Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-30
among Miss Crewe's pupils. sample of
his handwriting is reproduced herewith

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| 1t was taken from the daily work of the
pupils in that line. and had been collected,
Mt the time of the reporters visit. by the
| teacher.
TIE little Chinaman attends school In
his native costume RELOCATING the end Of
his queue to the depths of one of his pock-
| cts. Since the advent of cold weather he
| style of shoe and now experiences quite a
| little difficulty in managing his feet. Like
the other foreigners he is popular with his
school mates. who do all in their power to
make things pleasant for him.
| Diminutive Corean.
Another small nobleman, of particularly
high birth, is We Chong Ye. son of the
| Corean minister. who is attending the sec
ond grade, in charge of Miss Draper. at
the Berret school. corner of 14th and Q
streets We Chong is eleven years of age.
| and resembles the other visitors from dis
tant climes in that he is very bright. He
has studied English only one year, but
| experiences no difficulty in keeping well
| up with his American fellow pupils. When
| ne was taken to the Berret school at the
| opening OF the present school year by his
| father and the interpreter of the legation.
| the little fellow was placed in the first
grade In a week or two. however, he was
promoted to the second grade. At first he
was very much opposed to the change He
very earnestly informed the principal of
the building, Miss McGill, that the first
grade teacher was a might pretty girl that
he was thoroughly satisfied ard wanted to
stay right there. 1t was necessary for Miss
| McGfll to insist very strenuously that he
| advance to the next grade before meeting
Mi Ia
! thoroughly reconcied to the change, and
| says that his present teacher is pretty,
! too-but he makes daily visits TO the room
! Of the first grade teacher.
The Corean minister and Mrs. Ye often
call at the school. and on the occasion of
such visits the little boy acts interore-
| ter for his father and mother and executes
| the part well. He is a mischievous Young
ster and thoroughly appreciates and en-
| joys joke. He rushed into school in high
glee the ether day and delighte6ly in
| formed Miss McGill that colored boy
| the corner had just yelled at him-.Ah,
| get onter der yeller kid"
From Costa RIGA.
Among the members of the first-year
class. and one of the brightest pupils
| enrolled at the Western High School, is
Arthur de Calyo, a youngster twelve years
| of age, son of the minister to this country
from Costa RIGA. Arthur. for several years
past, was a pupil at the Force school build
| ing, located on Massachusetts avenue be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. The Force
school, by the way, has been sort of
Mecca for the foreign pupils. being nearer
the majority of the legation residences,
perhaps, than any other local public school
building.
During the past school year young de
Calvo was a member of the eighth grade
class. taught by Miss Farley. She spoke
Of him in this wise to a Star reporter
eral days ago:
Yes, Arthur was a member of my class
last year. can say of him truthfully that
he was the leader of the school. both i'm
studies and popularity He spoke the
most cnoice language. and was at ali times
marked enthusiasm in his school work
At the close of the year he was declared
by unanimous vote of his fellow pupils to
be the most popular member of the class.
Toward the close of the year" contin-
ued Miss Farley, Arthur entertained us
very much one afternoon with a lecture
On Costa Rica- He drew a map on the
blackboard and described to us in most
approved manner the mode of life of his
countrymen, the physical conditions, the
climate of the country and the industries
of the people.
THE boy is very democratic" the teach
er went on to say. He attends ali the
| meetings OF the Geographic Society in COM
pany with his father, and takes a keen in
tereSt in the proceedings. In fact, he is
the constant companion of his father Be
ing only twelve years of age, L can say
without fear of contradiction that Arthur
Gle Ca!vo is most brilliant boy"
Tried to Free Cuba.
An amusing incident was related of the
son of the minister from Costa RIGA while
attending the Force school last year The
son of the Spanish minister was in the
habit of riding along Massachusetts ave-
rue past the school building on a bicycle
every day during the recess hour Young
de "a pn for trl,t h c oh
claim Free Cuba in Spanish. Daily the
words would be shouted In chorus as the
young Spaniard passed much 10 his dis
comffture.
One afternoon, when the pupils fled into
the room at 1 O'Clock after recess Miss
Farley noticed that her "brag' pupil was
absent something unusual for him. A
few moments later, however, he put i'm
an appearance, nursing a cut over one of
his eyes.
"Why. what is the matter, Arthur" in
quired Miss Farley with some anxiety.
''Oh, nothing much" replied the young
foreigner. II just had disagreement
with the son of the Spanish minister. We
don't speak now"
Arthur de Calvo, as stated is now a
member of the first year class at the West
ern High School. where he IS pursuing the
academic course. Although the school
year is lot far advanced his work up to
date is said to be brilliant as that of
the past year.
In referring to the public schools it per-
haps may not be entirely consistent to
lapse into slang. However. it Is true that
Arthur is not tie only de Calvo among
the students OF note, for he has two sis
tiers and a brother attending the Force
school. The eldest of this trio is Maria
a little girl just eleven years of age, who
is a member of Miss McWiiliams' seventh
grade. She entered the fifth grade at
the opening of the last school year. but
before the session was half concluded was
promoted to the sixth grade. After five
months in the sixth grade she was fully
competent to be transferred with her fell
low pupils to the next higher round Of the
educational ladder.
An Excellent Scholar.
maria possesses a splendid mind" said
Miss McWilliams to the reporter, land
she passes one of my best pupils. Her
manner is all that could be desired She
displays a great fondness for reading-a
fondness that she finds hard at times to
control She is a timid little one which
is natural, as it is'the custom in her coun-
try for the girls to remain modestly in
the rear. while the boys are encouraged
to push to the 'front.'"