Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-21
Closing Exercises.

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Tn the 1st division of the senior class gold
medals were awarded to Misses Carrie Wise,
Jenny Gregory, Ida Wattles and Alberta
Young.
la the 2nd division senior class, gold med
ais to Misses Janet Davidson and Irene Gen
try.
In the 1st division intermediate class,
prizes to Misses Kate Kearney and Agnes
Bryant.
nrizas to Misses Elsie Elbrey and Edith e.
brey.
In the junior class, prizes to Misses Llera
Miburn, Florence Wise and Grace HaveDer.
End division, prizes to Misses Edith LING
sey and Nellie Kintz.
Ord division. prizes to Misses Mary Fleid
and Rsbecca Heishley.
Primary department.. prizes 10 Misses Al
gle Nuckols and Rens kaufman.
For punctual attendance silver medals
were awarded to Misses Alberta Young,
Jenny Gregory, Irene Gentry and Louise
Diedel.
Certificates OF distinction for excellence II
daily recitation and examination were
awarded in the following classes:
Moral Philosophy: Misses Carrie WISE
Halle Ramsay, Ida Wattlss, Jenny Gregg
nv and Alberta Young.
English Literature: Misses Carrie Wise,
Jenny Gregory, Alberta Young, Ida Wat
ties. Janet Davidson, Irene Gentry, CorinDe
Milburp, Mamie Agnew. Eva Steiner, Mo-
lie Havener and Mamie Fleming.
Chemistry Misses Carrie Wise, Ida
Wa;tles. Alberta Young and Jenny Gregory,
Botany: Misses Carrie Wise, Jenny
Gregory. Ida Wattles and Alberta Young
History. Ancient: Misses Carrie Wise,
Jenny Gregory. Ida Wattles, Alberta
Young. Halle Ramsay, Janet Davidson,
Mamie Agnew, Corinna Miburn. Noble
Havener and Agnes Bryant.
History, Modern: Misses Kate Kearney,
Anita Robbins, Nettie Francis. Elsie Eibrey,
Edith Ebrey, Alberta Davidson, Llers Mil
burn, Florence Wise, Lillian Entwisle, Roth
VanAuken, Grace Havener, Emily En-
twisle, Nellie Kinlz, Mary Ramsay, Edith
Lindsey Mary Field, Mamie Ballenger and
Rebeccs Heishey.
lat. Rhetoric Misses Janet Davidson,
Irene Gentry, Mamie Agnew, Eva Steiner,
Anita Robbins, Mary Fleming, Corinne Mi.-
burn.
Pm, siology Misses Halle Ramsay. Kate
KearDey, Agnes Bryant and Nettie Francis
Algebra: Misses Ida Wattles, Jenny
Gregory, Carrie Wise, Alberta Young, Ger
inne Milburn, Nettie Francis and Irene
Gentry.
Geometry : Misses Ida Wattes and AL
berta Young.
Cd. Rhetoric: Misses Llers Milburn, Grace
Havener, Ruth VanAuken, Florence Wise,
Ssllie Mclean, Lillian Entwisle, Katie
Heshley, Carrie Makeley, Louiee Diede',
Matte Pullman, Anna Deahl, Katie Pretty
man and Edith Nails.
PHYSICAL Geo. Misses Agnes Bryant, Kate
Kearney, Elsie Elbrey, Edith E,brey, Anita
Robbins, Alberta Davidson, Eliza Danger
ger field, Josie Robinson and Anna Rein
ecker.
Grammar: Misses Agnes Bryant, Kate
Kearney, Edith Elbrey. Elsie Elbroy. Iera
Milburn, Nellie Kintz, Mary Ramsay, Edith
Lindsey, Mary Field, Mamie Bsllenger,
Mary Heisbley and Rebecca Heishlev.
Natural Philosophy: Misses E sic Eibrey,
Edith Elbrey, and Alberta Davidson.
Geography: Misses L'era Milburn, Flor
ence WISE Grace Havener, Ruth Van Au-
ken, Louise Diedel, Salie Mclean, Lillian
Entwisle, Emily Entwisle. Katie Heishley,
Nettie Pullman, Carrie Makely, Anna Deahl,
Edith Lindsey, Nellie Kintz. Mary Field,
Mamie BaIlenger, Rebecca Heshley, Angie
Nnokols, Rena Kaufman, Lottie Danger
fisDd and Ruth Bryant.
Science: Misses Llera Miiburn, Florence
Wise, Grace Haveler, Sallie Mclean, Me-
lie Kintz. and Edith Llndsay.
Etymology: Misses Nellie Kin.z, Mary
Field, Edith Lindsey, Rsbecca Heishley,
Lizzie Drenner, Nellie Bishop, Mary Heish-
ley.
Orthography: Misses Angie NuckolF,
and Rena Kaufman.
French: Misses Halle Ramsay and Mary
Ramsay.
The closing exercses OF the Potomac
Academy, of which Mr.. ]. S. Blackburn is
principal, took place yesterday at the school
room, on Washington street. The award OF
certificates ia based upon the standing at
the daily recitations throughout the session.
except that in few branches written e4-
amnations are held.
The following are the names OF these who
obtained certificates Of distinction, their
average for the session being mp to the re-
qured standard; viz. eighty per cent. for
the first division certificate and seventy live
par cent. for the second division, except in
English branches, In which the standard js
ninety per cent. and eighty per cent. re-
spectively.
Euslish Branches, First Division: G, A.
ton, r. S. Blackburn. G. l.. Boethe, J. d
Brookes, W. Bryant, w. ii. Fawcett. NJ.
Hufty, L. G. Leadbeater, T. Morrison, ]. NJ.
Parker, and r w. WhR!ey.
Second Division C G. Berkeley, H. r.
Elliott, IT,, w. r. Kent. H. E. Lackey, W.
T. Mel person, G. 2. Mnnigerode, A. G.
Moss, II. A. Moss, ]. l.. Parker, VIC. Pow
@ |, l.. Powell, a. A. Rittenour. W. A
Smoot. jr.. and J. Il Zimmerman, jr.
Latin, First Divisions + S B ackburp, G
G Berkeley, G. l.. Boothe. W. II. Fawcett,
NJ. Hufty, l. G. Leadbeater, T. Morrison and
K w. Whaiey.
Second Division w. G. Powell.
Greek, First Division: R 8. Blackburn.
French. First d vision r. s. Blackburn.
German, First Division r S. Blackburn
and g. L. Boothe.
Arithmetic First Division C. Acton. W.
Bryant, H. r. Elliott, jr.. NJ. Hut.y, H. E