Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21
commencement at Bethel Military
and aiassicai Academy.

Ga Wednesday, Juao the 18Th, IVES held tue
iiaa celebration of tho Washington aud Lee
Literary S5tieies Of Bethel Academy. Tho
day beng clear and cool large audlehcs vas
10 attcIds5ce. At 10 o'clock the principal OF
the Academy came forwarded aod read the
rolls CT horur fer department and success in
study. Then the names Of thoso WHO had re-
caiv,d Distinctions in the various CLASSES were
read. Following this We're e5says declarations
aud oralio:s, all of which gave evidence OF To-
bcr and tsleot. ES CIV VIM. Smith then dc
lvered the society and scholastic honors. Moe
beautiful gold medals were awarded by the
:eclclies, ard nearly ferry gold and silver med
ais ard plz,s were awarded as scholastic hon.
srJ. Gen. Fitz Lee then came forwarded and
delivered the commissions to the ctlcers OF the
BATTALION. Dinner being announced. and ample
provision having baeo made by the hosDltable
people cf the immediate mtg hborhood, all were
10 7ited 10 the large diriog room Of the Acade'
my, or to the tables spread 10 tho grove. AL
ter dinner NC returned to the stand. The ora.
tor tf the occasicp, Maj. r. Taylor Scott. ct
Warrenton, Va, IVES Introduced. This address
was able and appropriate. The drill vas then
| annourced. and all proceeded 10 the parade
grounds. 10 response to the roll call the bat
talon was formed, and Gen Fig Leo rode TO
his position of reviewing officer. TIE review
was ln strict accordance with the tee les, ald
every movement WIS executed 10 perfect
manner, At the close Of the review Gen. L:e
ordered tho cJmmaDda1t, Col. 9. Il. LlRhttoot,
to drill the battalion 10 tho manuel and usual
eyoIu,vus. The manual was perfect, and The
| Whcc!ioes by the battalion, the changing from
| liuo into column, and from column into line,
and the changes Ct front could not have been
eycelIed. Gen. Lee, having made short I'D
| dress, in which he highly cOmplimented the
cadets, the parade was closed, aud VIC returned
to the staSd. The question for debate was theu
read and ably discussed. After this came The
vsledicsory, and then VIC returned to cur homes,
much pleased with the days entertainment.
SCHOLASTIC HoNoRs. To vic any honor in
| this Academy student muss have stood ali bis
examinations, both intermediate aud final, and
must have made not ltsi than twenty five on
any examination. 10 win a media! he mus:
stand first in bis class, and must answer not less
than ninety per cent Of the exanlnatlon qucs,
tons correctly. The medals 10 the various de-
partmetts were awarded as follows
sivey' Va; nuutou Military Medals, s. I,
| OuU6tU, ~. VI, auu ts tA' AZ 'OuuA,
Iitcal Science, W. S. Bryan, jr., Nd Mental
Scic1c,, r. NJ. Towson, Va Gem ncu Law, J.
T. Garratte, Va Introductory Lito. W. r.
Sivey, Va; Juuior Laio, John 9. Chapmao,
Md; Intermediate L1tin, w. j. Page, Va;
Senior Latin +. 9. Moon. Va; Introductory
Crock, A. Ii. Shepherd, Va; Jucior Greek,
T.. II. Gaines. Va; Intermediate Greek, K.
NJ. TcHsou, Va; Junior German, none award
ed; Senior German, not awarded Junior
French. w. S. B!ysp. j., Nd; Senior Froncb,
w. s. Bryan. jr., Nd; Introductory Ma,hc-
MATES, w. r, Sil7e!; Junior Mathematics.
T. Z. Neon, Va; Trigouomeuy. J. b.
Scott. Nd; Senior Mathematics. W. s. Bryan.
IT,, Nd; Onhography. W. r. SIIvey, Va;
peDmanship, best sp: G .mso, A. J.SoVsg,, Va;
improvement, W. l.. Griggs, Va; English
Grammar, Maurice Blackwell. Va; Iotroduc
tory i ,eli4b. w. r. S!vry, Va; Junior E1g
Iish, II. L. Hen'y. Va. Intermediate EogIsh,
Il. NJ. Towson, Va; Junior History, NJ. l..
Greenwood. Va; Senior History, K. NJ. Tow
SOD, Va; Junior Geography, n. l. Creep
wood, Va; Senior Geography: Il. NJ. N,l!le.
Va; Junior Arithmetic, w. L. Grisgs. Va;
Senior Arithmetic. w. r. Silvoy, Va; Natural
Philosophy, j. s. HarSood Va; Geology; j.
S. Harwood, Va; PhisooGy.J. h Giles. Va;
Chemistry. A. j.. Moses, s. e; Book kcepinv,
p. II. Savage, Va; Ncatness 10 CHARTERS, Il
A. Oldham. N. G.. aod G. D. Yaocey. Va:
Yancsy Medal for Defamation, 7. Il. Sasscer,
Md.
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