Evening journal., 1888-06-16
RUGBY oommENCEMENT.
Seven Young Wen Graduate Frem
This Well-known school.

exercises Of Rugby Academy were held In /
the Opera House last evening before a
large audience Of the friends and acquaint-
ances OF the students.
Back Of the footlights the stage was
edged with preseBts OF books and boxes of
confectionery, handsome baskets and |
bouquets OF flowers and delicious baskets
Of fruit from the friends and admirers OF |
tie studente. The line OF presents was
long and high and no one had been forgot |
ten. At one side of the stage stood
table on which were the medals and prizes
to be presented to the deserving ones. on
the left OF the stage sat the Rev. William
l.. McEwan, DIR. s. w. Murphy, the former
principal OF the academy, Prof. j. J.
Pierce, teacher OF penmanship, William Il.
Stackpole, professor OF mathematics and
natural sciences, Frank w. Bigger, teacher
OF the English branches and military tao
tics and Prof. W. NJ. Foulk, principRl Of
the academy. On the right of the stage
sat the graduates, with boutonniers on
their coats and their essays in their hands.
The essays read were creditable. They
were brief, showed some originality and
were we'll read, but some OF the essayists
did not speak loud snough to be heard dis
tinctly. The recitatlons OF the boys OF the
junior and primary departments we're
very crsditable. They showed consids ble
oratorical talent. The program was in
terspersed with music by the Rey bold
orchestra.
The exercises we're opened with prayer
by the Rev. I. Gardiner Littell, the audi
ence standing. Thomas Luke MAIDS very
brief address OF welcoms. benjamin B.
Smiths humorous recitation. "The World
We Live In" was well delivered The re
citation by Charles Hadley, Frank Tindall.
Leroy Kendall aud Albert Churchman. en-
titled when We Are Men, was given
with such energy and vigor that the audi
euce Insisted on its being repeated. Lewis
r. Epringer's recitation WAS fairly de-
livered. Edwin Gardner's essay 1.-THE Two
Ways was imaginative. Newton Wat
mough's recitation was good. The prize
dsclaimer of the primary department,
Harry Walrath, was such cute little fel.
low and enunciated so deliberately and
earnestly that he pleased the house
immensely. William d. Bfiuckle delivered
the CID story OF the Owl Criticn very we'll
The recitation OF T. Diefendorf. the prizs
declaimer Of the senior department was the
best delivered Of the evening. His ges.
tures we're graceful and his delivery efftc
tive @. Frank Morrow's essay on
"Punctualityn was short but fair E.
Stanton Baker would have been better with
a little more animation in his recitation
Daniel M. Bates. Jr., the prize deelaimer Of
the Junior department, and Edward @.
Churchman gave the quarrel scene from
Julius C@aar. William e. Snydsr read an
essay on Business Qualifications, and
Franklin Gardner recited .Rggulus TO the
Carthaginiars.n The farewell address by
Clarke Churchmen was after the manner
Of such efforts and was fairly delivered
The military drill by the Rugby cadets
was very creditable. Every movement
was made without break and with pre-
cision that would be a credit to any mill
tary organization. The companies first
marched and countermarched about the
stage to the music of the orchestra. Then
a company Of the larger boys went through
the manual OF arms almost as one man
The Rev. w. L. McEwan awarded the
diplomas to the graduating class after q
short address of admonition, encourage
M emit and counsel.
Prof Foulk awarded the medals and
prizes for excellence as follows: W. d,
Brin kle, the gold medal for the first honor
Of the senior department; d. M. Bates
Jr., the silver medal of the junior depart
msnt; Albert Churchman, the silver media
OF the primary department. Leroy Kendall
was entitled to distinguished mention, but
entered the acade my too late 10 competI
for the prizes. Clarke Churchman tool
the prize for mathematics; s. Harrington
Littell classics. Dorr f. Diefendorf tool
the prizs for alocutlon in the ssnior depart
ment, d. III Bates, Jr., in the junior, an,
Harry I. Walrath IN the primary. Ii
penmanship j. h. RUSSELL r. Borie AM
Frank L. Tindall took the prizes in tbei
respective departments. George Mol
received the premium for spelling
Charles + White for English history
William G. Drein for United States histor,
aud W. Allen Lindsay. for drawing. Ben
jamin B. smith and f. b. Carpenter n
saived prizes for punctuality, having ai
tended every session for years withou
being late s Harrington Litteel and EC
ward q. Churchman for s years punctu
ality and franklin Garder for one year
The natatorinm prizss we're awarded Q
. follows For the best drill, Clarke Churct
man with the honorable mention OF Frank
: lin Gardner. Fred Green and e. Stsuto
Baker. In English grammar {
/. p. M. Rumford. Honorable nentio
Edwin Gardner. Frank Gardner, Gaorp
! Mole. d. M, Bates. Jr., t. B. smithers an
! Charles Cotton. Harold Fitch received II
uatatorium prize for spelling. with II
honorable mention Of Fl. P. Wetnougl
!, Frank Kilvington, q Smithers. Home
) J. Diefsndorf, Lewis r. Springer, Charl'
! : Cotton, A. Dilwyn Huey, Roy Kendall an
! Ambrose Taylor.
! The officsrs OF the Rugby cadets are
follows: F. W. Bigger, colonel. Co. A, !
!, s. Baker, captain; Thomas Luke, fir
i lieutenant; T Gardner, FIRST sergesn
/ William d. Brinkls, second sergeant;
NJ. Bates, color sergeant. Co B, c Fran
! Morrow, captain; William e Sayder, tir
i lieutenant; e. G.. Churchman. frat Sc
4, geant; H. J Diefendorf, second sergean
I, at the end of the exercises the presen
y we're distributed and the boys left
triumph.
: DANGEROUS WIRES.