The Washington times., 1915-07-07
ALEXANDRIA BOARD
ELECTS TEACHERS
Cornerstone Of New High
School Building to Be Laid
Tonight.

ALEXANDRIA, July 7.-Teachers for
the school year were elected last night
by the city school board. The yearly
school report was read by Superlnten-
dent William II. Sweeney. Those elect
ed to teach In the Alexandria Hign
School were: Conrad Johnson, principal.
mathematics: s. q. Blanton. Latin ana
French: Miss Kroes Ficklin, history;
c.. T. Ryan, English; T. II. Ficklin,
science: Miss Mary Bontz, junior Eng
lish and arithmetic: Douglas Mclean.
first year Latin and mathematics.
The following were elected teachers in
the Lee School for girls: Miss Mary
Payne, seventh grade; Walter Nails.
seventh grade: Miss Reubie L. Broadus,
sixth grade: Miss Fannie B. Smith.
sixth grade; Mss Elizabeth King, fifth
grade: Miss Leslie Cox, fifth grade;
Mrs. Elizabeth Greenan, fourth grace;
Miss Kathleen Watson. fourth grade
Miss Oreon Bruce, third grade: Miss
Nellie A. Payne. third grade. Miss
Catherine johnson, second grade: Miss
Julia Demaine, second grade: Miss
Mamie Davis, first grade; Miss Susan
Fawcett, first grade; Miss Davis, first
grade.
Those appointed to the Washington
school for boys we're c. r. Burrus,
principal, seventh grade; Miss Annie
Beattie, seventh grade; Barton Phillips,
sixth grade; Miss Angela Nevitt, sixth
grade; Mrs. Cora l.. Kelly, fifth grade
Miss Helen Blake, fifth grade; Miss
Mary F. Grigg. fourth grade; Miss
Leila Beattie. fourth grade; Miss vir-
Dickert. third grade; Miss Margaret
Bashford. second grade; Miss Flora
| Glasgow. second grade; Mrs. Stella
Crigler, first grade; Miss Rose Capian.
Miss Anna Summers. principal, Miss
| Ruth johnson. and Miss Louise Rupert
| were elected to teach in the West End
school The teachers in the colored
schools and the janitors were re-
| Judge Edmund waddelI. jr.. in the
! United States District Court. today
, heard arguments on the demurrer to
! the declaration in the suit OF Nc
| Southern Railway Company.
The suit Is to recover $4,000 for the
/ killing of Henry McGuinn, a section
hand. who met. his death at Edsall's
station. Fairfax county, when struck by
a northbound train which was running
| on a southbound track.
Great interest Is attached to the suit
because 1t Is the first to be heard in
| tHe COuft pDueT tne Il eueTAl en-
ployers' liability act. Attorneys Leo p
Harlow and Charles Bendheim repre-
sent the complainant. and Attorneys
Moore. Keith, McCanlish. and Hall the
| defendant
| The grand jury yesterday returned
true bills on the following indictments:
Allie Pitts. OBTAINING. delaying. and
opening parcel post Package; Lawrence
| Meekins. breaking into postoffice; Peter
! Ben,ni. refusing stamped spirit bottle
! Laura Campbell. Laura Bailey Camp
bell J. T. Watson. r. A. Watson,
| carrying on business of retail liquor
dealers without paying special tax;
Myer Saal trading as Myer Saal Dis
4 tributing Company. refusing stamped
! spirit bottle: Edward Mitchell, detain-
ing. delaying. and opening parcel post
package.
Minnie Hahn. accused of violation OF
white slave law. pleaded guilty. and
was fined s25.
| Funeral services for Capt William
u. Wildman. u. s. A.. retired, were
| seld at 10 o'clock this morning. Burial
was In Arlington Cemetery.
The cornerstone of the new high
| school building will be laid at o'clock
tonight by the Alexandria Wa shingt on
Lodge OF Masons. Hon. Charles f.
Tenneson will preside and Judge
Charles f. Nicol will deliver an address.
Members of the lodge. accompanied by
a delegation from Old Dominion Com
| mandery, No. II. X. T., and the Indian
Guard Band will march In a body from
the Masonic Temple. on Cameron street