The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-12
GRADUATES OF EMERSON.
Eight Students of the Institute Re
ceive Diplomas.

Eight graduates of Emerson Institute
received diplomas at the forty-ninth an
! nual commencement this morning. In adj
dItion there were a number Of medals and
I honors conferred for excellence in schoI-
arship, department, and speaking. The
main hall of the Institute Building on
. Fourteenth Street. between I and X
Streets held an assernbIage of friends
and relatives Of the graduates together
with an enthusiastic number of under
class students The headmaster. Charles
b Young. presided over the exercises.
The graduating class Is a trine larger
I and compares favorabIy with any ever
/ turned out at Emerson Institute. Thos
who received diplomas were: Classical
course, Ralph @. DUvalI and Edwin r.
fadGett; Latin-Scientifies Course. Walter
p. Kerr, Dion X Kerr Philip I. Inch.
ChaTies ~ CORR, and Irwin Fleming:
scientific course, Bedford Brown. Charles
A Beard received a. certificate for partial
course
Ralph G. DuvaH was the vaIeIictorian
OF the senior class. Before he delivered
the NaIedictery. Mr.. Young made especiqI
mention of his work during the past wear
IN order TO prepare himself for his col
ieSe examinations DuvaH has carried
practically double work and had been
awarded the Pinkney medal for highest
school honors- The vaIedictory was a
composition of moro than ordinary n1er-
it.
The speaking formed the feature Of the
exercises. Philip L. Inch was awarded 2
handsome gold medal for excellence in
declaration. He rendered the dagger
scene from Macbeth" with consigierabIe.
strength and dramatic spirit Catholic
Emancipation" was the selection chosen
by James Curtis who was awarded the
first silver medal while the second silver
medal was won by Boiling Gait q young
student Of the junior department.
At the conclusion of the speaking Mr.
Young read the roll Of honor containing
The names of all students who had been
awarded medals for excellence in the
years work They were: Senior depart
mcnt, classical division, Pinkney medal
first highest school honor, Ralph q Du-
vail; silver medal for scholarship and de
paTtHent, Percy p, Trip; distinction in
all studies. Edwin R. Padgett
Scientific division, gold medal for scflo--
arShjp and department, w Irwin Elem
irg. gold medal for scholarship. Walter
z Kerr: gold medal for. scholarship and
punctuaiity, James L Curtis: silver med
- for scholarship and department.
Charles 4. CORR and Robert L Young
Distinction in mathematics. Bedford
Brown, Philip L. Inch. and James 5.
Ahern; distinction in German, c. Jacob
son; honorable mention, Charles i.
Beard.
intermediate department classical df-
vision silver medal Robert z. Fleming,
scientific division, first gold medal. Jack
Brookes; second gold medal, Bennett T.
NayIand: distinction in history. T Fred
C0nnOr: distinction in all studies. Smith
I!efnpston and Leland p. Morris: honor
able mention Edwin H Frazier. James
~ 1eomaus, H Clifton King. and Her
bert keene.
Junior department. first class. gold med
al for scholarship. William TAFT. gold
medal for punctuality, Tilghom Goldsbor-
OuGh-
Distinction in all studies. Shan Williams
anu iIGhom GoldsbOrough; second class. |
Rolling Gait; distinction in all studies.
Joseph CORR and Arthur Farnham.
At the conclusion of the speaking the
diplomas We're conferred upon the gradu-
ates by Mr. Young