Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-20
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL.


EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL.
The twenty-second joint final cele-
b,.ton of toe Fairfax and Black ford
Literary Societies of the Episcopal
High school was held in Liggett He'll
last night and was one OF the most sue
cas.flI 10 the annals of the school.
the exercises of the evening were
,oeped wi prayer by Bishop Whit
ne ond the programme was as follows ::
Adiress of welcome by Frederick w.
UNISON, Of Nebraska, pre- sident of tne
Fsirisx society.
Music
Presentation of the B. l.. S. declaim-
er- medal TO Harrison T. Berkeley, of
Danyllls.
Music.
D C amation-Irish Valor and 10y
ally.
Muse.
p ssniation of he F. l.. :. debater's
Md TO Herbert Dorsey Waters, OF
Maryland.
MA lC.
Presentation of the B. l.. S. readers
meoa 10 Griswald Adams, of Mary
laaf.
Music.
Presentation of F. l.. s. declaimer's
medal 10 Philip Dawson, of Fairfax.
Music.
Rel ation-The Rising of 1776.
Music.
Presentation of the B. l.. s. debater's
IN d4l to Keith l.. Buliitt, of Ken
lucky.
Music.
Presentation OF he F. L. s. readers
medal to Richard d. MicOu, OF Fairfax
Music
Joint valedictory address by Berke-
ley NJ. Fontsine (B. l.. s., of Hanover.
Final dismissal of the audience hy
H. Creg Absley. jr., of Alexandria, pres
j eLt OF tne Blackford Society.
A. the commencement exercises this
evening the programme was as follows:
Prayer; delivery of certificates; music;
delivery of certificates; Gaudeamus.
Conrerring OF Certificates of Gradua-
ton 10 B. NJ. Fontaine, of Hanover Co,
F. W. Johnson, Of Nebraska, and K.
Micou, of Fairfax Co. Music; presen-
tatOn of prizes; for reading at sight,
second prize, Schweinfurth's Heart of
Africa. 2 vols. s vo;, to r. D. Micou, of
Fairfax Co.; first prizs, Fhe Innocents
Abroad MARK Twaiu),2 vols. s vo., to
Gyiswold Adams, of Maryland; for read
Ing. second prize, Coleridge's Rhine of
the Ancient Mariner, 4 to-, illustrated,
10 /. P. Bryan. of Henrico Co.; first
prize, Motley's Rise of the Dutch Re.
pubic, vols, half NOR, to Philip
Dawson, of Fairfax Co.; for declams-
ton, second prize, Lord Roberts's Forty
one Years in India, TO Griswold Adams,
OF Maryland; first prize Beresford's
Nelson and his Times, illustrated, to
NJ. 81. Milton, of Clark Co; for scholar
snip, Wnitile prize, Green's History Of
the English People, vols, to p B.
Campbell, of FluvsDns Co.; Knights
half Hours with the Best Authors,
vols. to +. E. Carter, of Richmond;
Green's History of the English People, 4
vJls, to E. s. Fawce t,jr., of Alexandria,;
johns prize, the STANDARD Dictionary,
t. A. G. Berkeley, of Danville; COM
plete works of Washington Irving, 10
vols, to K. l.. Bullitt, OF Kentucky;
Gibbons Rome and Hume's England,
lOl vols, to J. M. Daniel, jr., of West
Virginia; Pepys's Diary and Cores
pondence, 4 vols. s vo., J. 81. Elliott,
it,, Of South Carolina; Mscaulay's His
tory, Essays and Poems, 8 vols, to J.
l.. Jackson, of Maryland; Prescott's
Cdarles Fifth, Ferdinand and Isa'
bella, Phillip Second, Essays and
Lie, IL vols, to F. W. Powell,
of Leesburg: Meade prize, Encyclo-
peda Dictionary, vols. 4 vo., to Girls
void Adams, of Maryland; Century
Atlas, half russia, to T. p. Bryan, OF
HeOroo county; Century Atlas, half
russia, to K d. Micou, of Fairfax coun-
ty; Prescott's Complete Works, Is vols,
to A. w. Williams. of Washington, ID.
G.; music; reading, recitation and deca-
matiOo, L. P. Bryan read "The Darkey
Bootblack;" Griswold Adams recited
Extracts from Last Days of Hercu-
laneum;" Philip Dawson read "Hamp
Yarbrough's White Feather" Nj. M.
Milton acclaimed "Cicero A ainst
Cataline" music; presentation OF
medals; Thorn prize medal, for excel
lence i'll historical essay, TO T. b. Comp
bell, of Fluvanns county; Wilson prize
medal, for excellence in English com
position, to w. 4. c. Cooke, OF Flu
wanna county; Hoxton memorial prize
medal, for excellence in mathematics
to Grswold Adams, of Maryland; Bib
prize medal, for excellence in Shakes
peare Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar
and Hsmlet), 10 &. d. Micou. OF Fair
fax county; L'ggett junior prize medal
for excellence 10 general scholarship
TO Paul MicOu, of Fairfax county
Gloria in Excelsis; blessing; Du'ct
DOmum.
NEEOI OCICAI SEMINARY