Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-26
Educational.
CoMMENCEM GhT IXgECiSES or IT John i
ACADEMY.

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ACADEMY.
Tie iorLS lis. Eucu,l c>r!mG.ctGcli u st.
JohL'5 Academy took place - Ssrep.s He'll
yesterday G!ternoon. Tue C .do;s. preceded By
tho Alexandria Mus'c.l Association matched
down from The Academy aS2ut hsli past three
u'c?tca, eni Took s. ats upon The Stage, and the
clrtain rcse promptly a. four, 10 muse from the
band. Tho praotic, of the l. S, two ycors, OF
restr7ipg all the seats, had been wisely coutin-
ued, atd though IL Consequence, snmc few
seats were empty, irs!csd oil The how " NIB
which, 10 former years, reached to thu bottom
Of tho staircase, and rerdered hearing out OF
the question. aa attentive AID spar'ca.lge Gu
dlercs listened quietly 10 the exercises, whca
were IS iOlIons: /. Anger, au essay. by Jas
| H. Birot; .. FrienC shin, Albert J. Pri,; s.
Childhood, Charles +. Dicdel; 4. Fortcs Fortuna
Juvat, G. Dluglss Carpenter; 5. lmprcvement
Of Mind, Frsrklia J. Il. Wcrzc'; G. Ideals.
w. Frank Limb! r'; I, Patience, Tnamss p.
| Bsynt; s, Disc pIuc. Robert Lee Hoy; Q.
Graduation. 80; 10, Presentation CT Uavarsly
| Certificates; II, Valaoictory, By Wm Ruter
Springer; l., Ad lres before tho Patrick Hen
ry Society, by Leonard Malbury. GO, Of tho
Glass CT 1872.
The s9ct chs End s;a;s we 81 very ctcdi-
| table prtdnciiors. ant, thaueh somo OF the
young gentlemen spoke too low TO IN heard all
over tho hall, scviral Of them wtrl read or DO.
vcrcd remarkably well. That cf Thouua =.
| Ba5nn. esrtciilly. attracted much attention,
and VIM. Il. Springer, the valcdcorlau. eavo
promise OF bccomicg very foo speaker.
| hr. Marbur1's Grafton was an cxtrC mcIy
chastc end tltqlcnt produc len. SQUAD 10 its
logic and able 10 lis colclusi0as. La suit ct,
Light" was well chasoo. END til, appI C .tion
| to history was both Instructive add btau;ilul.
| Tho graduates ia EneIis. aud Mathtml.ia,
waIo as follows: |, VIM. EuLcr Srringtr, Of
ll!inois;2 Robert Leo Hey. of Virsinis; 3.
Thomas Patrick Ba1na, Of Virginia; 4, Wn
Frank Lambert, OF Vlreint; 5, Franklin Lee
| Wctz:l. Of Virginia; 6, Charles Frederick Die
del, of Virginia; T. Geoig) Douglas Co!peatcr,
cl MaryIald.
| Before presenting the Diplomas, Ills IIoacr,
Mayor Smith, attrtss:d tho erauu tics as lcl-
! lows:
In coLfJrmity with Lhs usual custom, Is ii ay-
or OF tho city OF hlexaidIir, | have tno honor to
| be the Ineans through which tho mt das mud cor.
tllcstes OF distinction Bra presented. This is q
| period whom tho mind released from Z o;c appii-
| ,tlcn and ho hestt bounding, with tNlcCtsrt
hopes lind fall fruiLloA III The rewards TIA! good
X.
| has melted them ID labor and stu<y ihoso shG-
irg marks Of appreciation will DO precious, srd
III The iutGra, when grown To MANHOOD and c On.
tending in the greet lsld of life, you wilt look
to these honorable distinctions ss eJEquests
| which pu haps marked tho first milo stone cf
src!es1. tho real happiness of lilo is in we'll
oraored mind Neither the irfltuatons Of 81
Getty nor tho Glluremonts Of ambition, even
though Rrntltcd, gives no o. 81 solid recOmpops G
a. extensive knowledge and Tho useful spplics-
tioH If menL.l talents. Experience Ia our ever.
varying lrs is at bosi bitter, and he who sxpcc,s
TO lneeL adTcrsily or shine in property must DO
upheld and sustained by that philosophy that
c mas only from mind filed with tho nobcsi
sentiments and vol g"vorned principles. Tau
rvslrlcs arc ovor, tho JH:.sts nro ondal, and ii
10 my happy privilege 90 be sbla ia confer thcso
| well merlted prizes.
Certificates CT Pr;G,cncJ in Mslhtalsl cs
Wtro also Presented to James llecry Rrcl, Il
Tho D.stIct Ct Columbia. AMI n b,rt Sitncy
Johrson Price. Of FIrSui4; md ia EapIis:r, to
Charles James Doah, of VirEiuie.
Ex Mayor kemper, os Secretary Of TIC Id.
CD Committee Tor Uliversity Tx .misa,ious,
then bil,il7 tx .rlsioou tho character OF lhoso
* smlnsuona, and pres ,uted the Uri7cls t.
Certificate 10 Senior Eag!sh. Mathematics and
Chemistry TO William Il. Striascr; Junior Ia.
pll5a ani Mathtmltc 10 Il )bcrt lno lIoy and
ThOm.s T. B.:nc nDd ia Junior Eie,sh and
Chaulidiry TO W. L. Lambert.
| The distribution OF konors Nc vas malo By
MagOr Smith, aud tho young aGis chow rad
upon The recipients baskets, hoTsc5hurs AID bJu.
q lets OF u iwcrs 10 such 40 extent IS to cmbar.
rass them 10 d,snosiog Ct .hcir iavors Tho
llIral disrlaY WIS certainly 2cA sns, bu! u little
hSrml:ss iul was lodIscri 10. coo youny goo
tlcmau getting beautiful borq ~. which WAS
| luund to be destitute CT o!ur, Doing OF paper,
aud aaCthcr. small white c,hSls2 uic II uOuo
| up Ia tho leaves y a unagnoIla.
The lJlIuwIngls d list If III. l!rH,S l,r dill
serc, 10 tuiics:
| Collegiate courses, lnailr ycal-Ptcmium to
j. Cook u. Btoadus Of AlCXlnd.il, So Der cont
Sctlor class, s ,Ud ycar-G old medal to w.
Frank Lambert. Of Alexandria, 81 per cent. ::
silver medals to Il ,bHrt Leo lioy, of Alexandria.
90, aod Thomas Z. Biyuc, oil Alex ,udria. OF ::
urcmiuu to Vim. Hu,cr SplogCr, u Sprlrc
G;ll, H.. 50; franklin j. Il. Wcrz,. CT Alex.
suGria, 81; u. Douglas Carpenter, of St. Mary'a
ccunly. Md, 50; Cnnr'ca }. Deahl and Albert
). j Price. tf Alexandria, 81 caos and Isnos
II. i rch, OF Washington. ~.
Ftrst year-Gold medals t, Charles w. Sen
IIeI, 81 Gicu, or c1unty; B.r min l. Part
WTh;ot ko' klrgham county, aud EGah B.,
me J.L' OF Loudcun county, 90 each; silver
IjonI;ns ~ Tnarios u !pdheim aod George ID.
p t,vrH'u'' 81 % exsndria % cao5. and Vim. Ii.
' TnD VI - Nottingham couuty, 81 rr.miums
90 G f"r w. "uIgs it, Of Lou1oua ,uny,
antria. 81; 4. Leo iii: r. e ai ono, o! A'tX'
Wcsttl W; Woushby, y AI Ale SSnd'e' 81 81
W!liio E. WilIouebbg, OF AIeS-dIis IA 10 10,
Cha e. Morgan, OF St. Mary 3 CON- ~ M 'na
Intern date class, stc1ud yoar-G,'IJ u,ot 81
to Walter q. Blackjack, ct Charles oouu, u md
g6; silver medals to David Ii. Jones, OF n n ~
jackson, aud Cornelius j. Llly, cfAl.xardt.'
81 eaob, and Frank +, d La, OF Chiclvo, In,
% premiums to Frederick Il. SCHNEIDER, e;
Alexandra, 81; James Callaa and James p
QMou:: OF A'exandria, Sc cacb; Z. Manly Clarke,
OF 81. Mary county Md, 10; Louis Benlheim
OF AL xsndrls, Isl John 7. Rafferty,, Of A!ex-
andfla' =; aod Herman Heath. of Washington,
First year-Premiuns to Harry a. Dawn.
ham, of AlexandIi', SO, aid Robcrt W. Wctz.I,
OF Alexandria, IS.
,Jun,oo class. sccopd ycar-Prcmiuns to
VIM. Gibson, it., Ct Alexandra, 81; John w
/ ~ Alnv, ::