Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-23

NOTES OF THE PUPILS
IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS


| thicum. Thompson tcaptain). Hallam and
FARMER, and each man Is in fine condition.
Business.
The Business High School track team met
at Van Ness Park at O'Clock Friday af-
ternoon last and practiced until inter-
rupted by the rain. Several members of
last years track team were present and
helped the captain coach the youngsters.
There was some promising material from
the nrst year, and these boys have gone
lr.fo training to be prepared to enter the
hlgh schooi meet. The lack of enthusiasm
ABOUT athietles which existed at Business
last year is fortunately absent this year,
ana both the track team and the base ball
team are doing all that could be expected
of them.
Owing to the withdrawal from school
of Lieut.. II. E. Simpson of Company E.
battalion Adjutant ]. H. Simpson has ap-
pied Tor and obtained his position. AS
Inc regimental drill and sham battle will
nor occur this year, Mr.. Simpson felt that
ne would rather be actively engaged in
military work than occupy an honorary
position In the short regimeatal drill on
Lieut.. Peacock will perform the duties
OF adJutant Capt. Warner feels that he
is destined this year to break the spell
when mas apparently hung oter Business
has brought Company f up to high
state OF proficiency as FAR as drill goes,
although the discipline is still a little
FAX. capt. Hart of Company. G is going
10 work with the same determination
winch characterized his work on the foot
pail held He has slightly larger com
pany tEan Capt. Warmers and has
brought his men to a perfect state of
discipline. The companies drill on Mary
land avehue northeast between the Capt.
toi grounds and Stanton Square.
Western.
The other high schools are anxiously
watching Company II of Western Vest
ern has not won the drill for six years.
put each year they, have put forth bet
ter company, and this year they seem to
have reached the limit. With such a fine
company as Capt. Campbells to represent
them this year the Westerners could not
be blamed much If they lost heart alto
gether in case OF another failure to land
the nag. Capt. Campbell has reduced his
company to five. fOurs. The company
drills with a steadiness, an attention to
hne details and discipline that is very
pleasing to its friends. Company II was
fortunate In obtaining the use of George
town Field for drill between the hours of
and 3 on drill days
Here the company goes through the pro-
gram, repeating such numbers are most
difficult, and then marches back to the
school. maneuvering as it goes. From 3: 30
until the. end of the drill period, 3:45, the
company is exercised in the manual OF
arms ilr Inns In front of the school building
The base Dall team practices on the lot
back of the school, where some of the
heavy sluggers take turns in batting them
out" to "a number of candidates for base
ball honors.
Technical.
The F. s. c. of the Technical High School
gave a picnic at Cabin John last week.
The ten members who took this outing met
at the Georgetown transfer station at 1890
| on Friday morning and did not return until
late in the afternoon. Arrangements have
been made for another picnic during the
Easter holidays. .-@
An enthusiastic crowd witnessed the
base ball game last week between teams
representing Companies and d of the
Technical. Ellis pitched good game for
Company c, which rolled UP ten scores to
their opponents five. Company D had a
good artist in Ellsworth who might have
won the game with better support.
The same rivalry exists in military mat
tiers between the Technical companies that
is shown In athletics. Capt c. w. Fulton
of Company D is determined to retrieve his
defeat In pase ball by winning the COM
petitive drill. Capt. Cunningham will give
him hard fight, however. with Company
c, which has won twice in the last four
years. Capt. w. r.. Ourand is far from
being discouraged by the fact that Com
pany X has never won the competitive
drill. In fact, as this is the second year
of Company KS existence, he is encour-
aged by the tradition that new schools and
new companies are lucky. -,
Some of the young Technical athletes
who are to take part in the meet at Balti-
more introduced a new feature. Yesterday
morning about ten of them assembled at
18th and H streets northeast and started
on the long walk to Baltimore. They ex-
pect to stay over several days. Those who
walked over were Apple. Doran, Du Came,
Pigett, Roseman, a. Gloetzner, E. Gloetz-
nor Shawl StetnmetZ and Willis,