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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26

EDWARD S. MUNFORD
Vice President and Cashier
National City Bank. Washing
ton. d. c., writes: Il do not
remember when ! did not know
something about Draughon 5
Practical Business Colleges,
one having been established in
my native town twenty years
ago. During all OF these
years | have never heard any
but favorable comment upon
Draughon's Practical Business
Colleges
z. G. HARBAUGH, General Book
keeper National Bank OF Washington,
Washington, d. c.. writes: emo. +.
Draushop's text book on bookkeeping
IS CT such a high grade that / would
not hesitate To recommend Draugh-
on's Practical Business Colleges. The
board Of directors Of these institu-
tons Is itself an evidence of the re-
sponsibility and solidity of Draugh-
on's Colleges
w. 3. GILMORE. Cashier Peoples
National Bank. West Alexander. Pa,
writes: For thirty years I was a
corporation secretary and bookkeeper;
hence, after reading Jno. F. Draugh-
on's book on accounts 1 can appreci-
ate what once needed. I think Jno.
F. Draughton's methods of handling
accounts are SUPERIOR to many that
l have examined"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26

1871, and has been brought I'D to
standard OF proficiency second 10
none other in the State. Furnished
with the best appliances, and con-
Quoted by corps of competent teach
ers, they are attended by all classes
OF future citizens.
The credit of inaugurating the xvs-
tenn belongs, to Prof. Richard L.
Carne, who left the school room for
the pulpit, but whose place, since his
retirement in 1892, has been ably
filled by Mr.. W. F. Carne Prof
K Kemper and w. H. Sweeney. The
School Board as constituted al pres
ent is as follows: DR.. w. NJ. Smith.
Temporary Chairman; Hubert Snow
den, Clerk Of Board; W. H. Sweeney.
Superintendent of Schools. The mem
bers representing the different wards
1st Ward. Oscar Phillips, G. ]. Cox,
L. H. Thompson; End Ward, 7. NJ.
Erwin, ?. NJ. Bradshaw, A. H.
Thompson; 3rd Ward, DR.. W. NJ.
Smith, w. J. Boothe, Herbert Bry-
ant; 4th Ward, Harry Kirk, J. Franz;
Meyers, T. L. Carter.
The last annual report shows an
expenditure Of little over $4,000.
The total enrolment of pupils was
about 1900, Of which 1000 were
white and 900 colored There were
% schools for whites and IL for the
colored.
The Episcopal High School, locat-
ed short distance from the city, on
Seminary Hill. was founded in 1889,
school for boys under the auspices OF
the Episcopal Church in the United
States. Its head masters previous to
1851 were the Revs VIM. n Pendle-
ton, E. A. Dalrymple, and J. P. Nc
Guire 1t was closed from 1861 to
1866, when the Rev. F. Gardner took
charge. He was succeeded in 1870
by Dr.. L. NJ. Blackboard, the present
principal. The school has long been
one of the most successful in Virgin
ia.
The Episcopal Theological Ssmin-
airy is also located on Seminary Hill.
and from this institution many young
men have graduated TO worthily ill
pulpits in all parts of the land; no
less than 80 of them having filled
the office Of Bishop, the highest
gift Of the church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
ALEXANDR|A's SCHOOLS.
History of Public School System is
Interesting. Many Good Private
School Located Here.

The public school system of Alex
andria dates back to1785. On Sept.
7th Of that year the cornerstone of
the Alexandria Academy" was laid
with Masonic ceremonies. The in
scription on the plate attached to the
stone was as follows:
1.-The foundation Of the Alexandria
Academy was laid on the 7th day OF
September, 1885, in the 9Th year of
the independence of the United
States of America, by Robert Adams,
Esq, Master of Lodge No. 80, An
cient York Masons: attended by the
brethren, and as monument Of the
generosity Of the inhabitants, stands
dedicated to them and all lovers Of
literature"
There were private schools earlier
than this, the first record of an at
tempt
ITO teach the young idea how TO
shoot,
To pour the fresh instruction DER
the mind,
To breathe the enlivenins spirit, and
to fix
The generous purpose in the glow
ing 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 annual
ly'' be employed in the education of
necessitious orphans and other poor
children" This is how the Wash
ington school, of which Prof. T. n.
Ficklin is principal; the Lee School
for Girls, of which w. A. Anderson
is principal, is the outgrowth of a
school endowment by Mrs. Martha
Washington.
During: the next session a high
w III DC 0LCo lSi DolA
boys and girls.
The private schools of Alexandria
have always ranked high. The school
for boys long conducted by Prof.
Benjamin Hal.owell, now under the
able management Of Prof. Blackburn
the Arlington Institute for Girls, of
which Miss A. NJ Chandlee Is princi-
pal; the st. Mary's Academy for
Girls; the Parochial School Of St.
Marys Church, conducted by the
Sisters of the Holy Cross; the Episco-
pal High School, the Theological
Seminary, the kindergarten, and sew
eral other smaller schools are all
doing great work in the education
al uplift.
The free public school system was
inaugurated under the State law in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
PUBLIC sCHOOLs0F ALEXANDRIA WILL
OPEN THEIR SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 1l1H.

Boys and girls of Alexandria who
have spent the past two months in
different parts of the country Will
ing away their vacation will regret
to look on the calender and find
that only two more weeks must
elapse before they will leave behind
them the good times which they have
spent in mountain villages and sea-
shore resorts and be called to take
up their studies in school. For, &C
cording to the order OF the school
board, the clerk of that body will
begin to issue permits at Armory
Hall to the children of this city who
wish to attend school, on Monday
next week, September 4th, only ten
day off. One week from that day the
schools will open for study and ten
months will elapse before the Good
Old Summer. Time will return.
The circumstances under which the
schools will open this year are most
encouraging and point to- most
prosperous school year. Greater facil-
tiles havee been added to each school
and as result, greater attention
will be given to each pupil than has
been given in previous years. The
school board has awakened to the
fact of Alexandria's need of grad
ed high school taught by thoroughly
efficient teachers. When the reso-
luton providing for a graded four
year high school course was passed
by the school board the arrangement
of the teachers was left solely in the
hands of the superintendent of
schools, William H. Sweeney. de
has exercised great judgement in the
selection of the teachers and has
placed them where he thinks they
will do the greatest good. The ques-
ton of principal of the new high
school was the only matter not in
the hands Of the superintendent the
school board reserying for itself that
right William A. Anderson jr., of
Bristol, Tennessee, has been elected
to that position. Mr.. Anderson was
at the time of his election superin-
tendent of schools at Bristol, but UP
on his election to his new position,
he Immediately resigned.
Besides Mr.. Anderson the board
elected S. 7. Blarton and T. w. Cook
as new teachers. Mr.. Blarton was
formerly of Richmond, and Mr.. Cool;
had his home in Charlottesville.
The high school system as prorid-
ed for has met the endorsement Of
almost all Of the citizens Of Alexan-
dria. Co., education will be tried in
the plan and it is expected that it
vii, prove a success. 1t will benefit
both boys and girls, for they will
each receive the instruction Of three
competent teachers W. A. Anderson,
jr., principal, and Mr.. Blanton and
Miss Kroes Ficklin. That each pupil
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
Endorsed by Bankers

DRAUGHON'S 50 Colleges are Endorsed
by MORE BANKERS in the IS States in
which they are located than all other business
Colleges in the United States COMBINED.
DRAUGHON'S Practical Business College
Company, John F. Draughon, President, has
81 Bankers on its Board Of Directors
S*ond;nn DRAUGHON's standing
OtosiSsissY with BUSINESS MEN, com
pared with other business colleges, is like that
of State universities compared with prepare
tory schools.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26

In the development Of education
!. of the youth Of the land it has
become as much of a problem to
select the schoSl at which prepara-
ton for the future is to be made as
to- choose the profession which is to
be followed Indeed the. two prop
lens indissolubly link, for in the pro-
, per choise of the preliminary educa-
tional institution lies the effective
ness OF the foundation upon which
{ the specialized instruction is to lie.
The same is true Of the selection OF
an institution for the girl as OF the
boy, for though the professional fut-
urs is not often chosen for the girl,
nevertheless there are the duties of
life to be provided for and much
of the success in filling particular
niche. even in everyday life, depends
upon the earlier training. not alone
in the learning which may. be gain
ed from books, but from that really
more important training which the
character receives. And with all
this there is the proper care of
health in earlier years that the later
life may be rounded out to its COM
plete fullness.
Educational Essential
1t cannot be gainsaid that the
successful man or woman Of the
twentieth century is the one who has
first laid broad foundation. 1t
may be that success has been wrung
in some instances without the aid of
the educational facilities so fully
provided in these United states, but
in. such exceptional instances there
invariably stands out the strong
character of the individual which
is able to surmount all obstacles.
The schools and colleges of to-day
strong woman more successful, but
their principal duty must always be
to prepare the average boy and the
average girl to cope with the prob
lem of life which their stronger COM
Epetitors overcome either by inner
ent powers CT by the rude cutting
the Gordia knot which interferes
with their progress.
Determining the Future Life.
Great as has been the progress
along this line, there is still much to.
be done before the desired level for
all has been reached. In the mean
time, therefore, it becomes a prime
necessity on the part of the growing
youth of the land to determine care
fully their plans for life and likewise
to determine with equal care the in
situations through whose educational
possibilities it will be best to devel-
op themselves for their future.
The requirements Of those days
when most Of the parents Of the
present were educated were far from
being in consonance with the condi-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26

CHARLES c. LAMBORN.
Assistant Treasurer National
Savings and Trust Company,
Washington, D. c., writes:
Il am glad to know that
Draughon's Practical Business
College Company has estab-
lished Business College in
Washington, which institution
| recommended only few
days ago to one Of my friends,
who was interested in bust
ness education"
WILBUR STUMP. Cashier Elk
Banking Company. Charleston. W.
Va. writes: II feel confident that no
one could do better than 20 attend
one OF Draughon's Practical Business
Colleges
W. H. SMITH. President Central
Banking and Trust Company. Par
kersburg, w. Va. writsa; Il have bs-
come impressed with the srea. value
10 young persons Of u thorough course
In practical baaineas college sueh
as DrauSAon's.'
7. VI. FRY. Cashier Ftrst National
Bank. Princeton. ". Va, writes: y
believe that praushon'a Collerea rank
among THE REST"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26

than that of shoveling sand, it is the
man who can swing his implement
with the greatest conservation of
energy and who can by that means
handle the greatest quantity in Civ
en- time who wins the approving eye
of his superior and maintains him
self in a steady job"
Moral Foundation
With the demand for trained
brains, for intelligent men and wo-
men there is with each year grow
ing insistence that education shall
be laid upon moral, religious
foundation. 1t is not matter of
sect or of creed, but of recogni-
ton of the great power which has
placed us upon this earth and whose
will must be worked out by US. It
is recognition of the fact that right
principles must govern all who
would attain that success in life
which is not altogether measured
in dollars and cents, but rather in
the esteem in which we are held by
our fellow men.
The recognition Of this fact by the
schools is accomplished by breadth
of action in the admission of stu
dents. Few schools there are which
maintain creed prerequisites of ad-
mission, only the matter Of school
discipline is insisted upon and the
conduct of the student along those
general lines of honesty and right
which are common to all creeds and
which should appeal to every in
dividual no matter what his or her
belief Whether the school be de-
nominational or not matters little,
for it is the principle that counts and
the breadth of the educational in
stitution of to-day is apparent in the
common announcement that reli-
gious beliefs are never interfered
with. Support of schools by one
church or another now has come to
mean that the attending student will
be assured of development along the
basic principles, and the matter of
sectarianism or Of creed left to the
individual selection.
Womanly Education for Girls
AS the world progresses the de-
niand for a womanly education for
women is not to be interpreted as
RELOCATING her to the nursery or the
kitchen, but it does mean that she
shall, with her other accomplish
.ments, have intelligent knowledge
of the problems of those portions Of
the daily life.
True education Of woman need
never separate her from her glorious
duties Of wifehood and motherhood,
but it should prepare her the better
for undertaking those duties and to
be the real helpmate which she
should be in the scheme of nature.
With, proper education her vision of
lifes responsibilities becomes strong
er and clearer and, by the same tok-
en-, she Is the better prepared to de-
velop her own financial independ-
encs when necessary as well as make
a better wife and mother for having
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26

NAV receive as much instruction as
possible on any one subject, each
teacher has been given only one de-
partment. This is the plan followed
by all first class high schools in the
country. Mr.. Anderson Will have as
his duty the teaching OF mathmatlcs
and science; Mr.. Blanton, English,
Latin, and modern language; and
Miss Ficklin will teach History and
English. The course will cover four
years, and will be such as is prescrib-
ed by the state. All OF the students
who complete the four years course
will be admitted into any uniTersi-
ty or college without further exam
nation. 1t is declared by Mr.. Sween-
ey that the course will be equal to
any taken in any first GLASS high
school in this country.
Some Alexandrians have hereto
fore as rule considered the schools
of Alexandria as inferior to those in
Washington and other cities. Iney
have even gone SO far as to send
their children to other schools. At
this time there is no need of it. Al
exandria can offer the same educa-
tional facilities as any other city. An
attempt has been made to induce
these parents to send their children
to the local high school this year and
it is expected that, all told, aproxim-
ately one hundred students will re-
port for study in the high school
course at Lee School on September
II, against about sixty who report
ed last year.
The establishment of the high
school naturally made necessary
some changes in the teachers Of
both schools. The following is self
explanatory:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
PROPER Sci LECTION OF A SCHOOLS
FIRST IMPORTANT STEP IN ONES CAREER.

tions now. 1t may be that those re-
ouirements have been passed by less
than the span Of generation, but
the progress of the last quarter
century has been such in educational
life, as to all other, as to the educa-
but the original trunk of the educa-
tional tree which has flowered so
fruitfully.
The Requirements Of To-day
In the days gone by it was only
necessary-and not so very long ago
to have the most superficial know
ledge of affairs. In these later days
of stressful competition educational
preparation is Of the analytical order
it is necessary not only to know
that certain things are SO, but to
know why. In the olden days the
girl was taught to become house
keeper by the example set by the
elder relatives. To-day the most
successful housewife is the one who
knows not alone the practice, but
the theory as we'll. There is the
problem of costs and the problem Of
chemistry of food and infinitely
more, even, to be learned to make
the most of what Is provided nova
days for US all. The principles of
house economies are as important
as the mechanical facts, but in the
development of the well-balanced in
stitution the acquisition of both
theory and practice is made possible
under such condition as present
likewise the accomplishments which
every girl needs, wants and should
have.
And, whether the girl is to fight
the battle of life by herself or wheth-
er she enters the struggle by the
side of her chosen mate there is nee
essity for the intelligent co-opera-
ton which alone can wiring success
from the problems presented in even
the most commonplace develop
ments.
More Is Now Demanded
Modern civilization has, in effect,
reached that era which as much,
proportionately, is required Of the
individual filling the lowest position
as of one in the highest. 1t is no
longer the man VINO wins even an
average wage. The man Of to-day
who can hold even the smallest posi-
ton is the one who not only is able
to think for himself in the solution
of the minor problems, but who is
prepared in such matters to aid his
superiors with suggestions.
The employers cry is for train
ed brains" and the cry echoes all
along the line. from the office of
the head of the greatest institution
to the headquarters of the man who
directs the movements OF the small
est subdivision of the whole. Even
if it be no more important a duty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
RI,ACKSBURG VA

Decree courses in Agriculture, Horti-
culture, Applied Chemistry, Applied
Geology, Civil, Mining, Mechanical and
electrical Engineering, Megllursy and
Thoroughly Equipped Shops, Labora-
atories and Barns. Steam heating and
electric lights in dormitories. Library
1000 volumes. Farm Of / 100 acres.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL sP
PRESTICES
Zone Year Course for Young Farmers
Total cost of session of nine months,
including tuition and other fees, board,
washing, uniforms, medical attendance,
etc., $2S3.S5. Cost to Virginia students,
S233S5.
The next session opens Wednesday
September 20th, 1911.
PAULB. BARRINdEK, NJ. d. L. L. d.
President.
Writ tor Catalogue.
S,-S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
The Problem of Selection.

1t is not altogether question of
the standing of any one school, for
they are all OF the best The pro-
blems to be solved is the selection of
that one which shall best suit the
plans for the future of the youth who
is to come under it's influence. 1t
it no longer, as has already been
said, a mere matter Of book learn
ing, but of the application Of that
learning and of the moral influence
es under which that learning shall
be gained
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26

Of course, so many changes necs-
state the shifting Of rooms. There
are many such changes but the most
important is the transferring Of the
first grade taught by Miss Sisson
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
,een trained beyond the ordinar,

been trained beyond the ordinary
school.
Much has been said on one side
and the other of the advantages
and the disadvantages-in the eyes
of few-of a military or semi
military element in education. There
can be no gainsaying, in the mind OF
the intelligent man of to-day, the
pre-eminent advantages to the con-
scientious boy Of the discipline which
accompanies attendance at a mill
tary school where, with all the prep
aration for life's problems, there al
so comes an understanding of the
necessity for officers and soldiers in
the everyday duties of life as well
as in time of war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
Arlington Institute
A school for girls

2l5 n. Washington Street, Alexandria,
Va.
The school will reopen September II,
1871. Typewriting and Stenography
taught in addition to the regular school
course. Catalogues had at Leadbeaters'
and Aliens Drug storet, and after Sep
tember az the school,
MISS A. M. CHANDLER, principal.
aug17 CIV
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
Good Positions


POSITION DRAUGEONS Washington
POSITIONS condition
ORE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26
Bookkeeping

DRAUGHON'S competitors by not &C
cepting his proposition to have his THREE
MONTHS Bookkeeping students contest
with the SIX MONTHS Bookkeeping stu
dents of any. other business college, in effect
concede that Draughon's Colleges teach
more Bookkeeping in THREE MONTHS
than others do in SIX.
Shorthand Of A ths J. :! 5. pG Court 4A Re-.
porters write Shorthand that Draughon's Col
leges teach because they know that by its use
they can write 30 per cent faster than by the
use of any other system, and that their earn
ing capacity is thereby increased accordingly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-26

from the Hallowell Building to
grade in Hallowell Building TO
room in the Washington School
Building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-15
NEWS OF TILE DAY.

President Taft yesterday vetoed 4
resolution Of Congress authorizing him
TO rcinstate nine cadets dismissed from
the Military Academy for hazing.s
Cecil GrenfelI resigned his seat in the
British parliament to become chairman
OF the board OF directors OF the South
ern Steel and Iron Company, Gadson,
Ala anna.
Ms. Phobe Ogden, who spen. thirty
tour years OF her life as Presbyterian
missionary in the 8ilds OF Africa died
in Philadelphia yesterday from injuries
received in fall last Sunday. She
vas IS years old.
Richard Francis Perkins, capitalist
and weli-kuown clubman OF New York.
Chicago. aud Baltimore, vas found
dead under singulars circumstances in
his apartments in the Bancroft Hotel,
| Washington yesterday afternoon,
about 5 O'Clock. Two hours before
the mans body Has discovered he had
chartered pleasantly with one o. the
hotel clerks, whom he had summoned
to bis room.
When William McCrary fired bull
let through bis brsin in Denver, Col,
Monday because of business and ma
terra! troubles he not only took his
own life, but killed a friend and prob
ably cost the life OF the young woman
he is supposed to have been in love
with. The bullet passed through Me
Crary's head and entered the brain Of
Arthur Knowles, 7 bartender, who was
standing beside him. Knowles died
shortly before midnight. When Mrs.
Julia Sohn, with whom McCraFy is
said 10 have been infatuated, heard of
his act she took carbolic acid. and was
found unconscious several hours later.
She probably will die.