Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-20

ITO teach the young idea how to shoot
To pour the fresh instruction Ger the
mind,
To breathe the enliveninE spirit and
to fix
The generous purpose in the glowing
breast"
in Alexandria was back in 1899.
The Academy noted above was en-
couraged by Gen. Washington, who
served as trustee, and in his will he
endowed it with $1,000. the interest OF
which he directed should annually" be
employed in the education Of necessi-
tious orphans and other poor children
This is how the Washington school, OF
which Prof T. II. Ficklin is principal
the Lee School for Girls, OF which Miss
V. Ada Grigg is principal, is the out
growth Of a school endowment by Mrs
Martha Washington.
The private schools Of Alexandra
have always ranked high. The school for
boys long conducted by Prof. BenJa-
min Hallowell, now under the able
management of Prof Blackburn; the
Arlington Institute for Girls, OF which
Miss A. M. Chandlee Is principal; the
st. Mary's Academy for Girls the Pa
rochiaI School OF st. Mary's Church.
conducted by the Sisters Of the Holy
Cross: the Episcopal High School. the
Theological Seminary, the Kindersar-
ten. and several other smaller schools
are all doing a great work in the edu-
cational uplift.
The free public school system was In
augurated under the State law in 1871,
and has been brought up to standard
of proficiency second to none other In
the State Furnished with the best APP
pliances, and conducted by q corps OF
competent teachers, they are attended
by all classes of citizens.
The credit of inaugurating the sys-
tenn belongs to Prof. Richard l.. Carne,
who left the school room for the pull
Dit. but whose place. since his retire
ment in 1892, has been ably filed by
Mr.. w. F. Carne and Prof. X
Kemper. The School Board as
constituted at present is as fol-
lows Herbert Bryant, Chairman;
Hubert Snowden. Clerk Of Board; X
Kemper, Superintendent Of Schools
The members representing the differ
ent wards 1st Ward. Laurence Sta
bier, c. r. Yates, L. II. Thompson; "a
Ward, G. VIM. Ramsey, j. M. Brad
shaw, A. II. Thomson; Sd Ward, w. f.
Carne. ST., w. j. Boothe, Herbert Bry-
ant; 4th Ward, DIR. w. M. Smith. W. b.
Smoot, T. L. Carter.
The last annual report shows an ex-
penditure of little over $4,000. The
total enrolment Of pupils was about
1900, of which 1900 were white and
500 colored. There were "a schools for
whites and IL for the colored.
The Episcopal High School. located a
short distance from the city, on Semi
nary Hill, was founded in 1889, is. with
one exception. the oldest school for
boys under the auspices Of the Episco-
pal Church in the United States. It's
head masters previous to 1861 were the
Revs. VIM. N. Pendleton. e. A. Dalrym-
pie. and ]. p. Mcguire. 1t was closed
from 1851 to 1866, when the Rev. w.
f. Gardner took charge. He was sue
ceeded in 1870 by DR.. L. III. Blackford,
the present principal. The school has
long been one of the most successful
in Virginia.
The Episcopal Theological Seminary
is also located on Seminary Hill, and
from this institution many young men
have graduated to worthily fill pulpits
in all parts of the land; no less than
80 OF them having filled the Office OK
Bishop, the highest gift Of the Church.