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

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. L-Miss Fannie
Smith, teacher Of arithmetic in the
fifth, sixth and seventh grades OF the
LOO School for girls. was elected prin-
clpal Of that school last night to I'LL
the vacancy 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 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
I to drSu,>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 Slo
per month. Willis Goodrich was ap;
! pointed janitor of tho new high school
at a salary of $50 per month.
The third and fourth grades of the
Washington School are 10 be removed
| to the new high school building. re-
| lieving the pressure upon the former py
| 200 pupils. Even with this change II
will be necessary to use one room OF
| the Howell building.
II was decided to allow one hour
and fifteen minutes for luncheon Tor
|
the classes to close at u o'clock noon
and reopen at lis o'clock. Pupils will
be dismissed at 3:15 o'clock. These
hours are to remain in force Tor one
month as an experiment.
| AT the monthly meeting of Il. Il. 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 or
was rendered last Sunday. Their &C.
tion will he reported to the annual
meeting of the church. which VIII ne
, held tomorrow night at which time
officers Will be elected.
| Funeral services OF the late DR.. W.
p Moncure were held this morning from
the Episcopal Church at Fairfax Court
| House and were conducted DN the ReN'
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 taxes
charge. The expert will remain here
for two weeks instructing The men ol
the Alexandria department as 20 han
ding the new machine. 1t is expected
that a public demonst ration OF the new
apparatus will be gwen as soon as y
is adjusted and placed IN service
The grand jury of the United state!
court for the Eastern district of Hlr
ginia. with =. NJ. Bradshaw as fore
man, returned true bills in the follow
ing indictments yesterday: Ricnar'
Beach and Cleveland Beach. conducting
an illicit distillery; Charles Blow. car
rving on business of retail liquor deal
or without payment Of n special tax
! Solon V. Baugh. obstructing and 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
, ,Tune %. 1910: William Pitt Anderson
cmbezZling certain money belonging L
the United States; Preston z. Fowler
having unlawfully in his possession Ger
] tain morphine.
Atexanlria's week OF PRAYER was open
, I'd last night in the First Baptis
Church with a large congregation pres
ent. The sermon was preached by tn,
Rev Edward #. Kirkley. pastor Of tn