The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-06-21
MALE ACADEMY.
CLOSING EXERCISES LARGE CROWDS,
SPEECHES, MUSIC, &C.

of visitors were at the Academy during tn
hours of examinations aud were loud il
their praises of the creditable manner il
which the pupils acquitted themselves
They showed advancement of the right kind
not merely Of superficial character. but 0
thorough work accomplished
On Wednesday night at the Court Hous
the primary and intermediate classes CAV
a public exhibition. The house was Grove
ed by an immense audience, and stapdin
room was at a premium. The exercise
were made very interesting, as the follow
ing programme will show:
/. Chorus by the school. Piano accom-
paniment by Mrs J. C. Harris
| ?. REGULATIONS by Wilder Glover, Howar,
McCutcheon, Willie Mathews, Adrian Cor
telyou, Jimmie McCutcheon, and Charles
| Barker
REGULATIONS by Victor Manget, Pau
Sistrunk, Paul Witt. Fred Agricola anC
Hope Irwin.
Music by Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Ed
monston.
5. Mock Guilty or not Guilty 3'-
twenty-six boys participating
6. United Workmen, Geo. Harris, Fred
Dunwoody, Fred Donaldson, Geo. Turner
Evan Howell, Homer Handy, r. Howell
Paul Cooper, Leo. Mason, c. Brumby.
7. Free Gymnastics, by thirty little boys
s. Charade, double play by James Dun
woody, James Hammett, Win PomeroY
and Will King.
8. Our Presidents,b by W. Garrison, Mason
Handy, Reed and Lawhon.
TO- REGULATIONS by E Reed Freddy Frey
er, Hugh Montgomery and Harry Leake
H. Music.
L. The Farmer, by Mayes Northeutt
Hugh Handy, Phillip Pomeroy.
Is. Recitations by Geo. Harris Henry
Anderson, Florence johnson, Fred Dun
woody and Clyde Matthews.
IA. Songs by little boys.
10. Calisthenics and dumb bells.
Hon. W. R. Power in brief and per
tinent speech delivered the prizes. A gold
medal to Ed Manning Tor excellence in
dumb bells Prizes to James McCutcheon
in Elocution; to Paul Cooper in word prim.
er and geography; to Evan Howell for good
conduct; to Clyde Matthews in word prim-
err, and to Dan Manget in word book to
Frank Ereyer, gold medal for free gym
nastics.
Excepting charade, the above was partic.
lpated in only by primary and intermediate
departments. In every part the little boys
crowned themselves with honor, showing
that their time had not been idly spent.
On Thursday evening, found the largest
crowd present we have any recollection OF
ever seeing within those walls Of one time,
The ACADEMIC departmept-or the lager
boys and young men-took part in these
exercises The programme was as follows
|. Music-"Come where the lilies bloom. /"
by Mrs. j. C. Harris, Mrs. j. d. Buttolph,
Mr. c. +. Beckett and Mr.. J. Bella Camp
bell. Piano, Mrs. T. Z. Edmonston.
q. Speeches by 4. Il. Chambers, George
Sessions, +. Manning and A Smith.
3. Speeches by N II. Stewart, Sherwood
Kiser, Make Dobbs, Frank S4pgsa aud
Frank Boatos,
A. Speeches by Bolan Brumby, Oscar
Grower, John Boston, Dewitt Cole and Ear
nest Faw
o. Valedictory address by 4. W. Frey
6. Music, piano and violin, by Mrs. H. G.
Cole and Prof F. L. Freyey.
I. Dumb-bells
8. Annual address by Hon. John w.
Aiken. Subject "The Old South VS.. The
New South" The speech was mastery
production, clearly and eloquenty deliver
ed, and frequently applauded
3. Charade-Initiating Granger.
10, Mrs. Jarley's Wax works.
II. Delivery Of medals by DR.. Cortelyou.
a gold medal to u. W, Frey for the highest
general average; to Earnest Faw, gold
medal given by Hon. Geo. f. Gober, for
best English composition; to Oscar Grower,
gold medal, the gift of DR.. P. r. Cortel-
you, for penmanship medal for Bolan
Brumby in elocutioni Book to u. W. Frey
for work in pietiolsry GLASS. After
these prizes had been delivered Col L. Faw
surprised Prof. J. G. Harris by presenting
him with beautiful gold headed cane, the
gift OF assistant teachers and pupils Of the
school, as testimonial Of the high regard
and esteem in which he is held by them.
Prof. Harris returned thanks in few well
chosen remarks, and the commencement
exercises were at an end.
1t is indeed very gratifying to have such
a fine school in Marietta as the Male Acad-
envy, presided over by one of the best teach.
ers in Georgia. Prof Harris has shown
himself to be the right man in the right
place; gentleman, scholar and Christian.
de loves his work with an ardor that shows
no abatement. He has associated with him
the best educational talent as assistants.
Mr.. Charles F. Beckett, is a young man
thoroughly equipped in mind and body to
do faithful, efficient and conscientious work.
de is a true gentleman, esteemed and ap-
preciated by the people spd loved by the
students Miss Hattie Culbreath is lady
of great gifts as teacher and has filled the
position as an assistant with skill and salts
faction. She is thoroughly devoted to her
chosen work. Mr.. Moore in the CONNER
clal department has given the utmost salts.
faction, while in vocal training Mrs J. G..
Harris has demonstrated that boys can
learn to sing as well as grown up people.
We all feel proud Of our male school and
snail use every endeavor to push it forward
to greater usefulness and success.