The Washington herald., 1908-06-17
HIGH SCHOOLS CELEBRATION
Joint Meeting of the Fairfax and
BIackfOrd Literary Societies Held.
City Officials, Responsible for En-
forcemen+ of "BIue Laws" the Butt
OF Many JOkes--MedaIs Awarded.
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was awarded 10 Miss Madeline Byrnes I
Miss Byrnes was the recipient OF basket
fashioned in the shape of an automobile.
which was filled with fr.it. Miss Evelyn
McCuen was awarded a medal for gen.
eral excellence, but she declined to re-
ceive it. stating that she was OF the opin-
ion that she had won the superintendant's
medal Miss Alice Gronau was awarded
life scholarship in the Draughon Busi-
ness College. Of Washington.
The following programme Of exercises
was carried out In Miss Gregg's room.
Chant, school; salutatory, Miss Adcock;
"Our Motto school; class prophecy, Miss
Madeline Byrnes; Portals address, school;
"snowbOund. Miss Evelyn McCuen; "The
Vision Of Sir Launful." school, valedlc-
tory. Miss Bessie Marks; distribution Of
awards. Mr.. Hubert Snowden. clerk Of the
city school board.
For studies and general excellence
throughout the year certificates Of distinc-
ton were awarded the following: Janet
Gronau. Julia Davis. Alice Gronau, Kettle
Adcock, Rebecca Germond, Florence Ap-
pich. Julia Cudden. Katie Eaton. Fannie
Hasson, Gladys Ramsey. Irene Pullman,
Bessie Phillips. Flora Hantzmon, Edith
Pullman. Minnie Petit, Ellen Nagel. Ruth
Gerlacher. Ida Zimmerman, and Nellie
Walker.
In the school taught by Miss Reubie L.
Bradus. vice principal, certificates were
awarded the following; r. Deeton. NJ.
Entwistle. ID. Watkins. d. Edmonds. NJ.
Barnett, d. Sullivan, +. Anderson. M.
Jana F. Sullivan. L. Ticer, NJ Wen, II.
Bowman, +. SchwarZmann, NJ. Callahan,
+. Stoutenburg. l. GrillbOrtzer. J. Steiner.
E De Silva. c. McCuen. z. Dix. J. Pever-
III, v Bittle, p. Jones. ~ Goodwin, and
z. Hale.
Special premiums were presented by
Miss Broadus 70 the following: D. Sulli-
van, F. Anderson, N. Iaffa, f. Schwarz-
mann, F. Sullivan. L. Ticer and r. Ed
monds.
The following received certificates In the
sixth grade taught by Miss Mary Payne;
Beulah Burrell. Emma Metzger. Laura
Smith Gertrude Taylor, Nellie Pierpont
Alice Whitton. Rubie Hammersley. Yula
Stsrnen. Rachel Smith. Ada Allison,
GeOrgie Walker, Carrie Beach. Edna Baa-
der. Lille Dove, Gertrude Pierce Grace
Sinclair. Helen Blake. Waneta Forbes
Louise Hart, Lizzie Payne, Madeline Mar
tin. Emma Newton. Bessie Edmonds.
Fanny Hayden, Mary Atkinson, Ruth
/ Griffin. Ruth Francis.
/ In the school taught by Miss Mamie
BOntz the following received special
/ prizes; Flora Glasgow. Corinne Reardon.
! Elizabeth Ramsey. Agnes Plaskett, and
Lena Treger. they having headed their
class during the year.
/ Certificates were awarded as follows: B.
/ BIttle. Dora Henry Laura Klaus. Elsie
] Estes, Bessie Few, Mary Mcdonald. Louise
Butts, Elizabeth Ramsey, Ethel Penn,
( Flora Glasgow, Bertie Petit, Agnes Stro-
/ bel. Lucy De Vaughan. Lena Treger. As-
/ nes Plaskett Louise Smith, Corinne Rear
/ don. Evangeline HoIler. Emma Cronk.
Fannie Fairfax Annie Thomas, Julia
/ Bigelow. Elizabeth Chauncey. Mary
Moore. Rosa Penn. Mabel Myers. Isabelle
Dobson. and Marian Screiner.
! In the fifth grade, taught by Miss Pearl
/ Hoffman,. the following were awarded
| certificates Evelyn P9dgett. Katheleen
Hasson. Sadie Malone, Helen Buchanon.
Anna Schwartzmann. Mary Brown, Julia
/ Duncan. Lucille Dienelt. Margaret Rose.
Elizabeth Bond. Laura Taylor, Jenning
! Walker. Marguerite Crump, Dorothy John
! son, EUniCe Steele. Esther Mansfield, Irene
Iden. Maud Winston. Katherine Few, and
Catherine Pettey.
! The Joint final celebration OF the Fair
fax and Blackford Literary societies of
the Episcopal High School Of Virginia
was held In Liggett Hall at that school
/ at $50 O'Clock tonight in the presence
Of a large gathering. The exercises
were opened with prayer. which was
followed with an address OF welcome by
Andrew jackson May, jr.. president of
the Fairfax Society, OF Tazewen Va.
/ During the evening an orchestra dis
persed music.
The following programme was then
! carried out: Presentation OF the Black
( ford Literary Society declaimer's medal
10 Claiming w. Daniel. or Richmond
J defamation, The Death Of Robespierre; -
presentation OF the Fairfax Literary So
ciety debater's medal 10 John r. Larus.
jr., Of Maryland; recitation. The Tell
tale Heart" presentation Of the Black
ford Literary Society readers medal
10 James G. Wheeler, OF Kentucky:
presentation OF the Fairfax Literary So
ciety declaimer's medal to Mann Page,
Of Colorado; presentation OF the Black
ford Literary Society debater's medal "a
Robert Taylor jr., Of Maryland; pres
entation of the Fairfax Literary So
ciety readers medal TO Hugh NJ Nell
son, jr.. Of Clarke County, Va.
The programme was followed by the
presentation Of the trophy for superior.
ity in the dual contest May II in read
ing, defamation, and debate Of the Fair
fax Society over the Blackford Society
for 1907-1s0S
The joint valedictory address was de-
livered by James G. Wheeler. os Ken
tucky. and the fnal dismissal of the
/ hx~
Clelland, jr., Of Texas. president OF the
Blackford Literary Society.
The city officials who are responsible
for the proposed enforcement Of the "blue
laws" which will be put into operation
here Sunday next. were to-day severely
criticised and made the butt for many
jokes. Notwithstanding this, however, Il
is the intention of Chief Goods 10 SEQ
that the law will be carried out.
1t was ascertained tonight that a mum.
Der of merchants who conduct stores in
King street, and who have been in tho
habit OF keeping their places OF business
open on Sunday. contemplate doing SC
and making test case Of the law. A
meeting of the druggists will be held to-
morrow night. for the purpose OF taking
UP the matter. 1t is predicted that the
Sunday-closing laws life will be of short
duration.
Thieves this afternoon entered the resi-
dence OF Mr. Howard Underwood. 60
Princess street. during the absence OF The
occupants. and ransacked every drawer
and corner Of the house. Mr.. underwood
returned home from work and discovered
his home in a complete mess. He was
unable to state tonight whether or no
anything was stolen, although he believes
that the thieves were after money. H'
added that his wife had gone 10 LunI
Park. and until her return. late tonight
he will be unable to tell whether or no