The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21

points WIN pTlue to the standing main
tanned by her students in our colleges.
The two students who led the freshmen
class of more than 100 students, which
graduated in % at the University, were
both prepared at IIornCr School Five
of the baseball team were also from this
school.
During the scholastic year '96-'97 f..
Wright Spencer made the highest aver
age in scholarship at the Horner School
Of Oxford, and received the Scholarship
Medal offered by that excellent institu-
ton Of learning.
At recent competitive examination
for appointments to West Point and An
napolis both appointments were awarded
to boys prepared at Horner School. Ok
ford, y. c.
Lyman A, Gotten, while at the Homer
School, Oxford, y. c., won his appoint
ment to Annapolis in competitive exam
nation. lie stands among the first in a
large class in which are many college
graduates.
Willis &. Pace, Of North Carolina,
won his appointment to West Point in a
competitive examination in 1896. Short
~ after he entered West Point, he was
selected on class day as the first of four
model soldiers on all points to represent
his class. Again in a review Just held
before the Secretary of War he was
selected as one of the four models. Mr..
Pace was also one of only three men in
his class to receive no dement's during
the year. Boys Prepared at Homer
School win honOrs wherever they 90.
Frank Parham and S. r. Buxton grad
uated at Wake Forest at head of class
of 80; the one being valedictorian and
the other salutatorian. Both were pre-
pared at the Horner School, Oxford, n
c. Mr.. Parham is now professor Of
Greek in college in Mississippi
+. p. Hobgood, Jr., professor in the
Columbian College, Washington, y. e.,
graduated valedictOrian of his class at
Wake Forest College. after being there
only two years. He was prepared at
the Horner School, Oxford, n. c.
]. Crawford Biggs led his class at the
University, graduating with the highest
average attained by any graduate since
the war. He was prepared at the Hor-
ner School. Oxford. n. G.
Fred. l.. Carr. who led his class at the
University for four years and graduated
Summa cum laude in class Of '95, spent
last year pursuing post graduate studies
at a Northern University. He held the
position of tutor in Latin of the Univer-
Sity of North Carolina for one year. He
was prepared for college at the HOrner
School. Oxford. \. G.
John H. Carr of Durham. \. c..
was announced at the commencement
ut the University. the best man in Sophie
more class Of '97. He was prepared ut
the Horner School of Oxford, n. C.
Darius Eatman and Burton Craig
graduated magna cum laude in the class
of - of the University. They have been
leaders of their class for four years Both
were prepared at the HOrner School,
Oxford. y. c.
EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS.
One Of the most beautiful incidents
at a banquet l have ever seen was an
exchange of compliments between Maj.
Robert Bingham and the late Prof.
James H. Horner, founder of Horner
School. Maj. Bingham had been called
on to respond to the toast 1.-THE Private
School Teacher" After "a very appro-
pirate response he turned to Prof. Hor-
ner and said:
"But the alumnus is with us to-day,
who is the NestOr of the private school
work in the State. He is a brilliant man
in intellect, he is a kingly man in per-
son, he is the most striking and effective
teacher that have ever seen in a class
room. 1t is he. of all others, who should
respond to this toast, and you will not do
justice to the man, to the private schools
or to yourselves, if you do not on this
suspicious day hear words of wisdom
from James H. Horner, of Oxford"
Following this handsome and WELL
merited compliment, and in response to
long and earnest calls from the Alumni,
Mr. Horner said:
Il am much embarrassed by the high
compliment Of my friend. With due prep
aration. I should be unequal to the task
Of making a suitable response to the
toast. l am not in the habit of making
extempore speeches. as is my friend and
l am taken too much by surprise.
Il can only respond as former pupil.
the son of a distinguished gentleman
now present, once responded to my asso-
ciate in the school at Oxford, the late
Mr. r. II. Graves.
The young gentleman, for some failure
in his school duties, had been ordered by
M. Graves, as a penalty, to come to his
room on the following Saturday to make
up his failure. The young gentleman did
not obey the order. On the Sunday morn
ing after, he was passing along the street
in front of Mr.. Graves room Mr.. Graves
happened to be at the gate on the street
and accosted the young gentleman, by
saying to him that he did not attend at
his room on Saturday, as he had been
required to do. NO. said the young gen.
tleman, bowling politely, that, sir, was
not in my line of business and walked
on. He was, Of course, notified on Mon
day morning that, for his conduct, he
was excluded from the school. The young
gentleman has since, am glad to say,
become quite distinguished as a scholar,
end has made for himself a high reputa-
ton in his field of labor, and is now heart
lily sorry for his boyish misconduct.
''In like manner l can only respond, in
the words of the young gentleman, that
this extempore speaking is not in my line
Of business
II will say, however, that whatever
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