Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-25


EIGnTEksTH ANNUAL CoMMENCENENr
Lincoln Hall was filled yesterday with large
audience assembled to witness the exercises
which took place there at the eighteenth annual
commencement of Emerson Institute of which
Charles b. Young, A. M, Is principal. Mr..
1oungs reputation as an instructor Of youth Is
deseryedly high, and he has an efficient corps
Of ASSISTANTS After very interesting exercises.
consisting OF music, original speeches, declama-
tons, &c, the distribution Of medals and pre-
miums took place rs follows
Higher English Department, in charge Of Mr.
j. +. PattersoD.-Senior Class-Lewis r. Chew,
Henry H. Bergman, first honor medals.
Junior Class-The following boys were can
ton: Frank Lewis. Seymour Tulloch, Charles
Alexander, CharleseA. Ball, Ernest A. Loeffier,
Charles ID. Pennebaker and j. Edwin Wilson.
The medal was awarded to Frank Lewis, and
the second prize to Seymour Tulloch. The fol-
lowing boys are entitled to honorable mention:
Chas. Asper, +. Brant Cslkin, Richard ID. Por-
ter, Chas. Schafer and Edw. Steilwagen. VIM.
fendleton ana Edward Wilson received medals
Classical OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Class-waver-
ley ID. Drinkard, first honor medal; Walter s.
ney, certificate Of promotion 30 Advanced Glass.
Middle Class-W. B. s. Clymer, H. E. Davis,
T. Parker Page, received medals for scholar
ship, and Rudolph Kaufman . medal for schol-
arship and punctuality; Eben Maynadier, Chas.
ID. Fowler, Chas. p. Hoover and VIM. j. Wills
were honorably mentioned; and Samuel West
colt, Frank Gibson, worthington McCulloh
Junior Class.~The following boys received
Hartly, Jennings Wise Garrett, Harry b.
Brown, Edward Burchell, Thos. G. Shafer and
Bertram Zevely received q medal for scholar
ship. Harry X. willard, Edson B. Olds, John
Z. Wetmore and Clinton Adams are entitled to
b. Halves, A: Clark Patterson, Byron s. Adams
and Quintin Mackall to honorable mention and
n. Gates O'Neal, Y. p. Garrett, Samuel Slime
metz. George Dunn and John NJ. Young to GER
Junior Department, Sd Glass. - Edward
Colley, medal for scholarship and punctuality;
John Pedrick, medal for scholarship and punc-
for scholarship and pr,ze in mathe matics; Ed
ward Stevens, Frank Colley, Chas Ridenour,
Norval b. Shirley, medals for punctuality;
Adolphus Miller, Albert Ridenour and Lincoln
Lincoln Casey, Leonard Chew, ROszel Simms,
Preston Smith, T. Richie Stone, Walter A.
Gait, s. Allen Dyer, Walker Bepet, George
Evans and George Scidmore, honorable mem
First Class, Medalists-wilkin westcott and
Hall Lewis. The following boys were subjected
to competitive examination for the medal
mentioned in the order of their merit:-Charlie
Cox, prize; Hamilton Adams, Frank Boteler,
joey Chandler, Willie Maxwell, Harry Wilson,
medal for punctuality. The following boys de-
and gentlemanly department samuel Bryan,
Shaw.
Second Class Medalists-Willie Upton and
Albert Fowler. The following boys were also
subjected to a competitive examination for the
above medal, mentioned in the order OF their
merit Charles Burr, medal for punctuality;
punctuality; Willie Harper, Harry Gangewer,
John Run, and George w. Johnston. The fol-
lowing boys in this class deserve honorable men
ton Joseph Reynolds. Moritz Baar, John
Lowndis Palmer, Willie Smith.
First Class-Greatest improvement in letter
writing, Harvey l.. Page. Second class
Greatest gre Improvement in letter writing, Pres
The first and second classes of the Junior
department are in charge OF DIR. X. H. b. Day.
The first prize, medal, was awarded in the
German class to Shubrick Clymer.
First class in French-The medal was awarded
to II. 4. Davis, the prize to Shubrick Clymer.
In the second class the medal was awarded to
third class the medal to Harry Brown, the prize
to -. In the fourth class the medal to
Joseph Bryan, the prize 10 Preston Smi tn.
The department Of French Is In charge Of the
Alfred Bon. The exercises in French reflected
great credit on him, showing the rapid progress
his pupils have made under his instruction. As
much may be said OF the classes in German,
which are under the instruction of Prof. John
q. Schaad, who for several years taught private
school In this city.
After the distribution OF medals and prizes
for scholarship. the committees appointed to
award the medals and prizes for speaking made
their report. The committee on the first part
of the programme were Rev. DR.. Tudor, Major
General Dana and Rev. DR.. Gibson. The first
silver medal was awarded to Bertram Zevely,
the second silver medal to Willie Upton, the
third silver medal to Kenyon Cox. The pre-
MUM was awarded to harvey Page. The com
mittee on the second part of the programme
Assistant Postmaster GeRSSfRaai, Marshall War First
Brown and the silver medal to III. +. Davis.
The medal for the best defamation in French
was awarded to Bertram Zevely, the prize to
Jennings Wise Garrett. The music by the pu-
pils-bOth vocal and instrumental-was one OF
the principal features Of the exercises, and
showed that in musical culture the school has
attained very high rank under the training OF
Mr.. j. +. Patterson.
The salutatory was in the finest taste and
both in composition and delivery was equal to
anything We ever heard from college gradu-
ate. Ii was spoken by Walter s. Perry, who
also spoke "The Drummer's Bride, /" most diff
hcult piece, requiring not only rhetorical but
ventriloquial ability. 1t was very finely done,
but il could not be fully appreciated in SO large
of noise and movement. 1t required absolute
silence to permit the finer points to be brought
out. But in our Judgment the two most remark
able speeches were my Lord Tompoddy," BY
Fowler. The latter was perhaps the most artistic
performance of the day. Young Page spoke
admirably. He is equally good at the comic and
the pathetic. The light and shade Of his piece
was thoroughly studied, and its power and
pathOs fully brought out. He was evidently
favorite with the audience, as we'll as among his
fellows. All that we have said OF the salutatory
we might repeat with equal truth Of the vale
dictory, by H. b. Bergman. This young gen.
tleman did not contend for the medal yesterday.
as he won the medal two years ago, and il is
custom of the school not to contest a second time
after having been successful once.
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