Daily Republican., 1881-06-10
RUGBY'S PROUD NIGHT.
The commencement Exercises I'm
the Opera House Last Night Of
the Popular Boys Academy.

the Popular Boys Academy.
Rugby Academy led off the com.
mencement season at the Opera House
last night in a way which gave her
great credit. In every respect it was a
successful affair and the audience was
more than pleased. The fact that the
audience was so large on such stormy
night was high compliment to DR..
Samuel A. Murphy and his popular
boys school. The graduating class was
as follows:
William McKay-Scientific, Mathe.
matical and Classical Departments.
Frank w. Pierson-Scientiic Mathe.
matical and Commercial Departments.
David l.. Luke-Scientific and Mathe
NAUTICAL Departments.
The exercises opened with prayer by
Rev. DIR. Laytayette Marks, and follow.
ing that came a recitation, "JOhn May.
nard," by William NJ. Turner, delivered
with proper elocntionary care; an essay
"The love Of Money is the Root of all
Evil" by Harry Holschumaker, and q
recitation, "Give us Little Boys n
Chance" by Frank IL. Thompson.
Master HOlSchumaker's essay was well
written and took the view that money
! in addition to being the root Of all evil,
did much good in the world, and Master
Thompson s recitation brought down
the house. He is little fellow, only
eight years of age, and did his part so
well that he was uproarouSly encore |.
After music Frank d. Carpenter re-
cited "The Miners Story" very well,
Walter McLear read a thoughtful essay
upon ''lhe Beauties Of Nature" j. ID.
Bush deClaimed "The Old Grenadier," /"
with spirit and care, and William Nc
Kay read an essay upon Electricity
and its Applications Master Mckay
is the only graduate who took part ia
the exercises. His essay was exceed
ingly practical and exhaustive and his
manner of delivery was good, to which
was added a remarkably distinct voice
and deliberate uttterance.
Three more recitations followed this.
The first and best was that Of James K.
Field, "Sir Guy of Brittany" Clarence
S. Rohb recited "Shipwrecked" very
WELL "The Quarrel of Brutus and Cas-
sius' WAS given by Frank D. Carpenter
and George II. Price. 'The Advan-
tages of Studying the Classics" was
the title of the carefully prepared essay
Of Walter l., Butler
One of the features Of the com
mencement came neXt-the military
drill of the Rugby Cadets. This was
led by Percy Nields, to a march played
by Walter l.. Butler. The Academy
boys in uniform came out and went
through military drill and tactics for
fifteen minutes, showing great skill and
much training, and gave practical evil
dence of the worth Of this neWly-added
feature to Rugby.
DR.. William H. Purnell, OF Delaware
College, now stepped forward and
awarded the diplomas to the gradua-
atng class saying, in substance 81
was not prepared to see such Il large
representation Of the citizens here to-
night. The attendance shows the in
tercst taken in the occasion. God has
ordained that affections should set
downward. The hearts of fathers
turn to their children. No labor is
too eXaCting, no trial too severe and no
sacrifice too great to enable the child to
set out in life to better advantage than
the parents before him. This is low
ing sentiment a sacred devotion, that
cannot be shown by providing food
and raimant simply. 1t can appear
most nobly in seeking to elevate by ed
ucation and to bring greater happiness
here and hereafter.
Wise and Skillful teachers, the speak
er thought We're Indispensable in this
e great work. That the body and the
mind should be taught together was
70 nt u lnI tn ,nI IIiS
duty is incumbent upon the teacher and
he must give an account higher than to
earthly parents, and 50 he seeks i'll
teaching to better the condition. Dr.
purnell declared that it is impossible to
preserve the religion, wealth and free
dom of q community without schools,
and in following out this idea he said,
slightly altering famous quotation, if
YOU let us choose the teachers | care not
who makes the laws. In other words, |
if YOU let us select wise and careful |
teachers we will insure just, wise and
good laws. He closed very appropri-
atelv and conferred the diplomas upon
the graduating class amid applause.
DR.. Murphy made the unpleasant an
nouncement that George Gray, Esq,
who was to have awarded the gold and
silver medals, was unavoiuably absent,
and he would endeavor to do so. He
then made the awards, announcing the
roll of honor as follows:
ROLL OF HONOR.
First Honors-Senior Department,
rold medal, VIM. Mckay; Junior De-
Dartment, silver medals, Frank ID.
81, NialIu, Iri
silver medal, Bald win L.
Springer
First Prize-Mathematics, David L.
Luke.
Second Mathematics, Frank
W. Pierson.
Prize-Classics, j. d. Bush.
Prize--Elocution, (Senior Depart
nent, Clarence S. Robb.
Prize-Elocution (Junior Depart
ment, James r. Field j. d. Bush
Prize--Elocution primary Depart
ment, Frank H. Thomson.
Prize-Penmanship (Senior Depart
ment,) William II. Rogers.
craftsmanship, (Junior Depart
ment, } j. Savin Hotfecker.
Prize-Penmanship, primary De-
partment,) j. Hunter Grubb.
Prize for spelling-J. Merrill Thorn
son.
Prize-Composition, (Senior Depart
nent,) Walter L. Butler, Henry Hols-
Walter McLear.r
Prize-Composition, (Junior Depart
nent,) John s. Littell, W. Harlan
Thomson.
Prize-Composition, primary De-
oartment,) Willard G. jackson, Reggie
u. Murphy.
Prizes for excellence of conduct and
lilegence in studies-Percy Pyle, Will
ard G. Jackson, Edwin G. Sawdon,
Louis NJ. Sawdon.
Prizes for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
awarded to Clarence S. Robb and j.
Ferris Belt, who have not been absent
,r late for four years. Premiums
awarded to Walter McLear, VIM. W.
Turner, j. Savin Hotfecker, Percy Pyle
and Geo. W. Pierson, who have not