The Washington herald., 1921-09-09
new ALEXANDRIA
MGHSCHOOLPL PLANS
BEING PREPARED
viii Be Modelled Some
what After Building
In Fredericksburg.
THE HERALD BUREAU,

7e7 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Sept. &-The
handsome school building in Fred
ericksburg was recently inspected
by q committee of Alexandrians,
and some of the ideas carried out
in that structure will be incorpor-
ated In the. plans for the new high
school building To be erected here.
Plans for the new building are now
being prepared by City Engineer E.
c. Dunn The structure will con-
tain sixteen modern classrooms
will be two. stories high. of brick
with stone trimmings, and will be
erected on the lot adjoining the
present high school building. 1t is
estimated that It will cost about
$4,000.
The committee that inspected the
building was composed of Mayor J.
NJ Duncan. City Engineer e. C
Dunn. supt. OF Schools w. H
Sweeney, Councilman Nicholas J.
Layler. Of the finance committee;
Councilman John d. Matter. of the
committee on schools, and T. Cal
vert Perry. member of the city
school board.
When the work of issuing per.
mits to white children was com,
pleted this afternoon, a total oi
2,oS5 had been issued. This i.
slightly less than the number o.
permits issued for the last schoo
session School officials, however
are of the opinion that between
now and October 1 several hundred
more permits will be issued. which
will make the attendance in exces,
Of last session.
BY schools, the number issukC
is as follows: Alexandria High. 2Sf
Lee. for girls. 907; Washington, fol
boys. 500; West End, for boys anC
girls, IL
Tomorrow and Saturday permit.
will be issued at Lee School Build,
ing for colored children. The pub.
lie schools will reopen for studie.
next Monday.
In recognition of his faithful and
efficient services as president of the
kiwanis Club during the past year
George E. Warfield. retiring presi-
dent OF that club, this afternoon
was presented with handsome
solid silver loving cup. mounted
on an ebony pedestal. at the Week
ly luncheon of the club in the West
minister Building. The cup is suit
ably inscribed. A speech of presen,
tation was made by Attorney j
Randall Cation. to which Mr.. War,
field responded. The new officers
assumed their places at the meet
ing Boost prizes were distributed
by the Rev. E. V. REGISTER, DID.
A big touring car. the property
of n. B. Davies, jr, Snowden, Fair
fax County, was almost destroyed
by fire at 2:30 o'clock this after
noonE Mr.. Davies at the time was
driving his machine on the Fort
Hunt road near Arcturus. He sus.
tanned burns on the hands and
shoulder. The flames were smoth-
cred with soft earth
A handsome portrait Of the late
Richard Libby Carne has been
placed in the high school building
IL was turned over to this school
by Lee School. Mr.. Carne was the
organizer Of the public schools in
Alexandria and was superintendent
OF the public schools from the time
Of their organization in 1871 until
1892, with the exception of two
years. He also was principal oi
ST. Johns Military Academy her,
for many years. After quitting the
public schools he entered the Cath
olic priesthood.
While guards from Lorton early
this morning were searching fol
three escaped convicts they en-
countered three white men neal
Seminary Station, Fairfax County
The guards started in the direction
Of the men, who ran, whereupor
one of the guards fired at them
They dropped six pair of women.
shoes and two white shirts. 1t 4:
thought the goods were stoler
from Southern Railway freight
car.