The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-04
RALEIGH MALE ACADEMY.
The CIOsin. Exercises Were Held " es
tPrd6y.

Raleigh male academy are just causes
for satisfaction to the public. The
present principals, Messrs. Morson &
benson, have proved their ability as
instructors and managers. They have
achieved the highest success and the
attendance has year by year increased.
Last term there were 13O pupils en-
rolled and the average attendance was
Ill. Yesterday was the "com mence-
ment day." All the people who
could be given seats were in the rooms |
and the visitors and the pupils took the
the Gveliest interest in the exercises. A |
number Of prominent gentlemen were
present, among these being Hon. A. S.
Merrimon and Hon. Walter Clark.
Many ladies also attended. Rev. j.
n. Cole, pastor of Edenton street M.
f. church, offered prayer. Capt. G.
B. benson then read the distinctions,
or the ''honor list" This as published
shows the pupils in the various studies
who won the first and second honors.
1t will be interesting reading. 1t
shows what the rising generation is
doing. 1t requires study to win honors
at this admirable school, which this
year will send boys to the University
and to all the colleges in the State.
Here is the ''honor roll"
Department of English: lst ortho9-
raphy; lst honor Clande b. benson,
Jr.; I'd honor Stanford ii. Harris;
I'd photography; 1st honor Junius D..
7 Grimes, I'd honor William f. A
+ Syme; Sd photography, lst honor j.
t Early Hughes, I'd honor 0. Lawrence
Brinkley; lst reading, lst honor
e Claude B. benson, .Jr., I'd honor d.
t Spier Whitaker; I'd reading, lst honor
:. William f. A. Syme, I'd honor divided
S between Ernest King and Walter l..
t Rem; Sd reading, lst honor Luther
n Underwood, I'd honor b. F. s. Smith
e 4th reading, 1st honor Charles NJ
e Ivey, I'd honor Hugh A. Morson. Isl
v English literature (Swinton, &c. }, Is
It honor Claude B. benson, Jr., I'd honor
n Thomas H. Briggs. st rhetoric { CLARK
r completely, 1st honor Claude B. Denson
"a .Jr., I'd honor divided between Eugen
+, @. benson and Percy Du ?. Whitaker
r. lst English grammar, lst honor, VII
K liam R. Little; I'd honor, Richard II
w Lewis, Jr.; I'd English grammar, Is
cd honor, w. A. Graham Clark; 2
~ honor, Junius d. Grimes. Sd Englis
&C. grammar, i 1t honor. divided betwee
IL George W. Mordecai and Burke +
SIS Parker; I'd honor, Burke H. Bridger
lst Classical departments: lst Lati
ed reading (Ovid and Sallust) lst homo
on Robert l.. Gray; I'd honor, Eugene {
Ite benson. I'd Latin reading Virgil
ar lst honor, Richard S. Busbee; I'd hol
by or, Albert p Baumann; Sd Latin rea
ng ing, Caesar and VirgiD 1st homo
ed Fab. P. Haywood, Jr.; I'd honor, Dav
on Clark. lst Latin grammar, (G
ess dersleeve) lst honor, Fab. Z. Ha
raj wood, Jr.; I'd honor, Robert l.. Ora
ed lst Latin composition, lst honor, A
be drew Syme, Jr.; I'd honor, Albert
OF Baumann. 3rd Latin grammar, |
vas honor, Richard IL. Lewis, Jr.;
the honor, William Grimes Haywood.
md Latin composition, 1st honor,
ess Grimes Haywood, I'd hone
Richard H. Lewis, Jr. 81
lat cial Latin course, Thomas J. Wat
ion lst Greek reading (Nenophon),
ad- honor Robert L. Gray, I'd hor
John NJ Heck, Jr. 1st Greek gra
mar, 1st honor Robert L. Gray.
Greek com position, 1st honor Rob
the L. Gray, I'd honor Albert p. b
orth mann. I'd Greek grammar, lst hol
ter S. Browne Shepherd, I'd honor Andr
con- Syme, Jr. ID Greek composition,
the honor Thomas H. Briggs, Jr., I'd hol
be Andrew Syme, Jr.
it, Mathematics: lst geometry, owe
and WORTHY lst honor j. Clifford Carr
first I'd honor divided between Eugene
,ted, benson and Albert Z. Baumann).
had algebra, (Wentworth's completely
n by class, lst honor Albert Z. Bauma
ubli- second honor Cecil H. Holloway.
one algebra, wells academic) lst he
in Thomas II. Briggs, Jr., I'd honor J
only Nj. Heck, Jr. Sd algebra Robinso
Id be lst honor Fab Haywood, Jr., I'd h'
,lect- Richard H. Lewis, Jr. lst arithm
mean Robnson's higher) lst h'
be in Cecil ii. Holloway, sec
IT'S to honor Albert p. Baum
many ID arithmetic (Venable's new,
since honor Richard II. Lewis, Jr., "a
cy to or w. A. G.. Clark; Sd arithn
hat if (Venables elementary), lst b
lefeat Burke H. Parker, I'd honor L.
would ray Allen; 4th arithmetic, 1st h
2 that w. Emett King, I'd honor Jndso
olican Jenkins; 9th arithmetic, lst hone
Lawrence Brinkley, I'd honor /
H. Bridgers.
History: lst history (Engl
spe- 1st honor w. Grimes Haywood
,apolis honor Claude B. benson, Jr.; I'd
,mmit- tory UNITED States), 1st
which Burke H. Parker, ID honor Jot
asset, Powell.
ded to Geography: lst honor W.
ex-con Clark. I'd honor StoneWall }. a