Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CERTIFICATES AWARDED TO
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. June Is, 1905.
The closing exercises OF the George Wash
ington High School. OF which Col. Theodore
H. Ficklin is principal, occurred at the
school building on South Washington Street
at 8 o'clock this morning. Certificates OF
proficiency were awarded In the various
rooms by Superintendent X. Kemper.
In Col. Ficklln's room a certificate of
graduation was given to Bedford Keith
Smith. who had completed the high school
course. The medal given by the superin-
tendent for excellence In general scholar
ship was awarded to Henry Garrett Pitts.
Certificates for the first years work Of the
high school course were awarded to Thibo-
deaux LaTruitte Creighton. A. Leroy &C.
meny. Amos Ernest Herbert. George Ray
mond Hudson. James Leslie McCuen. H.
Talbot McCuen. Henry Garrett Pitts, Hunt
Russell, Howard Watson Wade and John
Black Wilton.
Certificates in the eighth grade work were
awarded to Charles Fletcher Dyson. Lewis
Hoon Fawcett Clinton Ferdinand Knight
and Charles William Wright.
In Capt. W. II. Sweeney's room certificates
were conferred upon Geo. w. Brent. c. A.
Callahan. G. Keith Carlin. Reginald Cox.
Lawrence W. Corbett. John T. Cregan. Ben
jamin Cruckshank. Julian o. r. Downey.
Archie Fair. Herbert Hall. Marion 8. Hop
kins, William Igoe. Leonard C. Knight
Charles Lehew. William H. Mcbride. w.
leicester Martin. Frank 8. Nugent. James
Waddey. Selden Washington and Clarence
J. Winston.
In Mr. william Greenwelrs room certif-
Gates were awarded to William Lee Arnold
for studies: Herbert L. Baggett, for
studies and conduct; r. Clarence Bowles,
studies: Gilbert Fox. studies, attendance
and conduct; Charles Dobie. studies and
conduct; Richard Fawcett. studies and
conduct: william r. Fletcher. studies and
conduct; Alfred Hurley. studies: Aston
LETTERS. studies; William ]. Mckinney.
studies and conduct; Owen Nugent.
studies: Luther Nelson. studies and con-
duct; B. Lee Newland, studies: Ashby
Reardon. studies; Randolph Semms, stud
les and CO >uct; Ignatius Stoutenburgh.
studies. attendance and conduct: Maurice
les: Thomas Windsor. studies. attendance
and conduct: and James Fletcher. studies.
General Happenings
The following selections were read by
the pupils in Mr.. Greenwelrs room: "The
Newcastle Apothecary." by Alfred Hurley:
1.-THE Wonderful One-horse Shay" by
Owen Nugent. and Jimmy Butler and the
OWL" by Aston Jefrers.
The closing exercises Of the Lee School
for Girls will occupy tomorrow morning
at the Peabody building on King street.
Two OF the recently ordained graduates
Of this years class Of the Episcopal Theo REQ
Edmund P. Dandridge-conducted the
morning and evening service. respectively.
at St. Paurs Episcopal Church yesterday
At the Second Presbyterian Church. which
has been without q regular pastor. Rev.
D. H. Scanlon preached at both services:
Rev. J. w. Gray of Baltimore delivered
the sermons at the morning and evening
service at the Methodist Protestant
Church.
The quarterly conference of the Washing
ton Street Methodist Episcopal Churcn
South will be held next "Wednesday niSnt
after the prayer meeting. Rev. ): ..
Hutchinson. the presiding elder OF WASH
ington district. will preside over the meet
ing. Business Of routine nature Will Do
transacted.
Mr.. Albert T. Roberts died last night at
his residence, 321 King street. In the fifty.
first year of his age. He was native or
Green county. Va. and had livd IN Alex,
ardria only q short time. The funeral Will
be held tomorrow morning.
Mrs Robert NJ. Prettyman died Yesterday
morning at her homo at 116 South Alfred
street. Her husband and two children sur
vive her The funeral will occur at o:5o
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The 1nterment
will be In st. Pauls cemetery.
Helen. the two-year-old child OF MT. and
Mrs Richard Latham, jr.. died yesterday
afternoon at the home Of Its parents on
Gibbon street.