The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-02
TO RECEIVE DIP OMAS
ON FRIDAY, JUNE Is
Frequency of "Hoodoo" Number
Causes Concern to Win
chester Pupils.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.I


Winchester. Va. June IA dispatch
from Sussex, N. j., carried by the
newspapers several days ago. stating
that many parents had filed objections
to their children receiving school d.
plomas on Friday. June 10. was read
by Winchester High School student
to his classmates during recess the
other day, and when they recalled that
they will receive diplomas on the same
day general conference of students
of the high school was held, and tho
more they conferred the more they
| found with which to connect the un-
/ lucky "13" Members of that branch Of
the local schools who have inherited
| superstitious ideas concerning what
many graybeards insist upon being un-
lucky in connection with all the thir-
teens, put their heads together and
discovered that they not only to
be forced to receive their diplomas on
Friday, June 13. but that IL Is also the
| thirteenth year of the present century,
that there will be thirteen graduates
| the majority of whom will be from
room No. 13. and thai the present prin-
clpal. Prof. ~ d. Cool, is just about to
close his thirteenth year with the local
schools.
Nothing like strike hae been sug-
gested by those Of superstitious per-
suasion. but the majority of the thir-
teen graduates from room No. 10 are
doing vast deal Of thinking.
The members of Winchester Lodge
NO. s67, b. p. o. t.. celebrated the
tenth anniversary of their lodge few
nights ago with a banquet and smoker
and after-dinner speeches. q number
OF Elks from other cities and towns
were present. in addition to practically
the entire membership of the local
lodge.
The eighth commencement of Fort
Loudoun Seminary, the successor OF
the Valley Female College. which closed
yesterday. was in every respect the
institution passed into tho hands of
Miss Katharine r. Glass Under her
management. the buildings have been
enlarged. and the standard OF the in
stitution has been materially increased
so that II is no longer necessary for
girls and young women TO complete
their college educations in institutions
famed principally for their endow-
ments. although the local seminary
still maintains preparatory course
The senior class Will continue to be
small for the next year or two on ac-
| count OF the standard having been
raised two years ago All the events
OF the past week, concluding with the
! final recital, were Of n high order OF
excellence. and the rendition of one
|
| very careful individual training The
finals were attended by large numbers
| of people from different sections of
| Virginia, Maryland. West Virginia,
! Pennsylvania and other States and all
| the patrons were much pleased and
satisfied with the progress made by the
students. Every department of the
seminary will be improved upon and
enlarged for the next session.
| Rev. William Herschel Brown. son Of
| David Brown. of Frederick County, who
| graduated last week from the Luth-
eran Theological SEMINARY at Gettys-
burg. Pa. has lost no time engaging
In ministerial work for he has already
accepted n charge at Donora. Pa. where
ne and his family are now located
The organization known as the Nir-
ginia Fruit Growers Incorporated, the
membership of which consists OF many
of the most extensive apple. peach and
| kindred fruit men in the Shenandoah
| Valley. has lodged with the Virginia
| Corporation Commission. complaint
against every railroad company op-
Grating in this State. asking the com
| mission to enforce a reduction of
freight rates amounting to about 5
cents on the 100 pounds. Should such
be ordered, the society expects TO force
q refund from the railroads for the
excess eXacted last year. The hea airing
IL is expected, Will be held before the
commission in Richmond on June %.