Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-22
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Pupils VIII Receive Holiday Thursday
and Friday Next Week.

Wclc iiloh'Ho Piu" W
Thanksgiving and stay until the fol-
lowing Monday, but were doubtful of,
getting holiday Friday: Now that
the question has :been decided, a
weight has been lifted off their
minds. Even those that are not 60
ing away are inclined to be joyful,
for holiday is always a pleas mt d.
version.
A short time ago the II. English
class, accompanied by their 'acher,
visited the Congressional Library.
They spent delightful crcninh
there.
Two new pupils have entered school
during the week. This max the
third in the past two weeks. Two OF
these enrolled in the second year, AM"
3ne in the junior class.
The Sophonorcs have alwaE% been
shown the "Exccllcnts" and goon
grades made by yne seniors or their
compositions. hot to be outn one by
The seniors they went TO WcrE and
on the compositions they wrote as a
I,ehtoric test, quite good number oil
he class n.adc "Excellents.' The
.oplomores DO not like to BE- over
done in anything, and, hence, work
lard to keep The other classes from
getting ahead Of them.
The High School was glad TO learn
hat Tom WattlcS had bocn removed
from the hospital to his home III
Prince street. The Sohpomofe class
cnt him a bunch Of chrysanthemum&
With tie hope that he will con 81
,ycll enough to attend school, as he Is
realty missed.
The first year is having short les
:ons in physical geography at pres
cnt in preparation for a review III
hat subject. They will also begin a
.cvicw in algebra.
The former awkward squad Of the
Sophomore militia now presents Il
ry military appearance as 1t turns
The corner for the door a fine Is
opposed upon the soldiers, who ere
not in line when the bell rings. Inc
ether classes try TO copy the
!sophs,' but arc unsuccessful N
he attempt.
During the week the Latin classes
n the second. third, and fourth years
1--we had very interesting work. AS
& supplement to the regular !cSsc"S
ICY have nal to-. find out about hlf-
rrrcnt masters Of art and their
paintings. The pictures which MI
n..anton bought were greatly enjoyed
5;- these classes.
The compositions, which the sen
ors were preparing, have been COM
IplctcT.
The A. H. S. Literary Society
which met last Saturday night, rcHd-
cred an excellent program. The sub
iect for debate was: Resolved, tn It
Co-education is Preferable to ScpH-
rate Education in Virginia. The al
,j,mative side was upheld by Miss Co.
lime Rcardon and Jack Reardon, and
he negative by Miss Ma cline Mar
lin, her colleague being absent. Inc
after was awarded the decision. Lac
dcclamations were also very good
A motion was made and carried
appointing a committee to re-wr'tc
ind revise the constitution Of the 50
c;etv. it not being clc2r on all ports.
\ motion rcsticting the business OF
the society to certain time was a,so
,,adc and carried This was done IN
rider to give enough time for INC
:.,ndering of the program before i'd
:lurnment.
The Freshmen had an oral compo-
,ition day THURSDAY. Various 'nt"r-
sting compositions were gwen
These days give the pupils kec"
nioymont of the English work.
Tic \. II. S. SECOND football tr''n
,,a,IIcd with the one Of the Episcopal
Ugh Schcoi teams to a tic lhn''-
49,. Tho crnrc was 0 10 0. The h"Si.