The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL.
Programme for the Ex-
curSfon to MARSHALL Hall.

Tomorrow will be the gala day on
which the Alumni Association of the
Business High School win hold its fifth
annual excursion 20 Marshall Hall
The excursion has been arranged so
that there viii be features FOR all--music
on all boats going down and on the night
boat coming home, and an orchestra and
band to alternate at Marshall Hall in
the evening for dancing: an athletic meet
at o'clock IN the afternoon TO be man
aged by Mr. W G. stuart who Is ex
perienced In handling meets; exciting
boat races from Washington 10 Marshall
Hall that may be witnessed by those on
the evening boat, and a dance at Mar
shall Hall in charge of an experienced
floor committee.
A great amount of interest has been
aroused by the boat races. which are
novel thing for an excursion on the Po-
tomac. and each OF the local papers has
donated for prizes, handsome silver cups.
These cups have been on exhibition IN
local windows and have excited interest.
The Corinthian Yacht Club has offered
the use of the clubrooms for the occasion,
and boats are TO rendezvous there at
about 3 o'clock to receive their class flag
and the number OF their boat. A prepara-
tory gun will be fired at ass. and at s
o'clock the starting gun will be fired. The
start will be flying, and from an imagin-
ary line across the channel from the
Manchester wharf, at Seventh street.
Handieaps will be allowed, based on beam
at load water line and engine.
Commissioner Cuno Rudolph will an
nounce the winners during the evening at
the pavilion. The judges will be Don E.
Clark, J. Edwin Lawton, Ross L. Fryer,
Fred ". Cromwell, Adrian Szer, and
Tom Scott.
The athletic meet will be started at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. The orchestra
going down on the afternoon boat will be
held at the grounds and used for music
for the meet The events will all be
scratch. For novices there will be three
races-75-yard dash, SS0-yard run, and
standing broad jump For first-year stu
dents there will be a 75-yard dash and
S00-yard run Open to all school boys
will be 1o0-yard dash, 600-yard run, one
mile run. 12-pound shot put. standing
broad Jump, and relay race Zone mile)
of teams of four men. Gold medals will
be given for the frsts, silver medals for
the seconds, and bronze medals for the
thirds. A silver cup will also be given to
the Individual athlete scoring the largest
number of points The meet is open only
to District of Columbia school boys, and
the Presidents cup and a handsome
banner will be awarded the school whose
representatives score the greatest num-
Der of points in individual events. Suit
able prizes will also be given to the
members of the winning relay team
At o'clock Commissioner Rudolph Will
present the winners with their prizes. The
presentation will be made at the pavilion.
In the evening there will be dancing at
the pavilion. a section of a brass band
has been secured to augment the boat
orchestra. It VIII go down on the even
ing boat. and viii alternate on the pavil-
ion with the orchestra for the dancing.
The committee in charge of the excur
sion is: Clarence c. Weidemann. chair
man; Robert c. Tracy, secretary William
L. Crane, treasurer; Don E Clark
aquatics; w G. Stuart, athletics; Harry
c. Sigourney. dancing. and Orville B.
Drown, souvenir programme,