National Republican., 1878-06-25
EMERSON INSTITUTE.
The Commencement Exercises at Ford's
Opera-House.

The Commencement Exercises at Ford's
Opera-House.
The twenty sixth annual commencement Of
Emerson Institute, Professor c. B. Young,
took place at Ford's oper, House last evening,
in the presence of an immense audience, which
comprised the leading people of Washington
society. Professor Young's academy has long
and justly been celebrated as the leading in
stitution for young men in this city and his
commenCcments each year grow more popular
The following programme was carried out last
evening:
Music r. W. Middleton: !. salutatory original,
Conway Is. Hunt. ., MIL River Ride" L. II. Ri.
eS%SuF SSn% s ii. TS Al EPWH" "
5. Reply to Flo3d" i. i. vanderlcith q. Mare
Antony" II. Metals. 4, song Of the Forge" J.
Btchman. &. huxley ". wsiEer and Van Ne.s IS
Philip. S, "COurship Cnler DeCultes" q. Pot
ter, " !; Barr, and & D. yandere;,h Music, R.
The Polish Boy, u; Bulkley. Il, Limits Of Indie
Sa@tre Hsn5s Gsot !dj9l@s%s ,s6 C. Gai GsSTgs
Camp, W: Patterson, ". Brown. h. Bulkiey. D,
huxley. c. Wilson, c. Ray, ". Wyman, T. Dennis
aud II lI,dIe. Is, "Barhara Frctche," T. g. Addi.
son. l6, Declaration Of irish Rights, George Potter.
Music, RW MiddS!op. Ii The Family Failing "a
Coolidge. George Potter, aid George Hobbs IS, Re.
ply to Currie." u. d. Addison. 10 Defense OF
Rowan" l.. L. White. 20, NalcdiCtOry original
Julius /. Rockwell. Distribution OF medals and
premiums.
The following Is a list of the fortunate schol-
ars who received medals or prizes:
First Class-First honor, gold medal. Philip
MGuro; r.nckuey medals for scholarship, J. T..
Rockwell and Charles Walter; honor medals to G.
b, Hunt, q. e. Obcr and q. 5: Hobbs. The gold
medal for puuctaa'!iy and sch 1larsh!p"Ss awarded
tn rcyton Brown. Prizes were awarded to Harry
Coolidge aud Frank Smell.
Second Class-first gold medal TO II. Casey gold
WSc B%iT an H. 1 'ssSSHP PrScs 10 L
Burchell, W. b. shaw, C. IIiue. and ". Gorham.
Third Ciass-Gold medals u John Adams John
Harris K. ". Maddcr and J.. wedderburn
Fourth ClHss-GOld medal 10 elrJe Cook silver
medal TO $. Fowler; First prize In Latin, l. D,
Nandereith; second prize, II; Howard; Prizes for
excellence in English studtes' 4. Bgcky. ".
lence In algebra II. Bryan aud Rexiurd smith
Finh Class-first gold medal To Mpritz llellGrun.
Prizes, d. Buckley, /. Bcnet, and Z. Plunkett
Medal tor attendance 10 Henry King
Hodge, b. Bulkey, and +. camp Medals for
scholarship, c, A. Wilson and W, Brown. Prize for
English grammar to John liarncy.
Primary Department medal W Bliss; sill.
yer medals to Walter Meyer and John Welcker.
The following were awarded medals in the
French department: {. Hunt aud G. Hine.
Medals for excellence IN the French language
were awarded to r. Lamgworthy, q. Noble, l..
Weddcrburn, and G.. Ober. The medal for
German was awarded to c. Iine.
The following is u list Of the graduates from
Old Emerson this year: Philip Mauro, c. b.
Hunt, J. L. Rockwell, George ). Hobbs, George
c. Ober, Z. Randolph, II. Coolidge, b. Wallace,
i. Smell, p. Brown, W. ACker.
sj pants to order. variety OF patterns to suit tho
most fastidOus taste. EsCman Bros. corner Seventh