The Washington times., 1902-02-02
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

! Central sustained loss last week in the
| death OF one of its pupils. Mr.. Jesse Bar
! ber, of section K-2. Mr.. Barber died
Thursday last after long illness OF ty-
! phoid fever and spinal menengitis.
The funeral services over the remains
were held yesterday at Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church. Many of the
Central High School pupils attended the
funeral
Mr.. Barber was 4 member OF Company
C, OF the High School Cadets, and there
was a delegation from the battalion. who
attended the funeral at the church and
accompanied the body TO its last resting
place.
The pallbearers consisted of the follow
ing High School Cadets: Messrs. Robert
Shaw, Lawrence Whitney, Bert Arm
strong. George Sellinger, Clarence Taylor,
and Frederick Hand.
There has been organized in section ca
of Central secret society. Miss Harriet
Young was duly elected president. This
is about all that can be definitely learned.
For what purpose the society was formed
is a mystery. However. some OF the plans
have leaked cut, as 1t is composed entire
ly OF girls. II is said that they are going
TO put a German play on the high school
stage, and that the organization Will put
other sketches through during the spring.
Miss Young was elected stage manager
and director, and has entire charge of
the performance.
The Junior Club was entertained by
Miss NJ. Cuddy at her home, 936 Ninth
Street northeast. Friday evening last. The
event was made enjoyable by pro-
gramme of vocal and instrumental selec
tions by the members OF the organization.
Miss NJ Hyatt will entertain the Senior
Club this week by giving a theatre party
at Chase 6.
The athletes at the school are all eating
bread and water and very little of that.
They are not seen after dark on any OF
the streets, but are all safely In the
house guarding their bodies with the ut
most care preparing for the inter-col-
legiate meet to be held at Georgetown
University campus some time this month.
Captain Dick Dear. of the relay team,
will have his han0s full in picking the
best men for his team of the twenty or
more good. hearty, swift runners. He ex-
poets to pick them some time the latter
part of this week. Captain Dear is quite
a runner himself having lowered severa!
records and taken several prizes from
speedy runners of colleges. He is still in
good trim and is doing some splendid
work toward building up Central's ath-
letiCS.
The struggle for the red ribbons among
the cadets Is now on in earnest. The cap
tains of the various companies have re-
ceived the programme of movements for
the competitive drill to be held the latter
part of May and they are all working IN
earnest to bring their company to the
highest point of perfection possible before
going on the drill field and facing the
stern countenances OF the army officers
who decide as to who is the winner of the
ribbons. Central is working hard for the
banner. They have held the ribbons for
three years and are very anxious to keep
them for good and all.
Major Horace Winter, of the first bat
TALON. is endeavoring to put the ribbons
in the first battalion's hands, and he is
very good military instructor. He
thinks that anyone who belongs to mill
tary organization should know how TO
work and he follows out this idea by Civ /
ing his command all they should do.
In this way he is getting some very good
work out of them.