The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-13
ONLY ABOUT HALF
OF ALEXANDRIA'S
PUPILS In SCHOOL
Superintendent Reports
1928 Out Of 5,754
Enrolled.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
T27 King street.
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ALEXANDRIA. Va, Jan. 12.-En-
rollment in the public schools here
is 292s. out of school population
Of 5.75f, with an average attend
ance of 2.641. according to a report
submitted at the monthly meeting
of the city schools board last night
by Capt. w. H. Sweeney. superin-
tendent Of public schoos.
Miss Mary d. Pierce. supervisor
of instruction. reported that about
100 children in the primary depart
ment are not getting on as fast
as they should, due to the crowded
condition of the schools and the
half holidays given. Her recon-
mendation was that these children
be given training during the sum-
mer months.
The building committee through
James Bayne reported that City En-
gineer Dunn has authority to ask
for bids for the erection of the new
school as soon as the plans are
ready.
Superintendent Sweeney reported
that plans had been completed for
introducing domestic science in the
schools and the work would be
started as soon as the appropria-
ton could be obtained to employ
teachers and purchase the equip
ment.
A special committee was appoint
ed to have the high school grounds
graded and sodded and also to put
the grounds at Washington School
in order. The board appropriated
$3.50 to assist in athletics in the
high school.
1t was announced that the schools
will be closed next Thursday in OBJ
servance of Gen. Robert E. Lees
birthday.
The retail merchants bureau of
the chamber of commerce will name
a committee to work in conjunction
with a committee OF the directors
of the chamber to establish a white
way" on King street. r. Z. knight.
president of the association, will
name the committee.
willard P. Graves, SO years old. a
retired groceryman, died suddenly
last night at his residence, 623 South
Fairfax street. For ffty-four years
he had been engaged in the grocery
business here. He was born in Nc
Graw, y. Y, and spent his early
days in Palmyra, Wis. At the out
break of the war he Joined the
Northern army. and afterward mar
ried Miss Lucy NJ. Libby, of Man
chester, n. II. He was a member of
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons
and Osceola Tribe of Redmen. He
is survived by four daughters. Miss
Myrtle NJ. Graves and Miss Lucy NJ.
Graves, this city; Mrs. George A
Chadwick. Washington Grove, Nd,
and Mrs Fred A. McGraw, Gathers
burg, Md
Col. John Thomas Taylor, vice
chairman of the national legislative
committee of the American Legion,
will be the principal speaker at a
public meeting tomorrow night at
o'clock under the auspices OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the American
Legion. The occasion will be the
meeting of the State executive COM
mittee here tomorrow and Saturday
of the Auxiliary.
These officers have been elected
ny INC rlTSI bdpllSl SnuICu subway
school: Samuel w. Pitts, superin-
tendent; James L. Foster, first as
sistant superintendent; Mr.. Hudgins.
second assistant superintendent; Rob
ert H. Cox, third assistant super
intendent; Floyd G. Saunders, secre-
tary; Benjamin Miner, first assist
ant secretary; Russell Nails, second
assistant; A. Sidney Mankin. treas
Ialar, NaIla Mo afSt. Niao
Annie Brown. assistant pianist;
James l.. Foster, 'chorister; Miss
Ethel Remington, librarian; Mrs.
Charles A. Howard, superintend snt
Of home department; Mrs. H. A.
Taylor, superintendent of cradle de-
partment; Mrs. A. G. Carr, assistant.
Funeral services for James E.
Brooks. so years old. of North Brad
dock. Arlington County, who died yes
terday at the Alexandria Hospital,
will be held at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at st. Mary's Catholic
Church. the Rev. Louis Smet officiat-
ing. and burial will b. in st. Mary's
Cemetery.
Mrs. Caroline Ferguson, IS years
old. died today at the residence of
her son-in-law. Mr.. Johnson, across
Hunting Creek, in Fairfax County.
Ths body will be sent to Culpeper
for burial.
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