Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-26
Commencement Exercises.

The annual commencement of Miss Annie
Walth's musical class took place Monday
last at her residence, JOG St. Asaph street.
The entrance was performed in q most cred
liable manner by Miss May Lynch, also the
vocal solos by Misses Maggie Marmaduke,
and Virgie Green, The organ solo by Miss
Cora Herbert and piano solo by Miss Emma
Jenkins were we'll rendered and received
the applause of teachers and pupils. The
distribution Of premiums was as follows
Glass Gold harp medal for highest ca
nellence in music, to Miss Ida Francis.
81 class-Premiums to Cora Fleming, Mary
Hattop, Irene Butler and Lucy Laws. Sd
cIass-Gold medal for improvement and al
tendance during the session. to Miss Maggie
Marmadnke; second premiums to Virgie
Green, Emma Jenkins, Cora Herbert and
E sic Gray. The exercises closed with the
retiring march By Misses Marmaduke and
Lynch.
The closing of the public echoos was
continued tic day, when the exercises Incl.
dent to the dismissal for the session of Hal
lowell echool-cclored girIs-were held at
Lee building, on north Alfred street. The
teachers of the school are Sarah A. Grey
principal, and Louise r. Tancil, Rose l..
Williams Margaret Darnell, Bessie K.
Spriggs aud Sarah ]. Derrick, assistants
The exercises consisted of singing, dia'
logues, addresses by Supt. Carne and Rev
]. w. Webb and the distribution of honor5.
The singing of the scholars, led by the
teachers, was the feature of the exercises.
The Superintendent medal was awarded to
Ella Dulany. 10 his address Supt. Carne
paid tribute to Henry Dulany, the late
. pressman of this office. holding him up as
en- example fer the CT lored children of this
city TO follow.
The closing exercises of Snowden school
-colored boys-will be held at Seaton build
ing, on south Pitt street, tomorrow morn :
ing, commencing al 8 o'clock. This will end
the closing annual exercises of the public
schools for the year.
The 57lh annual commencement Of St.
johns Academy will take place at Lsnnon's
| Opera House this evening at o'clock, and
| the programme to be rendered is an inter-
IS ing one, embracing music, recitalioDs.
readings, u farce (Box and Cox and drill.
The music will be by Prof. Schari's juveli lie
orchestra, composed OF his Alexandria pupils.
4 lie closing EXERCISES Ol the CPlscopai
] High School, near this city, was held yes
tsrday evening and as usual were largely
attended. Prizes were presented as follows:
Reading at sight: Second prize to l.. b.
| Machen; fret prize, w. b. Laird, jr. For
reading: Second prize, w. Fl. Laird, jr first
prize, o. w. CatchinRs. For defamation ;
Third prize, 2. Van R Slires; second prize,
l.. H. Machen first priza, j. G. LonsdaIe.
Fer scholarship Whitte prize, +. I. Con
iey, 9. Hepburn. 6. S. Hepburn, j., II.
Old, B. M. Randolph, jr., II. seanrook
Meade prize w. w. Od, jr., II. G. Rely.
The medals were awarded as follows: Lig-
gett prize medal. for excellence in general
scholarahip, 20 Horace Ghiselip; Bibb prize
medal, for excellence in the study Of Shake
epearp, TO z. D. Gregory; Wilson priz
medal, for excellence in English compost
lion, TO B. NJ Randolph, j.. Ranewinckel
prizs medal, for excellence Ia mathematics,
TO VIM. W. Old, jr.
The commencement exercises of the Epic
copal Theological Seminary, near this city.
were continued TO day. This morning the
essays Of the senior ella were read and at 2
o'clock luncheon was served which was