Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-30
LOCAL NEWS
TUESDAY EVENING, :JUNEIao.

i "a CLOSING EXERCISES OF ST! Ohm s ACAAD-
ENVY. The goth session Of the above instltu.
8 tion, the oldest and most numerously ATTENDED
. male school in our city, took place at Liberty
Hall Yesterday afternoon at o'clock. OWlng
to the excellence of the arrangements 1or seat
s. ing the audience, there was not the sllghtest
confusion, though the hall was,o as usual,
densely crowded. A little delay, quite unusual
in ANYTHING connected with St. Johns, occur
. red in seating the students on the stage, but
about u minutes after four tie curtain rose, to
.. the music of march, and displayed them ar
e. ranged in three tiers, on the rear and right OF
the stage, while the Patrick Henry Society and
several gentlemen occupied the left
3 The exercises opened with the Salutatory, BY
Julian Taylor, we'll written and well delivered,
which was received with rounds of applause
Next came music, followed by beautiful poem
"a entitled "Joan of Arc. written by Thomas A.
~ Broadus, and recited by B. George Thomas
The band then played another piece, and then
the Vsledictory: very spirited and creditabe
production, was delivered by Jordan W. Lam
bert in manner which ELECTED universal ap-
pause. ..44;s 3a@ a5
After music the Patrick Henry orator, Nor
man f. Moore, Esq, was introduced by Ernest
J. Simpson, President of the Society. He
commenced with beautiful exordium, in
which be spoke of the pleasure it afforded him
tc-stand on that stage again to address the
j, boys of St. Johns, of whom he had long been
one, and among whom he had often appeared
on similar occasions he beautifully alluded to a
scene on the battle fields of the Seven Day.
Fight, in which the St. Johns boys in Jack
! sons corps, had passed the greater part OF one
of those well remembered nights in telling tales
ortheir old school boy days; and he feeingly
alluded to his old companions who sleep their
last sleep on those and so many other glorious
fields He then gave an admirable sketch of
the life of the great Virginia orator, warning
the students against initiating his tollles as
IS youth, and advising them rather to initiate
the repentance and glorious example of his Ia
ter years. He concluded his truly eloquent adj
dress amid prolonged applause, and after an
other piece of music, the award Of Donors for
the session was announced, the successful can
didates receiving their medals, &c, from the
hands of the Rev. Peter Kroes, as follows:
FOR DILIGENCE IN GENERAL. STUDIES.
SENIOR CLAss-2d Year.-First Honors and
Gold Medal to Julian Taylor; I'd Honors to
Thomas A. Broadus Sd Honors to B. George
Thomas.
lst 1ear-Frst Honors and Silver Medal to
Frank S. Harper; I'd Honors to Charles L.
Vandegrift; Sd Honors to Jos. Il. Dunn.
INTERMEDIATE CLAss--2d Tear.-First Hon
ors and Silver Medal to Julian Higdon, of
Washington; ID Honors to Richard J. Collins,
of Staunton 81 Honors to Timothy j. 0 Sui
Ivan.
lst Xear.-First Honors and Silver Medal to
j. Marriott Hill; ID Honors to J. Benedict
Church Sd Honors to Benjamin Il. Price.
) Il JUNIOR CLAss-2d Yea-First Honors and
Silver Medal to Samuel G. Brent; I'd Honors
to Philip R. Summers; Sd Honors to Edgar
W. Watkins, of Fairfax Go.
1a Tear-First Honors and Silver Medal to
J. Clinton Smoot; Cd Honors to Eddie ID.
McGraw: I'd Honors to Isaac Gon~berser
FOR DILIGENCE IN THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES.
FIRST GLASS OF LATIN Horace and Csce
70. First Honors and Silver Medal to Julian
TAYLOR p Honors to Thomas A. Broadus;
Sd Honors to Ftz John Corse.
SECOND CLASS OF LATIN-( Varglt and Sat
zust)-First Honors and Silver Medal to 3
George Thomas; I'd Honors to Charles L.
VANDERBILT; Sd Honors to Rodolphe Claugh-
ton. .
THIRD CLASS OF LATIN Cesar. First
Honors and Silver Medal to Anthony w. Arm
] strong; I'd Honors to VIM. L. McCatterty;
Sd Honors to Joseph FL. Dunn
FOURTH CLASS OF LATIN Historic Sacra
and Grammar. First Honors and Silver
Medal to E. Hyland Brawner, of Charles Co.,
Nd; Cd Honors to Andrew A. Warheld; 50
Honors to James j. Doherty.
FIRST Glass OF GREEK-IenophonS Ana
basis. First Honors and Silver Medal to Ju-
liam Taylor; I'd Honors to Thomas A Broa-
dus; Sd Honors to Ftz John Corse. III
SECOND CLASS OF GREEK Grammar and
Reader. First Honors and Silver Medal to
Frank S. Harper I'd Houors to Chas. l.. Var
degrift,
FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS.
ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY AND SURVEYING
First Honors to Anthony w. Armstrong
ALGEBRA AND SURvEYING.-First Honors
to Fitz John Corse and Frank S. Harper; I'd
Honors to B. George Thomas; Sd Honors to
William R. Bushby and Charles l.. Vandegrlit.
K ALGEBRA First Honors to Reuben John
stop. ir, VIM. L. McCaferty and Andrew A.
War6eld I'd Honors to Milton II. Price,
Chas. E. Stuart, jr., and Julian Taylor; Sd
Honors to George 2. Bryan and Daniel NJ:
Cullen.