Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-20
HALLONELL AND SNOW
DEN SCHOOLS CLOSE.
Exercises Held This Morning at the
Two Colored Schools. Interesting
Exercises.

Superintepdent OF Schools Sweeney
aud Clerk Of the School Board Snow
den this morning resumed the closing
Of the public schools for the session.
1901. The exercises at Halloweli
school were begun at . O'rlork III the
Assembly Room Of HallowcI Building
and continued until 1880 o'clock. Al
| II O'Clock The exercises incident to the
closing Of Snowden School were begun
and continued until 1870 O'Clock.
Although both schools were crowded
to their limit with the parents of tn
girls and boys. and with many friend
II the school, perfect order WAS kept
whereby the audience greatly enjoye
the excellent singing of the schools
and the interesting recltarions OF tho
pupiIS. At Snowdcn School, while til,
| exercises were being conducted, the
exhibit room Of the Mckinley Nanua'
Training School was opened and thu
work Of the boys viewed wHr much
admiration by the parents and friends
In room, No. /, Hallowell School.
Bessie K Spriegs, teacher, The follow
ing girls received promotion cards
Benlir Burke, Mary Baltimore, Maud
Brown. Bessie Barbour, Lillian Evans.
Laura Holland, Ulysses Johnson,
EInora Jacks son Marian Jones, Mary
Madden. Clara Murray, Evelyn Powell,
GnlIic Reed, sAIahel Stewart, Virginia
Thomas, Lillian Tyler and Elizabeth
Terrell
Harriet +. Thornton, tracner Of
school No ,, awarded cards of pro
motion to the following:
Isabel Brown, Anna Gray, Irene
Green, Normita Harris, Helen Harris
India Harris. Esther Jones, Lillian
Lee. Caledonia Mitchell Frances
Majors, Emmic Stewart, Rachel
Waters. Cassie Williams, Fannie Daw.
kns. Maggie Stewart, Helen Lucas,
Alice Gillian, Bertha Dawson: and fol
perfect attendance, she awarded books
to Rachel Waters and Anna Gray
PROGRAMME
Invocation. Rev. Strange; Song
Spring Time Sea Welcome, Seven NTH
girls: recitation. 'kiitie'S Advice, "
Nav Arnctt: rcctat,o on. The Daisies, :
Margaret Williams: recitation, "Naca-
tons Walchwnrd, Mamie Majo S:
recitation, What he Little Birds Say. "
Bessie Parker; Sorg, Merry Life
:ccilalion. Value Of a Smile" Edit,
Russell: recitation. Ram. Ruth Coles
recitation. Wouldn't You" Florence
stewart: recitation, "Iune." Estellc
Lane; recitation, Me- Emma Corhin
Recitation, Out on the Farm. ITolic
lIarri>; song, May Queen" rrcita-
non "CIicki1's Mistake" Mary Will
iiam-; recitation, "On Closing Day, =
Lillian Johnson; recitation. The
Farmer" Emma Jackson; recitation.
Soda W ter. Ardcllc Martin: rrcita
ton. Love One Another" Roster
Taylor; song, Annie Laurie" rccila-
ton, "Nacaliun." Ida Evans; reci,a-
ton, Glad and Sorry" Louise Bell:
recitation, -Four Winds" Catherine
Moore and others: recitation, Fare
we'll. Constance RauseIle;>ong Spring
Song" address by Rev. c. 5. Briggs;
song. Vacation ="
In school No. /. Snowdcn School,
taught by J. +. Parker. cards Of pro-
motion To the Sth grade were awarded
Raymond Boisscau. Ralph Lane. Louis
Bentley. VIM. Russell. and purneIl Lee.
The programme at Snowdcn School
was rs follows.
Prayer BY Rev. .. 5. Briggs: reciia-
ton George Washington, Richard
DiggS and others: recitation. Sum
mcr Message, Leon X. Smith; paper
Autobiography Of Silver Dollar, !"
Andrew Madden; Quarrel Between
Brutus and Cassius. Roster Burke
and r. lIacklcv; recitation, Good For
Nothing, /" Roy Sparrow; recitation,
Speaking at the Courthouse. /" W. 3
Craig; rccitaIi,n, The Chicken 5
Mistake" Melville SkrIton and others:
select rca;ling. \ Georgia Volunteer,
James b aannakcr: recitation. Rien-
zi's Address to the Romans, Russell
HackIcy; recitation, VACATION. "
Charles Belt recitation. The HoI.
days, Samu.l Lane; song. The Boat
Race" distribution Of cards OF promo
ton in Schools No ! and No. 22,..song.
"Ferryman john distribution in
school No. 3 song, Hunters Song
distribution IN schools No. 4 and No s.
cornct solo. IngcrSoll Johnson, super
intcndrnt's address; adde's. J. VIM
Coles: address, Rev. A. Truatt song,
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