The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-02
AT RALEIGH ACADEMY
Medals Presented and 4onors
Awarded The Boys.
A Centennial Celebration Suggested by Rev.
Eugene Daniel. Mr.. Joseph G. Brown
Presents the Medals.

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cises of the Raleigh Male Academy were
held medals and honors awarded,
/ and brief address made by Rev Eu-
gene Daniel. Because of the health of
Mr.. Morson no elaborate exercises were
j held
The exercises opened with prayer by
| Rev DR.. Eugene Daniel, of the Presby-
terrain church. Mr. Morson then read
| the honors and distinctions, stating
| that in addition to the three medals
/ heretofore given two others had been
/ added, the John j. Ray Latin medal,
| given by Mrs. Fray and Miss Fray in
honor of Mr.. Trays efforts as co-work
er with Mr.. MoEson in the Academy
here and a scholarship medal for the
/ highest general average in all studies,
given as memorial of the three bright
| students, Williamson, Lee and Hinton,
who lost their lives eighteen months
! ago. The medals were awarded as fol-
| lows:
| Nesbitt Kendrick Department Medal,
| to Hubert Benbury Haywood
! Mailer Mathematical Medal to Bur
| ton Justice Ray.
! English Composition Medal, to Will
liam Luther Wyatt.
! John ]. Fray Latin Medal, to Herbert
| Henry Moses.
Scholarship Medal, to Eugene Bond
| Howle.
| Mr.. Morson announced that Mr..
| Joseph G. Brown, former student and
| friend of the late Mr.. Fray, would pre-
sent that medal for Mrs. Fray, and the
other medals.
Mr. Brown, in presenting the medals,
| made a most interesting talk. He said
| that this was pleasing duty, but not
unmixed with sadness, for it brought to
mind fresh memories of one he loved
! dearly. John j. Fray was born in Mad
| ison county, Virginia, May "a, 1910, and
| died September %, 1884. When sixteen
years old left Rapidan Academy and
entered the University of Virginia,
! where he graduated later with honors.
He then began his life work of teach
| ing and in 1867 conducted a school six
| teen miles from Raleigh where Mr..
Brown became acquainted with him.
Later he came to Raleigh and was as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Morson in this
academy. He was the first president
of the North Carolina Teachers As
sembly, and laid the foundation for it's
| success.
Mr. Brown paid a beautiful tribute to
| the high, noble life of this model teach
er and friend, whose chief strength was
his power of arousing the man in the
| boy and inspiring him with the nOblest
ambition and highest ideal.
In presenting each medal Mr.. Brown
| made some happy allusion which could
| not but impress itself upon the boys
| who were honored.
| The audience and school We're next
addressed by Rev. DR.. Eugene Daniel,
who suggested that next fall this city
suitably celebrate the centennial of the
| founding of the Made Academy here.
! On November 9th, 1901, nearly a hum
dred years ago. one Bloodworth, for
whom a street in Raleigh is named, Of
| fered in the General Assembly a petit
| ton Of prominent citizens of Raleigh
that the State allow the city one of the
public squares for a site for a male
academy. He introduced the bill, and
it passed. The names of the first trus-
tees and the bill are published in the
Raleigh Register of February, 1901
This public square was where the Gov
ernor's Mansion now stands, and was
then called "Burke's Garden" The
trustees opened q public subscription
to erect a building and bids were adj
vertised for the construction of a two
story house, 40x28 feet. A teacher was
secured, q graduate from Princeton
came in 1904, but he soon went TO Char
lesion and was succeeded by Mr.. Nc
Grady and an assistant, Chesley Dan
iel. From 1906 to 1909 Rev. VIM. L.
Turner was in charge and in 1910 Rev.
DR.. VIM. McPheeters took charge Of the
school and church here.
DR.. Daniel thought that steps should
be taken for a proper celebration of
the beginning of academic work in Raj
eigh. He closed with high estimate
of what these teachers have done and
complimented Mr.. Morson, their worthy
successor.
The exercises were closed with the
benediction by Rev. l. Mex. Pitten-
ger.
The past year has been most sue.
cessful one for the Raleigh Made Acad-
envy and excellent work has been done
| by Prof. Morson and his assistants,
| Messrs. Brogden and Hanff. The dill
| gence of the pupils has resulted in an
| extensive honor and distinction list in
| the various branches of study pur-
sued in the school. Pupils whose stand
| distinction, the two highest receiving
| the honors. All who received between
| 66 and IS passed satisfactory exami-
nation.
| In the various branches first honors
were obtained by Paul Pittenger (2),
| Robert Proctor, Ben Scarborough "a,
/ Hickman Ray, G. Holman, Alfred Wal
/ lin, w. B. Jerman (3), Ben Lacy 90,
Ashley R. Wyatt, W. Wyatt (2). w.
Morson, Jos. Pogue (2), John Clark, Ed.
Mordecai, Arthur Walters, George
White, Irwin Harris, Burton Ray, Rob
ert Lehman ~, r. Ray, E. Howle, John
Calvert ca, H. Moses (2), w. Linton.
Those obtaining second honor are:
| Willie Jones, Jno. Calvert (2), John Ray
Charles Hicks, w. B. Jerman (2), Joe
Cherry Robert Proctor (2), Willie
Habel, Louis Pegram ~, JOS Pogue
(2), John Clark (2), John Morson, A.
| jackson, e. Howle ca, H. Moses, Percy
Royster (2), John Ray, R. Wyatt (2),
Charles Bagwell (2). Ernest Wyatt. Geo.
Ashe. w Morson, H. Moses, Ben Lacy.
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