Evening star., 1895-06-10
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Closing Exercises Held During the
Past Week.

The public schools of Alexandria county
have closed for the term. At Carne school
(white), in Washington district of the coun-
ty, taught by Prof Samuel Stalcup, prin-
cipal, and Miss Elsie A. Febrey assistant
premiums were awarded as follows: In
the senior department. gold medal to Miss
Silvia Fritz, for scholarship; in the pri-
mary department, gold medal to Miss Ida
Chism, for scholarship, awarded by the
teachers. Prizes offered by the superinten-
dent of schools, James E. Clements, two
handsome books for the best scholars in
orthography, were won in a contest in the
senior department by Miss Flora Chap
man, and in the primary department by
Miss Ida Chism. \ very interesting pro-
gram, consisting of dialogues. essays, songs
and recitations. was then rendered by the
Misses Elsie Clark, Viola Dye, Mabel Dodd,
Nettie Sherrier, Elsie Todd, Ola Young,
Ida Chism, Alice Beach, Flossie Hager
Sadie Sherrier, Mary Sherb. Maud Dodd,
vina Fritz, Mary Decide and Masters Her
bert Donaldson, and Frank Marcy Trus-
tee H. c. Fe5rey presented the premiums
in neat speech, and Superintendent Glenn
ents complimented the teachers and schol-
ars upon their good showing and urged
them to strive to make the schools of Alex
andria county the best in the state.
The next school closed was Sumner (col-
oredD, taught by Mrs. Roberta Whiting,
and in the contest in photography the SUI
perintendent's prize was won by Chas.
Alexander Bird. Then came the closing Of
Hume school (white), in jefferson dis
trict taught by Miss Margaret Buckly, and
prizes, handsome books, were awarded by
the teacher as follows: To Miss Mary
Sawyer, for reading; Miss Carrie Sisson
attendance; Miss Mamie Sisson, general
improvement; Master Howard Hume schol-
arship in first class; John Hume, scholar
ship in second class; Thomas Sawyer, at
In linor
Howard Hume won the superintendents
prize.
The next school closed was Ruffner
(white), taught by Miss NJ F. Grigg ard
follows: Medal to Miss Susie Roberts for
general improvements; premium, to Miss
Francis Salisbury, best essay; for writing.
to Miss Ida Firth; for good scholarship in
highest grade, premiums to Misses Anna
Hohenstein, Mary E. Slater, Annie Roberts
and Masters Fred Peverill and Chas- Trav-
Annie Peverill, Sadie Dobson, BENZ
Dohson, Willie Duncan, Alfred Sorrell,
Leonard Workman and Myra Dobson. The
superintendent's prize for best scholar in
The superintendent said to the children
that this was one of the largest schools in
the county, being in the midst of the grow
ing towns of Del Rey and ST. Elmo and
seemed to be increasing rapidly in num-
bers, and he hoped in a short time they
would have large new building, with
rooms for several teachers and hall for
exhibitions.
The next school closed was Scott school
(colored), taught by Miss Hattie /. Jack
son, and in the contest in orthogra ply the
superintendent's prize was won by Miss
Bertha Jones.
Jefferson school (colored), the remaining
school of the county, taught by Mr.. A. T.
Shirley, was also closed, but on account CT
a misunderstanding as to the time of clos
ing the superintendent was not present
with the prize to be contested for by the
scholars of that school, but it. will be pre-
served and contested for at an early day
of the next session. Because OF the build
ing of two new brick school houses, one
fer white and one for the colored pupils of
Arlington district, during the past session,
the schools of that district We're closed
earlier than in the other districts of the
county. The school census of the county
is now being taken. and all the schools
will be reopened in September next, 1t is
thought, with a greatly increased number
of pupils.