The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-14
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
THE CLOSING ExERCIsEs TOOK
 PLACE YEsTERDAY.
Holtzclaw Medal Won by Master Fred wilksrson-Prixes Award ed by Rabbi Hessfng-List
 of Honor Students.

1 - ese .5N | With the largest enrolment in its history. the University School. of this | city, of which Prof. J. M. Starke Is Principal, closed it's fourteenth session yesterday morning.
 The exercises, which were held at the school on Dexter Avenue, were of in- formal nature and were attended by | the Tupils and some of their friends. Quite a large number of certificates of l distinction were awarded to those pu- pills who had attained q standard of 75 ter cent. on written examinations. raa Holtzclaw medal. which is | awarded to the best ready writer, was won by Master Fred Wilkerson. The 1 custom of presenting this beautiful | medal was established by the late MT. James Thaddeus Holtzclaw, Jr.. and his sister, Mrs. James A. Kirkpatrick, l each year D. esents a similar medal to the school. The Holtzclaw medal is awarded to the pupil who without aid | wr':es the best extempore composition | on a subject not announced until the | time oi the contest.
 The subject this session was "The | Conrtii utiC nal Convention" and Mrs. Kirkpatrick could scarcely have made | wiser selection. On June 8. Messrs. Alexander, Blum. Glass, Haas, Walker. | wilkerson and Wilcox put to the test | their abilities as ready writers. Their pape.s ere submitted to Rev. Edgar | Gardnec Murphy, who reported on them as follows:
 1isomery, Ala, June 13. 1901. | "To the Messrs. Starke:
 Dear Friends-I have awarded the | prize to the paper signed "Beelzebub. v | There are one or two others of decided excellence, and the papers are all cred- | itabls to tho work and the methods | of the school.
 As yol suggested. have allowed abo lt .s per cent. for form, and about l 70 per cent. for "substance'' and the paper which I have indicated. very clearly takes first place In passing on the merits of the papers I have not been influenced by the nature of the particular views expressed. and yet it Is a gratifying evidence of the right minGe6ness of the coming generation that the papers are conceived in a spirit which admirably combines the interests of justice and common sense.
 With best wishes to all the boys, and | with kindest regards to the faculty,
 T am cordially and respectfully,
 ''Edgar Gardner Murphy"
 Winner of the Medal.
 The paper signed "Beelzebub" was written by Master Fred Wilkerson, and he was awarded the handsome Holtz- claw medal. Master Wilkerson Is sor of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. rwilkerson oi this city. This is the second time he has won a first honor at the University School.
 Second to the Holtzclaw medal was the contest for the scholarship medals and positions on the roll of honor.
 Rabbi A. J. Messing. who was pres. ent at the exercises yesterday. kindly consented to read the roll, and after. wards. with very appropriate words ana in a graceful manner, he presented the prizes to the successful contestants.
 MT Henry W. Alexander won the first honor in the higher department and he was presented with beautiful
 gold medal. Out of a maximum pei cent of TOO. young Alexander attained a percentage of 694. .693. This is the sec. ond year that he has been successful for first honor. He is son of Col. l A. l.. Alexander and is a bright and intelligent young man. He is modest but full of energy. and is very popular with his classmates.
 Master Julian M. Rice won first honor In the lower department and was also presented with a medal. Master Rice ia a son of MT. and Mrs. Alex Rice. He is a faithful student and deserves the honor which he secured.
 | Master Louis Baum who came second 1 on the honor roll, was first man one year and for the past two years he has been second on the honor roll, his percentage being only a fraction lower | than the winner.
 | Master Lucian Loeb, who came third made a remarkable record. Master Loeb Is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Jacques Loeb. He belongs to what is known as "The Knee Pants Brigade | Notwithstanding that this was his first year at the University School and he competed with boys much older than himself. he was third out of a class of eighty-six.
 Young Brannen Hubbard, son of MT | and Mrs, W. H. Hubbard, was on the roll of honor every month except the last, when he lost sixteen days on ac' count of affliction of the eyes. He stood tenth on the final roll. Chandler Chesire Jackson. who was second on the roll of honor in the lower department, is a son of Mir. George E. Jackson of St. Paul, Minn. GIe is an unusually bright and interesting lad and made a splendid record. The following Is the roll of honor in detail:
 Roll of Honor.
 Maximum, TOO. Higher Department: 1. Henry Alexander, 694. .693. 2. Louis Baum, 692. 107. 8. Lucien Loeb. 6S5 50. 4. Robert Steiner, 6S4.7S. 5. Dixon Kendrick. 679. .99. 6. John T. Walker ,675.9s. T. Arthur Butt, 671.l5. S. Walter Lobman, 669. 40. Fred WfIkarson 663 01