Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-29
Commencement Exercises.
sT JoHN's ACADEMY.

The fifty sixth, annual commencement OF
this school took place at Lannon'S Opera
House this morning. Shortly before 10
o'clock tho corps of cadets, under the COM
mand of Capt. Will f Carne, marched down
from barracks and, stacking their guns in
the rear Of the stage, took seats upon it.
At the appointed hour the school orchestra,
consisting of Cadet Jacob X. Fisher, OF Rich
mond. pianist. Cadets Edward Il. Damn and
C.C.Bradley Price,of this city, land Cadet Ez-
ra Gould, of Washington, under the direc'
ton of Prof. Emil l. Soharf, struck up Bey-
er's "Star of the West" TO the music OF
which the curtain rose. The literary exer-
cises began By Satisfactory and Comic His
torv OF tho Gloss" by Cadet David NJ. Lch-
tenstein, of New Orleans. The "Play Day"
Polka be Cadet Fisher on tho piano and Ca
Diet Dunn on the violin followed, and then
came very we'll worded and we'll delivered
essay hy Cadet Edwin A. Ballard. OF West
Falls Church. entitled Two Silent Cities"
| The echool orchestra gave Schubsrt's
March of the Knight" and 81 debate on The
question, as the Pen Mighier than the
sword ?" in which Cadets h. H. l.. and D..
Nee. Chichester. jr, of Fairfax c.
f., sustained the affirmative and Ca
diets S. Girard Heater, of Loudoun,
and ]. David LsDnon, Of this city,
the negative followed. Then the orches.
ira PLAYED the Excursion Waltz" very
pretty production of their director, and Ca
det s. Mason Lee, of Chantilly, gave hu
morous account OF his entry into the school,
called "My Initiation" which was
followed by Streeboy's Fairy Schottische,"
bv the orchestra. Twenty Years Hence
A Prophetic Dream" was then spoken by
Cadet Jonas Roos, of Opelousaa, La, who
made many good hits at members of his
class and the orchestra played Loabi'zki's
"Salute to Prague" Then in the absence
of Capt Kemper, Secretary of the local
committee, Mr. James S. Causten. on the
part of the University, gave the university
certificates to the following young gentle
men, Edwin A. Ballard. w.; David M.
Lichtensteiu, L.; FL. Ennels Holt, Va; s.
Girard Heater, Vn David Lannon, Va, and
S. Mason Lee, Va, in English, mathematics,
history and geography, geology and chem.
istry r. Henry Lse Chichester and Daniel
McC. Chichester, jr., Va, in Latin, English,
mathematics, history and geography, and
geology Jonas Roos, La, in English, histo
~ and geography, chemistry, and geology,
and Edward r Dunn. We. in Eoglish,
mathematics and history and geography.
He, also gave university certificates to two
young .des from Mount Vernon Institute,
who passed the Alexandria examination in
English, mathematics, history and geoera-
ply, chemistry and geology, ard gave one
of them university medal, "for papers of
distinguished merit" Cadet Ballard receiy-
ing one also After some selections from
1.-THE Little Tycoon" on the piano by Ca.
Diet Fisher, the graduation took place, the
recipients of the university certificates all
receiving diplomas.
A either solo By Master Ernest Mulhauser
private pupil of Prof. Scharf, followed,
af5er which the yaledictory was delivered
by Cadet Edward r. Dunn, of this city, md
after some music on the piano from Buca.
lossi's Gitann, the award of houors was
made as follows:
Glass A: Gold medals to r. Henry Lee
Chichester, of Virginia, Daniel McC. Chi
chester, jr. of Virginia, s. Girard Heater, of
Virginia, Edwin A. Ballard, of Virginia. !
David M. Lichtenstein, of Louisiana, S.
Mason Lee, of Virginia, ]. David Lannop,
of Virginia, Edward r Dunn, of Virgins,
Edward A. German, of Virginia.
Silver medals to II. Ennels Holt OF Viz
,nia, and Jonas Roos, La.
Class B: Gold medals to J. NJ. Vianney I
Ficklin, of Virginia, c. Humphrey Ford, of
Virginia. G. Arunah Rogers, OF Maryland,
md Richard Trippe. Of Maryland.
Silver medals to Samuel B Moore, of Vir-
,inia, Jesse F. Rohr, of D. C, Edward G.