Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-16
CLOSE OF INQUIRIES SCHOOL.
HODOrs Conferred, Certificates
Awarded. vaIedIctory Delivered.

McGuires School closed its thirty-second
session yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock
The university record Of the school for
1885 was first read. showing among
other honors two of the five Masters of
Arts of the University Of Virginia 10
have gone directly from the school to the
University, and that Of the entrance class
Of seventyfour at Annapolis boy Of
this school took first place. The record
for this year was announced so far as
heard from: NJ Darlington, Lehigh. grad
uate Of last year. best postgraduate es-
say from the electrical class; +. a.
Powers. distinguished graduate of Stevens
Institute; +. w. Upshur. graduate Medi-
cal College of Virginia, selected for Ma
rine Hospital. at Boston. The early date
prevents a fuller announcement.
The examination class averages Of the
school for this session were then read
from the blackboard. that each boy
might compare them with his own stand
ing. The school honors were then an
nounced, and the testimonials distributed.
The school Is separated into two sec
tlons-the lower and upper schools-for
younger and older boys, and again into
four divisions, as indicated by the RIB
bols and figures below the purpose being
that every boy in the school may stand
in the position won by his own EFFORT,
the purple" being the highest division;
From this year the custom is estaD-
lished that a valedictory shall be deliver
ed by a boy Of the purple division. who Is
about TO leave the school, IL being re-
CURED that he shall belong 10 the senior
classeS-in Latin Geading Tacitus or
JuvenaD, or Greek Thucydides or SOphO-
cles). i'm mathematics studying calculus,
and in one modern language (Engllsn,
French, or German.
THOSE WHO WON CERTIFICATES.
Below is the full list Of scholarship and
conduct certificates, medals, scholar
ships" with honors won In the literary
societies of the school.
Each boy received a general ceTtlhcate
Of success. showing upon what examine ma
work of the school is shown by the TACT
that not few passed on every eNaIni-
nation
]. Purple-Ribbon Division (e2 TO 1907: Up
per School as to l00-E. c. Hall, I. f.
*. Nelson, Il. Pemberton, j. W. Rely,
Jr r. l.. WOrmeley, Jr.: G.92 10 So)-H.
i. Bates. l.. II. Blair, Jr., ID. Mex: Blair.
j. Il. Blunt. S. Darlington, l. Daven-
Gravatt, Jr.. L. c. Harrison, l.. c. Halle
grove, II. II. Hazelgrove. +. c. Latane,
k. +. Mason, J. A. Mason, T. n. Morde-
cal, j. =. Nash, j. H. Powell, Jr., 4. W.
Purcell. w. b. Smith, D. ID. Talley, Jr.,
". G. Tiller, }. Nice. Tompkins,. 4: Y.
Waddey, NJ. b. Warren, A. y. Wexford.
J.. A. Cazenove.' G.. Cooper Lower
SCHOOL,. Il. Robertson. II. 8 Robertson
II. Keu-kiDDOn DIVISION 10 20 W; upper
School. % 80 10 so. II. Chalkley,. II. n.
McCance c. 5. McVeigh. j. \. Richard
son. Jr., \. H. Upshur; CD, S6-99-J. NJ.
Ball. Jr., ID. Il. Beatte, H. Il. Bowles,
W X. Bridges, d. Q. Bridges, r. ".
Brockenbroush, 7. \. Davis, T. c. Ely
son, IA. T. Hoen. l.. II. Jenkins. Jr.. .. q.
kean, Il. IA. Lee, G. w. Lewis, II. y.
Macomber, \. Mordecai. r. Nelson. O. ;.
Owens, A. r. Cpshur,. W, p. Upshur. G.
+. Wingo Jr.; J. OH. CazenOve.' II. G.
Gordon y. Mordecai.' W. T.. swami
Lower scho9l-H. c. Beattie. y. s. Free
W. Gordon. Jr. +. \. Harwood. w. IL.
Lamb, T.. Pendeton, Jr.. j. c. Robertson,
;. 5. Smith. X. l.. Walker; GO-s2J h.
Upshur
i'll Blue-Rlbbon Division $3.50; Up
per School-G. Il. Astell Il. NJ. August,
L. Christian. :. O.. Christian, Il, a. Cosby,
- +. Gray. "A. {. Hobson. r. A. Hobson
f. G. Jones, c. h. Lathrop. T.. w. Lips
comb. \. Montague. p. Montague. Jr.,
ton. c. G. osterbind, J. DuV. Robertson.
W. Nj. sutton; r.. VI. Farrar,s l.. X. Ma
SON. Jr., G. IL. Whltocks Lower School
J. W. Peterborough, II. IL. Carr A.
Gray. G.. W. Norris, W. G. OFerrall. X.
w, Pretlow, III. upshur, c. Walker. j. 4.
Mineo: ". W Wingo. A: c. Bruce G. II.
Bates" ID. l.. Christian
~. Certificates of Success G5-SW-ic
Waddey, Jr.. III. c. Froeling, j. C.. Ora
ham, l. II. sclater.
absent from examinations for sufficient
cause, but attended enough TO be as
signed 10 division without full certificate
Unassigned: Absences exceeding the
prescribed limit date entrance or other
cause)-C. +. Anderson. w. X. Bowie. p.
~ Campbell. III. A. Claiborne. ii. r. Da-
Wis. NJ. Lynch. L. Mcleod. C. w. Page.