Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-19


Purple Ribbon Division. Upper School.
Cd Is 10 Maximum. n. Blair. s. Car
rington. C. NJ. Hunter Hanoverp. ]: Da-
venport, j y Mordecai, and j. l.. worm
Bauch. George Copper. j. II. Guy. v
Johnson. }. A. Mason. II. y. Mason; j.
~. Powell. Jr., w. -. Smith, ID. ID. Tai
ley. G. l.. Todd, J. MEG; Tompklns' b.
Lower school-T. \. Davis, W. C..
Tller. and A. b. upshur.
Red Ribbon Division. Upper School.
o. 's0-'s2--A. :. Buford, Jr.. l.. y. Gaze
move. Jr; Fairfsn; "; + Desausspre e,
Motley. T. IS. Purcell and IL. X. Terry.
% s5-'eo-A. Ashburner. Z. n. August
=. W, Bass. J.. l.. Bass 4; ~ BidYooaa'
Cowardn. II. +. Davis. T. NJ. peitr,ek
(Goochlandl. j. $. Elicit. Jr.. u. W. FL.
Tyson. j. r. Goddin, \. II. G.. Guerard
North Cdrolinal. II. p. Hoen, G. w.
(Manchester,. II. r. Mason. ~, Mordecai'
q. - Kean Gouiss). r. y. Nelson tiian-
over. .. $ owens tAlabama). {. W.
Page Manchester. ". +. Patterson. v.
W. f. Tpshur, \. y. Wexford. +. y.
Hobson', J. +. Kershaw'. and r. X. Ro-
berts'.
o. H. Charley. S. q. Christian. r; g.
Ellyson. J j. Gravatt, j.. T, G.. Gordon.
p. II. Lee, Il. y. Maco.lber'. NJ. b.
Warren. and c. E. Whitlock. Jr..
Blue Ribbon Division. Upper School,.
good. ". X. Bridges. H. Boiling, j. Boil
ton. ]. ". Cringan, Jr. W. y. Cook,
George Cox, j. J.. Gray, +. y. Hill; Jr;'
\. G. Hobson, r. q. Lambert. G; u.
Moore Msf@s. j.. T. Mo o +. P. Moiton. 4
Nelson Manover). c. &. Osterbind. W.
NJ. Parrish, A. Peasants, NJ. sycle, a.
Y, Maddey. and e. y; Whitaker' o,,,
y. Q. Bridges. Il. Chesley', W. T.. Crump,
n. Froehline'. J. VI. Harwood. II. 5.
Hotchkiss. +. ID. Hotchkiss. e. Il. La
tnrop. +; C.. Jones. l.. J.. Mcleod: @. y.
Cpshur. K. Waddey, c. f.. Wingo. and
Certificates of success-H Caperton.. f.
o. Friend. G. II. Montague. A. Moseley.
5. W. Myers Qflorida). G. G. Peyton, j.
f. Robinson, Jr., and ]. y. Boyo, Jr.
Certificates Of Special Improvement-E.
Waddey, S. S. Weisiger, c. T.. Wingo,
cN9i able to attend all the examina-
tions; assigned by those attendedD
Unassigned Cabsent from too many ex-
aminatiOas, late entTanc", or Otner
cause,s)-,D. Anderson. c. McNeigh' NJ;
Scholarships. with Tuition in the Upper
School for lsDj-'6-The honor OF a schol-
arship belongs to each and every boy Of
teal use it is assigned by vote of the
division TO a boy whose comrades think
that he will make an especially worthy
use Of IL.
Purple Ribbon Scholarship. to John p.
Red Ribbon Scholarship, to Lewis C.
Lower School Scholarship-The use OF
this scholarship is divided among the
boys Of the Lower School who have
reached "rhe Purple"
Washington and Lee Scholarship-Th
scholarship Is given to the school on con-
some excellent and well-advanced stu
dent who intends TO 20 TO that university.
1t will be determined later in the sum-
mcr.
DEBATING AND HISTORICAL So
CIETIES.
The gold medals and certificates Of
these societies were assigned b. COM
mittees Of the teachers. kindly and most
efficiently aided, especially with respect
10 the essays by Messrs. A. r. Guigon,
X. Mitchell. W. o. SHELTON, ]. Il. Tucker
sna ~ 6e WcG MaIe G Ga SGy s 81 tSe
Debating society-De bater's gold me-
dal. to b. WarWwich:, with ~, an especial
Chalmers medal, to II. X. Terry; essay
lists medal. to W. T. Fitzgerald read
er's medal. to ". y. Cooke. This COM
mittee OF fOld boys reported the great
pleasure derived from the special excel
Historical Society. Section I.--Declaim-
er's medal. to NJ Sycle, with certificate
Of excellence 10 c. W. Page; essayists
medal, 10 l.. \. CazenoYe. with certih-
Gates OF excellence to c. T. Stearns and
W. X. Tyler; readers medal. 10 j. r..
Robinson : cticn H..-Declaimers me-
dal, 70 !. &. Motley; essa visits medal. to
H. y. Mason. with certificate Of excel
lauga a u tilrHgF4fs readers modal
J. \. Mason. with certificate OF excel
lence 10 j. r. Goddin. Section Hide
chalmers medal. TO T.. Leigh. with certili-
Gates OF excellence 10 y. u. Talley and
w. r. Smith; essayists medal, TO a. Y.
Waddey. with certificate OF excellence TO
G. Il. Christian. readers medal. TO G. W
Lewis, with certificate of excellence to
w. y. tnshur.
The medals were assigned by the ma
tority vote OF each committee a certificate
being given TO boy whom any one
OF the committee thought TO be ilrst.
With a view 10 stimulate bows 10 aim
at the highest excellence for the future
the list of zoos on examinations" made
during the session was posted on the
blackboard. showing. that a very con-
siderable number OF boys had reached
that highest mark on from one TO seven
examinations
As further stimulus 20 thorough
work the University of Virginia record
for the year showing two degrees and
fNNllA'tll 'AlHitAifN iiiuF ny Athutlt y
Boys" was also posted.
The exercises closed with wise and
beautiful valedictCry delivered by Mr..
l.. l.. Campbell. who. having been elect
ed to a prOfessOrship In a southern col
lcge. took leave OF his old school with
the evidently heartfelt assurance that
the fact Of having been one of them.
boy and man, would always be among
the proudest memories of his life.
Miss Johnson's school.
owing to the deep ahiicton of the
family Of the principal the commence
ment Of Miss Johnsons school. one OF
the larg II In the city, was confined 10
the teachers and scholars.
The following are the names of those
who received honors as designated. The
asterisk designates the irst-hOnor pupils,
who passed on the intermediate and final
examinations. and received the averages
required during the scholastic year:
Sub-Primary Ciass.-PriZes awarded for
Improvement in each stury-Jean knox,
Daisy BOykin, juliet Martin. Rachel
Urquhart, Hawsey Glazebrook, Nellie Van
Deventer. Nellie Bacon. Mary Cooke
Branche
Primary Class.-Prizes We're awarded to
the following young ladies': Bernard
Sarah Harvie. Julia Andrews. Martha
Lundy. Lillian Binford. Bessie Stlden.
Rena GlaZebroOk. Anna Bell Forbes, Mary
Mcuton. Rosebud Brown. Bessie ROun-
a special prize in reading was given
10 Miss Bernard Cooke, and one in letter
writing TO Miss Bessie Selden. The lat
ter was prevented by sickness from taking
examinations.
Distinctions were given in French In
the primary class 10 Bernard Cooke. Mat
tie Bowie. and Julia Andrews.
The following young ladies' received dis
tinctions:
intermediate Class.-Spelling- Eda At
kinson, Susie Davis" Nellie Hunt Marie
Archer. Maude Leake.' Lily Stearns. Julia
Brown.
Grammar-Nellie Hunt Nettie Thomp
son. Ella Binford. Maude Leake,S Marie
Archer. Susie Davis Sadie sutton.
Geography Sadie Sutton, Nellie Hunt.
Marie Archer. SUSIE Davis, Maude Leake.
Julia Brown.
Botany-Marie Archer. Susie Davis
Nellie Hunt Julia Brown. Maude Leake,'
Lily Stearns. Sadie Sutton.
Arithmetic-Ella B!nford. Nellie Hunt
Maude Leake,' Lily Stearns, Julia Brown.
Sadie Sutton.
History-Susie Davis Nellie Hunt
Marie Archer. Maude Leake.' Julia
Brown Lily Stearns.
French-Sadie Sutton, Susie Davis
Nellie Hunt Marie Archer Msude
Leakc.'
Special prize for reading Miss Marie
Archer. First prize for letter-writing, TO
Miss Sadie sutton; others, for marked
Improvement. Nellie Hunt, Marie Archer,
Maullc Ieake Susie Davis.