Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-21
NORFOLK ACADEMY.
Closing Exercises = Awards :
Prof. TunstaII's. Address.
Norfolk Academy Closes with tho Confer
ring of Many Honors and Distinctions
Professor Tunstali, I'm His Address, Re
fers to tho Splendid Work of His Sue
cessor List of Prize and Honor Mon.

cessor-List of Prize and Honor Mon.
Inc Norfolk Academy closed yester-
cay, with exercises at the Academy
building. Bank street, at $3.50 o'clock in
the morning. The years work has
been most successful. and the many
honors conferred bear witness to 1t.
Professor Robert w. Tunstall, the re-
t!Ting principal, made Il farewell adj
dress to the pupils. He referred to the
past success of the school ard most
gracefully touched upon the character
OF his successor, Mir. John Il. Black
well. as follows:
Ihe principal OF a school must be
careful in the choice of his assistants.
for an assistant may have an influence
LOT good equal, II not superior, to that
oil the principal himself. | think. Oh the
whole. that the school has been lucky
IN this matter also. Our assistance
nave been college graduates, well
EQUIPPED Tor their work. Woodworking.
pdinSUtR!nE, conscientious men. [
might name some of our assistants of
the past who have since advanced to
positions of distinction, such as Mr.
Marden. now an associate professor in
the Johns Hopkins University, and the
of Teutonlc Languages in our own
State University. But no assistant we
ever had did liter work than the one
OF whom l am thinking at this moment.
10 him. in fact, are due in n large ma:,-
sure the success of the school. its repu-
tation in and out Of the State its name
Tor sound scholarhip and puinstaiiing
care i'll imparting that scholarship to
others. and for inspiring all with the
best ideals. Thirteen years of such SER
nj lA I'm.
Will In future guide the fortunes Of the
Norfolk Academy. You al know that /
could be referring to no other than Mr..
John +. Blackwell"
The following is n list of the honors
conferred upon the pupils:
PASSES.
Lower First Form-Mario Minter.
Upper First Form-W. S. Brodrick,
B. F. Duncan. Jr.. a. +. Turner.
Second Form-F. S. Hitch. e. r.
Joynes. Jr.. C. o. Wrenn. Jr.
Third Form-W. d. Armstrong, c.. NJ
Davis. w. II. Ellenor, Grover Sykes,
L. l.. Vanderberry.
Fourth Form-H. L. Brooke. f. l..
Burruss. w. ]. Jones. w. II. Lyons, f.
II. Mast. c. L. Pincus. w. b. Scott, ].
p. Simpson, Wickham Taylor, a. NJ
Vail. II. y. Wake.
Fifth Form-C. B. Bassett, S. S.
Hughes. l.. H. Williams, James Wood
ward.
Sixth Form-c. II. Fulgham. r. w.
Hunter. ]. w. Wake.
DISTINCTIONS.
Lower First Form-B. o. Colonna, A.
II. Martin. Jr., j. G.. Martin, c. W.
Tazewell. L. +. Tucker w. H. White.
Upper First Form-H. a. Allyn,
Lemuel Bowden. II. r. Etheridge, d. S.
Hirschler James Larkin. ] w. Lough-
ridge, j. NJ. Nmmo. *. T.. Savage, l..
c. Thompson, r. r. Tnorp. III. n.
Tucker, Richard Tunstall, II. IL. WILL
cox. Jr.
Second Form-J. D. Armstrong, Jr.,
G. S. Bernard +. II. Colona, w. p. Dick
son. w. II. Feuerstein. w. S. Foster.
H. II. Hume. S. b. Hutchins, Jr., G. e.
Jones, j. II. Loughran, j. II. Mayo. S.
C. Myers, C. C. Nimmo. II. w. Page. c.
n. Reid. +. S. Sergeant, ]. d. Stroud.
l.. w. Tazewell. Jr.. J. T.. Wales, Jr.,
l.. w. White. Jr., II. II. Wrenn.
Third Form.W. H. Baker. c. D. Co
lonna. w. w. Colonna. H. w. Davis. A.
L. Hendren. S. w. Lyons. Jr. A. c.
Philpotts, f. o. Thomas, w. T. Trux-
tun. r.. B. Tucker.
Fourth Form-B. l.. Campo. William
Couper. Jr.. d. f. Gill. ]. r. Tucker, ].
II. Young, Jr
JT., x. W. TUCKER, Z. MtI. TunstaII.
Sixth Form-W. II. Burwell. Jr.. A.
NJ. Ferebee. ]. T. Nicely. ]. N. Will
liams. Jr.
PRIZES.
Lower First Form-A H. Martin, Jr.,
(92.S. c. w. Tazewell. (94.S). l. T..
Tucker (92.3).
Upper First Form-J. w. Loughrdge
(93.5). Richard Tunstall $3.50. II. ii.
Wilcox. Jr.. (95.D.
Second Forn-W. S. Foster (94.2), F.
S. Sergeant (92O, l.. w. Tazewell. Jr.,
Old. l.. w White. Jr.. (99). II. II.
Wrenn (92.9).
Third Form--W. II. Baker (95.S). A.
L. Hcndren OH A. C. Philpotts (96.D,
L. o. Thomas (942).
Fourth Form--J. II. Tucker 92.T.
Fifth Form. j. Davis (93.S, ~. w.
Tucker (92.2): proXgme accesst, A. p.
Thorn Jr.. OLD.
Sixth Form-A. NJ. Ferebee DAD. J..
r. Nicely (93.3); proxime accessht. J. n.
Williams, Jr.. (91.3.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
In the the Lower School-For Pen
manshp: b. 0. Colonna, in the Lower
First Fern; Richard Tunstall, DIN the
Upper First Form; c. o. WTenn, Jr.,
in the Second Form. For conduct: ].
w. Loughridge (not once absent, or tar
dy, and without dement's for the entire
SESSION. For defamation decided by
vote). b. o. Colonna, in the Lower First
Form: r.. II. Thorp. in the Upper First
Form: Il. II. Colonna. in the Second
| Form.
sleeve prize (the gift of r.. II. Baker,
! final examination in Greek. A. c. Phil
EI,ba Jlarpnn r1riZa (tha Gift Of