Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-01
Hoover's High School Commencement.

| This noted educational institution held
its sixth annual commencement last Fri
day night. 1t took place at the Opera
House, building which will seat nearly
eighteen hundred people, and yet the
crowd that gathered to witness the exer'
clses was uncomfortably packed. The ex'
ercises of the evening we're preceded by
prayer by Rev. j. E. Booker. of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. The following
is list of awards of distinctions:
Department medals, given to those pu-
pills who during the session have not used
obscene or profane language, liquor or to-
bacco, nor missed roll call, drill or reel
tation. nor received demerit, were
awarded to W. H. D. Warield. B. Il.
Hansel, w. Denney, Bascomb DUN. L.
W. Abrahams. F. L. McCue and Z. &c.
Fauntleroy.
Scholarship medals, for making the high
est general average, including at least two
foreign languages, were awarded to II I.
G. Fauntleroy, G. Catlett, B. FL. Hansel +,
F. L. McCue and Louis Wake.
The Diamond Badge which is given for
a combination of those successes that win
the two first named medals. was awarded
to F.. L. McCue.
The Spelling Medal for not missing a
word during the session nor during writ
ten examination, was awarded to F. l..
McCue.
The Washington and Lee University
Scholarship for the scholar who had COM
pleted full course of study and made the
highest average scholarship, was awarded
to Louis Wake, of Maryland.
Medals for greatest accuracy in numer-
ical calculations were awarded to T.. B.
Blackley, B. Dunn. c. H. Sneed, and w.
B. Patrick. The last three are from
Texas
Distinctions to those whose general av-
erage is 80 or mers-T. w. Abrahams, T..
W. Burke, G.. B. Blackley, W. Denny, B.
Dunn, F. Elder. E. Funkhouser, R. S.
Ker, J. w. McChesney, J. e. Pace, c. h.
Sneed, W. II. D. WarHeld.
The following we're announced as
"Duces," that is those who lead at least
one Glass; G. B. Blackley, g. Catlett,
Denny. Dunn, R. Y. c. Fauntleroy, Funk
houser, Hansel. Ker, McCue. Pace, Pat
rick, sneed. Wake and Warfeld.
The popular event of the evening. as it
always is at the Hoover commandments,
was the competition for the DISCLAIMERS
Medal The committee of umpires was
composed Of Messrs. j. A. Cochran, John
W. Stout and Charles Grattan Of Stanton.
John N. Opie, of Augusta. and Foxhall
Daingerield, of Harrisonburg, and the
contestants were ]. A. Waddell, of Staun-
ton, son of DR.. J. A. Waddell, Subject.
Matt Ransom's defense of "Southern
Chivalry;') r. Y. G. Fauntleroy. of
Staunton. son of DR.. A. M. Fauntleroy.
Subject, s'Shiel's speech on Irish aliens
and English victories;)''a and =. L. McCue.
of Mt. Meridian, son of Richard McCue,
Esq, Subject, 1.-THE South faithful to her
dnties.') The victory was SO nicely bal
anced between the two first named pupils
that the committee gave them second
and private hearing 10 order to determine.
On the second hearing they determined to
award the medal to r. Y. G. Fauntleroy.
1t was presented on behalf of the COM
mittee by Capt. John N. Opie. A hand
some copy of Irving g work was presented
to F. L. McCue as second best deolaimer.
The valedictory of the occasion was DEL
ivered by R. s. Ker, and was good. both In
composition and delivery.
The annual address was delivered by
Hon. John Randolph Tucker, whose ap-
pearance on the stage was the occasion for
loud and hearty applause. 1t was just such
an address as was expected from this Am
eriean statesman whose versatile genius
seems to be at a loss nowhere, and equally
happy in addressing the assembled wisdom
of the nation. or the delighted audience at
a school commencement.