Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
PRESIDENT AS ROOTER
Tells Episcopal High School
Athletes to "PIay Fair"
CHEERS HURDLE WINNER
With Mrs. Roosevelt He Views
Sports in Rain at Alexandra.
RIDES OVER IN AUTOMOBILE
Meets the Boys and Many Of the
Girls at Quentin's
School.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt were to-
day guests at the Episcopal High School.
in Alexandria, the occasion being the
thirty-third annual athletic day exercises.
At noon President Roosevelt, from the
steps of Blackford Hall, made a speech to
the boys and guests. The President's s
speech was very brief, being little more
than minute. In part. he said:
1T is great pleasure to be here today.
am so glad to be here because my boy
Is here. In looking through your gymna-
SUM saw the name of John Greenaway.
He is graduate of your school, and I
am proud to say he was one Of the best
men in my regiment.
"If there is anything 1 believe in it is
sports. 1t is fine thing to be a crack
on any team. Forty years hence you will
feel proud of it.
"Play Fair, Boys"
play fair and try to win. Do your
best. Scorn to be guilty of foul or un-
scrupulous playing. Play hard with all
your might to win, and get all you can
out of it, and when you are in business
do the same. l have come here to see
you play and not to make speeches.
Goodbye and good luck"
The President then stepped from the
porch. and event No. Is, which was the
high hurdle race. began. At the finish he
appeared very enthusiastic and cried as
the winner passed the line: Bully for
you, boy"
the high school at II 80 o'clock in their
big automobile. They were followed by
two secret service men. The President
and his wife went at once to the resi-
dence of DIR. L. NJ. Blackford, principal
of the school. The party was .t once
fhrOrlph fino variOnS buildings Oy
DR.. Blackford, and the President ap-
peared greatly pleased with what he saw,
especially the gymnasium.
Afterward President and Mrs. Roose-
welt met their son Quentin who Is spend
ing his first year at the school. Accompa>
MED by DR.. BlackfOrd, President Roose-
welt, in the driZzling rain, walked around
to where the sports were In progress,
ford and Miss May Jett of the high
school, viewed the events from the auto
mobile.
Cheered by Students.
When the President appeared three
lusty cheers were given for him, and
also three were given for Mrs. Roosevelt.
The President, with hat in hand and q
bland smile, nodded his head in approval.
After seeing two events pulled off on
what was a poor track, owing to the
weather conditions, the President greeted
number of young ladies who graced the
occasion by their presence.
DR.. Blackford also introduced the Pres
ident to number of members of the
faculty and a goodly number of students
In almost every instance the President
made some jolly remarks regarding names
with those whom he met. At the con-
clusion of the awarding of the prizes by
Miss Dorothy Gatewood of this city, Pres
ident Roosevelt sped away in his big
automobile amid the cheers of the 800 or
more students and guests who had as
sembled for the occasion.
Nineteen Events Pulled Of.
Nineteen out of the twenty events slated
were pulled off and the Fairfax Literary
Society was the winner, having won 115
points medal for having attained the
highest number of points was given J.
NJ. Wood, who made 81. 8. Hewitt came
second with 1914 and Grant third with
Is. No records were broken in any Of
the events today. The running high
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