
future to devote her time to the languages
Miss Edna L. Stone is another bright
girl from the Central who is going to col
lege. She was born at Lincoln, Va. en-
tering school at that place when ten years
or age. Two years later her parents re-
moved to Washington, and Miss Stone be-
gan her public school career in the seventh
grade. She passed successfully through
the eighth grade and the four years of the
high School, being not quite fourteen years
OF age when she began the higher course
of instruction. Miss Stone expects to he
graduated with the class of so. and will
probably go to Swarthmore College, though
II is her desire to first spend a year at Co
lumbar. AT college she wishes to acquire
general education and to study especially
biology, chemistry and elocution. She has
some thoughts of being a teacher later on
In life.
Smith College is the destination of Miss
Frances Warren. young lady who ranks
high in scholarship al the Central. At
four years of age Miss Warren began her
school career in a kindergarten at Cney-
enne, Wyo. A few years thereafter she en-
tered the public schools of that city. She
did not become identified with the High
School here until last September, when she
entered the fourth year. In addition to the
regular academic course, Miss Warren has
been studying French.
The Academic Course.
Quite varied has been the school career
of Miss Lucy G. Lynch, who is going to
Columbian University from the Central.
Miss Lynch born at PASSPORT, Me-.
and when five years of age entered kim
dergarten in Philadelphia. Two years later
she began work in the public schools in
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attended school in Washington and Ia
cony, Pa, and Trenton, n. J., and this
city. She has taken the academic course
ut the High School. including Greek
Another young lady who expects to go 20
Bryn Mawr, though probably not during
the coming year, is Miss Jessie PreSnell,
one of the star scholars at the Central. She
wishes to specialize in Latin and Greek.
Miss Ruby l.. Woolverton is also classed
as a bright luminary of '96. She is south
since entering the High School, two years
ago. especially in chemistry. Miss Alice
Weldon Wasserbach who Is well known
student, and also for her literary work.
is member of the graduating class who
expects to go to Wellesley.
1t Is significant fact that all the young
ladies of the Central who expect to go to
college have taken the academic course
At the Eastern High school.
In the small class to graduate from the
Eastern High School there is no question
that the leader among the boys is ]. Theo-
dore Graft, the major of the second battal-
ion of the High School Cadets. He is also
the only member of the class who has de-
cided upon college course.
Major Graft began his scholastic career
when but seven years of age in a small
private school IF this city. and two years
later attended Kuerschners Academy on
G street, and continued studying there for
five years. Next he entered the eighth
grade at the Gales School, and was pro-
NOTED to the High School, being one of a
class Of seven transferred from the Gales
He was a member of the first class to oc-
cupy the new building which took the place
Of the OLD Capitol Hill High School. In
tending to later devote his time to techni-
cal studies, Major Graft chose the scientific
course, which he has since followed, pay
Ing particular attention to mathematics
and the sciences. He entered the regiment,
and the first year served as a private in
company G, the winner of the High School
championship that year. The following
fall he received the first appointment of his
class, corporalcy in company F, and the
next year was commissioned first lieuten-
ant in the same company. He graduated
last June in the class OF '95, but returned