The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-06-18
Closing Exercises Of the Augusta
Military Acadarnu


Military Academy.
The closing exercises of the session Of 1891 e1
of the Augusta Military Academy, Fort Defiance
va, Prof. Chas S. Roller. Principal were held
on the afternoon and evening of Thursday the
4th inst, and consisted OF a dress parade and
drlll, IN the afternoon, conducted by the cadet
oHlcers without the assistance of the instructors
and the annual celebration of 1.-THE Ciceronian
Literary Society, in the evening The drillwas
participated in by the full corps Of cadets in the,
| presence OF Y large crowd OF spectators and
| was splendid exhibition of the careful training
! the cadets have received The manual exer-
| cises and maneuvres We're executed as prompt
! ~ and accurately as the strokes of well regu-
| lated engine. But it is not so much the physical
as the intellectual training bestowed upon the
/ cadets of the Augusta Military Academy which
renders this school SO universally popular, espe-
| cialiy among it's patrons. And the certainty Of
a rare intellectual treat is always sure to draw
| an immense crowd to witness its annual com
mencement exercises. And upon this occasion,
by 30 O'Clock, the hour set for the opening Of
the literary exercises, the spacious hall at the
| Academy was 1led to it's full capacity with the
| elite of the community, together with number
of patrons and friends from distance. The
officers of the literary society, Cadets C. E. Con-
ger president; j. w. McFaddin, vice president;
and w. N. Green, secretary, promptly took their
| places upon the roStrum, and after prayer by
Rev. Mir. Handkerchief, pastor of the Augusta
church, the salutatorian. d. Bell Kerr, welcomed
! the audience in an address which ELECTED loud
rounds of wel-deserved applause. Then came
the declamations, 1.-THE National Flag" by
Frank A. Crawford .'Ashby's Death by E. b.
Kerr, and "Catane's Defiance by H. w.
Brock Next the question, "Resotced That
George Washington was a greater General than
Robt. E. Lee was discussed by G. G. Christian
and Preston Boggs, affirmative and b. b. Nc
Cutchau and +. II. Johnson, negative, with an
ingenuity and clearness which would have re-
fected credit upon the veteran debaters of
crack lyceum. The opinion of the audience
seemed to slightly predominant in favor of the
affirmative. but the representative of the VIR-
GINIAN would have given the palm TO the mega
TIVE ea Then ga eSme Sfe ha sontb w
L, Bowman; The Boot BLACK" j L Mauzy;
The CLOSING Year" : E kyana fa nh the Ls rand
tie W. 3. Todd; Tells Address c. b Will
liams secession J. B. B., :. Emager; Photo 9e
selection and so well did the handsome young
comedian entertain his audience that he was
loudly encored and came back with another
humorous selection fully as amusing as his first
piece The final orator j. D, Forrer, covered
dress on ~ e eth Hep Tie Valedietoran G.
DOYLE acquitted himself TO the entire satisfae-
touching farewell address. Each of the Boys
| was rewarded for his efforts, with full meas
|
| duets showered upon him by his special parti-
/. sans among the ladies of the audience, The
| whole programme was appropriately inter-
! spersed with splendid music rendered by COM
! bination cornet and string band from the D. D.
| & B. Institution, at stanton. a scholarship at
Washington and Lee University is awarded to
the cadet of the senior class VINO attalnS tne
a,gneiu pH, This nrize Was Won bv r. b.
/ Hamrick, of Augusta county, who attained the
extraordinary average OF ~ per cent. on all MS
a distinction of merit is awarded to each ca
| Diet upon each study in which he attalns 50 per
cent at the final examinations. The following
! is list of the distintlonS obtained; BoggS,
Preston. intermediate Latin, Intermediate lat
i French, junior German, senior Algebra Bos-
worth. Chas b., intermediate ARITHMETIC, ele-
mentary Algebra, intermediate English tram
mar, e. s. History. Geography; Rowling, Thos.
| c., Junior Latin exercises, intermediate Attn
metic, elementary Algebra, Intermediate Eng
lish Grammar, u 5. History; BoWllng, Harry
W., elementary Arithmetic, BIOGRAPHY bow
/ man, Jas. L., intermediate Latin, senior Ger
man, intermediate french Brock II. " JUNIOR
Latin exercises; Burke, Claude FL, junior Latin,
intermediate German, Surveying, Geometry;
! Christian T. j.. intermediate Latin lntermedl-
I ate French. analytical Geometry, Trigonomet-
~ Surveying; Christian, G. G., senior Algebra,
Cline W A, junior Algebra, English Grammar
| and Rhetoric, senior Arithmetic, Book Keeping;
and Rhetoric; Crawford Frank H., Junior Latin
senior Arithmetic, Rhetoric junior French,
tersiase Ens t araa n aisentary Al
zebra intermediate Arithmetic; Dod Homer
W, intermediate Arithmetic, elementary Alge-
bra T. s. History; Doyle, Lon. e., intermediate
Latin, senior French, Junior Geometry; Gting-
er, J. b. senior German, intermediate French
Physics, Chemistry. general History, F9rrer, J.
D.. senior Latin, senior German, senior French,
Calculus, analytical Geometry; roster, +. H.,
junior Latin, intermediate French, junior Sc
ometry, Algebra Gibson, johD, junior Latin,
intermediate German English Grammar and
Rhetoric Green, VIM. N, Junior Latin, Eng
lish Grammar and Rhetoric, Physics, Algebra;
Hamrlcs Il. b., senior Latin, senior German,
senior French ANALYTICAL Geometry, Trigonom-
etry. Surveying; Harper, kenton, senior Arlth-
Rhetoric i1ete Heatwole, " J., physics Herring,
w. T., Latin Reading. elementary English Gram
mar, u. $. History, Arithmetic; Hulvey. o. e.,
junior Latin, intermediate German, .intermedi-
ate French. senior Geometry, senior Algebra,
surveying Huffman. s. d., senior Ar1thmeJlc,
English Grammar and Rhetoric, Physics. sub
junior Latin Hamilton, H. Msub- junior LafIn
Juhl4r Algehpa n a Rralish Gramr and Rneto
RE. senior Arithmetic, junior Algebra, junior
Aritnmetic junior Algebra, intermediate Eng
lish Grammar; Kerr, d. Bell, senior Latln,senior
German. senior French general hnst2ryi Ne
date Arithmetic. intermediate English Cram
mar, U s History Kerr Z b. elementary a Al
Reader; Mauzy, ]. L.. junior Latin, English
Grammar and Rhetoric, BOOK Keeping McCue,
. Frank Chemistry; AlcCue, ]. G., Intermediate
Latin junior French; McCutcfan, b. b. junior
Latin, Junior French. senior Algebra, surveying;
: McFaddin j. W., senior Arithmetic, English
Grammar and Rhetoric, Book Keeping, Physlcs'
Menifee 7. X, intermediate Arithmetic; e1e-
mentary Algebra, Z. s. History; Norton, A. b.,
,Jr. English Grammar and Rhetoric; Parkins,
CIV, Physics. junior Algebra, senior Arithme-
Arithmetic, elementary Algebra; Richardson,
Il. r.. Junior Latin, intermediate German inter
mediate Algebra, Junior French, English Gram
mar and Rhetoric intermediate Arithmetic, ~
S. History; Riddleberger, Ralph, intermediate
English Grammar, elementary Latin hlchey,
Frank o.. IT, S. History elementary Arithmetic
Geography. elementary English Grammar eie-
lnentary Latin Roller. H. G., Junior Latin, Sc
, Nor German, intermediate Algebra, English
Grammar and Rhetoric; Roller. Frank c., ele-
} mentary Algebra, junior Latin, intermediate
English Grammar; Roller, VIM. O. junior Latin,
intermediate Arithmetic; Roller, Ihos J, inter
, mediate Latin, junior German, intermediate
Arithmetic, elementary Algebra IntermedlaTe
. sub Junior Latin, intermediate French, Junior
I Algebra, Chemistry; Roller Charles s Jr, Geog-
, raphy, q S History, elementary Arithmetic, ell
ementary English Grammar elementary Latin,
l Ruckman, ID g, senior Arithmetic Geography
Sheets, Q S Rhetoric Sheets r senior Ar iIti
| ior Latin, Rhetoric, senior Arithmetic junior
i Algebra, junior French; Smith, Edwin o. q )
f History, elementary Latin Todd, Writ B. Junior
Latin, intermediate German; Tucker. j III. ele-
9 mentary English Grammar; Williams, G b, in
l termediate Latin, junior French, intermediate
Algebra. junior Geometry, general History
Wegner. G A. Chemistry: Wilson. Guy Is, Junior
German. general History; Wenger. Perry, SEN
: ior Arithmetic Book keeping, English Gram
q mar and Rhetoric, junior Algebra; Woods,
Paul, Geography, . History. elementary Eng
q lsh Grammar. elementary Arithmetic; Yam
: cey, K s, Rhetoric. junior Algebra.
The session just closed was probably the most
successful session in the history OF the ACADEMY
. The roll of cadets representing several states,
e is larger than ever before, and numbers be
tween eighty and ninety. Prof Roller and his
!. corps of assistants, Messrs Chas W Lyle lately
q of the U S Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md,
{ Curtis, of Warrenton Va. and w. Curd, OF
e Nelson county, may well feel gratihed at the
o school highly pleased with the advancement o.
a their sons and wa1us.
e But few person in the rural sections
: have acquainted themselves with al