Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-12
COLUMBIA "PREPs.-
Interesting Commencement ExPrcises-The
Prizes Awar,Ied-Ii-t of the Graduates.

Interesting Commencement Exercises-Ths
Prizes Awarded-Li-t of the Graduates.
The annual commencement exercises Of the
preparatory school Of Columbian College wa
held yesterday afternoon in the National Thea
ter. The large audience present were highly
interested in the addresses and defamation,
made by the boys. who acquitted themselve:
very creditably. Destinations were spoken a:
follows:
THE DECLARATIONS
"Absolom." by Henry " Robert. jr.; ''The
Hungarian Captive" by A. Mcneil Sayre: "How
Nose Counted Egg" by John II. Wynne; 1.-The
Clowns Story" 10y Charles F. Wilson; .'The
Famine" by c. Freeland Peter: The Leak in
the Dyke" by Austin Herr. jr.; college Oil
Cans. Dy Frank ParsOn; Asking Her Papa,
BY LyttlctOn u. Ferguson; The Captain OF
the GIadiators to His land" by Il. e.. Ray,
and the valedictory. the second honor of the
school. by George VI. WhitwelL
Rev. DIR. Hamhn delivered the address,
which was practical and fOrcible.
PRIZES AWARDED.
Prizes for high grade Of scholarship were
awarded a. follows: First class-First. Henry
NJ Robert, jr.; second, George NJ WhitwelL
Second class-A- Mcneil Sayre. Third class
First. John Ii. Wynne; second, Charles VI.
Beall Fourth class-Fir-- Reginald 5. Davis;
second. Robert Farnham, jr.
StarIn prize in Penmanship, W. b. Har-
ringtOn-
Starin prize in bookkeeping, d. Brown Ker-
foot
Prizes founded by tie late samuel Norment,
esq, awarded to the highest honor boys IN the
school: First. e2j. Henry VI. Robert, jr.: sec
ond. go. Reginald 5. Davis; third, els, John
H. Wynne.
Gold medals for punctuality and department.;
-Four yesrs-G. EIeeland Peter, Barnwell 5.
Stuart
Two ysars-A. Mcneil Ssyre Garden c. Stu
art. Edward &. Wells. John IL. Wynne.
One year-WilllaIn W COmstOck. Edward
DanenhOwer. Reginald s Davis. Frank W. En-
mons. David Greenlees. J. Russell johnson,
Winthrop ID. Green. spencer Il. PTeutiss. VIII
liam v Reynolds. il. William W. liley. Henry
VI. Robert. jr-. Theodore ID. Wilson, jr.
Montague gold medal in Latin. Henry VI.
Robert, Ir. Special certificate in Latin, George
NJ Nhi;well
ROome gold medal in Greek. Henry NJ. Rob
ert. ir- Special prize in Greek, l. MoLell
Sayre-
Stuart gold medal for progress by beginner
to John H. Wynne-
Lodge gold medal in French. G. Freeiand
Peter. Honorable mention. Henry VI. Robert.
jr.. and George VI. Whitwell.
HOdkins gold medal in mathematics. Henry
NJ: Robert u. Honorable mention, George NJ.
Whitwell.
Townsend gold medal in defamation. Frank
ParsOn-
Honorable mention for an average above
ninety per cent. Chas. VI. Beali Chas III. Brad
ley. Harry ). Brown. Vim. L. Copeland. Regi-
Maid ). Davis. Robt. Farnham. IT., LyttletOn
NJ Ferguson. Morris I. Ferguson, Winthrop ID.
Green, David Greenlees. Mortimer Il. Hail. +.
Randolph Hail. W. b. harrington. Austin Herr.
jr-, ID. Brown kerfOot. Pearson +. Marsh. Sal
yador ID. Moore. Singleton L. Cultivate. Frank
). Perry, q. FreelInd Peter, Spencer Il. Prem
tbs. William W. Riley. Henry VI. Robert. jr.,
William Oscar ROOme, jr-, b. Oldrin Salter. A.
Mcneil Sayre. Edwin l.. Spear, Barnweu >.
Stuart. Garden C. Stuart, George VI. Whitvell
and John H. Wynne.
THE GRADUATES.
The graduates were ;. ID. Camden. A. A.
ClemOns. F. W. Emmons, W. J. Falconer, W. ID.
Green, NJ. 3. Hall, t. r. Hall, W. b. Harting-
ton. Wallace Harry. F. W. Hitch. L. F. Luckett.
5. Z. Cultivate, Frank ParsOn. G..F. Peter. III.
A. Polkinhorn, W. W. Poole jr-. ID. W. Prem
tiss, jr-, s. Il. Prentiss, Il. q. Ray, W. p. Red
ington, c. VI. Remy, W. y. Reynolds, IT,, n. VI.
Robert, jr-, b. ). Stuart. e. III. Thomson, Z. e.
Wells. u. VI. Whitwell. +. ID. Wilson. jr.
The ushers we're Geo. VI. Whitwen chairman;
A. A. Clemens, W. j. Falconer. W. ID. Green s.
p. Cultivate, ". b. Harrington, W. W. Poole,
IT,, W. y. Reynolds. jr., Il. s. Stuart, T. D.Nil-
son, jr-, Gilbert Bl6ss, Z. II. Coumbe. W. VI. c.
Dodge, 7. Il. Gardner, David Greenlees. p. F.
Marsh, b. D. Salter, Edward Danenhower and
Z. T. Spear.