Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-17
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The commencement exercises OF the
public schools were continued today at
the Lee building, where the pupils OF
Lee school, white girls, Mr.. Conrad
johnson, principal, were dismissed for
the session after interesting exercises.
The pupils all assembled in their re-
spective rooms prettily dressed and
wearing the school colors and presented
a most pleasing appearance. The pro-
gramme in the principals grade was as
follows
Opening, the Lords prayer; saluta-
tory, Miss Greenaway; instrumental
solo, Miss Walker; class prophecy,
Miss Germond; class poem, Miss Cud-
don; awarding of diplomas and certl-
ficates; yaladictory, Miss Nagel; adj
dresses by McSsrs. j. NJ. Johnson and
n. S. Greenaway.
Those receiving distinctions we're
principals school-certificates OF grad
uation Rebecca Germond, Julia Cud-
don, Coralie Greenaway, Ellen Nagel,
Nellie Walker, Rosie Cox and Lillian
Davis.
Certificates of distinction-Grace st.
Clair, Helen Bowman, Marie Atkinson,
,Josephine Peverill, Mary Callahan,
Margaret Entwisle Vera McDermott,
Eunice DeSilva, Lille Grillbortzer and
Flora Sullivan. Many of the young
ladies received beautiful flowers.
In School No. 2, Miss V. Ada Grigg,
teacher, the programme was as follows;
prayer, the school; salutatory, Miss
Lottie TIGER; patriotism, Miss Corlnne
Reardon; distribution of certificates;
essay, Vacation" Miss Flora elias
gov; distribution Of prizes; remarks by
Messrs. j. NJ. Johnson, and j. H..
Trimyer; America" the school.
Prizes we're awarded to Misses Blake.
Glasgow, Metzger, Pierpoint, Reardon,
TIGER and Yates.
In school No. 3, taught by Miss
Broadus, the following young ladies
received cards of honor: Mary Moore,
Dorothy Johnson, Mary Brown, Esther
Rosenblot, Catherine Petty. Laura Tay-
lor. Ruth Muench. Catherine Few,
BERTHE Petit, Fannie Fairfax, Belle
Dobson, Irma Iden, Julia Blgelow,
Laura Klaus, Hattie Sutton, Rose Penn,
and Katie Strobel.
Special prizes for good scholarship
were awarded by the teacher to Mary
Moore, Dorothy Johnson, Mary Brown,
Esther Rosenblot, Catherine Pettey,
Laura Taylor, Ruth Muench and
Catherine Few.
In the sixth grade, Miss Payne,
teacher, the following received certiti-
Gates: Marian Baker, Elizabeth Chaun-
cev. Helen Davis, Marguerite Davis,
Anna Davis, Jennie Deeton, Annie
Evans. Alma Evans, Elsie Herfurth,
Marion Henshaw, Rosie Hicks, Ada
Greenwood, Lucille Judd, Alma Jones,
Carrie Johnson, Lillian Keller, Mae
Mcdonald, Esther Mansfield, Susie
Murphy, Viola Mumford Evelyn Pad
gett. Cora Pullman, Catherine Phillips,
Amelia Ref, Anna Schwarzman, Nellie
Sullivan. Pearl TIGER, Lula Wood,
Mural Weston, Hilda Wolf, Mildred
Dienelt, Ada Dienelt, and Ida Heyman.
Mr.. Augustus Robey was presented
with book by the pupils OF the Sth
grade.
In the report of the closing Of Wash
ington school published yesterday. 1t
was stated that Miss Grigg was teacher
Of the sixth grade 1t should have been
the fourth grade.
The last meeting Of the teachers for
the session will be held at Lee building
on Tuesday next at l O'Clock, when the
teachers will receive their salaries for
the month and be dismissed for the
school term