National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
COLUMBIAN COLLEGE.
Closing Exercises of tho Preparatory
Department..


The closing exercises Of the Columbian
College Preparatory School took place last
night at the Congregational Church, and the
auditorium and galleries were flied with
the friends Of the young graduates. On
the platform were hundreds of floral gifts,
arranged with nice effect. DIR. James @.
yelling, president OF the Columbian Unit
versity; Rev. DR.. Cuthbert, aud Prof. An.
drew ?. Montague, principal OF the school,
occupied seats upon the platform. In rear
of these gentlemen sat the orchestra, who
rendered appropriate music. Rev. DIR. j.
II. Cuthbert offered prayer. The pro.
grammo consisted Of declamatlous, and as
the declaimers were contestants for
prize medal OF gold, each did his utmost,
and the judges, DR.. E. r. Frlstoe, DIR. j. b.
Hodgkin, Profs. A. q. Wilkinson and J.
II. Gore, and Mr.. Drooker, had difficult
task In hand.
The programme was as follows; SalutG;
Percival Hall; "Manfred's Soliloquy,n A.
M. Ray. "a Twilight .Idyl," +. II. Hall;
t'The Irish Aliens" Angelo Hall; "Bre.
genz," G.. p. Conner; "0ld Times aud
New" ], w. Avery; 1.-THE Lost Galleon,"
7. f. Chambers; "The Drummer Boys
Burial" G. X. McLanahan; "Abel Law; or,
The Ghost,n A. Y. Bradley; "The Battle OF
Beal au Duine,n Percival Hall; "a Scene
from Richard ILL.," j. p. Shannon and A.
NJ. Ray; civilian Tell among the Noun
tains,n w. o. Beall; "My First Political
Speech" John Zug; "Cambyses and the
Macrobian Bow Benjamin Ames. Vale
dietory-"First Honor Of the School," Au-
gelo Hall.
Prof. o. T. Mason addressed the young
graduates in words filed with good ad-
vice.
Prof. Montague announced the prizes,
which were gold medals, and they were
presented by Profs. Gore and Hodgkins
The list is as follows: For high grade OF
scholarship. First class-FIrst prize, An
gelo Hall; second prize, John Zug. Second
class.-First prize, Percival HALF second
Prize, II. G. Heitmuller. Fourth class
First prizes, George Y. McLanahan,
Samuel 7. Davis, ,jr.; Huntington
gold medal in Greek, Angelo Hall;
Montague gold medal In Latin, Angelo
Hall; Janus gold medal in French, Angelo
Hall; Hodgldns gold medal in mathematics,
Angelo Hall; Lodge gold medal in English,
Benjamin Ames; Rome gold modal for
defamation during session, Benjamin
Amesi Corridor gold medal for penman-
ship, j. 9. X. Campbell; Mack gold medal
for elocution during session, JohnW. Avery;
Fox gold medal for defamation at COM
mencement was awarded by the judges to G..
G. Conhor; honorable mention, John Tug
and Benjamin Ames. Hermesian Society
gold medals-Best debater, Benjamin Ames;
best editor, Tileston L. Chambers. Gold
medals for punctuality and department
and William I. Hord, jr.; one year, Tiles
ton +. Chambers, William G. Clary, Rad
cliffe Copeland, Samuel s. Hoover, jr.,
Horace G.. mcfarland, John w. Riley, and
George Steiger
Honorable mention for an average above
DO; BENJAMIN Ames, Tileston Z. Chambers,
George p. Conn, Samuel L. Davis, ir., Il.
J.. Eustaphieve, Charles L. Frailey, Angelo
Hall, Percival Hall, II. g. Heitmuller, s. s.
Hoover, jr., George X. McLanahan, W. ID.
Searle, ii. IL. Thompson, John lug.
Diplomas were awarded to the following
graduates: Benjamin Ames, English, Latin,
French, mathematics; John W. Avery,
lish, Latin, Greek, French; Harry A. b.
Burch, Latin, French; Tileston u. Cham
bers, English, Latin, Greek, French, math-
ematics; Clarence w. DeKnight, English,
French; Thomas s. Ellis, English, Latin,
French ; Angelo Hall, English, Latin,
Greek, French, mathematics; Samuel s..
VIM. I. Hord, IT,, English, Latin, French;
Chas. A. Mckinney, English, Latin, Greek,
French, mathematics; Harry X. Mannakee,
English; Oscar A. Menocal, English, French,
mathematics; Anthony NJ. Ray, English,
French; Philip Sawyer, French, mathemat-
ics; VIM. D. searle, English, French, mathe-
mathematics. Harry II. Thompson, Eng.
lish, French, mathematics; Van Wyck
Weaver, English, French; John Zug, Eng
lish, Latin, Greek, French, mathematics.
The benediction was given by Rev. DR..
Cuthbert, after which the people pres.
ent left much pleased with the commence
ment and the happiness their presence be-
slowed upon the young men. Much Of the
success OF the occasion was due TO the fif.
teen members Of the committee Of arrange
ments, of which Mr.. George Steiger was
chairman, and to the sixteen ushers, over
whom presided Mr.. @. A. McKenney.