Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-29
H ! G H sc HOOL CADETS
Hard at Work Prspasing for the Com
petitivsiDrill.
Happenings at the Various Branches
of the School-BdAe Ball, Botany
and Bicyelipg-N0tes.

dered the progressi of some of the High
School companies. Several drills have been
lost, but they will, in all probability, be
made up at the first opportunity.
The company ribbons Of companies A,
B, and E are being worn by all Of the
members and friends of the respective COM
panies at the Central and Business schools.
Company AS badge is made of two strips
of pink ribbon, Company A" being print
ed on one strip and the years 'a5 and '9G
on the other, and connected at the top with
a bow OF the same colored ribbon. The
badges of both companies and c are
strips OF creamish gray ribbon, with large
German BIS and Cs printed in gold on them
and a gold tassel attached. The Business
School company has a badge similar to
that OF company A, the colors being blue
and gold
Just now company c. at the Central,
seems to be the favorite for carrying off
the honors in the drill
The military instructors of the cadets
were assigned at the different schools as
fellows for this week: Maj. ]. Theodore
Graf, Central; Maj. b. X. Ross, Eastern;
Col Julius Sommer, Business, aud Lieut..
COL Harry Auer at the Western, Monday;
and Maj. b. r. Ross, Central; Col. julius
Sommer, Eastern: Lieut. Col. Harry Auer
ana Maj. j. Theodore Graft at the Western,
Thursday The first battalion at the Cen
tral school marched to the White Lot yes
terday afternoon, where they received some
mucil-nceded practice on turf for the COM
petitive drill. Maj Ross, the military in
SlructOr, wanted the COMPANIES to get used
10 drilling on ground and also to give them
all instruction in certain points which he
was unable to do at the school on account CT
the limited amount of space. He left the
first part of the drill period of almost two
hours to the discretion of the captains, but
at 3 o'clock he had the bugle sounded and
started all the companies through the pro-
gram, to see how much time each took. so
as to decide on the time to allow them
Company d, Capt. Howard Hoge, COM
pleted the program in twentyfour minutes,
and company c, Capt. Jno. n. Hoover. finish
ed half a minute later, while companies A
and b, captained by William II. Won Bayer
and Frank G. Daniel, completed the move
ments in twenty-siX and twenty-seven and
quarter minutes. respectively. After the
drill Maj. Ross thought that forty-five min
utes, the time originally agreed upon, would
this years competition more dependent on
the captains than ever before by allowing
the extra movements in the time left over
to count considerably.
Thursday the second battalion will have
n similar drill. and the two drill days Of
rext week will be spent in the same manner
by each battalion. May II the whole reei-
ment will drill at the arsenal. Wednesday
the first battalion companies will have an
extra drill to make up their postponed drill
of a couple Of weeksfago.
Children of the Revolution.
The Pyrum Ripley Chapter of the Chill
dren of the American Revolution at the
Central held very interesting meeting at
school last Wednesday. Miss Blount pres;d-
ing. The plan of placing commemorative
tablets upon some Of the historic houses in
this city was discussed, and committees
We're appointed to investigate the cost. Mr..
HaZen read pa per. entitled The Stars and
StrlDeS.' cd in ..reS tipu
and valuable Information about the first
American flags. and Mr.. II. Ii. Fuller read
an original paper on The Life of Benedict
Arnold Before He Turned Traitor"
At the Eastern.
meeting held Tuesday afternoon
at the Eastern School by a large number of
students and the organization of an orches-
ira effected. The following named men,
bers We're secured: Misses Morrill,, Hopkins.
Durfec and Flynn, and Messrs Hocke Har-
rison, Amiss and Schotz, for the violin;
Messrs. Law. Austin and French. for the
cornet; Mr.. Landvoigt for the cello: Mr.
Taylor for the clarinet: Miss Holmes of
the faculty, for the viola, and Miss Rich
mond for the piano. Rehearsals are to be
held Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday even
ings.
The base ball candidates also held a meet
ing the same evening and elected Mr.. Hand
captain. There are about fourteen can
didates for the nine positions, but 1t will be
probably two weeks before the team is fully
settled
At the celebration of the 10th anniversary
of the battle of Culloden, whereby Scotland
lost its last claims to the throne of Eng
land, on Thursday last interesting pro-
gram was presented
The committee of three teachers. Mr..
Wilson, chairman; Miss Spaulding and Miss
Homer, who are arranging an entertain
ment for the benefit of the school fund
have decided on the following program:
Overture, by orchestra; song, by Miss Wal
r rt, with a violin obligato,b by Miss Holmes:
"a Pair of Lunatics," by Miss Spauldng
and Mr.. Wilson; a song, by the Girls Glee
Club, and also one by Mr. Gerry; a wand
drill, by girls; selection, by the orchestra,
and My Lord in Livery which will be
rendered by cast composed entirely of
pupils of the school The dates for the en-
tertainment are Friday and Saturday, Nav
l and =.
The Girls Glee Club has been recently