Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-06-09
CLOSING Of THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Final Examination of Stu
dents Commences This
Morning.
TO END NEXT MONDAY.
Authorities Anxious For Parents Of
Children TO Pay Visits to School
Next Year.

Commencing this morning the an
nual examinations in the public
schools of Alexandria will be held
daily, preparatory to closing next
Monday, June 16. This week marks
the closing Of the present scholastic
year.
A netting of the school committee
composed Of H. Kirk, Clifton Howard,
and w. S. Nicklin, will be held at the
Lee school tonight, which will be at
tended by the Superintendent of
Schools, w. H. Sweenye, and Conrad
Johnson, principal of Lee High School.
The commite at this melting will make
final arrangements for the closing
Of the schools ard arrange for the
final exercises Of Alexandria High
School, which it Is expected will be
held Monday evening, June 10Th.
There will be five days of examin-
ations for the high school pupils and
four days for the primary schools. Ex-
aminations for the grammar grades
commence tomorrow and slose Fri
day
Promotion cards for the grammar
grades will be distributed next Mon
day by Harry Kirk, clerk of the school
board
The exact number of graduates of
the Lee High School is not yet def
nltely known, but it is expected there
will be eight graduates this year,
which is three more than was an
nounced in the Gazettee some time
ago.
Three medals are to. be awarded
high school graduates this year. The
Blanton Latin Medal will be given
by Stanley G. Blanton.
The History Medal will be given
by T. H. Ficklin, principal Of the
Washington School, and the medal on
English by Miss Pearl l.. Hoffman,
teacher in the High School.
The schedule for the week in the
High School will be as follows:
Monday, June 9th 4th year nathe-
matics; 3rd year science; 2nd year
English; 1st year history.
Tuesday, June 10, 4th year Latin;
3rd year Latin; End year history, 1st
year English.
Wednesday, June 18th, 4th year
English, 3rd year mathematics; 2nd
year science; 1St year Latin.
Thursday, June 18th. 4th year his
cory; Bird year English; 2nd year
mathematics, 1st year science.
Friday,Ju 18th. 4th year science;
3rd year history: I'd year Latin; 1st
year mathematics.
Those pupils in the hlgn school who
made 90 per cent or more in any sub
iect will be exempt from the ex-
aminations in that particular study.
The examinations of grammar
grades at the Lee school begin tomor-
row and will be as follows:
Tuesday, June 10th geography,
9th grade, English, 5th grade, history
Wednesday, June II. 7th grade,
arithemtic, 9Th grade, 9th geography,
E+b rodo EnuliSh
Thursday, June 18th. 7th grade his
tory; 9th grade, arithmetic; 5th grade,
geography.
Friday, June 18th. 7th grade Eng
lish; 9th grade, history; 5th grade,
arithmetic.
The examinations at the Washing
ton Schools also begin tomorrow.
The schedule not yet having been
made up will be published later.
". H. Sweeney, superintendent OF
the cily's public schools hopes TO see
4 much larger number of per-
ents visiting the public schools mex
year during school sessions Fl:
will nedeavor to bring about a greater
interest in the mothers association
and among parents, and asks to hav,
as many mothers of school children
as possible to take an active part il
the association and intends to encour
age them to NEE oftener during
school year, at least once month.
A large number of parents ne-e
realize the great amount of encour