The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-23
NO FUNERAL.
East Greenwich Academy WIFI WIFI Live;
Says Bishop Mallalisu.
Graduating Exercises Dinner Followed by
Interesting Addresses

The graduating exercises, connected
with the class of 1899, were held ut
the East Greenwich Academy yester-
day, and were made particularly in
terestng Bishop Alallalieu, once a
student at the academy was present,
and I'm speaking of the future of the
institution he said, in sut.tance:
You may settle your minds on one
thing. This institution is going 20 live.
There is to be no funeral here, an1
you needn't get ready for any such
occasion You can say TO everybody
that the academy will have a worthy
successor TO DR.. Blakeslee for princi-
pal. In 1902 the centennial anniversary
celebration OF the founding, OF this
academy will be hod. and / want all
you young people TO lay your plans TO
be here"
Then came the graduating exercises
with the award OF diplomas and prizes,
as follows:
College preparatory, classical-Jennie
Alathca Rowland.
College preparatory, Latin scientific
Amabe Rogers.
College Observation-Disclosures t4Ae-Hester
Earle Dodge, Hubert Francis Powers.
Mabel Vernon Hatch.
Academic-Bessie Pearl Ayers.
Elocution-Isabelle Carleton Butler,
Clara Amanda Carpenter, Gertrude
Florentine Adams.
ianoforte-Theodore Louise Blakes-
lee.
Voice-Edith Marion Vaughn.
The prizes We're awarded as follows
Defamation pIdZes-First gentle
mems. $40, to Mr.. Seamans. second
gentlemen's 81. to Mr.. Lilibridge first,
ladies'. $40. to Miss Kenny; second, lad
les. s., TO Miss Butler.
Grafton prize SO, for best original
English essay or Grafton, TO Hubert r.
Powers of East Greenwich.
Algebra prize. s., TO Miss Sally Gal
lagher.
Geometry prize. IS. to Miss Mabel
Wilson.
Latin prize. $40. TO Miss Amabel Rog-
ers.
Greek prize. $40, tc Miss Jennie A.
Howland.
Penmanship prize. s., to Arthur l..
Gardiner.
Scholarship, punctnality and depol D.
ment prize. set of Harvard Shakes
peare. $25. to Miss Jennie a. Rowland
Art prize, $5 best color work. A. L.
Bennie l.. Robinson.
Stenography prize. 81, TO Miss Irene
G. Nelson.
The following commercial graduates
received diplomas: Arthur l.. Gardi-
ner, David B. KING - ana Richard VIII
liams. In stenogragny and typewrit-
ing. Miss Irene G. Nelson received a
certificate of excellence.
A very pleasing musical and literary
programme was given. and at the close
Of the exercises the retiring principal,
DIR. Blakeslee. spoke a few wC<ds. and
Bishop Mallalieu pronounced the bena-
dictiNn.
After the graduating exercises Dr..
Blakeslee invited all former students
and friends of the academy to remain
at dihner, and there was quite a large
gathering. After dinner DR. Blakeslae
-4HtfedHeed- -btsfrop tfUf1a1Tgu. Who re-
sponded To tho toast "The Glorified Fu.
ture, and he was followed by Prof
Alonzo Williams of Brown University.
who spoke on The Glorious Past"
Addresses We're also made by Rev
ID. \. Whedon. ID. ID. president of tho
board of directors; Gen Thomas w
Chace. Prof. Y. G. Strickland. Prof
Sibley Hon. $. w. X Allen and Rev.
William Rice Newhall. ID. D.. principal
OF wesleyan academy. after which the
guests departed. after bidding farewell
TO DIR. Blakeslee.