Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-27

ooe-a House last night, a very ldli auuienoo'
.,si, from Washington, stteodiog Inc
.an5ic bv Prof Shafts juvenile orchestra,
,,,ooos,d ofbis Alexandria pupils was GOOD.
J., cans; oueuce Of The very late dale al
-, me returpa OF She University local ex-
;,.fiors were received, there had oeeD no
,j,o.. far the gradustes to prepare speeches,
u-usl &C recitations from Shakespeare
INNS C:r,ar, the play wbicn vas lnciuoeo
Tho literature examination, were suD5tl-
,n-ed They consisted OF the speech OF
~, MIN. 70 the Roman popu zee, ny w.
s.,,.n Bslt. OF MsrslaDd Brutn7' neran9u',
nc vert Bnes Marc Antony'7 or&-
,,on by Jose f. K1hr. OF Washington,
,rn,cn w.s very fuzzy done. and tee tent
scene. 10 chafacter, by Abbott .. Payh' OF
Washington, eod Santiago }. fo"eIs
pine Of Cuba. Teen there was a reading
~ me ilpiors Toe Pied Piper OF Hamein.
10 sbicn the narrative was read by scott
T,o,ara of Wasniugton joseph ID.
Wei. ofthi4 CITY, reading tie Mayors part
and W Ba.rey Raid, o. Washington,
mat of tie pied piper. The chorus
r. coonci men, citZsus. ~, be-
inv represented by other boys. among
o,noa Htte Carl MeZ er, q Jersey Si,v, n.
pg his Timely interjact OF "fals, a.
tracted much attention.
TIA cnlef feAtura of the evening was Inc
old fashioned farce, Box aud Cox ne
character of Box was taken by Daniel Il.
Moore t9st of Cox. by 3 Perry Cotnns,and
,bet Of AIrs BJuucer, By George Ii. y COZ
nor. All Washington boys. Ihey uid not
snow tine farce well, but proved go ready IN
supplyiog deficiencies and iatefJscieh so
much humor into it that few discovered the
deficiency.
Next came the presentation OF University
certificates in Greek, Latin, English mathe-
mates. history, geography and geology, %
Cant. X. Kemper, secretary OF The local
committee. These were given TO Abbott :.
pawn. Washington, D c.: c. Arunah Reg
era. Frederick county, Nd. Jesse F. Rohr,
and George H O'Connor, of Washington,
D. C.; ". Seton Belt, Prince Georges
county, Md Horace S. Friedenwad, Ba-
timore, nd. Santiago Jose PoSersy payne,
Trinidad. Cuba Samuel B. Moore, Fairfax
equity. Va w. Frank Burns, Washington,
D. C. The diploma of the academy was then
presented to the same young gentlemen aud
Cadet Payne read wall written Valedlc-
tory.
in throwing out all but Let Serseants Ernest
q Nock. of Washington, and Walter h.
.
n O'Connor, of Washington, of whom, after
some further drill, ;he first named was de-
clsrs6 yjctor Then came the distribution
OF pE:zes, which, in the absence of the May
or. wins was indisposed, was performed by
Rev. J. NJ. Giraud, OF st. Mary's church
Senior Division, Claes a Gold medal ID
w. Seton Belt, Prince Georges county, Md
q Der cent. Class B : Gold medal to 9.
Amman ROGER, Freder ok county, Md, Sc
per cent. and Samuel B. Moore, Fairfax
county. Va, 80 per cent. Silver medals to
Abhott : Pawn and W. Frank Burns, both
of Washington, D g., each % per cent.
Premiums to Jesse F. Kohr, SIS per cent. and
GEORGE H. O'Conner, 81 per cent. beth Of
Washington, D. G and Horace s. Freden
wald, Baltimore, Md, and Santiago jose
Powers Payne Vtiutdsd, Cuba, each 81 per
cent.
Intermediate D vision. Class C: Gold
medal to J. NJ Vanney Fickiin, Alexandria,
Va, 9S per cent Silver medal to J. Earle
Wnaley, L1udoun county, Va, 80 per cent.
P.emums to c. Calvert Hines, Washington,
d c 81 per cent six mouths), aud Ernest
G Mex, Washington. d. c., and w. Foster
O-rlson Alexandria, Va, each 81 per cent.
Class d Gold medal to Simon Baum, Uoior-
loB0, Pe 100 per cent. Silver medal to B.
Perry Coliius, Washington, d. g., 9S Der
cent sud to VIM p Ficklin, Fauduier Co.,
Va % per cent.
Junior division, class E: Gold medals to
Per cent; Clifton II. Long.in, Fairfax cour-
ty, Va, 81 per cent, and Joseph H. Wess
Alex4ndris, Va % per cent. Silver medals
TO 0 liver c. Gesstord Washington, D. c., 81
per can't. and Milton S. Fairfax, Ale1an-
dra, Va, 90 per cent Premiums to ".
Clyde BIuin. Alexandria, Va. 81 per cent;
D Howard Linkins, rs per cent, and Harry
Randall, 10 per cent, both Of Washington,
D &. Cias5 F: Premiums 10 + ma Brun,
Alexandria Va 81 per cent, and to Ez-a
Could, Washington, D. G, 50 per cent.
Preparatory division, Class G.: Premium
to james Fletcher, Washington, D. c., IS
per cent.
Special prIz,s: Tae Fosrd Prize. sets of
Pfescoti's Coi quest Of Mexico and Conquest
o. Peru, TO AOoott 8. Payn, Washington,
D G., for excellence in university examina-
tor.
The Bearing camp medal for bes, kept
tent aud be7' guard duty at Camp Paxson,
to Corporal w Frank Blrns. Washington,D.
T., AID ;qAad consisting of Cadets Edward
q. GormaD of Alexandra; VIM. P. lin,
OF FaUqlie' county, Va, and B. Perry Col.
l'n7auG Horny Randall, Washington, d c.,
with special commentator of Corporal J.
NJ. Esnney Ficklio, for strict attention to
his du,iesand extra vigilance. Judges: Capt.
". F. Carne, j.. sni Messrs. h j. Nevett,
W. w. McCeileey, and ]. B Penn
The drill medal, given by the officers Of
ISIS 10 lat Sergt, Erues, G. Mock, as best
drilled maa in corps. Judges: Ex-Adjntsnt
1seph h. Sanford, ex Drum Sergeant
Raphael ;. Roche and ex lat Lieut.. s. Ms
son Lee.
Odd memorial medal f.r bgst cxamina-
tionin Christian doctrine. Examiner Rev.
ID. Okane, of ST Mary's Church Awarded
to George H. 0'Connor and Richard L.
Carne, r., equally. The tie was decided by
drawing, ana George H. O'Connor won the
me6a
PrIneipaps wiz for not having missad a