The Washington times., 1922-02-26
FEW WARM DAYS
MAKE STUDY
HARDER
Sport Lovers Thoughts Turn
to Baseball, Track, and Ten
mis- as Thermometer Rises.

BY EDWARD j. DUFFY.
q PRING is in the offing. ac-
- cording to the indications
given by the Capitals high
school population last week.
Maybe it was the effect Of one
holiday, or a blessed short spell
of warm weather. but the truth
Is District boys and girls are
already looking forward to the
pleasantries of the spring sea-
son and Easter.
Before these thoughts have
time to ripen, some pessimistic
students say. they might be dis
PEELED by another stormy SEES
sion of cold weather. but opti-
mists are firm in their belief
that "spring is around the cor
ner."
CALL BASEBALL
Several schools have called out
battery candidates for the base
ball teams, squads are working
indoors several days week. Per-
haps this is the first real sign
that spring is almost here. Dis
cussion Of the scholastic baseball
series Is under way. and the in
terest evinced in all quarters in
dicates another successful sea-
son. The camps" might be Xix
ened to the big leagues training
localities, for young Washington
Ia as much interested in those
particular school teams to which
It owes loyalty as the cities are
In their teams.
The only local scholastic crew
Is working out daily with Coach
Clarence Hecox. and indoor ma
chine" shells having been ar
ranged. The boys will probably
get outdoors with the first sure
signs that warm weather has left
its card.
Track athletics are also on the
boom, with some teams having
been outdoors several times al
ready. The indoor meet at Johns
Hopkins University last night was
very successful, local squads show
ing up well. 1t is probable the
teams will forsake indoors perma-
nently soon after the Georgetown
meet next Saturday night.
STUDY COMES HARD.
With the advent of higher tenn
perature. concentration on books
Ii more difficult, and many teach.
ers admonished students against
stacking up last week. Spring
Is just around the corner" said
one science teacher one sultry
day. but that only means il Is
best to work hard and get the
main portion of your work done
now. We will review in the hot
weeks"
No one would suspect the iden-
tity Of one Of the high schools
most industrious and popular pu-
pills who remarked the same day
that he felt a touch of spring
fever.
This weather is surely spring
weather, and my first touch of
spring fever is here" spoke the
scholarly" student. The attitude
was not broadcast, but the sud-
den shock Of pleasant weather
left a mark on the District school
children's frame Of mind.
The holiday was greatly en-
joyed. and the respite served to
offset the depressing effect of
the weather on studies. Parties
and dances were attended during
tho short interval by virtually
all of young Washington.
FIRST ADVISORY ENDS.
Two weeks from today the first
advisory OF the second semester
will have ended. and the students
will have a hint OF the quality of
their school work. Without
doubt these hints will be welcome,
for the many who made good
marks on the semester are try
Ing to keep UP the good work
and the others are striving for
better grades.
The coming weeks will bring
much to the attention OF Con-
sress as regards the needs of
local schools. in addition to warm
weather. Western, Tech and bust
ness are crying loud for all the
things they miss so much, and
II Is only right they should get
them, in the belief OF Washington