New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-22
o,nrxrowN MILITARY INSTITUTE.

.s.n,our n j. June 81 CspecaD.-The closing
.,ses Of the Military Institute occurred last week
% ,orows: on sunday the annual sermon by the
- I. Baldwin, d. D.. of New-York on "rhe
,~srsnc. Of Compsnionship on Character Tuesday
ar,ng she literary and musical exhibition and prize
s,amatons. The contestants were Clinton F. Gapen,
- washington. d. c.; Harry B. Hickman, Lewes,
u, richard w. Woodward, Bordentown; George E.
,,,rncott vinccntown. \. J.. Harry Barber Homer.
~: w. L. Caps, springfield, H., and James B.
r.rrks r.. Hsverstraw, N Y. Harry Barber took
A. srst prize by defamation Of the Chariot Race"
- Ben HurS; and james B. Faulks the second by
an original GRAFTON Purity in Politics. Faulks
Also took the Buckley Prize" first honor of the
chooD for highest scholarship throughout the year
The gold medal for best essay was awarded TO Harry
BARBER; so that as between these two, who happen
to be ohums.' honors were easy.
OF the graduating class the following are the des
STATIONS for higher study George Armstrong. Of
Ponce Porto Rico 10 Sheffield Scientific School :;
" Lee Capps Springfield, H. 10 Cornell Scientific ;
Frederick n C0onley, Port Richmond. n. " 10 Yale
College, classical James B. Faulks tr.. Haverstraw'
n v 10 Stevens Institute; Harry B. Hickman.
Lewes Del, TO Yale, classical; Lawrence W. Potter
West winsted Conn, TO Yale. classical; Daniel NJ
Garrison Bordentown. to United states Naval Acah-
emy Annapolis, Md. Three Others though not nav
ing completed the full which secures the GER
thcaie of the institute wilr nevertheless pass up LOT
entrance examinations, as follows: Henry B. smith,
Newark n j. to Columbia Law school, Chares L.
Hamilton Pittsburg, Penn. TO Princeton Selenuhc'
J. orton Board, Chester, N. " to Lafayette College
Scientific.
At the close Of the exercises in the church the
Kappa NJ Society gave reception In the parlors and
d,ning-room of the institute. The guests seated in
me latter were about ESQ The tOasts were omitted
on account OF the lateness of the hour.
On Wednesday morning the annual exhibition and
competitive drill took place the institute campus
Hundreds Of guests lined the borders Of the drill
ground and filed the balconies and porches OF the
main building. The military committee present COM
prsed Colonel Thomas S. Chambers. Assistant Ad-
iutant-General of the Second Brigade; Colonel J. C.
owen of the Governor. staff; Captain j. l. shain'
9th Regiment OF New-Jersey Lieutenant Z. " STOCK
ham adjutant LIST Regiment. y. G. P; Lieutenant
A. II. sydenham 5th Artillery. q. s. A After
company drill under the command Of Captain Landon
the select number who to compete for the prize
took position Under the severe ordeal Of Captain
Landons orders the fifteen soon dropped 10 eleven
then to eight, then TO four then 10 two, ana then
upOn q final order stood alone ana victor lie
was Charles L. Hamilton, of Pittsburg Penn captain
Landon announced that the prize Tor general excel
lence in this department throughout the year had
been awarded to William V. snyder, OF Newark, y. D.
and honorable mention TO W. Lee Capps. OF Spring
field, Ill