The Washington times., 1902-01-05

Sad indeed were. the public schoo
pupils when on Thursday, they were com
PEELED to return to the drudgery of thei
studies: yet despite the lamentations o
the male pupils of the high schools, i
could be seen that the majority of then
were really glad to be once again in tn,
company of the girl students.
Numbers of pupils we're absent from
school Thursday and Friday. But i
could recover from their Christmas fes-
tivities by the day after New Year
Teachers pretended to be greatly ex-
asperated because lessons assigned ovei
the holidays had not been noticed. but
they clearly recalled their own school
days when they had done exactly the same
thing, and promptly forgot the offence and
forgave the offenders.
With the reopening of the schools comes
the announcement that the athletic asso-
| Citations of the high schools intend to get
| down Immediately to hard work in prepa-
ration for the indoor meet to be held at
Georgetown University probably on the
22d of February.
| Some time in the near future the faculty
| advisers Of the athletic teams at each of
the five high schools will hold a meet
| ing to arrange schedule for the annua
championship series of baseball games.
and also try to organize field and track
| teams to participate in an athletic meet
to be held near the end of the school
year.
1t will still be several days before the
schools settle down to their regular run
ming order, as the pupils are still too
full OF Christmas to concentrate their
minds and energies upon their studies.
Columbian University.
The students at Columbian University
have established a paper. "The Univer-
sity," which promises to become one of
the best school journals in existence
Even the two numbers that have thus far
been issued are exceptionally fine, both
in appearance and contents.
A valuable article on Chief Justice
Marshall began in the December issua
The author OF this article, Mr.. William
Maury, who is member OF the snan-
ish treaty Claims Commission and a pro-
tessor in the Columbian Law School hoe
had especial opportunities for eatborip,
many facts, hitherto unpublished, con-
cerning the great Chief Justice, and ha
mas woven them into a most valuable an
prnciatioh OF the man and his worl,
its Two and three of tbia or,;,
mnich VIII appear in the Januarv 'o; on,;
noraoai, LAY ISSUES, viii deal intimately and
psonaiiy with the man John Marsbau
No.. 'iah with the chief justice as
part one has done g"
The University" has for ;ts o,,.
ln-chief Stanton Garfield Peele. wbiIo s,i,
ton Iibbetts is both The business na,,a,I1-
and printer. mania scr
49, oI course, too late to talk about
having a Columbian football eleven tbis
season, but it is not bit too early to
begin talk and plans for baseball and
track teams for the spring. This seems
10 De the general topic of discussion
among the students
Athieucs there were very promising a
re" years ago, and the park that was
leased Tor term OF years gave new i'm
petus and enthusiasm TO the movemcnt
Columbian has today between fourteen
ana hlteen hundred students, more than
at any time In her previous history; nor
Is IL 100 much to say that the spirit of
loyalty 10 the Orange and Blue has never
peeh stronger than II is now.
Inc Columbian Women have been re-
enforced by nearly twenty-five new mem
bers within the last month. They have
heio severa! meetings. all of which were
and well attended. This enter
prising club aims now to refit the interior
oil the library at the university, and is
working very hard to secure fair share
Of the requisite amount in the near future
Ihe PM Sigma Kappa men are already
preparing for the national convention of
the fraternity, which will be held with
the Lambda Chapter 1T Washington on
the 10Th 2lst. and 22d OF February. The !
will bring to this city dele
gates from all the chapters of Phi Sigma
Kappa throughout the country, and the
men OF Lambda are making ready royal
welcome for their visiting brothers, in |
Guiding banquet and excursions to
places OF interest about the town.
The coming convention bids fair to be |
the largest and best in the history of the |
fraternity.
The Indications are that the junior class |
VIII lose one OF its best men next year. |
It is understood that Sheldon IL. Graves !