Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-14
MILITARY ACADEMY. COMMENCEMENT.


Wilmington Military Academy were
bold yesterday in Wyckotf Hall in
the presence Of a large gathering OF the
patrons and other friends Of the insti-
| tution. Bishop Leighton Coleman, as
president Of the board of trustees, pre-
| sided; and after pfaveryhad been offered
by tho Rev. William +. Lewis, made an
atldfess congrntulatjng. the regent ind
memhets Of the faculty and the cadets
on the successful history of the first
year and thaspromise flor still greater
SUCCESS in the. coming years.
Medals aud Erizes were then awarded
| MS follows: -. IN
The regents prizes for scholarship,
1 Presented by Regent Morrison ~ In
upper school, John Gerry Dobbips /;
primary department. Joseph Pyle.
! Drijl rrizes given BY Major and Mrs.
l,laqsford,' Upper school, Alexander b.
Gooner, " primary department,
). 7, Morrison's prizes for declama.
TONS Upper school, James Munyon,
DR., md William N. Barnard, III. !;
special prize Ey a friend, to John Gerry
Dobbins. F5'V'
Prize for excellence in Latin, pre-
sented BY Bishop Coleman = Craig
| Adair. ~" tyFiF5 '7|'"
Prize for excellence in Greek, pre-
sented by the Rev. W. f. Lewis Harry
| Cazier.
Prize for charcoal drawing, presented
by Miss Black Norman Winner.
| An address was made by Chief
Justice Chai les b. Lore, who counseled
the cadets to be true to themselves and
to aspire to higher things He en-
phasized the Importance of acquiring o
manly character and being strictly
faithful to the maxims Of Holy Sci in
ture. He showed that nothing valuable
| is, secured without work, and illus
trated this Ey incidents from the lives
| of distinguished mon. Gle said that
men cannot come to anything great
| who do not overcome difficulties. He
congratulated the school unon the sue
cess already attained and predicted
| greater success in the future.
The valedictory was delivered by
John Gerry. Dobbins, whose subject
was the South African War.
| Then the presiding officer submitted
the names to other members of the
board of trustees of those cadets who
had been recommended for the diploma
OF the academy, and asked them to
| "a v.
unanimously voted "Elacet' and the
following graduates were called to the
| platform and received at the hands of
the presiding officer the diploma Of the
institution !: "A lexander B. Cooper, Jr. /,
John Gerry Dobbins, Victor du Point,
3D., and Harry ii. Johnson.
Charles Inaersoll Cause was mem
| toned as having satisfactorily COM
pleted a special Course.
| At the call Of the president, the Rev.
John Y. Dobbins, ID. D., of Mont
clair, N. j., made q brief address, ex-
pressing his pleasure at being again in
Wilmington, his obligation for the care
| the academy had taken of his son, and
his admiration OF rho manner in which
| the academy had been conducted.
| President George A. HaIter Of Della
ware College also spoke in congratu-
latory way of the institution, saying
he was glad of its establishment and
honorable record.
After the exercises had closed with
the benedlction pronounced by Bishop
Coleman, the students gave the academy
yell, and dispersed to their homes.
An exhibition drill was given on the
academy campus Tuesday afternoon,
and was followed by a competitive drill.
A large crowd of spectators attended.
-Four musicians from the First Regi-
ment Band furnished martial music.
Major Thomas A. Blackford commanded
the cadets, with GAIT. A. W. Black
ford next in command. The various
eyolutions were we'll executed, the OK.
terded order drill being :. especially
pleasing to the spectators. Advancing
in squads tine oadets formed with COM
pany front and fired three volleys with
blank cartridges. They carried A.
calibre Springfield rifles. ls4ez4..
Then the younger scholars, the
rkidets, I" drilled, They carried the
regulation Springfield carbine and their
work was much enjoy ed.
| In the competitive drill the judges
were Can't. A. +. Matlack of Co. G,
Capt. +. e. Rutan of Co. X, and Lieut..
Simon P. Doherty of 90. y. First
Delaware Infantry.
Each cadet erring In the manual was
| dropped from the contest. Alexander
b. Cooper of New Castle received the
Prize, gold medal in the form of a
shield, donated by Major Blackboard.
| The ''kidets'' also competed for a
medal donated by Mrs. Blackboard.
JoseEh Pyle, aged 8 years, the smallest
and youngest boy in the squad, was
warmly applauded at winning the prize.
Tuesday night the students competed
for the }. 4. Morrison prizes in de.
| clamation.
! Mr.. Morrison is a resident of Ithica,
N. ", and is the father of Prof. Will
| liam II. Morrison, of the academy.
| The prizes he offered were $50 for the
victor Of tho contest and 800 as the
| second prize. A friend of the academy
contributed third prize Of $40. Honors
were awarded, and the prizes conferred
| as follows:
First, james M. Munyon, Jr., of
\ PHILADELPHIA, son Of Prof. James M.
| Munyop. His Grafton was Eyes. Pm
Guilty. selected from his fathers
literary works. ea
Second, William Newell Barnard, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs William N. Ban
nard. His Grafton was ''Spartaous to
| tho Giadiators," by Kellogg.
\ Third, John CORY Dobbins of Mont
| clair, N. j., son II the Rev. John Y.
| Dohbins, formerly of this city. His
Grafton was 1.-THE Lament for Absa-
lon, by Willis.
Tho committee Of award consisted of
the key. Thomas A. McCurdy, D. D.,
pastor of Central Presbyterian Church !;
| CITY Solicitor Henry g. Conrad and
James 4. Morrison OF ithaca, N. Y.
Mrs. Swithin Chandler sang u solo
and Cadet Norman Winner played a
col met solo, W.
AS, tho winners Of the Morrison prizes
OF this year arc Ineligible to teclaim
for tue prizes to be offered by Mr.. Nor
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