Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-19
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
Largest Class in History of Ale1an-
dria High School Given Diplomas
Last Evening-severaI Win Medals.

With walls and stage decorate
the country's colors and with pa
triotic glamour thrown over the who'll
exercises, the Alexandria Higl
School held its annual commencement
last night. Over three hundred per
sons were in attendance. ~
It was the largest class ever grad
uated in the history of the school
Seven more than the original twenty
four previously announced received
diplomas on the final result OF the ex
aminations showing that they hao
completed the four years course. Tht
.thirty-one graduates, which included
every :, member of the senior class
we're as follows: Misses Willie Fair
fax, Eva Smith, Louise Abbott, Caro-
lima Yates, Louise Adams, MAZDA
Foster, Edith Garrett, Kathryn Hen
derson, Alice Bladen, Ruth LeHew
Annah Haslett, Louise Schwarzmann
Marie Gasson, Marion Greenaway
Jennie Rosenberg, Helen knight, Lo-
rine Risheill, Sarah Cox, Ruth Deahl
Elena Norris, and Robert Hancock
William Meeks, Reginald Dyson, Earl
Trigger, John Curtin, Francis Sum-
mers, Aubrey Barnett, Waller Bar
pett, Russell Travers, Merrill Lynch,
and Elwin Brawner.
The address to the graduating class
was delivered by Representative
Charles C. Carlin, who ;dwelt upon
the war and the part that American
valor and American youth must play
in it. He was loudly applauded at
frequent intervals during his speech,
when he eXhorted Americans not to
fail in doing their duty as patriots.
His remarks commanded the close at
tention of all and were most eloquent
and forceful throughout.
Miss Jennie Rosenberg who led
the graduating class with the mark
of 96 for, the past session, delivered
the salutatory, following the Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, who invoked the
blessing.
A short sketch of the history of
the Alexandria High School was
furnished by Superintendent Of
Schools William H. Sweeney, who
stated that during the past year the
high school had increased it's teach
ing force to eleven members and that
three hundred and thirty-three boys
and girls of this city had been in at
tendance. Reference was also made
Of the number of graduates and
alumni that the school had placed
in the. business world and in higher
institutions Of learning.
The names .of sthoseI winning medals
during the past session were announ-
ced by Mr.. Sweeney. The names
weer. as, follows, eDehater's medal,
Alexandria High School Literary So-
ciety, William J, Morton, Jra declsim-
er's&shieaal,, Literary Society, Miss
Kathryn Henderson; readers medal,
Offered by Richmond Times-Dispatch,
Willard Blewett, debater's medal, of
fered by Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Miss Gladys Rodgers and VIM. J. Nor
tons Jr., iaeaal for speiling,.: Times
Dispatch, Miss Carolina Yates. essay
medal, essay on american Poets"
offered by C. T. Ryan, teacher Of
English, &C. Waller Barrett; short
story medal offered by Mr.. Ryan,
Miss Rebecca Moore; essay medal,
essay on "The Development of, ;the
Short-story in America" offered by
the Independent Magazine, Miss Re-
bscca Moore; medal for scholarship
in second year, Edgar Dare.
Diplomas were next presented to
ten thirty-one graduates by Captain
Conrad Johnson, principal, and an
nouncement was made of the three
graduates receiving higher mark
for the year than ninety per cent.
who were in order. Miss Jennie Rosen-
berg, William H. Meeks, and Miss
Eva Smith.
Waller Barrett delivered the vale
dictory for the class and gave brief
farewell, during which he stated
that the prayers Of the graduating
class were to the end that all of
its members who, in the next few
years, should see service in the gigan-
tic struggle between democracy and
autocracy. should take an honorable
part in the successful contesting Of
the issue. Upon the close OF the vale
dictorian's speech, Principal Johnson
addressed the audience for few
moments, and then the Rev. John
Leo Allison. D. D., pronounced the