The Washington times., 1916-01-04
NEW PRINCIPAL FOR
ALEXANDRIA SCHOOL
Miss Fannie Smith Made Head
Of Lee Institution, Following
New Arrangement.

ALEXANDRIA. Jan. h-Miss Fannie
Smith, teacher OF arithmetic in the
fifth, sixth and seventh grades Of the
Lee School for girls. was elected prin-
cIpal OF that school last night to NIL
the vOcancy caused by the removal OF
the high school from the Lee School
building. Heretofore the position OF
principal Of the Lee School and the
high school were both held by Conrad
johnson, who now retains the princl-
palship Of the high school. Miss Smith
has been o teacher in the public schools
for the last twelve years.
The election took place at the monthly
meeting of the school trustees which
was held last night. It was determined
/ to drs..>the words "for girls from the
Lee Schools name and to call the new
building the Alexandria High School.
Miss Smith will receive a salary OF tW
per month. Willis Goodrich was ap:
! pointed janitor of the new nigh school
at a salary of $50 per month. A..
The third and fourth grades or the
washington School are 10 be removed
10 the new high school building, re-
| lieving the pressure upon the FORMER "
200 pupils. Even with this cnanse ~ y
will be necessary to use one room VI
the Howell building.
II was decided to allow one hour
| and fifteen minutes for luncheon Tor
pupils attending, the new hlgn ,s scnoo1, oor
and reopen at 1:15 o'clock Pupils VIII
be dismissed at 3:15 o'clock. These
hours are to remain in force Tor one
month as an experiment.
Az the monthly meeting of r. r. Lee
| Camp of Confederate Veterans hello last
night only matters OF routine business
| were transacted.
The official board OF the First Baptist
| Church will meet tonight for the pur-
pose of considering the resignation OF
| was rendered last Sunday. Their ac-
tion will be reported to the annual
meeting of the church. which VIII pc
held tomorrow night, at which time
| officers Will be elected.
Funeral services OF the late DR.. w.
p. Moneure were held this morning from 1!l
| House and were conducted by the Rev.
Dr. Frank Page, rector.
The new FIRE engine which arrived
here yesterday will not be unloaded
and placed IN service until the expert
from the factory arrives and takes
charge. The expert VIII remain mere
for two weeks instructing the men OF
the Alexandra department as 20 han
ding the new machine. 1t IL expected
that a public demonstration OF the new
| apparatus will be gwen as soon as II
Is ADJUSTED ana placed iH seINlSe'
The grand jury of the United states
J court for the Eastern district OF Nir'
gInla. with p. NJ. Bradshaw as fore
man, returned true bills in the follow
ing indictments yesterday: Ricnarc
Beach and Cleveland Beach, conducting
! an Illicit distillery; Charles Blow, car
rying on business of retail liquor deaI
er without payment of a special tax
Solon V. Baugh, obstructing ana hin
, | dering revenue officer in discharge o.
his duty; Pasquale Corbi, Sam Zacha
rine, alias Genisco. and Albert HON
man, violating Mann white slave act o.
: juno % 1910: William Pitt Anderson
i cmbezzling certain money belonging q
the United States; Preston e. Fowler
having unlawfully in his possession Ger
tain morphine.
: AlexanlriA's week of PRAYER was Open.
, cd last night in the First Baptist
j Church with a large congregation pres
{ ent. The sermon was preached by The
Rev. Edward T. RTkley. pastor Of the