Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-27

favored yesterday with such an audience as Is
rarely gathered in Alexandria, Liberty Hall
being crowded to its utmost capacity. They
tuned out in force, under arms, and marched
bv Alfred, Prince, Washington, King and Royal
streets to the hall, in front Of which they gave
b; .cf display Of their skill in the manuel,
which called lol III the warmest applause from
the military men who witnessed it. Then they
filed up into the arHory Of the Alexandria
Grays, where they stacked their rifles, the use
Of which, drring vacation, had been politely
rendered to that company; thence they passed
to the front seats in the hall above. The cxcr-
ciscs commenced punctually at four, Arthur
Grcro, deliver ing, in oh-hand STYLE humor'
ous Salutatory, Il part Of which We think must
have been impromptu, for some OF his remarks
were rather too !riYDnni to have passed the
inspection Of the Principal. The following
original essays were then read 1.-The knis hts
Of the Temple" by Willie l.. Allen, read by
Glenn Brown; ''Fricnd<hip,' by George y.
Klipstcin tprobably the best piece Of compo-
| sitinn presented. real by Robinson Loving;
| s:Iibcrty," by Samuel +. Lindsey very well
read Wv himself: "Athens under Pcrlclcs, Il
finished production, by Melville Church, the
youngest member Of the class, read by Albert
Bryan; ''The CrllS;.dcs, handsomely delivered
| by Robinson Loving; 'Stoncwa!l jackson,
fine sketch of the hero, by Glenn Brown:
The President Of the Patrick Henry Society
then, in manner which promised Il very, sue,
ccSsful career Us Il public speaker, introduced
the orator Earnest j. Simpson of the class Of
ISG7, The ability of this young gentleman as
! a sneaker, has long been known 10 the members
| Of our debating and other associations, but 1t
can bc truly said of HIM, that on this occ;lSlon
| he far surpassed the expectations OF his warn-
est friends. As Mayor Latham very justly re-
marked in his closing address, no ordinary
| credit would attach to school Which had turn
cd out such Il graduate. After describing, most
| beautifully, the SCENES at the ENTRANCE ul the
| triumphant Germans into Berlin, and the Sor
rnw Of the bcrravcd who could not hc comfort
cd even in that hour of trump h,hc itclingly al
dressed the cadets telling them that although 10
| such fields of bloody victory We're b"lnre them,
| and no fond mothers heart would have ra1sr
to mourn their triumph, yet they had battles
| to fight and victories to GAIN. the results OF
which would be more enduring than those OF
Bismarck and King William. He painted ont
to them the glory of their Inheritance, and ca
horted them, to be ready To Ito Their duty t"
| their country and fight the "I*lma which Were
crowding in upon lis. His remarks We're we'll
conceived, and happily cXprcsac', and the
grace of their delivery added l"n'"hl +" their
attractivcncS$.
The VaIc,lictuly, very brief, but touching
one, WAS then delivered by Albert Bryan, and,
after short charge from the Principal, in
which the graduates We're ryhnrtr,l tn du their
duty under I'LL tie circumstances OF lite, the
following young gentlemen, who had PASSED
successful examination on the entire English
course, received their diplomas, VIZ Mel
Wilt. Church, > Albert Bryan, Geo. Taylor
IIlipstcin. + Arthur Gregory. j Samuel Eiggc-
ston Lindsey, & Robinson LOVING, I Glenn
Brown, 5 VIM. Lewis Allen.
IIonors were then awarded as fnllowS the
distribution being made by Mayor Latham:
Senior Class, I'd Ycar-l;nhl Medal. Mel
Vile Church. Second IlonorS Geo. i, klip-
stein, Samuel f. Lindsey. Albert Bryan, Ar
thur Gregory. Willie j. Allen, Robinson l.oV-
ing, Willie w. Kinzcr. Third llonor*, Cla'-
cncc T.. French, Glenn Brown, S"l"mnn GcnZ-
berger.
Senior Glass, lst Medal, Leonard
NIarburv. Second Honors, VIM. NJ Baggctt Of
Richmanl. jas i. CLEMENTS Of Charles Co.,
Nd, Maynard VI. Miller Of Charles Co., Md:
Henry Il. Mathews of Galveston, Texas. Sd
IIonors, John G. Wilson.
Intermediate Glass, I'd Year Medal, Henry
Stanlf0rl I'll lIonorS, Edwin l'uc lanan, \.
Gordon Jones (promotcd from class below with
list I[unors Of that class Ernest u. len,
Thomas buckingham Sd llonorS, Samuel Is.
Loving. j. Clinton Smoot, llanr'c Price, Mus
coo Garnctt. lIalg S. Brown, b. Franklin
Burragc, Eugar W. Watkins.
Intermediate Glass, 7St Icar-NlHlal, Victor
j. Becker. ID lIonors. Norman W: Nrrnn.
WIN. NJ. Mills Robert W. Arnold. ID llomorS,
B. Franklin Waldcy, Milton }. kcll.
Junior Class, 2l Icar-Mcdal. John {. Ora
ham. ID Honors. Vim. II. NJ. Masters, Frank
NJ. Fill, Edward f. Ellrdgc, John b. Pur-
cell, Frank Wariicld, Joseph J., Padgctt.
Junior Class, LIST Icar-Nlcdul, Willie o.
den, Wifrid G.. Potter Of Elm'rr, \. y, John
Bright.
Book Kccping-l'irst IIonors {" Thomas
Buckingham.
Intermediate Latin, I'll year. Medal, Robin
son Loving. Second llonors, Clarence i.
French.
Junior Latin, II ycar-Nlcdal, Leonard
Edwin Buchanan.
Junior Latin LIST ycar-Ncdal, Earnest l.,
ALEU-.
Christian Doclrinc-Mcdal, VIM. NJ. Bag
ectt, of Richmond Second llonorS. John &.
Graham, Victor }. Becker.
Obedience to Rules and OrlcrS-Ncd:l,
Willie j. Allen, third year without the small
est trHn>grcssion) and b. FRANKLIN Enrragr.
The Principal here stated that Edwin Bucll-
anan, having passed the Whole session without
having received mark, had, that morning, &C
knowlcdgcd slight tranSgrcsson OF military
discirlinc. to prevent the punishment III lnno-
cent fellow students, and had thus lost ms
medal lie gave it to him, however, for the
still Brighter display he hal thas made Of truth
and honor. Second IonorS, to Earnest i, Al
lcn IIannc Price, George T. kllp>tcIn.
Third TIonors, Leonard Marbury, Willie Og-
den. Willie W. kinzcr, Harry Stand!ord.
Attendance at every roll c''|--llrst lionor5
to Melville Church, Ernest l.. Allen, 4. Cor
don Jones, Willie Il. Allen, George I. Kin
stein. Leonard Marbury, VIM. NJ; Baggctt: =.
Franklin Burrage. Harry Standilord, willie
W. Kinzcr, and Norman W. Wrcnn. Second
IIonors }. Clinton Smoot, ictor }. Becker.