Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-11
in THE HIGH SCHOOLS
Cadet Recruits Receive Arms
for the First Time.
ENLISTMENTS CLOSED
THE CENTRAL RUNNERS WIN
DISTINCTION IN BALTIMORE.
The Approach Of Christmas Enivens
High School Society-Dramatic
Clubs Active.

The raw recruits in the High School Cadet
Corps have reached the stage in their de-
velopment soldiers when they are per-
mitted to carry guns. There is lack of
these arms in the regiment, but some of the
old men have been deprived of them in
order that no time may be lost in the train
ing of the youngsters"
Some eighty new rifles will be received
from the War Department about January /,
and then those who have done without up
to that time will be rewarded with the
brand-new article. The largest number of
new guns is needed by the Central. This
school is short by about thirty. Next come
the Technical and the Business, needing
about twenty-five apiece. The Eastern and
Western require a dozen or more between
them.
By Christmas 1t is expected all of the
cadets will have received their new uni
forms Deliveries will begin at the various
schools next Monday. and doubtless the
necessary alterations will have been made
by the holiday time, and all the young SOL
diers will blossom forth in fresh blue and
gold. The uniform will be the same as that
of last year in every essential respect.
The Central will entertain the tailor Mon
Gay and Tuesday next; the Technical. We'd
nesday and Thursday; the Business, Fri
day; the Eastern, the following Monday
22d. and the Armstrong, Wednesday, the
23d.
The time for receiving enlistments for
the companies has expired. The Business
has the largest company in the regiment,
one with nine fours. AS large a company
as this has never been drilled on the COM
petitive field, and it is thought by some 1t
will be somewhat unweldy. The next largest
company is that of the Eastern, with eight
tours. Captain Tewksbury is proving to be
a good commanding officer. 1t is said. and
with a command of the size of Company F
is expected to do wonders in the spring
competition
The Indoor Events.
Practice for indoor track events and
basket ball is now occupying all the spare
time of High School athletes. The call for
candidates for the various teams was is
sued soon after the close Of the foot ball
season. and has been responded to literally
From all present indications the coming in
door season will undoubtedly be successful.
The running track in the basement Of the
Georgetown University Is used by the ma
jority of the boys, while some are able to
work at their particular school buildings
The Georgetown indoor field is every day
the scene of great activity, used as 1T Is by
the college men, and the High School boys.
The latter are placed at a disadvantage by
having no field for indoor sports suitable to
their needs. 1t is hoped by the boys and
their friends that some day the long dream
ed-of field for High School athletics will be-
come a reality and makeshifts become
things Of the past
1t has not been decided whether an indie
pendent High School indoor meet will be
held or the boys participate In the college
meets only. This side of High School ath-
letics has not received as much attention as
might have been expected. The work is not
carried on in uniform or systematic man
ner in the different schools, but each at
tempts to get from 1t what pleasure and
profit it can in its own way. In the past
members of the Central track teams have
been very successful in indoor meets in
neighboring cities, but no general attempt
at this sort of competition has been made.
Honors Won at Baltimore.
The Central entered men in the athletic
meet in Baltimore last Saturday, and was
the only Washington High School to do so.
Although 1t was early in the season to ex-
pect much from the local boys they made
a creditable showing. Paul Cook, Centrars
crack short-distance runner, captured first
which Dick Dear. formerly of the Central,
and then the champion in this event came
in second, running for the University OF
Pennsylvania.
1t has been customary in some of the
schools to hold intersection meets for IN
door and outdoor field and track sports
Plans are under way among some OF the
boys for similar events this winter and next