Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-14
LOCAL NEWS.


street lamps Will be lighted at $40 pm, and
extineutshed at $50 am.
j. Shilling ION sends Demorests Monthly Mag
azins and Frank Leslle's Populu Monthly, both
for July.
DR. f. P. Rowland and Pref. VIM. Saunders
have been appointed as delegates to represent
the Potomac Fruit Growers Association at the
rational convention OF the United States Board
of Trade, to be held at New York city on the
18th inst. DR.. Z. p. Rowland and Nathan w.
Pierson have also been Apo 1ted ID represent
the Woodlawn Agricultural Club.
MessIs. Appleby and EdmonSton, Tor VIM. L.
Ktmmell ct al, have entered suit against the
District OF Columbia for s., coo damages suS-
tanned to house 466 street northwest, formerly
used as the Police Count.
Mr. l.. A. GobIight delivered his lecture on
Progress y and there was crowded house.
Preparatory school, Columbia Col
lege.
The annual exhibition of the preparatory
school Of the Columbian college was held last
night at Lincoln hall, and attracted large au-
dieIce. The declamatiOnS were of the usual
high order of excellence, and the school gave
evidence In every respect OF the continued
prosperity which 1t enjoys under the supervis-
Ion OF Prof. o. T. Mason, its experienced prin-
cipal. The following is the programme OF de-
Carnations etc: Salutatoiy first honor, second
CLASSY, ;Elias B. Rowell; 'Daniel Webster at
Plymouth Rock" Walter W. White; .The Last
Days Of Herculaneum," Patterson Spr1gg; "a
Speech on the American War;" Geo. Shoema-
ker; 1.-THE Last Banquet" VIM. 8. Roster;
"Cattlipe's Expulsion from the Senate "a dla-
Clark; '.Tne Glory Of the Heavens" Samuel NJ
Shute; .Leagued with Death, Frank B. Noyes
'.Richelieu's Soliloquy," T. ID: Douglas Clark;
first honor, first class, Mason N. Richard
son. The prizes were awarded as follows
Medals for high grade Of scholarship:-First
class-first prize, Mason N. Richardson gold
medal); flTst clasS-1irSt prize, William s. Ros-
sitter, gold medaD; first class-second prize, j.
Evans ayf1eld. Silver medal). Second class
first prize, Elias B; Roweli, lsilver medan;
silver medaD; second class-second prize,
Frank B. Noyes. Silver medaD. Third class
first prize, Robert E. White, silver meda);
tsilver medaD. Fourth class-f1rst prize, VIII
liam c. AfvOrd, Silver medal); fourth class,
second plize, Frederick q; vogt. silver medal
Mayf1eld. Hetme5ian Society-best debater-
George Shoemaker, gold medaD. Hermesian
Socie5y-6esI editor George shoemaker, god
Joyce and Arthur s. Mattingly. Honorable
Z mention for schoiarship:-Alden II. Alvord,
George b. Clark, jr.: Charles X. Cleaves, Louis
hey, Charles c. Poe, Edward J. Sshaefer, George
Shoemaker. Samuel N. Shute, jr., James q.
Spalding, Walter W. White. The total average
OF the first class exceeds nine-tenths, being the
highest class average attained since Mr.. Mason
has been principal. Medals for punctu ality
and deportment:-William d. Bell, (gold); +.
Howard Boteler, gold; Charles r. Cleaves,
A'oi eiOet Inns, NoufCil, nOWdFu La.
Hodgkins, lsilver); Edward s. Hosmer, (silver);
stephen !. Janus, silver; David E. McElhinny
=. Merchant, silver; Henry Meier, (silveT);
Robert F. Miller, (gold); Frank B. Noyes, {sil-
ver); Mason n: Richardson, lgold); Elias B. Ro-
We'll, Silver; Bryan 81. Stickney, (gold); Thco-
dore Talmadge, silver; Robert e. White,
gold; Albert [. Yerby, (gold). Messrs. j. Allen
Boteler, j. Evans May field, Fred Schafhirt and
Waiter W. White received honorable mention
for department., having lost their medals ON ac-
count OF very short and unavoidable absence
Certificates Of graduation were given to the
following young gentlemen: Alden III. AlvOrd
George b. Clark, Ir., Hen1y C. Evans, jr., Frank
n. HIlyer, J: Evans Mayfleld, Charles C. Poe
Mason n. Richardson, George Shoemaker
I. Bacon, Charles R. Cleayes, Louis d. Ferriss
Howard L. Hodgk,ns, Robert NJ. Libbey. Henry
Meier. Floyd f. Petrie, William s. Rossitar,
samuel NJ Shute, Jr, Patterson Sprlgg, Carlton
b. Tarbell, Albert L. YerDy.