The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-25
The NORFOLK ACADEMY
The Closing Exercises Of This WslI-KnoWn
School HaId Last Night.
PASSES, DISTINCTIONS AND PRIZES.
The EngIiah Composition PrIxe
Awarded to Howard Mccormick
by tho Judges Appointed for the
PurPose-A Full Fist OF the Prise
Winners-The Averages.

The closing exercises Of this well-known
and long-established institution of learn
ing, were held last night ut the school
building on Bank street. The results of
the Final Examinations which have just
been held are especially satisfactory, as in
several instances the boys reached higher
marks upon their examinations than upon
their monthly reports. This shows the
thoroughness OF the work which is done
at the Academy, and IL a matter of con-
graduation to both teachers and pupils.
In the absence of the principal, Mr. r. W.
Tunstall. who is confined to his bed by
severe attack OF Illness. the exercises were
presided over by Mr.. John S. Blackwell,
the assistant principal.
Below will be found a statement of the
passes. distinctions and prizes which have
been awarded:
PASSES.
Lower First Form-John r. Cannon.
VIM. a. Davis, George L.. Snyder
Upper First FormeLloy b. Freeman.
Charles o. S. Howard. Sydney S. Hughes,
Thomas ma Hume nne. Alfred !, f. Miles; George
Winslow. Il. Bailey .Atwin
Second Form-Wiliam H. Burroughs,
Jill William 1y II Burwell Jr. Clarence Rus
sic J. Morris. Walter Percy Petit. Thos.
B. Sheldon. Clarence l.. Snyder, Ernest f.
stone. Cuthbert Van wyck Trice. Harry
Third Form-DeWitt Clinton Ellis, Fred
~ Parrish, Edward d. Taylor. orrie H.
L. s.
sci Hardy. Edwin n. Neville. Hare Os-
terhaus, Hugh N Puge, Jr.. Albert c.
Serpell. Leroy Tunis. Edwin C. Ramsay,
Jr., William +. Sorey.
Fifth Form-Robcrt Lehman Britt, Jas.
Hume. Augustus Titus Stroud.
sixth Form-Robert ]. Nicely.
Special Form-Edward Holiday Cloud.
DISTINCTIONS.
First Lower Form-Bernard l. Campo,
william ); Jones; Frank II, Moser. Lewis
Ia t, Iparvn
ham Taylor, John Randolph Tucker
Upper First Form-Richard Baylor. Jr.,
John james Davis. Charles c. Carnage.
Augustine w. Tucker. Charles Mcintosh
Woodland. w Hill urquhart, Jr.
Cross. Alan Mcpherson Ferebee, Robert
W Hunter, Edwin Lee Mapp. William r.
McMurran. Julian Osborne, Arthur Robin
llams, ,Jr;;,, Eugene b. Wright,
Third Form-Jnmes a. Baker. Henry
Bowden; William a. Howard, Jr., James
Pembroke w. Reed. Walter 7. Sincoe, Jr.,
Robert +. Smith. Beverly d. Tucker j.
w; Wake. Lloyd II. White. George II.
Forth Form-John B. Gordon. Charles
G. Hunter. Richard V. Pitt. w. Watson
Roberts. Henry b. Taylor. R. r. Lee Tay-
Firth Form-J. Vernon Borum, William
n Dey. John b.. Haynes. Joseph H.
Sixth Form-Richard Marvin Coggin
Howard l.. Foster, Howard Mccormick
Virginius D. Moody. Fred. NJ. V. Rand
lett. Alfred l.. Roper.
| Lower First Form-Lewis A McAIurran,
John Randolph Tucker.
| Upper First Form-John ]. Davis Chas
Mcintosh Tunstall. w. Hill Urquhnrt, Jr
Proxime Accesserunt-Alfred p. Thom
Jr., Augustine W. Tucker
Second Form-Jo ohm W. Conover Hardy
Cross, Alan Mcpherson Ferebee, Robert
" Hunter. William X. McMurran, Ju-
liam Osborne.
Third Form-Pembroke w Reed, Bever-
| ly ID. Tucker.
ProXime Accesserunt-Harry Bowden,
James q. Martin.
Fourth Form-Charles G. Hunter, Rich
Lee Taylor
Fifth Eorm-william NJ. Dey, John B..
| ProXime Accesslt-J. Vernon Borum.
Sixth Form-Iioward Lawrence Foster
SPECIAL PRIZES.
Pcnmanship-John Randolph Tucker,
Charles g. Carnage, Julian Osborne
:, p,.,clamation.Willinm J. Jones. Lloyd
Conduct-,. Wallace Wake.
Tucker. Jr.
Proxime Acccssit-Russen Hardy.
| Latin Prize-R. Z. Lee Taylor. Proxime
Accessit-Beverly l.. Tucker, Jr.
| Mathematical Pr.Ze-J. Vernon Borum
ProNimc accCsit-Pembroke w. Reed.
Roberts Pri2e-(Gnglish Composition
Howard Mccormick
The memorial scholarship worth 500
goes to Howard Lawrence Foster.
The English composition prize. given by
Mrs. l.. i. Roberts for the best essay upon
some assigned subject. was awarded to
Howard Mccormick. The following letter
Will show the manner III which the award
was made
Norfolk, Va. June Q, 1896
Robert W. Tunstall. Esq, Principal OF the
Norfolk Academy, Norfolk. Va:
| Dear Strive. the undersigned commit
| tee OF judges in the essay contest for
lS!5-"6. between the contestants In the
Sixth Form of your school, have carefully
examined the six excellent essays sub
United to us for criticism. The many diff
terent points OF excellence in the respect
I'VE papers ncccssitated strict adher-
cncc To the rules OF comparison suggested
| by yourself. You will observe that the
| highest standard reached is ninety-cight
! out OF IL possible one hundred. while the
| lowest did not fail below cighty-scven
and those In the lower classes exhibit Il
most creditable amout OF Information and
vigorous originality OF thought and eY-
preston.
we cannot refrain from congratulating
you ana the entire community from which
your school draws It's patronage upon the
careful training and finished scholarship
apparent throughout all the papers SUBJ
mitted.