Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-06-18
The Rugby Boys,


The heat last night was intense, but
the desire 10 see how the Rugby Acad-
emy boys conducted themselves over.
came the aversion to the heat and at an
early hour the house was filled, and q
row of books, curiously wrapped up
boxes and packages and bouquets, were
piled up In huge winrow ali along the
front edge of the platform. The eyes OF
the boys twinkled merrily at sight of
the presents In store for them and they
were stimulated to their best efforts.
The musical part Of the program was
conhded entirely to the Kempa Family,
and they did their work we'll. The fol.
lowing was the literary part, and re-
dected the greatest credit upon the re-
citers and essayists:
Recitation, 1.-THE Soldiers Dream"
James 8. Stirling; recitation, "National
Recollections," Frank w. Bigger; es-
say, "Politics," John 8. Littell; recita
tion, "The Twins" Edward G. Church.
man; recitation, 'The Charge of the
Light Brigade" Charles e Buck, Jr.;
recitation, "HAmle let's Soliloquy," Frank
Gardner; recitation, "The Pipes at
Lucknow" John B. Bird; essay,
''Silent Influence" N. +. Had
ley; recitation, "Nobody's Child,'
Rodgers Wilson; recitation, "The
Honest Deacon" Leon b. Tantum
recitation, Cardinal Wolsey's FALL
Geo. G.. Knowles; recitation, "Tht
Execution of Montrose, e. B. T.
Springer; recitation, "spartacus to the
|Glxdiators," Il. b. Burnham; essay
"Tne Character of Macbeth" G. T. r
Bates; recitation, "rhe Ship on Fire, y
Edwin Gardner; recitation, "John
Burns Of Gettysburg" d. r. Diefen-
dorf
The military drill by the Rugby ca
dets WAS really the most interesting
aud attractive feature Of the evening
Old trained veterans could not have
gone through the manual of arms mol
marched with greater precision thar
these youthful soldiers.
The following graduates were ther
called upon the platform, to whom
Principal Murphy delivered diplomas
John b Burnbam, G. T. r. Bates
John s. Littell, e. Bald win, r. Spring
er, Frank w. Bigger, George L. Sny
der and Noble H. Hadley
Superintendent Of public schools, T
n. Williams, addressed the graduates
In an encouraging and appropriate ad
dress.
DR.. Murphy then made the following
award Of prizes:
First honor prizes-Senior depart.
ment, G. T. Il. Bates, gold medal
junior department. Clarke CharchmaD
silver medal; primary department
Daniel M. Bates, DR., silver medal
mathematical prizes to j, FRANKLIN
Cook and George l.. Snyder.
EiDcntiOn nriZaa-Sen fnr nanu y ffn a N \
John B. Bird; junior department, Leoi
g. Tantum and Dorr! r. Diefendo OFF
primary department, Edward q
lOhuTchman; classical prize, John G
Burnbam.
Testimonials for improvement il
pen nmanship dep lrtment, Ed.
ward Gardner; junior department, j
Bill Pierce; primary department.
Homer j. Diefendorf; spelling prizes
John A. Little and John B. Bnrnham
history prize, George G. Knowles.
| Prizes for punctuality-John s. Lit
tell, gold medal for not being laJe no
absent for over five years and fou
months; j. Bail Peirce, priza for beinJ
punctuAl and present for four years
Frank B. Carpenter and Benjamin B
Smith for being punctcsl and preseu
Tor three years; q. T. II. Bates, @. Franz
Morrow, George L Snyder, j. Franz
Psirce and Daniel M. Bates, Jr., for no
being absent or late for two years, an
Clarke Churchman, John j. Hanson
Robert p. Robinson, s. Harrington Lit
;el!, Thomas Luke and Edward g
Churchman for being punctual durin
the scholastic year ending yesterday, al
received prizes.
A large number of the prizes wer
presented for composition.
| For real solid literary merit the com
mencement at Rugby excels all ether
held.