Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-11
Tell Pupils Advantages of
Returning to School
Next Session
TO FOLLOW UP WORK
The Program For This Proposition is
Fostered by Educational Committee
of Y. NJ CA.

I "Stick to school, is the slogan OF
1.-THE Y. M. CA. for the boys and girls
/ of Alexandria, and the educational
committee of the Association is just
now conducting campaign in the
tschools with the hope of getting every
pcss.ole youngstcr back in school in
1.-THE fall. The Y. M. C. A. is the pioneer
land has every reason to urge boys
land girls to "stick to school, and not
have to seek night school training
jlster in liz.
/; Wednesday at the assembly
( Iperiod at the high school,
Doctor C. c. Kress, medical
officer at the naval torpedo plant,
jspoke on the subject, "stick to school"
\ from the standpoint of a professional
Cman; and Mr.. ]. H. Tr:myer, safes
imanager of the w. A. Smoot and Co.,
{spoke on stick to school" !" from the
standpoint ef a business man. The
,men were given a real ovation by the
lstudent body and there was every evil
idence that the talks made splendid
Impression.
! In the afternoon DIR. j. L. Allison,
pastor of the 2nd Presbyterian Church
land Mr.. Trimyer spoke to the sixth
land seventh grades at the Washing
| ltan.- street seh0el.-rwhile at the same
ltime Or. Kress and DR.. f. Y. Reyes
tier, pastor CT NJ. Z. Church, South,
lwere speaking to the SAME grades a.
THE Lee school for girls. The men were
Swell received at both places and DR..
JAllison asked for show of hands of
i all boys that would promise to return
Ito school in the fall, and received q
100 per cent. reply.
Yesterday afternoon MIR. Trimyer
4 and Secty. Wallace of the Y. Nj. c.
/ a., spoke to the same grades at the
Lee school, and M. L. Dinw;ddie,
BCashier of the Citizens National
Bank, and DIR. Kress spoke to the boys
4 at the Washington school. William
fCampbell. chairman of the educational
committee Of the Y. NJ. c. A. says
! THAT work will be followed up next
|fall and the intention is to see that
every youngster possible "st;cks to
school"
! Jas. w. Right, state director of ed
Vocational work for the \. NJ. c. A.
thas Just visited the local association
land expressed himself as well pleased
with the work Of the educational COM
}mittee of the Alexandria \. NJ. G. A.
jWilliam Campbell is chairman Of the
Eocal committee and at a recent meet
hing the committee considered the free
Ssevice or scholarships Offered eX-scr-
Twice men.
The local committee is handling the
funds allotted by the wan work coun-
ic;l for Alexandria, Alexandria county
land Fairfax county. One young man,
Eof Falls Church. has already been
lsranted free scholarship of one nun
dred dollars and is now attending
washington Business High School.
and the committee hopes to be of ser
vice to more of the soldiers through
\ out the county.
4 Mr.. Campbell stated that the com
mittee has four applications Tor
scholarship by Alexandria ex-service
linen and these are now being consid-
cred by the committee. A decision VIII
he rendered on them in few days
but should they all be allowed by tne
committee only a small portion oil 1he
amoun. at the disposal of the commit
tee would be used,
The chairman of tie committee IS
anxious to have it understood that
a funds for the benefit CT all men VINO
fhave seen service and any of them de-
J &siring to take additional training
along anv line can call al the office OF
the y. Nj. c. 4. IN the WeStm:n-
stey huil&m" or address the commit
tee in care of the Y. Nj. c. A. ard
Their case Will receive conscientious
consideration and assistance render.
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