Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-25
COMMENCEMENT OF ST.. JOINS ACADEMY.

noon on the occasion OF the SD Annual Com
mencement of St. Johns Academy. The
handsome stage used by Mt. Vernon Institute
had been kindly left, and upon it were seated
the teachers, the Mayor. Rev. Peter Kroes, S.
G. Neale, esq, Of the House Of Delegates. +.
NJ. Cox, esq.,, the orator of the day and Messrs.,
I. II. ticklln and II. j. Nevett, Vice-Presi-
dent and Secretary of the Society Of Old Stu
dents.
At Is minutes to 5, the cadets entered, under
| arms, in command Of Capt. James +. Clements,
and, marching to the stage, went through the
manual of arms with great precision, aud then
separating into companies, under the cmmand
of Lleuts. Baggctt and Marbury, stacked their
| arms to the right and left, and took seats upon
the platform.
James E.. Clements then advanced, and after
explaining that his friend, Clarence f.. French
was too modest to deliver the ''Salutatory'" he
had written, delivered it for him in handsome
| style. He was followed by Leonard Marbury
in a witty and exceedingly we'll written address
on Fashion" in which the Grecian beud and
other absurdities were handled without gloves,
and which elected much laughter and applause.
James +. Clements then. again, claimed the
attention OF the audience in an essay on "l1um-
bugs, a humorous production Astounding in
anecdotes, and SO delivered as to give the young
gentleman the highest promise of success as a
stump speaker, should he enter the political
arena. At the conclusion, he introduced the
Patrick Henry orator, L. Marcellus Cox, esq.,,
Of Charles county, of the class of 1869. who
read a chaste aud beautiful address on "Educa-
ton which, though it lost much of its force
from not being delivered, yet elected the high
est from the audience. William
NJ. Baggett then delivered the "Valedectory,"
III a voice broken with emotion, and the Fare
well Song" was sung by Edward Buchanan and
| other students, accompanied by Edward
Wright, on the guitar.
The Principal then made a feeling address to
the graduates, and the Mayor presented them
with their diplomas, asfolIows: James Edward
Clements. of Charles county, Md; Clarence
Edgar French, Of Alexandria; Leonard Mar
| gett of Richmond. Mayor Latham, In present
ing the diplomas, made a few most excellent re-
marks to the graduates, giving them the most
~salutary advice.
The Honors of the 33d Session were then
awarded, as follows:
Senior Glass, 2dyear: Standard 1892. Medal
to Leonard Marbury, 1870. Houors to Wm.
NJ. Baggett, ll79; James +. Clements, llG4;
Clarence K. French, lib. .
lst year. Standard 1893. Medal to Harry
Standlir1. 1862, Honors to a. Gordon Jones,
ll6l; Edwin Duoslanan, lilo; Frank Byerly,
Of Rockingham county, Va, 1904.
intermediate Class, ID year. Standard 1867.
Medal TO Victor j. Becker, l0SG. Honors to
Lawrence Corbet, 1869; Milton J. Kell, 1881;
VIM. NJ. Mills, 996; James B. Hunter, OF
Fairfax county, Va, go.
intermediate Glass, lst year: Standard 1904.
Medal to Frank NJ. Hill, 927. Honors to Ed
win Kemp, S74; VIM. H. NJ. Masters, $40; Ed
ward b. Eldridge, SOC.
Junior Glass, I'd year: Medal to Edward
Wright, of Washington, ID. e. Honors to
Wiltrid G. Potter, Of Selma, Ala, and JAS. H.
Doyle.
Junior Glass, LIST year: Medal to Samuel
Bartle. Honurs to Arthur Snowden and Rob
ert Hopkins.
Intermediate Latin, lst year: Standard 1919.
Medal to Harry Staudiford, l3l. Honors to
Leonard Marbury, ia, and Edwin Buchanan,
lO4.
Junior Latin Glass. LIST year: Standard $40
Medal to james e. Clements, I2S. HoDors to
A. Gordon Jones, "a.
French Class: Honors to Victor j. Becker.
Surveying Class: Houors to Frank NJ. Dyer,
of Washington.
Christian Doctrine Class: Standard ll2.
Medal re nqHO to Victor j.. Becker and Vim.
NJ. Baggett, ll2. HoDors to Lawrence Cor
bett. 90.
Observance of School Rules: Medal to B.
Franklin Burrage, no dement's for two years.
Honors to Edward Wright, 5 months without
dement's and never more than three; Harry
Standiford, 4 months without and never more
than +; Leonard Marbury, 3 months without
and never over s, and Samuel Bartle, one
month without and never over I.
Observance of Regulations for Boarders:
Medal to Frank Byerly, no dement's.
Punctuality: Honors to Lawrence Corbett,
A. Gordon Jones, Milton j. kell, and
VIM. M. Baggett, who never missed a roll call;
to B. Franklin Burrage, Frank NJ. Hill, and
Edgar w. Watkins, who were never late and
absent only when seriously i'll; to Harry S.
Brown, late once; Victor J.. Becker, Albert A.
Brager. Edwin Buchanan, Edwin Kemp and
B. Franklin Waddey, late twice; James B.
Hunter and Robert Hipkins, absent only on ac-
count of deaths in their families, and late, the
former once, the other three times.
Before the distribution, the Principal ex-
planned the regulations under which honors
were awarded, which were very rigid, the
standard being the whole number Of reel
~tatious, and number attached to each stu
dents name, the sum OF his absolutely per-
feet recitations and exercises, minus those
in which two errors we're found. In the junior
classes, however, honors were given to the three
highest. He, also, distributed some houors
which had been omitted at the last Commence
ment.
and sang a lively song "Hurrah for Holiday
to a tune which carried us back to the days
when that same old coon,' used to be visible
by the light of the moon to the opponents of
Harry Clay. On the whole, the audience were
highly pleased and the commencement zen nns was was
universally pronounced one OF the very pest pest
TO the Committee of Reception, Joseph ID.
Addison, Frank NJ. Dyer, and Rozier r. Kin.
cheloe, for the prompt and courteous manner
in which they performed the duties assigned
them.
THE LATE FIRE. -Captain Samuel Geduey,
General Superintendent Potomac Ferry Com
nanv, 10 a letter to the editor of the Washing
Ton Republican, dated yesterday, says;-,ln