Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-13

Commencement Exercises at the New Ma
tfonal Theater Saturday Night.


Commencement Exercises at the New Ma
tional Theater Saturday Night.
The National Thester was crowded Saturday
night with the friends Of the Columbian College
Preparatory School, gathered 10 attend the
graduating exercises of the class, which has
completed il labors. 1t was an enthusiastic
audience, and the hearty applause given to
those who contributed to the entertainment
was vigorously punotuated with the class yell,
given by the boys with no stint Of lung power.
The valedictory address was delivered by Mr..
A. Mouell Sayre, who carried of first honors
in the class. Mr.. E B. Hay addressed the class
in characteristic. witty speech.
The speakers. with their declamations, were:
"Sockery Setting Hen," Conrad NJ. Pxtten:
American Example," Howard g.. England;
"Too Late for the Train" John H. Clapp; "a
Speech Of vindicaion," Brainard H. Warner,
IT,; The Slave Ships" John H. Wynne; How
He Saved ST. Michaers," A. Mouell Ss,yre: "The
Painter Of Seville Austin Herr, IT,; THE IT.
repressible," Philip Cason. IT,; "Three Days in
the Life Of Columbus" John ". Wright; "Mrs
dictory, A Mouen sayre.
Prizes were awarded follows: First clnss,
first prize,A. Mouell Ssyre; second class, first
prize, Charles VI. Beall second prize, John H.
Wynne; third class, first prize, Conrad NJ.
Patteni second prize, Reginald s. Davis; fourth
class, first prize, Arthur P. Spear; second
prize. Morris Dow
The Montague gold medal in Latin, A. Mouell
Sayre; the Roome gold medal in Greek, A.
Mouen Sayre; the Lodge gold medal in French,
A. Mouell Sayre: the Hodgkins gold medal in
mathematics, Robert C. Wilkins; the Town
send gold medal in elocution during the session.
Austin Herr, jr.; the Webster and Depew gold
medal for defamation at the commencement,
presented by b. 81. Warner, esq, awarded by a
committee of judges to G.. Emery Green and
Austin Herr, jr., and the Hermesian medal for
the best debates, Howard g. England.
Prizes founded by the late Samuel Norment,
esq, and now given by Mrs. Norment. awarded
to the highest honor boys Of the school: First
prize, S25 in gold, A. Mouell Sayre; second
prize. $40 in gold. Conrad NJ. Patten, and third
prize, S15 in gold, Charles NJ. Beall-
Gold medals for punctuality and deport-
ment-Three years, A. Mouell Sayre and John
II. Wynne: two years, Reginald s. Davis and j.
Russell johnson. and one year, Charles NJ.
Beall, Joseph A. Burkhart, Robert Farnham,
IT,, W. Lowry Farnham. Thomas B. Gardner,
q. Emery Green. G. n. Greenleaf. Austin
Herr, jr.. Charles G.. Hoffman, Fred C. Jones,
Conrad NJ. Patten. Elliott C. Prentiss, ]. L.
Riggles, George Robinson, William Oscar
Roome, r., A. P. Spear, E. L. Spear and John
Honorable 1aention for an average above 90
per cent-Charles VI. Beall, E. T. Broadus.
Joseph A. Burkhart, John H. Clapp, Reginald S.
Davis. Lee s. Dorsey, Morris Dow, Howard g.
England, G. R. Greenleaf. William F. Mat
tingly, jr.. s. D. Moore. Conrad VI. Patten,
William Oscar Roome jr., Arthur P. Spear. E.
Z. Spear, William d. Sterrett, Robert c. VIII
kins and John II. Wynne.
The list Of graduates Of the class of 80 is as
follows: -
Frank L. Biscoe, English and French; Gilbert
Bloss. English Edmund K. Broadus, English
Joseph A. Burkhart, msthematics and French;
William W. COmstock, English, Latin, mathe-
mates and French; Howard G. England. Eng
lish and mathematics; G. R. Greenleaf, English,
Latin, mathematics and French; Austin Herr,
jr., English and French; Charles G.. Hoffman,
English and French Fred C. Jones, English
and mathematics; ]. Russell johnson, English
and French: Pearson F. Marsh, Latin, mnthe-
MATES and French; William F. Mattingly, jr,
English, Latin and Greek; Salvador d. Moore,
English and mathematics; Brainard w. Parker
English; Elliott C. Prentiss, English. mathe-
matics and French; Walter P. Redington,
Latin; B. Oldrin Salter, English and French ;
A. Menell Sayre, English. Latin, Greek, mathe-
mates and French; J. Mob. Sterrett, jr., Eng
lish, Latin, Creek and mathematics; Paul z.
Taussig, mathematics; Brainard h. Warner, IT. ,
English and mathematics Robert G. wilkins,
English. Latin, mathematics and French; Chas
T. Wilson, English and French; william g.
Woodford, English and French; John W.
Wright, English and French.