Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-13

generally fair; preceded by light
s-., today on tue coast; variable winds.
co>ING EXERcIsEs.--The closing
g-es Of Mrs. Ewings's select school
f,rvouus ladies', on Prince street, We've
held last night il the presence of an in
,er.-.ei audience.
beautiful feature of the evening
v,s lie study in Expression by the
rlts in elocution, in which the differ
ent emotions love, JOY, anger, sorrow,
were portrayed in a striking man
NOR I'm both the faces and attitudes of
the Young ladies'.
fine Beautiful Blue Danube Bird
.5rs was heartily applauded and this,
rostther with the other musical and
r~ocutionary numbers, added much TO
fre interest of the occasion.
The school is divided into three de-
partments-primary, intermediate and
academic.
In the intermediate and academic
departments, when 80 per cent. has
been obtained on any examinations, a
distinction is awarded. The following
pupils having attained the requisite
standard were awarded distinctions:
First English Grammar, Lula Butler
ana Helen WhittIesey.
Maury's Manual of Geography, Helen
Whittlesey.
llaury's Physical Geography, Hattie
Ausley, Hattie Taylor, Evelyn Morgan
and Kettle Agnew.
United States History, Emily Elliott,
Lottie Daingerfeld and Lula Butler.
.lucient History, Evelyn Morgan,
Nathalie Boush, Maude Rhodes, Kettle
A.uew and Addie Houchens.
Ray Third Arithmetic, Emily Ell
lott and Florence Eichberg.
Physiology, Emily Elliott, Hattie
Taylor. Evelyn Morgan, Kettle Agnew,
Iptte Daingeriield and Bessie Elliott.
Test Speller, Anna Moore.
Lower intermediate Spelling, Ger
trudc Swartz.
Academic Department, Rays Higher
Arithmetic, Anna Moore and Sadie
TAYLOR.
Rays Elementary Algebra, Anna
Moore.
First Half of Robinson's University
Algebra, Anna Moore.
t~ionot's Physics, JEANNE Ewing,
Anna Moore and Sadie Taylor.
Young's Astronomy, Anna Moore and
Ssdie Taylor.
Coppee's English Literature, JEANNE
Ewing and Roberta Ansley.
Trench on the Study of Words,
Jcannie Ewing.
First Halfof Otto's German Grammar,
Anna Moore.
Ivy and Tacitus, JEANNE Ewing.
Certificates OF Proliciency were award
ed to Miss JEANNE Pendleton Ewing in
the following schools: Natural Science,
which Includes natural philosophy,
chemistry and astronomy English
Literature, which includes Genung's
Rhetoric, Coppee's English Literature
and Trench on the study of words, and
Latin, which includes Bingham's and
Gildersleevc's grammar and exercises,
Cesar, Virgil, Cicero, Horace, Livy and
Tacitus.
Special distinctions For handwrit-
in, Miss Anna Moore, Miss Lula But
Ter. Miss Maude Rhodes and Miss Lot
tie Daingerfield. For good conduct,
Miss Anna Moore, Miss Sadie Taylor,
Miss Lula Butler, Miss Waude Rhodes,
Miss Helen Whittlesey and Miss Pauline
Pretzfeldef.
In the primary department prizes
were awarded for good conduct and
good lessons to Miss Pauline Pretzfel-
der, and for improvementin his studies
to Master Charlie Elliott.
In the intermediate department, for
general Improvement during the SEES
sion, "a prize was awarded to Miss Emily
Louise Elliott, and for diligence and
Improvement in music n was also
awarded to Miss Sue Rust.
In the academic department q gold
medal was awarded to Miss Sadie Taylor
for great Improvement in her studies.
and Il for general excellence in all
her work to Miss Anna Moore.
Key. Mr.. Rice delivered the prizes
and distinctions in his usual graceful
manner.