Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-14
CLOSING EXERCISES.

The closing exercises of Mrs. Ewing's
school were held at her residence on
Prince street on Tuesday evening in
the presence OF large number of the
friends and relatives of the pupils.
Among those who gave reciistions
were Misses Roberta Drewry, Flora
Lipps, OF West Virginia, and Kathleen
Bitter. The last named little girl de-
lighted the audience, giving as her sec
ond number the dialect BaDdsnna bal
lad, "Besten Biscuits"
The programme ended with a little
caDtata, "Mistress Mary's Garden" in
which chorus Cf pretty maids" Of
fered their floral treasures in the SONY,
"Who will buy ?" and the "Sunfowers"
bloomed amid great applause from the
audience
The prizes and distinctions we're pre-
sented by Rev. F. ]. Brooke.
10 the preparatory and academic de-
partmenls, when pupil has attained
the required standard of 90 per cent.
on sn examination, distinction is
awarded to her.
The following pupils obtained these
distinctions
Maury's Physical Geography Flora
Lipps, Csllie Taylor and Nina Tanner.
Rays New Practical Arithmetic
(whole lb1ok) Flora Lipps and Callie
Taylor.
On one-half OF the book Geraldine
Taylor.
Rays New Elementary Algebra: {:
Edith StaDsbury.
History of the United States: GeraI-
dine Taylor, Mary Bruin and Abbie
Sullivan.
Hills Rhetoric: Flora Lipps- and
Callie Taylor.
Trench on the Study of Words: Edna
joyce, Edith Stansbury and Ruth
Rodgers.
American Literature: Edna Joyce
Coppee's English Literature: Edna
Joyce and Edith Stansbury.
Peck's Ganat's Physics: Edith STAINS
bury and Ruth Rodgers.
History OF England: Edna Joyce,
Earle Taylor and Edith Stsnsbury.
Miners Higher Algebra: Edna
Joyce.
American Word Book and Patter-
sons Speller and Analyzer: f ina
joyce and Edith Stansbnry.
When pupil shall have completed
the prescribed course in any OF the
schools" into which the prescri >ed
courss of study is divided a certificate
of proficiency ia awarded to her. Ia
the school Of English Literature. COL
sisting of Hills Rhetoric, Trench or
the Study Of Words, Am rican LiIers-
ture, Euglish Literature and English
composition certificate OF profciency
was awarded TO Miss Edna Clay
Joyce.
Special distinctions we're awarded 10
the following pupils:
For improvement in Handwriting:
Misses Mary Bruin, Abbie Sullivan,
Nettie Rowen, Marie Porter Henshaw,
Ethel Miles, Roberta Drewry, Edith
Stansbury and Geraldine Taylor.
For perfect behavior during the en-
tire session: Misses Earle Taylor and
Edna Joyce.
Reward cards were presented to &.
King for handwriting and to Nina
Tanner for Improvement in music.
In the primary department prize
was awarded lor good lessons 10 spell
| ing and geography to Miss Leslie Tod
Henshaw, and for excellence In their
studies to Kathleen Bitter and Myron
Howard.
In the preparatory department, a
prize for good lessons during the entire
session was awarded to Mary Ellen
Bruin.
In the academic department, a prize
was awarded for Improvement IN all
her studies to Miss Edith Stansbury; al
so to Miss Flora Boyd Lipps for perfect
! bebayior and never having been absent
day from school during the session. =,
For excellence in all her studies and
examinations, as well as for her periectt
department in the school room, agold
medal was awarded to Mics Edna Clay
Joyce.