Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-05-08
GRADED SCHOOL CLOSES.


closed an eight months session last
| Thursday. Appropriate exercises were
held in the assembly hall and were
witnessed by good gathering Of
parents and friends. County SuperIn-
tendent ] S. Saville was present, as
were also Colonel W. T. PoagUe ano
Professor D. G, Humphreys OF the
Lex ington School board.
The exercise were presided over by
Mr.. Harrington Waddell, principal oil
the school, and consisted Of singing by
primary grades and co ucert reciiations
by other grades. The pieces reeited
were among the half dozen or more
selections assigned to the different
grades aud by them committed to
memory.
There were enrolled in the schools
this session 347 pupils, OF whom 90
! " ere in the High School. The average
atten dance this year was 27S. Com
pared with last year, there was this
| session an increased enro lment o. AZ,
| and 10 in the High Schoo'. The
| average attendance this year was 81
greater than last session. The free
scholarship from the seventh grade to
the High School was awarded to Miss
Blanch McCrum, daughter Of Mrs
Malta A. McCrum OF Lexington.
The followins pupils passed Their
examinations successfully, the name
being given in the order in which they
stood, TIE highest mentioned first, and
those making the same average beng
indicated by a star:
PRoMoTIoNs.
Pr m oted from 9TH Grade to Hlgu
School: B.anch McCrum, Cra"ford
Tardy, Nary Ackerley, Era Barge,
Herbert NJ Gown, Lewis Gibbs, EDWIN
IMorri., Lester Hutton, Nellie Nlb urn,
JACOB TeaforJ, MILFORD Irwio, Harry
Welsh, Ewing Humphreys Jessie
Dixon, Albert Mo lie, Reb coca Sterrettt
E sic Kerr, Henry " hite.
Pr moted from Ga to 18th Grade;
*Wllli ,mson GRAHAM, *Preston Irwin,
Tucker Pendleton, Samuel Lackey,
Charles Nicol, Ohio JacksOr, Charles
G asgow, tMarshall Moore, *Helen
Slough, Adle DeYoung, Mat ie
Harman, TrimDle Lackey, Edward
Ouis enb cry, Lewis Champ, Llewell'n
Rhodes, Morton McColkle, Rosa Lee,
Allen Moore, Willis PiersoD, Tedford
Bal cay, Leslie Weaver.
Promoted from 9Th 10 6 h Grade:
*Robert Ayres, *Albert McCown, Bessie
Catlett, Daniel McNeel, Al en- Ne
Dowell, Ireue Pierson, Henry Poa 'ue,
Oracle Williams, Bette Beard, Kitty
Rogers, Beokie Campbell, James Hill,
Sallie Hess. Carl T"ylor, Marguerite
Moore, Georgia Bodell, *Sam Nc
Corkle *Ida Shumaker, Myrtle Bare.
bruce Wallace, Mary Hardwood, Lloyd
IAyres, ethel Young.
| Promoted from 4th to 9TH Grade;
Sarah Currell, Susan Currell, Henry
lWelcb, Madison Pettigrew, Mabe
Welsh, Hugh Witt, William Youell
Men. McNeeI, Arthur Harman, Clifton
Weaver, Frances Howe. Jack Campbell
Willie Shumaker, Marin Wlthers
L ula Dunlap, John Champe, Rober
IWitt, Tom Ruff, Agnes Wilkerson
Frank Ruff, Lincoln Rodes, Thomas
IGlas gov, Rosa Adams, Katie Spencer
Gertrude Ettin ger, Charles Spiilan
Maud Loyal.
| Promoted from 3rd to 4th Grade
*Wil!iam Ackerley, *Edward Graham
*Mary Lackey, *Helen Smith, Nellie
Beaver, Agnes Irwin, Mary Dunlap
!, Robert Morris Edy.he Huffman, Mar!
Champe, Louise Jahnke, Ruth Sheridan
Edmonia Leech, Guy Funkhouser
Charlie Dunlap, Frank Beeton, Bruce
Tutwiler, Carroll Chittum, Graham
Wilkersop, George Camden, R1tl
, Beaver, Leo Pennington, Hubert Culin
! Douglas Hartman, Myrtle Harlow
D Raymond Loyal, Rodrick Pole.
II Promoted from End to 3rd Grade
*Edith Hazelwood, *Sophie Booker
sherman Davidson, *Wilton Funk
houser, Rice Youell, Oracle Tyree
Willie Mccoy, Susie Hazelwood
! Aileen Irvine, Mark Hankins, Altrec
) Hutton. Maude Brickner, Ann Hill
lGrigsby Bare, Nellie Bodell, Sally
Hall, Mary Glasgow, Lucy Ackerly
Virginia Barclay, Lilly Tyree, Gordol
lLeech. Burton Denver, Tom Sheridan
] Mabel Breedlove, Thurman Adams
William Campbell, Charlie Weloh
Gertrude Hook, Frank Hess, Ros
IAgnor, James Adair, Harry Agnor
D Homer Hutton.
81 Promoted from 1st t. End Grade
n Maggie Shaw, White La ,key, Thoma
b McCorkle, Mary Shaw, Maggie Snu
maker, Arch White, Allie Sterrelt
Ruth Figgat', Emily Truslow, Eddl
Shumaker, Tom White, Allie Bodell
Robert Williams, Nellie Mccoy. Ev
Childress, Oval Myers, George Profit
Joseph DeYoung, Nancy Welsh, Sail
Young, Kenton Mccoy, Elwood Sea-
I'll Haller Robinson, Ashford Wilbourr
@ Ella Brown, Katie Barley, Mary Beeton
n Edgar Snider, John Radiord.