Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-09
HIGH SCHOOL. NOTES.


the first basket-ball squads s&ather-
iedsih the Hi.shi schbol hudi@hurl 70
celebrate the elose QfIla Hoz. SUI.
cessful basket BAL Season. Bt5ffe.
luncheon was served Piggy WiggS!!..;:
style. Dancing and games were the
chief ap,usements Of the: evening and
were induiged in until a late h2u:.
During TIE course sof the evening tty
following tdasss were Responded to:
40 All H, s.; raS pHi-a slarir
Team, Nj. Hayden; TOT Boys: Team,
Miss Wattles;, To Graduate Members,
Mr.. PohI;; To Faithful Fans, Mr..
Dyson; To Future Teams, Mr.. Myers;
To Girls Coach, Mr.. Wade; To Boys
Coach, Miss Houston. j: :
The graduate members present
we're: Misses Butts, Adams, Houston,
Rector AID Mr. Myers.
Letters were awarded to those who
played in the required number Of
games. Those receiving that highest
honor that the school can bestow. up
on its athletes were: Girls. Capt. Wat
ties, Misses Marye Davis, Margaret
Paff@ Virginia Steele, :nrgrs Kathryn
Adams, Marian Dienelt, Techla; Drei g
fus,S al aatids5Boys: Capt.; Dreifdss Fred
Petit, Robert Midkia, Wilinsrsaiyers::
Garenite Dyson, .KeiM Wade Jack:
Pohl ,and EDWARD Oliver. III. !;
Election of next years. captain: a q :.
manage was $Sthe next in the line s;of
business That was taken up.2 Capt,
1Dreifus elected. Jack Pohl was
elected manager for the coming sea-
son: He takes the place of Mr., MNaraa
;sh2 graduates this year. Miss; Paff
vas chosen to captain the. girls teaht
next s4as6n, while Mss Frances Cox
was elected manager to succeed Miss ISIS
Adams.wh6 also graduates this yeaf:
Several. of the faculty were pres
ent, also several close: friends of the
team. Those present were:
Misses Garvin. Brouchler, Rcardon,
Messrs. Phillips, Hayden, Cockey,
Supt. Sweeney and Mrs. Hayden.
This banquet marks the close OF i
very successful season for both teams
The girls having played eleven game:
and won eight. This gives them per-
centage of 727. The boys played seven
teen games and won twelve giving
them per centaee of FOG.
Music was furnished by Mr.. Clinton
Parker and Miss Virginia Proctor.
The track is fast nearing compile
ton ard the team is going good. \
boy from A. II. S. has been appoint
ed corresponding secretary of the
eighth district athletic league, AMI
is now arranging the entries For the
eighth district meet which viii he held
in Alexandria May 18th. Ii Is cXrecis J
that, between ten and, fifteen, sch2o!7
will participate in this meet.
4 dual meet with Manassas WI!
be held IN Alexandria on the 18th u.
April. Every person N town $ho!ild BE-
on hand to see these meets. bccaus"
we firmly believe that we shall VIII
the cup that we lost last spring.
The following prominent business
organizations contributed literally -
the track furd: F. S. Harper, Inc;
H. Kirk and Sons; w. A. Smoot anil
Co.; H. Bryant and Son; Lindsey;
Nicholson Co.; W. A. Barnett; P. 0.
Cockey: Charles King and Son; R. Z
Knight .and. Son The above named
firms donated sum Of $lO9 So to
tie fund. The students wish to thanF
these worthy gentlemen for 'he In
tcrest displayed by them in the wei.
fare of a. H. S.
The Seniors are contemplating IN?
presentation Of play which was WIZ.
ten by one of its illustrious members,
Miss Mary f. .Asbury This play if pre-
Sentcd will be staged by Mr.. Din"d.
die coached and directed by Miss
Ficklin and Miss Asbury. The name
of the play will not be made public
Just vet, This play if presented will
be the first in the history of \. II. s.
that has.#been, produced entirely b.
High School talent.
Look out for the. last lap" Mon
lay. -
MIKE" ). HOUSTON