Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-13
Lexington High School Closes.

Interesting exercises were he
tuesday morning beginning at
VI o'clock at the public school buildin
100 bringing to n close a very successf
- session of the Lexington High Schoo
All the members of the school boar
were present. Mr.. r. 4. Hutton
chairman, Professor ID. G. Hun
~ phreys, clerk, and Mr.. F. II. Glasgow
~ besides many friends and patrons c
the school, including q number c
- former pupils. The enrolment thi
y session was 81, a slight increase owe
- that OF last year. Many pupils fron
- the county were in attendance thi
~ ~ session, and from year to year TIN
- school grows in public favor.
: The exercises were opened will
:. prayer by Rev. T. A. Hall of the Lex
= lngton Baptist church, after which
Mr.. Harrington Waddell, the princi
pal, who presided. introduced Mr.. F.
L. Glasgow, who delivered an in.
teresting and instructive address. He
emphasized the Importance of laying
deep and strong the foundations of
- good character.
Mr.. Waddell then announced the
names of the full graduates, graduates
In departments, and those entitled to
pass IN their several subjects. The
scholarship to Washington and Lee
was awarded to Robt. Eubanks Witt.
son OF Mr.. R. r. Witt, and that to
the High School to John Lewis T.
Gibbs, son Ofthe late DIR. f. A. Gibbs.
Diplomas were presented by Mr..
X. f. Hutton to the following full
graduates: Miss Lula w. Bare, Miss
Gwendolen Howe, Miss Louise s.
Haskins, Miss jamie X. Campbell, and
Robt. Eubanks Witt.
The following received honorable
mention: For having received no
dement's during the session-Misses
Mary Ackerly, Lula Bare, jamie
Campbell, Viola Lee, and Nettie
Smith, and Eubanks Witt; for no
absences-Miss Lula Bare, Wilfred
Irwin and Eubanks Witt.
Mr.. W. ID. Gresham, the assistant
principal, made the interesting an
nouncement that Misses Lula Bare
and GwendOlen Howe, who began
the study of French this year made
such rapid advancement that after
the intermediate examination thew
were promoted to the senior class
Their graduation in the subject
proved the wisdom of their promo.
ton.
The following received certificates
of graduation in the several depart
ments, their names coming in the
order of their rank, those making
the same stand being indicated by a
star or dagger
ENGLISH HISTORY ANDLITERATURE.
Lula Bare, jamie Campbell.
.Eubanks Witt. Louise Haskips'
lanes Ridgely, Allan Edgar, James
|. McCrum, John l.. Campbell, Mary
aodes, +Jack Rogers, +Paxton
Barclay, Nettie Smith, Leo Sheridan.
ENGLISH.
Raymond Cooper, Eubanks Witt.
Viola Lee, arthur Campbell, Louise
'hields, Martha Moore, jamie Spencer,
Allan Edgar.
MATHEMATICS. =
Eubanks Witt, Gwendolen Howe
lercer McCrum. Louise Haskins 4
anie Campbell, Mary McNeel. {
FRENCH. 4
+Lula Bare, +Gwendolen Howe
lola Lee, Louise Shields. Martha
.oore, Mary ROdes.
LATIN.
Mary Mcneil, Gwendolen Howe.
ula Bare, jamie Campbell.
GERMAN.
Eubanks Witt, and Louise Has
ms.
Certificates were given the follow
& for having passed successfully the
Ibjects named.
ARITHMETIC.
Gwendolen Howe, Lester Hutton.
wis Gibbs, Herbert McCown, Paul
cNeel, Crawford Tardy, Albert -,
Oore, Harry Welsh, M ary McNeeI. LIE
wing Humphreys, Paxton Barclay.
enry White, Edwin Morris, jamie
encer, Blanche McCrum, flames
dgely, Ezra Barger, Roosevelt -
edsOe, tRebecca Sterrett.
JUNIOR MATHEMATICS.
Lewis Gibbs, +Lester Hutton.
lanche McCrum, ALBERT Moore,
osewell Bledsoe, tPaul Mcneil
erbert McCown, Crawford Tardy.
,hn L. Campbell, ERA Barger.
fired Irwin, Henry White, Harry
,lsh, Paxton Barclay, James
igely, Ewing Humphreys, Rebecca
,rrett. we
INTERMEDIATE MATHEMATICS.
.llan Edgar, Jas. T. McCrum. oo'
tile Smith, Mary Rodes, Arthur
npbell, Raymond Cooper, Jack -,
gers, Louise Shields. &
JUNIOR ENGLISH. ~
blanche McCrum, Lewis Gibbs,
ster Hutton, Henry White,
bert McCown, Edwin Morris. Opp,
wford Tardy, Paul McNeel, Era =
ger, Roosevelt BIedsoe, Albert
IRE, Wilfred Irwin, Thomas
que, Ewing Humphreys, Rebecca
'rett.
JUNIOR FRENCH.
anche McCrum, Raymond Cooper,
lur Campbell, *Janie Spencer,
* Rogers. Harry Selby, LEO
ridan. James Il. McCrum.
Word Tardy.