The Washington times., 1922-06-11
CHAMPIONSHIPS
BRING HONOR
TO SCHOOL

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IN HE greatesf session In the
history Of the Capitals
High Schools drawing to
Z close finds the great majority
Of honors settled TO tho credit
Of Central High School with
Western second.
The Mount Pleasant school
annexed many District cham
pionships. in addition to several
national and South Atlantic
interscholastic honors.
Western High School won
three notable victories The Red
and White battalion was the
prize cadet corps battalion. Com.
pany L won the competitive
drfIi, with Company H second.
The baseball team won the
District championship. being 10
feated only by Eastern.
NOW FOR CENTRAL.
To balance these worthy vic-
tories, Centrai's ardent student
body points proudly 10 this
reoord-which spsalrs for itssif
Blue and White honors are;
District football championship
tundefeated team). E "
District basketball champion
ship.
District and Lafnyetts College
track and field championship
crecords broken).
District tennis chambionship.
District and South Atlantic
interscholastic swimming cham
pionship trecord breaking team).
District and national rifle
championship 0boysl District
and Astor Cup rifls ohampionship
(giris).
Best cadet band. o..
Best drilled brigade sergeant.
First, second and third best
war game teams. - I'
Prize crew.
Many scholarships. including
Princeton, Pennsylvania. George
Washington, Yale and Penn
State. g..
National school paper prise
twinner. The Bulletin). .....
Prize winning essay writer's.
PROUD OF SCHOLARSHIP.
OF all these honors. the one
of which Centralites. both student
body and the faculty are most
proud II scholarships.
For years It has been the Blue
and White aim to be high In
scholarship. and this year. ~ In
the past. the seniors have lived
up to the reputation Of Centrais
faculty. Winning awards for
scholarship right and left. Can.
tralites have carried OF the thrcs
prizes to the biggest colleges and
many smaller prizes Of tuition TO
smaller colleges. -,
In addition to this word has
been received from many colleges
of the high standing Of forme:
Central students.
Next the Blue and White 10 proud
OF the football championship. won
by q team which no scholastio
combination could vanquish. >
Then the basketball, rifle. swim
ming. tennis and crew. all &C"
activities. holds the attention Of
the Centralites. .,
At Presentation Chapel last
Friday at Central all the many
trophies gained this year were
gathered on the stage. which In
deed looked Hike q silver shop.
Silver cups, silver football and
basketball and other trophies held
the sttention Of the cheering
student body. for minutes. .r
The 1922 class has indeed set .
goai for the Blue and White un-
derclassmen. It viii be interest
ing to watch the outcome Of the
1s22-23 competition. r..
Western tried to give Central
. run for honors but started
rather late. Their spring was
most successful, from q stand
point Of past performances. Start
ing the year with q championship
In football. Central wound up .
glorious session with the track
and field campaign. Realizing It
a the long run that counts, the
Blue and White adherents are con-
tent and happy as they think Of
the twenty or moro odd accom-
plishments Of their students and
teams. ... r..
Mckinley Highs honors are
well deserved, the school winning
second in Competitive Drill and
second and third in the battalion
tiriii. Tech had q fine Cadet
Colonel. and its Lightweight foot
ball team and freshman track
&aav,, x-vas xuaIy tratueA