The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-06-26
CLOSING EXERCISES
OF THE MARIETTA MALE ACADEMY.

OF THE MARIETTA MALE ACADEMY.
The closing exercises OF the Marietta
Male Academy took place at the court
house last Friday night. An immense
audience was present. The program was
as follows
Chorus U iases IS tavern in the town.
REclTAT1oNs FROM PRIMARY DEPARTMENT..
/ Flynn Travis, King Root, George Turner,
Ed. Gilbert, Don Towers, Geo. Harris, Ed.
Springer, Elliot Dunwody, Dunklin Rey>
nolds, Ed Massey, Dick Loekhart, Herbert
Clay.
PRIZE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l.
Theodore Frey. Irish Aliens and English
Victories.
Z, P. en.....Haynes reply to Webster.
II. o. Grower -. .....Famine in Ireland.
W. l.. Pomeroy ...Eulogy on Emmett
". c. Tate.......The South and the Negro.
Fred Morris..""....... The Gems of Life.
Calisthenics - Free hand Gymnastics
Primary Department.
PRIZE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II.
Butler Holmes ...Nepoleon' Farewell to
France.
James Lawrence. Popping the Question.
y +. McClatchy",. -. How Jimmie tended
the Baby.
Howard McCutcheon.. The Felon's Cell.
w. ID. Neal.................W What is Bow :?
f. Smith. ............... Seminole's Defiance.
Paul Sistrunk ....~ .........."The Raven
Frank Young. ......... Dignity of Labor.
The Scholars Convention. E. .......- ........
Music by Miss Efie Stephens.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ........................
Jingle Bells.
Chorus Solomon Levi
tCarve dat Possum.
PRIZE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES III.
Tom Brumby ........ =, .....,... The Indians
Mayo Gantt..... ....... Yesterdays.
Rennie Kohlheim.. =. ....John Maynard.
George Montgomery. What live for
Houston Mcintosh. =. ........ The Prisoner.
Clyde Matthews.".... ...",.. The Weaver.
Concert Recitation-The Clock ON the
Stairs. a..
instrumental Music by Mrs. T. c. Ed
monston.
Physical Culture Exercises.
At the conclusion, Prot. Harris stated
his deep regret in severing his connection
with the school, which he had presided
over for the past five years. He thanked
the people for their uniform kindness and
friendship to himself and family, and
hoped in going to his new field oflabor he
would still retain their good wishes.
PRIZES AWARDED.
DR.. Cortelyou then delivered the prizes,
awarded to the successful CONTESTANTS, as
follows:
For the highest general average, the
first honor and a fee scholarship in
Emory College, R o. Grower. Mr..
Grower is hard student and deservedly
won this place by merit and excellence.
The flowers of June we're not scattered at
his feet in elocution, but in highest average
he won something more substantial. de
is worthy young man and we congratu-
late him on the success he has achieved.
D. F. McClatchy, Jr., won the gold
medal for the second honor in highest gems
eral average. The following other pupils
were on the roll Of honor for each Of the
ten months as in the order named B T
Frey, Sam Lawrence, E Pat Green, G G
Deason, Dan Manget, Fred Morris, John
Massey, r Kohlhein, Ed Smith, Henry
Dunwody, Will L Pomeroy, VIII C Tate,
James Lawrence, A Coffelyou, George
Montgomery and Leoto Mason.
Not turdy or absent during the year,
W L Pomeroy and Fred Morris.
Prizes in Execution, section l., gold med
al, awarded to Fred Morris.
Elocution, section 2, book, to Howard
McCutcheon.
Elocution, section 8, to Tom Brumby.
II kohlheln, honorable mention.
Elocution section 4, to Dunklin Rey-
nolds. Elliott Dunwody, honorable men
ton
CalistEenics, gold medal, to George
Montgomery.
Geography, book, to Dunklin Reynolds
Spelling. book. to Allyn Gilbert.
Wands, Ed Smith.
The exercises proved interesting and
entertaining, and highly creditable to
teachers and pupils. Prof Harris and his
faithful and competent corps of teachers.
Prot. Fl L. Sexell, Prot. Boyd Moss and
Miss Hattie Culbreath, have done good
and efficient work, and are entitled to the
thanks of patrons and our citizens.
There we're l40 pupils enrolled last term,
with general aveeage of 100. This is a
good showing, and we trust, that under
the successor to Prof Harris, that the
school WI lose none of its patrons, Let