Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-02
c COMMENCEMENT WEEK
At the Theological Seminary and Episco-
pal High Sohool-Prizes, Graduates. sc.
Icnrrn.uonfence OF tho Kichmond Dlspatchl

pal High School-Prizes, Graduates. Sc.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dspatch.I
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 49, 1883.
The commencement exercises at the
Thenlo~ical Seminary and at the Episcopal
High School. near tins city, during the
past week, which closed with the annual
ordination Yesterday, have been of unusual
interest. so that the description regularly
sent YOU seems more than commonly
worthy of place III your columns. The
two institutions named though diverse IN
character are held by the same corpora
ton and are in such close proximity and
alliance that no comprehensive account OF
their closing week could omit the exer-
Cises NJ either.
Sunday night. June 23d, the final sermon
before the boys OF the High School was
preached TO them and a large congregation
besides in the chapel of the Theological
Seminary, the Rev. X. Nelson, ID. d., read
ing the service and the school Organist and
choir supplying the music. The Right
Rev. Leighton Coleman, ). Il. D., Ill. d.,
bishop of Delaware. was the preacher.
On Monday the last examinations at the
seminary took place and the following day
the annual meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees. The meeting being of course private
not much is given ont for publication, but
IL is understood that measures looking
generally toward the further improvement
of the seminary premises were lnaugurated.
Joseph Bryan. Esq, of Richmond, was
elected member ofthe board and ProfeS-
sor Crawford was appointed 10 canvass for
additional funds. The seminary Is now IN
vigorous life, with numbers unequalled
since the war and prospects OF further M
crease Another residence will be erected
this summer for the use of Professor Gram
mar. who is about ~ be married.
LITERARY sOCrFTIEs
Tuesday night occurred the joint final
celebration of the literary societies of the
Hiqh School. enliVened by an excellent
band, X. Cokton Bhckford, of Lynch
burg. presided for the FAIRFAX, and Charles
u. Reifsnider, Jr., Of Mary land, for the
Blackford Society. The medals for read
inc. declain1ng, and debating in the for
mer We're taken by Addison W. Greenway,
of Arkansas; james NJ. Mason, Jr., of West
Virginia; and Edward d. Gregory, of
Iynchburg In the latter by W. Chase
Adams, of King William; William T.. Pc
ters, Jr., OF the University of Virginia;
and Eugene Biacktord, Jr., Of Maryland,
respectively. MILAN N. Fletcher. of
Rappahsnnock, Was JOINT valedictorian.
The animal addrcsS-an excellent One-was
made by the Rev. Arthur b. klnsolylng, of
Richmond county.
Wednesday morning at ii O'Clock the
almuni of the seminary met tor business.
In the atsence0f the Rev. George A. Smith
(cless of 1920. who Wsls i'll and has since
died, Bishop Whittle occupied the chair.
There was a large attendance and much IN
terest manifested. At noon the annual es-
say was read this year by the Rev. II.
Melville Jackson, ID. D.. of Richmond, on
Comparative R1igions.S BY universal
consent il was in his best VEN and paper
of singular ability. II win be published in
the July number of the Seminary Magazine
CLOSING EXERCISES
Three o'clock Wednesday afternoon was
the hour for the clos Ingexercises OF the SEES
sion al the High School, though in order to
gain time on tAis occasion the distribution of
certificates had taken place IN the MORN
ing. The opening prayer was made by
Bishop Peterkin, of West Virginia. Prizes
in dOcutiOn were given TO William T..
Peters, Jr.. of the University; James NJ.
Mason Jr.. of West Virginia: Page Van II.
Stires, OF Norfolk, and Thomas Plnckney.
JF, IF South Carolina. The prizes for
scholarship. of which the Meade Is the
highest. were distributed as follows; Whit
tie prize 10 n. X. CrAighill. of West Nir-
GINA; J. Il. Fletcher, of Rappahannock
G. A. G. Lehman. OF Montana; j. NJ Ma
son. Jr., of West Virginia; Thomas Pinck-
new, Jr., OF South Carolina l.. T. Ravenel,
of South Carolina. and ". H. Randolph, of
Henrieo. Johns prize 10 Henry G. Rely,
of Halifax. Meade prize to w. NJ. Fletcher,
Il. ID. Gregory, of Lynchburg, aud W. W.
Old. Jr., OF Norfolk. The medals, all the
gifts OF friends OF the school, were be-
slowed as follows Lisgett junior prize
medal for excellence in general scholar
ship 10 Henry Darlington Rely, OF Hall
fax. Potts prize medal for excellence in
the study OF Shakespeare " Buckner Ma
ell Randolph, Jr., of Henrico. Wilson
prize medal for excellence IN English COM
position 10 ThOmas Pincknry Jr., of South
Carolina. Hanewinckel prize medal for
excellence in mathematics - Nathaniel
rutherford Craighil, OF West Virginia.
The exercises closed with the re De1sm
and benediction pronounced ny Bishop
white.
sKAu- cEsTHNNIAL.
= Immediately after their close q meeting
took place without change OF audience) Of
peculiar interest aud one which had been
duly arranged beforehand. This was a
eemi-centennial reunion OF Old Boys. of
whom about seventy had accepted invita-
tions 10 be present. MIR. Joseph Packard
DR.. Of Baltimore, presided. a short adj.
dress OF welcome IN behalf of the boys OF
to-day was made by Edward ID. Gregory. of
Lynchburg, and historical Sketcn. OF the
school was read by the Principal. Then
followed addresses from the Rev. DR.. Pack
ard, Of the seminary, as the person present
who had known the place longest. and
from Major John Page, Of Hanover, an
under-master during the FIRST four years OF
It's existence. Remarks at greater or less
length were then made by the following
old boys: Colonel Edmund Berkeley, now
Of Alexandria; Bishop white; Rev. Q.
walker, ID. d., Of the seminary; Captain
w. ftzhugh Carter. OF Baltimore; Protes-
s0r X. O. Berkeley. III. A. o. The West VIZ.
Rinia University: Nj Janeph BRYAN. Il