Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-14
HIGH School NOTES,
First Game of Basball Season Post
poned-Sehedule FtIl Except Few
Open Ilates. go .5ac5r

u -. 10 t:..s
81, The game which vas to be played
between the Business High School
baseball team Of Wa hnigton and the
A. H. s., nine has been postponed
until later date. Tns2 game was 70
open the school baseball season
there ON March, 18TH. The season
will now de opened at a, later time.
The only open date on the baseball
7schedule for the Alexandria High
School is May. 16, and a game Is
pending for this date. The baseball
schedule posted by Manager Of Base
BAH Gul,and is as follows:
March IS, Business High School, at
Home (postponed.G
| March %, Business High School, a
Washington (postponed.)
April 3, Friends School, at Home
April 10, Fredericksburg hlgf
School, at Fredericksburg.
April 18th, Fredericksburg College,
at Fredericksburg.
April IA, Mckinley Manual Train
ing School, at Home.
April 18th, Eastern High School,
at Washington.
April oath, Fredericksburg College,
at Home.
April 25th, Stewards Business Col
legc, at Home.
May |, Marshall High School, a
Marshall.
May 9Th, Stewards Business Col
ege, at Washington.
May 9Th, Fredericksburg Higi
School, at Home.
May 18TH, St. Johns College, Al
Home.
May 18th, pending.
May 23rd, Friends School, a:
May 9th, Fraternity Athletic
Club, at Home.
May goth, Marshall High School
at Home.
The regular meeting Of the A. II.
s. Literary Society was hela last
Saturday night in the school build
NO at 1880 o'clock. A large number
of members were present. The SUBJ
iect for debate was: Resolved, That
he United States should recognize
he Hue,ta government" Topper
3arrett and Otis Sunderlin uphe!c
the negative, while, in the absence
of either of the affirmative side,
the critic, Mr.. Prettyman, volunteer
70 take the affirmative. The al
;rrative brought their debate INTO
he vital point that there was no gov
rnment in Mexico to be recognized
IN his rebuttal Mr.. Prettyman, the
affirmative, very clearly pointed ou'
that there were only four things &c
the U. S. to do in regard to Tn
Mexican question: One, he said, was
TO stand back and do nothing, another,
70 defeat both rebels and federals'
and annex Mexico as territory to
lis country, third to recognize Huerta
md fourth to recognize villa and
ne rebels. By standing back and do
Going nothing. he said, the U. ,
vonId violate the Monroe clctrlne,
,.,ich declares that European nations
...nnot interfere with the governments
Of the Western Hemisphere, ano
hat the U. S. would preserve ordel
:, these countries. He said that Ii
would be IMPRACTICAL to clean out
Mexico and that the Americans o'C
rot desire Mexico as terrltory,
Then the affirmative said the uniteo
States were left to choose between
Huerta or Villa. AS a choice DE-
tween two evils, he said, the U. .
zaould recognize Huerta, VINO mas q
ser,blance Of government, and not
Villa who cannot even rea:' ana VINO
only hes a few rebel followers De
hind him. The decision OF Vhe
iudges, Frank Johnston, ASAos
RIaden. AMI Miss Flora Glasgow wa
awarded to the affirmative.
TIE boys of the Society aec-alnee
selection from julius Caesar a.
drill in declaiming. At last ehe
society had enough present 70 i i1.V'
.be drill. The committee on "rLti"t
. challenge to John Marshall hie,
School for debate, reported Ina
John Marshall had not ans"ere~. IL
same committee was appoln1eo I
challenge the Raudolph4Macon
Academy to a debate. II Ranoolph
Macon accepts; the challenge the oe
nate will come off some time SCOT