Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-06-24
ST JOHN : COLLEGE.


The Commencement Day Exercises
Of st. Johns College took place this
morning 10 Mcdowell Hall. The
day opened bright and beautiful. and
was all that could be desired for an
Oceasion Of this kind, and the bali
was crowded with frieads and rela-
tives Of the students 10 witnes the
closing exercises OF st. johns for the
year 1886.
The order Of exercises were opened
with scripture and prayer BY the
Rev. r. III. Williams, followed BY
music, after which the following
oratIons were delivered By the grad
yates: Salutatory Grafton and 1.-THE
Rise and Progress Of international
Law. Clinton T. Wyatt, Goldsboro',
Md; Books" Jacob Grape, IT,, Bal
timore, Nd; 1.-THE Weakness of the
United States under the Articles Of
Confederation" Thomas Kent Green,
Annapolis, Nd; "The Influence Of
Invention George @. Schoff, An
napolis, Nd; The Strength Of the
United States under the Constitu-
ton" and the "Valedictory Grafton, y
Edward M. HardcastIe, Trappe, Nd.
The President then announced the
following:
NO DEMERITs.
Students against whom no dement's
are standing at the end Of the present
academic year--In the Preparatory
Department, 3rd class--Arthur Ross;
2nd class-Francis Il. Daniels and
George j. Watkins. Ist class Wall
lace II. Boyd, Charles II. Chenoweth
and JAS. A. Nydegger.
In the College department, Fresh
man Class-Wm. i. Tippett and VIM.
Il. Trenchard. Sophmore class B.
M Cissel, j. 4. Fenwick, Bernard
Murphy, Jas. Ii Qninby (lst term
only,) VIM. III TImmermen. Junior
Class-C. Edwin Carl, and John
Ridout. Senior class-T. Kent
Green, Ed. nj Hardcastle, George q.
Schoff and Clinton T. Wyatt. POST
graduate-WilI B. Shober.
Those who have received no de
merits during the year are B. NJ
Cissel, G. Edwin Carl, George @.
Schoff, w. b. Shober.
HONORABLE MENTION
In the Preparatory Department,
3rd class. Hugh r. Riley, NJ. f.
Oliver. In the FIRST class, Jas. A
Nydegger, Charles Fl. Ghenoweth.
In the College Department-Fres
man Claas-Albert III Hopkins, VIM.
f. Trenchard, John g. Tilton, Her.
bert Noble, Chas. G. Edwards, Jay
v. Chase.
In the Sophomore Glass; L.
Dryden Ia the Junior Glass; VIM.
Il. Purdum. Thos. Holiday Hicks,
@. Edwin Carl.
In the Senior Class,-Clinton T.
Wyatt, George c. Schoff. Thos. Kent
Green.
CERTIFICATES OF DISTINCTION
For the attainment OF at least 80
per cent as general average 10 all
studies, with not less than so per
cent in any one study have been won
this year by thirteen students.
In the Preparatory Department, in
the 3rd class-M. +. Oliver; 2nd
class +. e. Daniels; lst class Chas.
FL Chenoweth
Ia the College Department, 10 the
Freshman Class--Jay v. Chase, Her
bert Noble, VIM. &. Trenchard; Soph-
omore Claes-A. Lincoln Dryden;
Junior Class-C. Edwin Carl, VIM.
L. Purdum; Senior Class--T. Kent
Green. George G. SchoEf, Clinton I.
Wyatt.
In the Postgraduate Course--W
B. Shober Two of these have at
tanned general average ofoveF So
per cent. for the year, which entities
their names to be Distinguished on
their certificates and in the annual
catalogue by star. They are Chas.
Fl. Chenoweth, OF the first Prepara-
tory, and q. Edwin Carl, of the
Junior Glass.
The highest academic honor that
the Institution can confer certi6-
cate distinction Of the 6rst grade,
for tho attainment of at least 80 per
cent. as . general average 10 oil
studies for The year. has been won
by two students Mr.. E. III. Hard
castle Of the Senior Glass COS per
cent and Mr.. Bernard Murphy, Of
the Sophomore Glass (sS per cent.
DE0REEs.
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