DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - SCHOOLS - School News, 22 Feb 1890
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The Washington Post, February 22, 1890
Pages 6, 8


Deaf Mutes At Sports.
Annual Athletic Contests Held at the Kendall Green
Gymnasium.
   The annual athletic contests of the students at
Kendall Green were held last night in the gymnasium in
the presence of several hundred persons. The
entertainment began with chest weights in concert, a
dozen or so uniformed youths taking part. Then came
the dumb-bell drill, more than fifty participating.
The calesthenic manual, led by Mr. Frank Leitner, of
the graduating class, was especially creditable. The
strength, or pull-up contest was won by Mr. Devine, of
’84, for which he was given a prize.
   Mr. Barton, of ’92, won the contest on the ladders.
Mr. Shirey, ’90, was the second best.
   Mr. Taylor won the vaulting contest. Prize, a
silver-headed cane.
   The contest on the horizontal bar between Messrs.
MacIlwaine and Allard was too close to admit the award
of the prize to either.
   Mr. Leitner won a pair of fine Indian clubs in his
club-swinging contest with Mr. Allard, of ’94.
   Vaulting the horse was participated in by a dozen
young men, and there was floor gymnastics by a number
of others.
   Mr. Barton, ’92, won the high jump over Mr. DeLong
and several others. The heighth scored was 4 feet 8
inches, which falls below last year’s record by the
same young man—5-1/2 feet.
   A class of ten young men gave a club-swinging
exhibition, which was followed by an exhibition
pyramid of forty young men. Then came the tug of war,
’94 finally winning, but the prize will be awarded
after another contest.
   The judges were Messrs. A.F. Adams, W.A. Jackson,
jr., and Professor Hotchkiss, of Kendall Green.


School Children Entertain Their Friends.
   The pupils of the eighth grade of the Webster
School gave an interesting musical and literary
entertainment at the Franklin building Thursday night.
The programme was an interesting one, and was enjoyed
by a large audience.
   A largely attended entertainment was given in the
Jefferson School building, on Sixth and D streets, for
the benefit of the school library, by the pupils of
the eighth grade of the fourth division. Among those
who assisted in the well-rendered programme were
Misses Rosie and Annie Taber, Prof. J.H. Daniels, N.
Harvey, M. Lynham, D. Knight, J. Mullen, Miss May
King, the Misses Price and Pierce, Julius Burnham,
Josie Mullen, Karl Daniel, Howard and Jesse Taber,
Mazie Rose, Miss Adelie Knight, Nettie High, Marion
Lamb, J.E. Finch, and others. The entertainment was a
repetition of the one given several weeks ago, the
leading features being the military drill, the
quartette by Howard and Jessie Taber, Mazie Rose and
Karl Daniel, and flag drill.