Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-06-16
CLOSING Of THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Appropriate and Interesting
Program is Well Rend-
cred.
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EXERCISES TONIGHT
Summer School to be Conducted For
Benefit of Scholars Who Desrie to
Catch up in Studies.

The commencement exercises of the
Alexandria public schools began thi.
morning at 8 O'Clock with an appro.
pirate program and the presentation
by Superintendent Sweeney and Har.
ry Kirk of the school board of The
certificates of promotion to such schol.
ars in the various rooms who were en-
titled to them.
The program for the exercises
generally consisted of singing by the
pupils, and, in the higher grades, they
were opened with prayer and the read
ing of several essays by pupils who
had been selected. Superintendent
Sweeney made brief address to the
students in each room when pres
entation of certificates followed, and
those on the honor roll for perfect at
tendance and department were an
nounced and commended.
To give such scholars who failed
to make sufficient per ceutage in
their, studies to receive promotion to
the high school an opportunity to
catch up in their studies in prepara-
tion for the beginning of school next
fall, Conrad Johnson, principal of
Lee School, assisted by M. N. Fish
er, will conduct summer school, be-
ginning August 1st, and continuing
up to the time school opens next fall.
This school will be held at the Lee
building and will be open to all schol-
ars who are candidates for the high
schol and any others who have fail
ed in their examinations and desire
an opportunity to continue their
studies.
Certificates will be given out in the
colored schools tomorrow morning.
Tonight at1.,7:3O O'Clock the high
school will held its closing exercises
in the Young Peoples Building. Di-
plomas will be received by eight
graduates, as follows: Thomas M.
Jones, Jr., Walter l.. Nails, Frank
B. Howard, J. Marshall Gaines, VIM.
L. Phillips, Herman H.. Pohl and Vera
McDermott. Representative C.. c..
Carlin will award the diplomas and
address the graduates. Medals will
be presented by DR.. w. NJ. Smith,
chairman of the Alexandria school
board, and cards of honor will be
given out by Mr.. Harry D. Kirk, clerk
of the board.
Rev. ]. w. ,Duffey will open the ex-
ercisss with prayer and "The Star
Spangled Banner" will be sung by the
audience. The music will be furnish
ed by the American Indian Guard
band.
There will be seven graduates of the
Alexandria High School this year,
their names follow with the percent
ages that were made in their studies
Herman Pohl go per cent.
VIM. L.. Phillips, 90 Ito per cent
J. M. Gaines, 90 6-l0 per cent.
Frank B. Howard, 8S $40 per cent
Vera McDermott, So $40 per cent
]. NJ. Jones, Jr., S5 ITO per cent.
Walter NJ. Nails, S5 4-lO per cent.
The pupils of the high schools show.
ing the. greatest Improvement in
rheir. studies during the year per.
centages being given in the order are
Robt. E. Knight, Jr.
j. Marshall Gaines.
Wilton Arlington.
Elsie Cornwell.
Hubert Mills, Jr.
Robert Gulland.
Ruth st. Clair.
The highest percentage in mathe
MATES were made by the following
: pupils Of the Alexandri high school
Mary Hayden, 80 per cent.
Frank E. Johnson, 9S $40.
Marion Hayden SO $40.
The. following received the highes
per censage in English:
Herman Pohl 99.06.
Mary Moore, 9s clio.
Robt. E. Knight, Jr., SO.
In Latin the following scholars
reached nigh mark:
Albert V. Bryan, 90 ITO.