The Washington times., 1905-02-25
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
i AWAIT INAUGURAL
hey Will March Proudly
III the Parade.
WAT STUDENTS ARE DONG
Slal Affairs at Technical-Interest in
Georgetown Meet Tonight-Other
Interesting Items.

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On which is now rife in the District has
snetrated the precincts OF the high
chools. All the students, male and fe-
aale. are greatly excited over the COM
ng celebration, the boys because they
xil take an active part in the parade
and the girls, because they are anxious
to see the representatives of their
schools 10 themselves proud
All has at last been arranged and the
high school boys will be in line. All the
cadets are working hard to perfect
themselves in the drill so that they
may offer no unpleasant contrasts to the
regular troops who will take part in
the ceremonies. Outside of the drilling
nothing much is taking place in the
schools, nearly all the time being de-
voted to study. There are few boys
in the different schools who have been
training hard for the track meet at
Georgetown tonight. All OF the schol-
ars are looking forward to the nice long
holiday that they will have during the
Inauguration, and praying that the time
may soon come.
Dance at Technical.
The principal thing of interest at Tech
nicaI High School is the dance which
viii be given by the school tonight at
Mrs Dyer's. The leading spirits in these
affairs and especially in this one are
Mr. Taylor and Mr.. Pipes, who, with
one or two others, always form the COM
mittees in charge of the dances.
The dance will be largely attended by
members of the Black Cat Fraternity.
This frat is composed mostly of boys
who have gone to Tech or who are now
going there. The society is in hopes of
getting a charter from the Black Cats of
Philadelphia some time in the near fu-
ture. This frat Is somewhat peculiar in
the way of holding its meetings and in
the number of active members that have
TO be enrolled. There are thirteen ac-
tive members. all the meetings are held
on the thirteenth of the month, If pos
sible, and always on Friday.
Although no team representing Tech
will take part in the Georgetown meet,
several Of the boys from there viii take
part under other names than that of
the school Byrne will run in the half
mile and Windsor will take part in the
40, and RoSamond, Moss, Smith, and
Windsor will form q relay team. which
viii run under the name of Kensington
Mr. Chamberlain, one of the Tech
professors who has for some time past
been seriously i'll with diphtheria, is Mt
last slowly but surely recovering.
Studying at Central.
The Central students are doing moth
ing but studying, and to show just how
much they are thinking and how eager
they are to learn, one has only to go
to one. of the lectures delivered about
once a week. Last evening they were
addressed by DR.. Wiley on the subject
OF adulteration of foods.
from Central who will take part in the
meet tonight, and they nave hopeS OF
The Eastern scholars were treated to
a fine lecture last night, when they at
tended one of the peoples lectures being
held pretty frequently of late. The
Battle With the Sea- The lecture was
delivered by Prof. Gore. of George
Washington University.
Nonday the literary students will have
a treat. when they viii be enabled TO
5. end an evening with Dickens. There
Will be severol selections from his most
prorrlii ,,af books dramatized and pre-
sented on the stage jn the large assem-
bly, hall of the school.
Yesterday afternoon an intersection
debate was held at the school, but as
Yet il has not been learned who won the
debate. The subject was:
Resolved That the District govern
ment should be changed from three Com
missioners to d governor. Those who
took the affirmative were MISS Frost.
who took the negative were Clyde Dun
ntngton, MIR. Thompson, and Mr.. Bailey.
Three OF the alumni acted as judges.
Company F's Dance.
Company z gave a dance last Wednes-
day night which was a great success,
and was attended by one of the largest
crowds that have been present at a high
school dance this year. Many prepara
tions had been made for the success of
the dance and the students did not have
their labor for nothing as the dance
was an unqualified success.
Everyone in Eastern High School is
proudly wearing a class pin now and no
warrior ever felt prouder of a medal
won for bravery under fire than they.
The pins are very attractive. being made
of gold with FURNISHED gold initials and
with a pale blue enamel background with
numerals upraised in white.
Luncheon at Business.
On March the students of Business
High School viii be treated to a lunch
con The arrangements are all in the
hands of Miss Gibson under whose direc-
ton nothing but success can attend the
project
The faculty were to have a meeting
last week to make arrangements for
grounds for the championship baseball
games and also 10 make arrangements
for the outdoor field and track meet