Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
SCHOOL ATHLETES
AWARDED BUTTONS
Nearly 1900 Boys Have At
tanned Required Standard
in Physical Culture.
COVETED SOUVENIRS ARE
OF SILVER AND BRONZE
Third Division Wins Largest Num-
Der of Former and Fourth Di-
vision of the Latter.

Nearly fifteen hundred boys-al! pupils
q the higher grades Of the pubic
schools Of the District-have Just at
tanned required standard of excellence
n athletics and will be awarded but
tons for that attainment in the near
future. To the boys who competed sue
scssfuliy for the first time. bronze but
tons have been prepared. TO the boys
VINO won bronze buttons in a similar
manner last year and who this year
reached required higher mark silver
buttons will be given. The number of
hoys who attained the required standards
this year was Lao. or Just III more than
fhe number who succeeded in last year
tests
The tests were held under the direction
Of DR.. Rebecca Stoneroad. director of
PHYSICAL training in the schools Each
hoy WAS required not To gain a victory
over some other competitor. but TO reach
certain standard. This standard. for
those who tried for the silver medal.
vas 10 be able 10 chin the bar six
times IN succession. 10 make standing
broad jump of six feet six inches and to
run sixty yards in eight seconds. For
those who wished to- win bronze but
fon II was necessary to be able TO
chin four successive times to make
a standing broad jump of five feet nine
inches and to make the siXty-yard dash
In eight and three-ffth seconds.
NO boy who had not formerly compel
ed for the bronze button was allowed to
try for the silver button This was done
IN order that there might not be any
overeXertion result of some of the
youngsters endeavoring To win the more
priced trophy, without being first shown
10 DC absolutely prepared for the exer-
ton
DR.. Stoneroad was assisted in the work
ny the principals and teachers of the sew
eral buildings. Every boy who met the
requirements of the test had to be certi-
tied by the teacher and principal
The third division. under s. E Kramer.
the supervising principal. won nnety-sev-
en-. the highest number OF silver buttons
or any division. while the fourth division,
Ing principal. carried off the greatest
number-146-of the bronze badges
Following are the names of the boys
VINO met the proper requirements and
VIII receive trophies:
First Division.
Addison.-Eighth grade. Miss OAR
nellie, teacher-Bronze. Sheppard
Rohrer. David Crenshaw. Claude
Nichols and Forrest Howard: silver.
Douglass Mackall. Milton Birch and
Walter Dyer.
Seventh grade. VI. H. Berry. teacher
Bronze. Ashton Crist; silver Melvin
Crist
Fifth grade. \. NJ LaPorte. teacher
Bronze Louis Tehaan. Hillary Black
man. Howard Pearson. Charles Sykes.
Walter Riyes and Earl CIementson.
Corcoran.-Eighth grade. M. F. Gore
teacher-Bronze. Ralph Dixon. Lewis
rlaharty and Walter Scott: silver.
George German. Tingey Loving and
George Romacher
Seventh grade
teacher-Bronze. Roland Davis, Thomas
Clementson. Ray Girton Fred Ockers-a
nausen. Solomon Scher and Morris
Weger
Sixth grade. c. NJ. Toomev. teacher
Bronze. Percy Davis. Harry Krakow,
Bruce Warning and Barton White: sill
yer. Harry Bremen.
Fifth grade. S. X Hollingsworth
teacher-Bronze. Samuel Paniela
Curtis.-Eighth grade. E. NJ. Chase
teacher-Bronze. Charles Collies. Ed
gar Rich Philip Biggnis, Webster Stew
ems. William Schwarzell. Alvin Dueter-
nan and Leroy Freeburger: silver. Bax-
ter Davidson. Morrell Magarity, Alvin
Ramsch, Ralph Wise and Francis Tar
reyson.
Seventh grade. C. r.. Toner teacher
Bronze. Matthew Mcintyre. John DAILY
Hyman Potach and Sterling Newell
silver. Raymond Harper and Edward
ArGinger.
Sixth grade. NJ. F. Mallon. teacher
Bronze. Theodore King. Harry Eubank
and ogden Flynn; silver. Elmer Tram.
Fifth grade. S r. Clokey teacher
Bronze Victor Wighington
Fillmore.-Eighth grade (A). NJ A.
connolly, teacher-Bronze. Eugene More
land and Francis Ashe: silver. Claude
chamberlain. Francis Haneke Warren
Hilleary and Harold McCalley
Seventh grade tBl. T.. A. Norton teach
er-Siiver. Sinclair Dufef
Sixth grade (B). \. r. Goebel teacher
,s.tx
Hughes and Barry O'Bourke
Fifth grade tBD. F. r. Page, teacher
Bronze Thurston McLerin
Hvde-Eighth grade. e. A. Ossife
teacher-Silver Charles Collins RAYMOND
Eeichard and Robert Van Every.
seventh grade. a. +. Perrie. teacher
Bronze. Maurice Brewton. silver, Ed
win Paul
bronze George Bradt.
Fifth grade. H. III. Gibbs, teacher
Bronze. Michael Tehaan.
industrial Home School-Eighth grade
WIN Wood and Harry Russell
seventh grade fB) r T. Haycock
ener-Bronze. Layton Burde,te. Har-
Va $40 ,uon nor. and Joseph Hollidge.
ef-Bronze, Alto Carta
rT,n grade tB,. +. L. Hoffman. teach
r-bronze. Fred Cherry and Frank Man
Lewis nv
Fourth grade "a. NJ f. McGroarty.
teschor-Bronze. Francis carey
ihrd grade CA. NJ F. McC;roarty
tescher-Joseph Petrllo.
ia hscn. Eighth grade f. L. Cooley.
tacner-BronZe. Clinton bowling Mont
aomery Darcy, Charles Haycock and
william Pennebaker
seventh grade. Mary Ossire. teacher
tronze, Harry Sautman and Austin Don
evau Do'i
f7fth grade. 6. n Wells. teacher
hronzc. Charles Sautman and Walter
Nordinger
lenlSy Eighth grade H. T. Walsh
.sachef Bronze. Terry Dwight silver.
Pfrna Joseph, Bernard Torreyson. F.,I
gene Warren. Creston Crown and Ster-
Ing Parks
Bronze. Elmer kidwell. silver. DeVitt
Lngley and Hart Somemann
-iNth i-ade. NJ. @. CaIla6han. teacher
bron.e, Charles Derrick and Isidor Cold
}erg. silver. Russell Riley. Harold Hav-
aen. Edmund Frost, Frank Parma and
Paul Beach
f1fth grade. Harriet Underwood
teacher-Bronze, Norman Blake Spen-
Curren, Robey Frederick Edgar
brook, Charles Bell. Carleton Burrows
ana Herbert Fawcett
Second Division.
Adams.-Efghth grade, J Mcmillan
teacher-Bronze, John Davidson Jack
Fancuili. Donald Heron and Maurice
ronkin: silver. Charles Conner
Seventh grade NJ r. SheadS teacher