The Washington herald., 1916-06-09
fever BAN OFF
AT ALEXANDRIA
Epidemic Checked, Council Is
Told, and Further Precau-
tions Held Needless.
THE Herald BUREAU.

s1-ss3 King Street.
Alexandria, Va, June s-The ban
placed on public schools, Sunday schools
ana places of amusement by the health
committee of the city council, owing to
an alleged epidemic of scarlet fever, was
htted tonight by that committee after
nearing the testimony of a number Of
physicians Their testimony was to the
enect that no new cases had been re-
ported since last Saturday. when the
health committee met a number OF
physicians Of the city.
The public schools Of the city will
therefore, reopen for studies Monday
morning and the children will at once
begin the work of preparing for their
examinations. The Sunday schools which
We're closed for the first time in many
years last Sunday, will be able to re-
open.
lnasmuch as the motion picture estab-
hshnfents were opened Tuesday night be-
lore the embargo was lifted the COM
mittee did not make any mention of
such places in making its recommenda-
ton.
This committee put the lid down last
friday night, although the moving pic
ture people were allowed to operate that
night. The schools have, therefore, been
closed for studies since Monday.
me committee went into an exhaustive
investigation, and it was after IL o'clock
before it reached its decision.
Attending the meeting were all of the
members Of the committee, including
Councilman A. d. Brockett, Councilman
{. 5. Taylor Burke. secretary; Council
men men clinton 5. Ballenger and Maurice
wilkins and George H Robinson
-Four students at the Episcona1
Theological Seminary of Virginia re-
ceiVed diplomas of graduation at the
ninety-third annual commencement
exercises of that institution held al
10 o'clock this morning in the chapel
at that institution. They are as fol-
lows: Clarence E. Buxton, William r.
Selser Irwin. Franklin Thorpe Os-
porn and Benjamin Janney Rudderow.
Bishop Gibson, who presided over
the exercises. announced the advance
ment OF the Junior and middle classes
OF this year. to the middle and senior
classes Of the next session.
Certificates were presented to the
Following special students who took
courses in the English departments.
Joseph Nicholas Bynum. Frankrr,
George Franklin Hill, Lenoir VaIan-
tine Lee, Edward winborn Melu-
champe, Thomas Gustave Mundy, WILL
lam. Preston Peyton, George Charles
Shears, Herbert Heldrup Young.
Clarence E. Buxton and FRANKLIN
Thorpe osborn were recommended 10
the board Of trustees for the degree
OF bachelor OF divinity.
This will be conferred on tbsr, aft
ser their ordination to the priesthood
and on writing an approved thesis.
The degree OF bachelor of divinity
was conferred on the Rev. Rober,
kel' OF East Liverpool. Ohio, and on
the Rev. Richard Roscoe Phelps, b,
"A, OF Newport Parish. Smithheld. va
The degree Of doctor of divinity
was conferred on the Rev. Angus
Crawford, NJ A, dean Of the seminary
hnd on the Rev. Edward T. Helfen-
stein. archdeacon Of Annapolis and
rector of St Johns Church, Ellicott
city, Ma.
Rev. Nelson P. Dame delivered the
eddress to the graduating class. The
annual meeting of the alumni OF the
seminary was held Immediately follow
sng the commencement exercises The
ESSAY was read by Rev Randolph
"a. McRim, d. D., rector of Church OF
the Epiphany, Washington, who took