Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-25
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
ST JOHNS ACADEMY.

naNln0r1, Nfstln9tcD AID VARIOUS parts OF |
frg Tia E1d Maryland. sni upon the sltg1,
BESIDES the Mayer ard others. who parlic' pated
10 The tXeic;sS, We're two 7sueraGi. gentlemen,
Whtsu clDoeXlon With e5u:aoD1l Interests 10
Alexandra 10 the long past, gave peculiar in.
ttrtst TO their presence. Thcs, were the Rev.
Dr.. Wheat, of Winchester, who taught ia.
nous m school, 10 :, the bulldog now occupied BY
the eohoos of st. Johns more than sixty years
ago. end Robert L. BroCkett, etq Vice P.esi.
DEBT of lh, Wes;orn Maryland College, who
vas p.iacipal Of the Alexandria Acidem7 moro
than forty years sicc,. About quarter before
i've o'clock tho cadets, uadcr c.mn sod Of Mi.
w. 9. Potter. marched doHo from thc Acld.-
my, aod. entering the gaze to the south OF tho
ball, sacked their guos 10 the .esr. AID seated
themselves on the platform. Cocks bsnd fur.
nished delightful music. Capt. Il. L. ParloB
tltst read the essay OF Lieut.. Q. L, Morgau, CT
ST. Mays c9uo'y, Ma. who WAS too unEcII TO
do 50. |; was entitled "VirGiois," aud We
glowing tulegy upon orr old motbcr. Lieut..
Chas. q. Gicdings, IL, Of Loudoua c., read
vaiy we'll Rlis,on essay upon The Variability
Of Greatness" AID was followed iy Capt Wa.
Il. Part,o@, OF Halrisoutucs. in beautiful
oue, designated Pebbles IRON Tho O:elu oil
Iluth. "Gcoius, Ta!tn! a3d Tteit ApoIic,
ilo1. wero We'll treated ty Lieut.. EAiah Is.
White. Ct L1u ioun co., who read Ei4 essay in
| q s:rorg, we'll lnodula!cd v,i,e. NIX: ems
'Hlt ntal snd Moral Culture" ty Csdot Frank
I. C6amblrlio, Of Wsstios;on. D. e., G
thoughtful and c'CeaDl!y expressed c:nros-
t:u, read 10 very S i.c: sed pleasant toau
oes. The spctca of the evening, hcwevcr. uss
by 81 Alex ,OdIian, the your .s Ii EN- Der CT tho
class. Sergeant Cta,:s Betdhcim. Ills SUB
cs, Human Nature" was alt,sicaIIy han.
CID. aud Al he delivered, Instead OF ltujiog,
lis speech, sud thst ia o manacr Of wl;cl it is
not too puch 10 aly th,t i: showed gtu.t era
torcsl ability Tor boy CT f!teuD. if TIC c)n.
tlIucs TO iup;o7e. sc cs2aot Isl! 10 hd Eu sh!c
speaker 10 his manhood.
ihc pdpcipsl th:n briefly tE2!ai1o -" !inu
OF the University L:c,| lGxamiaa,ica. rrl ,x,
| Aayor koClper. 0ao Of thI Ul!gerat7 txi:p,-
Gers. presented .ho certificates GE:iaS '.,,t he
clGd |0GcA 10 no au?iocc, TIA! 20 ora bot
clrel!is sni well instructed cluli hav, mad !
satisfactory aasT;rs TO lGo qlCs ioaI pro-
pounded.
M.rp7 Smith tx. delivered the Gip!,mss.
td:rtGsio2 The rsci!icnt So icl.HE2:
Graduates: Another y2rr hGl passed ths dial
Of your lives and written lis impress upon you.
character and des:inics This rcriaA i!ss doubt
| scded Iluoh 70 your knowledge, and trained
your 1niad5 % habits Of E,udy.
& year at this !ime Of lilo draws IT.; LOUIS
slowly 10 close, Lrd tho bright an. crations
ths. recreation paints vita glowing TINS Tegsr6s
The days ss tsrdy in their ending.
gu. my youog friends in brief tino vixen
| tho responsibilities Of manhood come. unbdtaa
| e. your HISS companions, TIL; very day viii
como bsck to you fresh with thA g!Gw % youth
| iu hope and hs!lowea ia the insmory or youlh
| fl! colqi est.
| would renew my carly Gags with YOU and
| feel the ssmo glsd triumph Of we'll ,N.nuA
laurea, teslhe1 6y the medals aud diplomas OF
your CARING. Tae age in which NO 1.-Two Tccos-
| n!zss The prosr3ss of idens, ana the Iroa!ni
| strides Of this century, and tho world ncknowl
| edges as her mistress the. country Whose every
hill almost is crowlod with Institutions OF at
| toll and a.rLiag.
| The wc,ld ia ayow with Inventions, disco7 .
cries and manusc.o.ies and how SIC these eG is
| stained ?
| They are the near result of education, WHISTLER
| it comes from the electric light, Tue lar oil
| Doriherf pole CT tho monster steamship, tho
| ruisat!ol5 81 TEoio !ro2 heart throbs eternal
music 10 tho waves that Deata it on. To. day Can
| mover como back 10 ycu; even as your manly
| hearts quicken with inC;osseC oMo.ion IS yOUr
name is EignAiied il the Lo1orcd roll Of dis
tlnguished students The day Is ia The pat. end
| will never DO yours again.
! Tine uria!prcved is lolt fo:oYo:; oppoFtuui
| ties wts.ed can never tempt Us with the vivid
freshness Of carly life but oGco. Taercturo with
FIN earnest tfus! IN your iu.uro and al ardent
hope for your success, will in kindaess SD
| pursue nohcpe tbs! has tor its reward tho IDLE
pleasures Ct this life, but in rec!iiuie honor and
duty. engage ) our talonts in the manly working
| out Of sOmu' grand and noble work. who2o eli.
during structure msy live and mark your rs nos
as III ose stamped with genuine and I:ua nobility.
| l present The pr Zes.
Tho graduates wsio: |. Bs,j Inio Ice
Parljw Harrisonbu7g, Va; >, Eiiln Br.ck "a
borough White, Louaoua county. Va I. Cbas
Frederick Nlorgan, st. Msry'S c2u3iy, Md; 1,
Charlts Chenille Gi5dn2s. H., Loudcun
risolburg, Va; G. Charles B,ndhtim, AK
ardsia. Va; I, Fraok Tenoey Chanb,la,
Washington, D. 9.
The Vsiedctorg, by Capt. Bctjamiu H.
Partlow. was q beautiful production nud Vas
mes! feepgy delivered. Tears stood 10 mauy
eyes as he spck, and sadots filed marY hearts,
Tts youog mao is gfacelul speaker aud will,
nc are cobident, enc dry be hoard from 10 a
broader theatre
dr. E. 4. BierlS, President of The Patrick
llerr7 Seci:ty, sbcu introduced Wa. i. Gsrlc,
esq. tho slcery orator. who delivered lllci ,
bus e!,ql:nt ed innres-igo address. Tahoy
fer b S homo Cra,cr?, no beGu. with the tcapa
ia tho Eoei', whcro Eoras calls Tor bis son,
hscecnius, who Eiih Lis band OF youths, shows
his agility srd coyish pEo7ess and applied i: C
| Tho lotelleo:usl cffcr.s of tho ciGe;s. H.
then drew flee parallel between applied
aod Gi'sarplicd talent, as X:m plifsd 10 Patrick
Henry and Aa,on BUR-. ard COCO uded with az
,xhorta;ioD 10 his hearers TO io7c their whole
c.u1try AID riVo to sfr7c it by the er.s Of
peace, rather than By i:llmiDs sc'ious! pes.
:i,a and the si;rrg up of strife. Canada, be
ssid, AID Mexico tad b!th b,rn Eaercd with
ADerioan blood. aud that bl3cd wtult i7uctily
un il one Universal brotherhood 81 gu embrace
ihr coD;ioen!, i! not lh we'll.
B.fors presca!iog tu medal &C., Mayer
Smith TOT k otcs=co IL GX3:res bis high simsc
o: ito Academy. ead p:ii personal compliment
Of Ihe mes: n,cclicg ohsraccr TO the prluc!asl.
Then followed tho aga ri OF ll0nors for Il: ~ /
! session
For Diligence in Study-C9Iiegia!o Gour1:-
Jurior Year. God nedsl to Al5,rt S. j. plic,,
AlexsIGria, Sc per cent.
Soritr D.vsion-2l Year. God medals 10
| B.Ijamiu l.. Partlow, Ilarrisonburp, ard Chas.
| W. ScsTe!l Gloucester {. h., 90 Ter cent each: