Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-18


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| EXAMINATION AND CLOSING OF COUNTY
lScuooI.s. chairman Of the Board OF IruS-
fees Of Arlington district, Mr.. G. Il. Adams
accompanied by Mr.. James E. Clements, tcach,
er of Walker school. visited and examined
kcmper school No. a. (colo.cd,) taught ny
Miss Ada s. Grey, on friday morning the l''h
inst. The scholars passed very crcdltaoic cA-
animation, and MIR. Adams highly COMP ment-
"a them upon the progress they had made our
ING the past term; cautioned them not TO loreeI
their books and studies during VACATION anu
expressed his disappointment IN very StronH
| terms at seeing so few parents present 10 WY
ness the admirable manner 10 which their chll-
iren had acquitted themselves. =,
Mr.. Clements said the supcrlntc1 dcnt' mr..
| L. l.. Carnc, would not be able TO Visit tlicr
school, or any Of the schools oil the county Ih!S
year, at their closing, on account oil me cHalni'
| nation 10 his own school. The medal gwen ah
nualIy by the superintendent to one OF the
schools OF thc district was tins year aWaruen 1"
| Knmpcr school. lie then referred TO The In
tcrcst shown for the welfare Of the schools, and
told them of King who in his desire, Tor the
| happiness Of his people, wished that there was
"a fowl 10 the pot q! every peasant IN Ills ENG
dom every Sunday for dinner he showed now
Hui'El'ot WIS VIC ue'''I "a IF T,ns,nos .n3
y IuieI'i'',!uc:''S. ,''".u arn,tor hIrss.
eae"ItE' t,''s ","|u ~ r. ihcir animal
apptltc>; they wished to educate them, TO
| make them useful ard intelligent mco and wo,
| ncn, capable Of attending 10 their business oil
| lie with case and comfort TO thamscVc, ANU
| with satisfaction to others.
Miss Mary Alice Ihonpsop was awarded the
ouucu' n,I a., Lo,,,r :, an on,,o-
tll. AualiiS ""atucu ''' '0oo' - "''''
i'1s.c Si, "n ,,,;oo,;o, of hrIru,on
az Nv d. III. .nc 'Aa.'l 1Lt ~, Miss I,T;nia
I'ouo' w. Nco'u,.ui 'a ~ Iastod 100 hours
l. M WV ,'nat Al. hJams Trnstrr II
~ w ~, I,si;., Hnni,min Austin and
A.. - n.ua,,t RIA ov,m;o,tinn. cnn1uclcd
w. '' M w. "'i M;I., :! Nnrann and lanes T.,
~ W ''cs,'S i'.Is w. ",,;iIr., LnJ h,cn
snvhi7i so"Iu wa. nnI wol .Ivanr,a in their
',' "i"u' '' "'''
W. TnI, ho,,o,l, ,,,c, . nromium
tca,hcr ~ ihc Lrsl snclIer
1919 a., iaSs .I;I.h rcsuitcJ ,s f,owS :-prc
,ninn - hhram Svnhax. OF the first class; to
Miss N)nrv Earlv Of the second class; to An
LAM -, c;, r. n, third GLASS
Mr.. Alunsou COMMUNICATED and encouraged
a., .ni - h;,' m.nol nln,eout manner
aau ,"om' ,o,'o N,rY cvcnonI ADVICE Mr.
SIa,,. snal,o -, snn,o lcnoih nnon ;hc dulies
- ,an,,,', t,,n,rj ,hn;r nLiljrnn If school and
his views were strongly coa9rscu Gy ur' DEUS
GoI,, xhinl t,unhi bv Miss Alberta
v Sisson, and after au examination in all the |
studies Taught, which was passed very crcLta- |
bly, y competitive examination in English |
saau ini w., ,n ,a,au - ia schnsr n, ssinr
Nv, Lrst wriIrn examination,
After the answers to the questions given had
been written out by the competitors, they were |
collected and read before Mr. James Il. Gle
mcnls who acted as Judge and valued each an
swcr without knowing to which contestant it |
L,lcn,srl N,c hundred per cent. was the |
MAXIMUM .nd the contest resulted as follows
Miss lIaiiic Huchly 80: Walter Bnchly 81; Miss |
Marsic O'D5wcl s.; Lillian Muhsnn GS; ,Jno. +. |