Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-06-16
sTAUNTOy MALE ACADEMY.
CLOSING EXERCISES SECOND SESSION.

| This city can be congratulated upon the sue
cess which has attended the establishment by
Professor w. Fl. Kable, of the Staunton Male
Academy. The close of the second session oc-
CURED on the 18th instant, at the Opera House
| before large and cultured audience. Inc
| Principal makes no display of the proficiency
| of the school, or the attainments of his pupils
| beyond recital of merit and the awards IN
4 books suitable TO the distinctions attained
Simple elegance, associated with the culture
of laudable ambition, are cardinal features
which impress the observer as his reflections
dwell upon the course of study and interior
government of the Academy in its work OF de-
veloping the mind and giving our youth intel
iectual and moral and religious training.
| The Principal announced the following list
| OF students in the order named, who won tn e
| honors of the school. Rev. DR.. Mcfarland,
Jno. N. Opie, Esq, Professar S. II. Owns, OF the
Academy, and Hon. Jacob Yost, presented IN
| elegant and appropriate addresses, the prizes
| associated with the distinctions preceding
their names
| Distinctions.
The following are the distinctions in the re-;
spective classes for the session 1885 and 1885,
| SpelLing-Willie Asst, ] Fred Davis, II Sny-
der, Hugh McIlhany, J Peyton, S D Timber
Branch, Wilson Splitter. H Trout, Walter
Hullihen, Baldwin Ransom, Edmund Moss,
Jacob Forcheimer.
Geogrophy-H Hugh McIlhany, Baldwin RAN
son, S d Timberlake, Walter Hulihen, Ed
mund Moss, II Branch, Lorenzo Evans. Will
son Splitter, H Trout.
u S. Histo,y-J Fred Davis, Willie Asst, s D
Timberlake. Morton Fultz, P II Trout.
.Arithmetic-Junior CASH o Snyder. Bald
ton Futz. H Trout
Arithmetic-senior Glass; r. Hendren, w
G Caperton, Warren PIatt, S b johnson, Alex
English Granamar-Junior Class-Eugene
Hoge, 3 Peyton. Willie Asst, Baldwin Ransom,
FL Snyder, Morton Foltz, p III Trout, J Fred
Davis, s Tlmberlake. Henry Peyton, n Og-
burn, Jacob Forcheimer, FL Branch, Wilson
Splitter,
Warren Piatt ] Boyce Taylor, Chas Hunter
w G Kable. w G Caperton, Chas II Kable.
Algebrq-J1nior Class-s r Hendren, II o
Sloan, Ruggles Nelson. w G Caperton. Simp-
kins Turnbull. W Hartman Kable. Warren
tus Zerega, John S Peck, Jno II Gilkeson, Chas
Hunter, Lacy Gibson, Eugene Hoge
Latin-Junior-s R Hendren. H Snyder.
Willie Asst, Walter Hullihen, Morton EultZ, p
II Trout, Baldwin Ransom, II S Branch. Sam
Johnson. intermediate Glass. LIST sections
Turnbull, d Rucker, j III Gilkerson.T WAtkin-
son, Ruggles Nelson. Intern ediate Glass, End
section--W Hartman Kable Senior Glass;
Cecil Baker. ] w Strider.
FFench--J Fl Gilkerson.
Baker. j S Peck, w Hartman Kable. P Brown,
A Zerega, Chas Hunter.
Trigononset,yJ W Strider, Cecil Baker, D n
Rucker.
Geomery--A Zerega, It w Atkinson, D FL
Rucker. Ruggles Nelson, H Gilkerson.
Physics--J Il Gilkerson,D H Rucker. j Pey-
ton, Ruggl es Nelson,
General Chemistry,-J H Ogburn, simpkins
Turnbull, W Atkinson, L Churchman.
Alex Sloan, Ruggles Nelson.
6urveyingJ W Strlder, Cecil Baker.
BLoacpipe A'aalysis-Alex Sloan, simpkins
TurnbuIl. w Hartman Kable. A Zerega, F
Grace Percy Parrish.
Qualitative magistrates Sloan. T Church
M an, Cecil Baker. Simpkins TurnbulI. w
H artman Kable, A Zerega, B Grace.
Quantitdtice Andtysis-E Lacy Gibson.
Worthy Of Special lMention-J II Ugburn II
McIlhany, Edmund Moss. II Brancr, Morton
Fnitz.
Awards Of Merit.
s r Hendren fer highest standing in all his
classes delivered by DR.. Mcfarland.
List of those attaining distinction in all their
classes-J W Strider, H Gilkerson, G III Ba-
ker, Willie Asst, Walter Hallihen, Ruggles
Nelson. P e Trout-delivered by John II Opie,
Esq.
List of those whose marks on examination
distinction: D II Rucker, Alex. Slcan, T
Churchman, W Atkinson. John Peek. Simp-
kins Turnbull, Morton Fultz. Fred Davis, j
Warren Platt, Baldwin Ransom, III O Snyder
delivered by Prof, S II owens.
For greatest diligence in studies and excel
lence in department, W g Observation-Disclosures
by Hon. Jacob Yost.
Rev. VIM. E. Hatcher, D. D., of Richmond,
was then introduced who delivered an address
replete with instruction and frequently mark
ed with elegant and c assic oratory. His SUBJ
ject the value Of Good convictions" carried his
hearers over a wide field of thought and pre-
pared the young men entering upon the jour-
ney of life with a panoply sufficient for all its
vicissitudes.
The Stonewall Brigade Band discoursed
choice music during The exercise.
On the evening of the 10th, the large residence
of the Academy was the scene of a joyous oc-
casion. Mr.. and Mrs. Ksble gave social en-
tertainmet in honor of the students, at which
were a large number of young ladies and little
Misses of The city, who passed the hours in the
merry dance, and social enjoyments, and they
had a real good time. There was a solid leaven
of old folks looking on, receiving and extend
ing greetings in harmony with the charming
associations which were closing the second
session.