Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-19
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED;
CHILDREN MADE HAPPY
Closing Exercises Take Place this
Morning at Washington and Lee
Schools. Girls to have Enter
tainment Tonight.

| 'iilchutiI VI ltliOOis W lil II. pNttlitI
and Clerk Of the School Board Huber
Snowden proceeded to Washington
:. hool for Boys and there began til,
closing OF the public schools Of thi
city for the session 1910 1911. Th,
three schools in Howell Building wer,
dismissed first, the pupils being granite;
cards OF promotion instead OF certiti
Gates Of honor. After those tire,
schools were dismissed, the two gentle.
men conducted the exercises at Georgr
Washington High School, Col Theo
dure Fl. Fickliu; A NJ principal. 4 gooC
many friends OF the school were pres
cnt TO witness the exercises They
we're opened with an address by Capt
Sweeney who plainly stated the reason
why cards OF promotion were subSli
uted for certificates OF honor. III,
then awarded cards Of promotion frony
the first year high school to the second
year to the following boys:-Wm. +.
Boswell, Stewart Brown Lester +
Cook, p Marshall Johnson, Robert +
Knight, ir., H. Harold Moore, J. Bar
Ton Phillips, Ellon Raison, Howard
+. st. Clair, c.. Urban Smith, Chas. B.
Sullivan and Frank Z. Johnston.
From the SEE ond year high schoo!
10 the third year, the following boys
received cards of promoion:-Thos. a.
Bayne, ]. Marshall Gaines, John S.
Igoe, Thos. NJ. Jones. Walter L. Nails
George E. Petit, William L. Phillips
Herman II. Pohl, lie lie Roberts, and
VIM. NJ. Topping.
Next followed an address by Irving
Lindsey. one of the graduating class
who took for his subject, "World-pcac,
its Meaning and its Prospects, This
address was followed by one from Mr.
Snowden who clearly estimated tin
value OF the certificates Of graduation
which he awarded to the folIowlns
boys:-Irying Lindsey, Earl Carlton.
Wells, John Frank Hill, and William
Henry Barnett.
In the school taught by Mahlon H..
Janney who teaches the seventh grade,
the following boys received cards Of
promotion to the first year high school
Howard Arnold, Clayton Bowman.
Herbert Byrne, Edward Corsa, James
Cunningl'am 4irst Hayes, Georg,
Hess, Robert Mcdonald, Clarence
Payne, Earl Sullivan, John WcnzcI,
George Dobson, Edward Duncan.
Lewis Ellis, Charles Hartman, Louis
Hoy, Theron Hayden. Paul Lindsey,
Herbert Mills, Carroll Pierce, jr,
William Wells and Jack Rcardon
For the highest average in all studirs
through the entire year. 4 gold medal
was awarded to George Hess, while
honorable mention was made Of Jane,
Cunningham and Paul Lindsey Mr.
Jauncy also awarded prizes for de
pertinent to James Cunningham, Pau
Lindsey. Charles Hantzman. and J ark
Ecardon while Clayton Bowman pnd
Edward Corsa received prizes for at
.endance.
In the fourth and fifth grades taught
by Miss NJ. +. Grigg, the Roll OF
Honor was as follows William Cur
tin. 80 per cent: Hugh Murphy, .
per cent: Carlton Padsctt, % pc.
cent; George Cary 80 per cent
Willis Lillycrop, IS per cent; Edwin
puryear 81 per cent; William Wells.
- per cent; Julius Abrapison, % per
cent; Russell Nicholson, 81 per ceul !;
Arnold Lillycrop, 80 per cent: Mar
vim Hudson, % per cent; Byron Her
ring. rs per cent; and Dulany Ham
mond, - per cent.
Promoted from > to 6 grade-Wil-
liam Curtin, Filzhugh Lee Hall.
George Scott. Louis A. Wells, William
C. Wells, Julius Abramson, EarI
Crockett, Edgar Thompson, and Elmer
Thompson.
Promoted from to , grade Law
renee Coleman, Carl DtrIfu., German
Ferguson, Bernard Fegan, Byron Her
ring. Willis Lillycrnp. Hugh Murphy.
Edwin Puryear. Cecil Draper, Russell
Dudley, Frank Fegar, IiavIm HUDSON
Dulaney Hammond. Arnp,d Lll,rrop.
Russell Nicholson, Harry Wlikerson,
aud John Henderson.