Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-27
SEMINARY AND HIGH SCHOOL
THEOLOGICAL sEMINARY-ALUMNI DAY
WEDNESDAY

In addition to what appeared in tn,
GAzETTE's columns yesterday evening
a few notes may be given. Mr.. T. W
Cooke offered report of the fnancia
condition of the Protestant Episcopa
Reriew This was most satisfactory
and it is expected Mr.. Cooke will con
tinue his excellent management for an
other year.
The roll of alumni deceased during
the past year with short sketches O.
the lives of each was read by Rev. K
]. Hammond, of Wilmington, Del. The
list is as follows: Rev. o. A. Kinsoly
ing, d. D., Edwin w. Murray, Chas
II. Shields, D. D., A. B. Atkins, J. R
Jones, Melville Boyd, S. M. Byrd
Kinloch Nelson, D. d., and J. o. Dor.
sey.
Revs. John D. Powell and ]. T.
Hucheson, the latter of San Antonio
Tex, made short addresses, stating
that with Rev. J. J. Same, D. D., they
were present at the Seminary as three
out of five surviving members of the
class of 1854. They had held united
service of holy communion at Christ
Church, Alexandria, that morning.
Adjournment then took place, after
which the alumni repaired 70 the oin.
ing hall for their regular annual dinner.
At night missionary services were
held. Prayers were read by Rev. Mr..
Lightbourne, late of the Bermudas,
and the sermon was preached by Rev.
Floyd Tomkins, D. D., of Providence,
B. I. 1t was an excellent discourse.
A large congregation was present.
Observation-Disclosures DAY.
The public exercises of to-day COM
menced at half.past ten a. m. with
reading of essays by four members of
the senior class-Messrs. Boogher, of
the diocese of Missouri, Martin, of Vir-
ginis, Patton and Scott, of Southern
Virginia.
A recess then took place for COLA
ton. After this at three o'clock in the
evening the exercises were resumed
and consisted of the presentation Of
diplomas to the following members of
the graduating class; Messrs. Boogher,
Cassell, Chrisman, E. W. Gamble,
Kloman, Martin, Mead, Patton, Scott,
Stanton and Temple.
An address was then delivered by
Rev. Everard Meade, after which the
benediction was pronounced by Bishop
Whittle and the session of 1894-5 was
numbered with the past.
Id {ha
deacons of his diocese, who will be Or
dained tomorrow as follows Rev. II.
F. Kloman to Pohick and Olivet
churches, Fairfax county, and E. H.
Temple to Front Royal and White
Post.
The ordination services, conduct
ed by Bishop Whittle and Bishop New
ton, will take place tomorrow at IL
q. M.
TRIBUTE TO MR.. BLACKBOARD.
The session that has just closed is the
twenty fifth of Mr.. l.. M. Blackford's
principalship of the Episcopal High
school. The boys that have attended
the school during that period realized
that it was time.when the thanks ofall
friends of Christian education, and par
ticularly of those who had learned to
love Mrs. Blackford as friend, should
be rendered him in an emphatic way.
This feeling materialized more than
year ago when committee of old boys
met for the purpose of securing some
such testimonial. Hon. r. Walton
Moore, of Fairfax, was chosen chair
man and Mr.. Pembroke Lea Thorn, of
Baltimore, treasurer. These gentle
men, acting with larger committee
consisting of one boy for each of the
twenty FIVE sessions, raised the neces-
sary funds and presented MIR. Black
ford on Wednesday with an elaborate
and beautiful silver service. The lat
ter gentleman was kept in complete ig-
norance of the whole movement until
Tuesday evening.
Immediately after the commence
ment exercises proper Rev. j. Thomp
son Cole, of New York, requested that
the alumni be allowed to occupy the
attention of the audience for short
while. and called Hon. r. Walton
Moore to the chair. Mr.. Moore stated
that it was the wish of the old boys to
mark this anniversary in significant
manner; that their gratitude and love
for Mr.. Blackford, their loyalty to the
school, which was never more steadfast
than it is to-day, the happy memory of
the profitable and pleasant years spent
there, all prompted them to some de-
monstration of their affectionate regard.
He said that he spoke not for the
alumni of any age or of any section,
but for the hundreds on hun
dreds, in all parts of the
land, when he rendered the heart
lest congratulations to Mr.. Black
ford upon the twenty-five years of
eminent success he had attained as
principal. Whatever the future may
hold for the school, he said, the past is
secure; it stands for itself; the record
is written and nothing can efface it. He
declared thatk he old boys were ready
to stand by the school at all times and
all hazards, and that they would rally
to her defence as patriot would to the
defence of his country when a peril
threatened her.
His earnest remarks were greeted by
great applause, and when he finished
he introduced Mr.. Morgan b. Beach, of
Alexandria, who made a witty and
graceful presentation speech. He il
Illustrated the love which the boys bear
to Mr.. BIackford and the school in after
years by the story of boys love for
his sweetheart that had grown stronger
and deeper as the years rolled on. He
said that all must feel pride in the
quarter of century of steady, earnest
work that had been done by Mr.. Black