Evening star., 1896-11-09
IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS
Recent Happenings Among the Students and
the Teachers.
Foot Ball and Social Clubs-B0ys to
Have q Chance at Vocal
Training.

Through the efforts of Miss Scammel,
director of music in the Central and East
ern High Schools, the boys will be given
better opportunities Of developing their
voices.
In past years the boys and girls have been
taught together, but as the girls greatly
outnumbered the boys, they received the
greater part of the attention, and the
boys were slighted. Last year at the Cen
/ trail Miss Scanned arranged a special class
for boys. and the results were SO encourag-
schools.
All the cadets, both officers and privates,
will have received their uniforms by the
eleventh. All of the companies are hard
at work.
The foot ball team will not play any more
games until next Saturday, when they meet
the eleven OF the Maryland Agricultural
college, The boys are preparing for the
championship games, and do not care to
play many outside elevens, as some of the
boys might be laid off. The first game of
the Central VS.. Eastern series will be
played in about three weeks.
Ihe money which was taken in from the
athletic luncheon recently held in the
school for the benefit of the foot ball team
has been used to good advantage. Sweat
ers, shoes and blue and white stockings
nave been purchased for the players.
The Sixteen Club gave dance Satur-
Cay night at Carroll Institute Hail. The
members OF the club are w. SomervelI
Irving Norwood, H. Parsons, H. F. Barrow.
A: Ilsdell, j. White, w. Eynon, c. Murphy,
w. Reinohl, r. Petit, j. Petit, j. Ridge
way, w. Brockett, c. Young, R. Rodgers
and j. Grasty.
Eastern.
The foot ball team will not play any more
outside games until they have played in the
championship games.
1t is the intention of the members of Sec
ton d to have reunions by means Of pic
MICS or parties all through the year.
A second year social club is being organ
lZed the first meeting of which Will be held
at the home of Miss Clements, 422 TIN
street northeast, Friday night.
Chester Graham has been appointed
corporal in Company G. He is the only
boy in the second year who has received an
appointment, which was brought about by
his high standing in studies and his good
military record for last year.
Prof. Rozzell. teacher of physics, intends
10 give a lecture on gravitaton.
Western.
The foot ball team will not compete in the
inter-High School championship series, but
will try to arrange games with the Central,
Eastern and Business High Schools, and
tne EplScOpal filSh School. The team in
practice has been lining up as follows:
Burch, center: Biackiston left guard: Wa
ters, right guard: Buck, left tackle; Luns-
ford, right tackle; Lincoln, left end Taus-
sig, right end: Gordon, quarter back:
Gregory, full back: Berry, left half back,
and Leitch, right half back.
The second team has shown up very WELL
and so far has defeated such teams as the
Little Rocks and Cooke Park
The Western made it's initial appearance
Friday.
The ''kamp;oW'n Soshul Klub'' has elected
the following officers: A. T.. Berry, presi-
dent; a. Wright, vice president; E. Tanner,
treasurer: e. A. Duckett, secretary.
a mass meeting of the students will soon
be held to decide upon school emblem.
COlOred High School Battalion.
The Colored High School battalion will
be reorsanized tomorrow, when new
company will be formed and the battalion
will have three companies instead of two.
The military committee having the idea
that there would be only two companies
appointed the officers accordingly. AS
CON- panleS A and 3 have seven fourS each,
II was decided by the military committee
last Thursday to form the two companies
into three. The new company is &C." AMI
the present battalion adjutant, John B.
White, will be made the captain and Lieut..
William o. Davis will be promoted to bat
talicn adjutant.