Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-12-24
HIGH SCHOOL 90 NOTES.

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Meeting of Literary Society-Pupils
s Out For The Holidays. u.
When the ,Sophomores returned 70
school Monday they. foundstfeir ROOM
full of Christmas spirit. A Christ
mas tree covered with ornaments
stood at one side of the room. The
blcakboards, picture frames, and all
available space was decorated with
holly and green cedar end things
suggesting Yuletides Hen Gid
Santa was drawn Upon one :of &c
blackboards, and remained there un-
lii Tuesday at moo assssassns lheszp,lpa
left school for the holidays:...s',.,cs,,,'-''
:. The other classes Ginning in and
continually taking ornaments from
the tree, with which to decorate
their rooms, took just little Of the
grandeur and splendor away.
A meeting of the A. II. S. Literary
Society was held at 1880 last night
IN the school building. The regular
meeting of Saturday had been post
poned until that time. The declama-
lions were, "Antony's Grafton over
the dead body of Caesar" given by
Cupper Barrett, "'fhe Statue in Clay,
Nv Waller Rarretet, and "Napoleon's
Address to his Soldiers,' 'by Ashby
'BIaden. The subject for debate was:
That Monday is prefer
,,ble to Saturday as 4 school holiday"
The debaters were: Affirmative,
Miss Helen Blake and Elyin Drawn
r. Negative, Miss Dolly Callahan and
Albert Bryan. The decision OF the
iudpes was in favor of the negative.
This debate was said to be the clos
ast and hardest to decide that the Lit
erary Society has had.
The next regular meeting, which
comes during the holidays, was post
noned until the tenth Of January. AT
That time the Critic will have a drill
in declamation among the boys, who
yi,l all have the same lines to learn
and declaim. Later on, drill IN
false argument vii! be rcd.
The High School will welcome the
return of Tom Wattles to scho'.
,c,er ibc holidays. He is greatly I'M
proved row, and wi. lie able to coT'e
back after the holidays.
The attention Of The principal :H :
several teachers was engrossed IN
tho collection of Red Cross stamp
money and unsold stamps. Over s0a
n.y. $40 in seals were sold by the pu-
pills.
The weather was little dismal foF
tho commencement of the holidays
Int such things at that do not enter
the pupils minds when they 'hlhN
Of the long time in which they arc
free from books and the good Tune
they will have Christmas Day
The Sophomore team has been ad-
vanc;ng in the class basketball tear
Standing They defeated the Ih'F'
Year team Monday. Hope IS express
ed for their steady advancement. "A
nroeont one of the Freshmen teams i
leading in the standing.
| Everyone hopes that nothing sucf
,s this will happen to the pupils OF
Christmas Eve:
| Twas the night before ChriS'l''aS
and all through the house
One creature was stirring. and tina
was mouse. :,
rho stockings that hung by the chin
ney with care no;
| He'd nibbied the toes Oh tilei''' pa
ne ate all the candy, six cand
! Not a morsel was left when tn
1
mouse had got through.
The moral of which-if you Kho'
what a sight is o,,,
4 mouse that has perisneo Oh a'u'
gastritis- :. l., o,1ls
That Christmas itself may be Gale
into question a;nos+;o,
Il M "a; ~ La;nr the last time that tn
u;nh School Notes will appear unit
after the holidays, Merry Chf,s'h.
and 2 Happy New Year is wished :,
tho Alexandria High School pupil
and sincere hope is expressed LOT D,
their having a good time during u
| holidays. ,S,uu.,,,.s-,. Z.
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