Evening star., 1904-03-11


| May 90 (Friday)-Western VS.. Central.
| May "a Observation-Disclosures VS.. Eastern.
| May % Friday)-Technical VS.. Central.
| While of course it is impossible to esti-
| mate the worth of the teams at this time OF
| the year except in very general and un
certain way, the arrangement of this pro-
| gram is taken to mean that the most close
| ly contested game will be the last, thai
| between Technical and Central, as 1t has
| been customary to try to get the most IN
| teresting game at the end in previous
| years.
| The games will probably be played either
at the American League Park or the
| Georgetown College field but nothing def
| mite is known at this time.
| The captains of the teams have beer
| chosen as follows: Technical, j. E. Bal
| llnger; Central, Roswell Snow; Eastern
| Richard Woodward; Western, Kortrigh
| Church; Business, Burton K. Green
Rules of Eligibility.
| The following are the rules adopted 10y
the board of faculty advisors several year.
| ago that will govern the championship
| games:
"First-Each student entering a cham
| pionship contest shall be regularly en-
| rolled pupil in the school from which he en-
| ters at the time of engaging in the con-
test, and shall not take less than three
| major studies two of which must be Sc
| lected from the following: English, mathe-
| matics, physics, chemistry, Latin, Greek
| Spanish. French, German, shorthand, book
keeping. commercial geography, CONNER
| cial law and biology.
"Second-A student to play on the foot
ball team in a championship contest must
be enrolled not later than October 10 of that
school year, and must be a regularly en-
rolled pupil from the above date up to the
time of engaging in such contest.
Third - Every student engaging in a
championship base ball contest or athletic
I
uary II of that school year. and must be
a regularly enrolled pupil from the above
date to the time of engaging in such a con-
test
"Fourth-A student who has taken part
for five different years in championship con :
tests shall not be eligible to enter further
contests in which championship is in
volved.
Fffth-Graduates of a high school shall
not engage in championship contests ex-
cept when so privileged by a ma aiority of
the board of faculty advisers
Sixth-No one who has received a cash
prize In athletics or who has received com
pensation for athletic services, or who from
this date October 2, 1902 shall play on n
team with any one who shall receive or
has received such compensation or prize,
shall be eligible to take part in the Inter
high school athletics"
The following is the rule in regard to the
forfeiture of games:
Any team which fails to t. . the field
contest shall forfeit its membership to
the High School League until reinstated nv
majority vote of the board of faculty ad-
ViserS' ~
"A pupil who, in the opinion of his teach.
ers makes an honest effort on his different
| studies GA
Outside Games.
Besides the inter-high school champjon.
| ship games there will be others with out.
| side schools. These are being arranged in
| dependently by the contracting parties.
Technical has announced that it's first game
| OF the season will be played with Gallau-
| det the 23d of this month.
The school is also planning to have two
games with the Maryland Agricultural Col
iege. The Business team is arranging for
a game with Gallaudet, and the Central
Will probably play the boys of Kendall
Green also. The Washington School for
Boys, 1t is understood. will have several
| contests with the high schools during the
season. All OF these events are looked
upon somewhat in the light Of practice
games by the high school boys. whose
principal interest lies in the winning of the
championship among themselves.
Visitors to Manual Training School.
The committee appointed by the board OF
| education of Harrisburg, Pa, to investi-
| gate the public manual training schools OF
| Washington spent several hours yesterday
| in the Mckinley Manual Training School,
! or Technical" as it is commonly called
corner of 7th street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. northwest The visitors were accom-
| panied by Principal Gardner of the Techni-
| cal and one of the teachers of the school
| besides Superintendent Stuart.
The excellent equipment of the manual
! training department was explained In de-
! tail by the hosts. and the committeeman,
I'll
| ed themselves as being very much interest
| ed and benefited by the inspection AS
| stated IN The Star yesterday they inform
| ed Superintendent Stuart that Harrisburg
| had no adequate manual training depart
ment in its public school system
Mr.. Stuart explained the local methods
| thoroughly to the inquirers. especially
dwelling upon the point that the District
| pupil gets into the high schools. by giving
| instruction in carpentering work in the
| graded schools.
Inter-High School Debate.
The second inter-high school debate will
| take place next Friday afternoon at the
Eastern between Eastern and Central on
| the question as to whether United States
| senators should be elected by popular vote
! The Central will uphold the affirmative
| and the Eastern the negative side of the
| question. The speakers for the former
school, as thus far chosen. will be Messrs.
Black and Edgerton. and for the latter Miss
Evangeline .McGroarty and Messrs Roy
| Helton and James Berry.
| 1t is said the boys of the Technical High
| School are going TO take up rowing They
| have made a request OF the Potomac Boat
| Club for the use of its boathouse at the
| foot of 3lst street for the coming season.
| after which they expect to secure quarters
| OF their own. c. A. Hecox. one OF the best
| of the Potomacs Oarsmen and a teacher
] at the Technical. is at the head of the
| movement 1t Is understood that President
| John Hadley Doyle of the Potomac Boat
! Club has assented to the boys having the
privileges of the boathouse
| The boys of the Central who are infer
| ested In outdoor sports and especially In
| running expect to go on q cross-country
| run tomorrow morning.
| With the return OF better weather the ca :
dets have been extending their drill field