Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-12
EMERSON INSTITUTE
CLOSING EXERCISES HELD YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON.
Oratorical Contest Feature Of Program
Prizes and Medals Awarded to
Graduates and Students.

The closing exercises of the ffty-second
year of Emerson Institute took place yes
terday afternoon at the rooms of the IN
stitute building on 14th between 1 and X
streets, before the relatives and friends of
the students. The principal, Chas B.
Young, presided over the exercises, assisted
by the head master, Geo. H. Sensner.
The oratorical contest formed the prin-
cipal feature Of the exercises. George Rub
len gave the salutatory and H. Clifton King
was the valedictorian Those who partici-
pated in the declamatory contest and the
titles Of their selections were follows:
Chas. C. Wilson, Bridget as a School
Teacher" T. Shannon Williams 'Touis-
SAINT Louvertoure;" Geo. N. Seger, THE
Bald Headed Man." Howard Rowland.
The Two Vagabonds;" Chas. H. Orme,
THE. Minister'S Grievance Geo. n.
Pritchard, Catholic Emancipation Fred
Connor. "Antony's Grafton over the Body
of Caesar" Geo. Ruhlen, "Regulus to the
Carthegenians;" Leland Morris, 'Parhas-
sius and the Captive" Barrett Prettyman,
Napoleon" Boiling Gait, "A Boy"
The gold medal for the best defamation
was awarded to Howard Rowland, the first
silver medal to T. Fred Conner and the
second medal to Leland Morris. Messrs
Gait. Williams and Ruhlen received hon.
orable mention.
Medals and Prizes Awarded
The awards for medals and prizes were
as follows
Senior department. Scientific division
Pinkney medal, highest honor, H. Clifton
King; silver medal, scholarship, William H.
McCaully; silver medal, scholarship, Victor
Salazar; distinction in physiology and his
tory, Leland Morris; distinction in rhetoric
George M. Pritchard; distinction in German,
w. Tyler McLain; distinction in algebra,
Tomas A. Lee. Honorable mention: George
Ruhlen, w. Tyler McLain. Bruce Magruder,
Marshall Magruder, Herbert Keene.
Classical division: Gold medal, scholar
ship, Robert F. Fleming; silver medal,
scholarship, John st. Clair Brookes; silver
medal, scholarship, Bennett T. Wayland;
gold medal, punctuality, Robert F. Flem-
ing.
intermediate department.: Scientific divi-
sion-Gold medal, scholarship and punctu-
atty. Geo. N. Seger; distinction in history,
Chas. c. Wilson; honorable mention. Geo.
E. Brown, Algernon s. Garrett, Ephrain
Harris. Arthur r. Carver; commentator
for improvement, ChaS H. Orme.
Classical division-Silver medal scholar
ship, Roger c. Wheeler; silver medal. schol-
arship, Shannon Williams: distinction in
all his studies Tilghman Goldsborough
Primary department-First class, gold
medal. scholarship, John P. Fleming; Sec
ond class, gold neral. scholarship, Barrett
Prettyman; prize for physical development,
Joseph Cory; prize for decorum and cor
rect language, Boiling Gait, Sterling Gait;
medal for best composition Douglas Dia-
mCnd; honorable mention for composition,
Maddox Miller and Barrett Prettyman;
honorable mention, Mckay Norris Boiling
Gait, Sterling Gait.
The Graduates.
Diplomas in full graduation were award
ed to the following: Scientific course, H.
Clifton King; English course George
Ruhlen. Certificates in partial course were
awarded to Bruce Magruder, Robert Flem-
ing, Leland Morris.
The following students will enter college
next year: H. C. King, New York Medical;
Geo. Pr1tchard, University of North Car
DINA; George Ruhlen, Cornell; Robert
Young, Lehigh; Lelan Morris and w. Tyler
McLain, Columbian; Bruce Magruder CO.
lumbar; Herbert Keene, Columbian; James
lumbar Law; Fred Van Vliet, Columbian
Medical; Thomas Lee, Columbian Medical.
Captains and Managers Elected.
At a meeting of the Athletic Association
of Emerson Institute, held yesterday, the
captains and managers of the athletic
teams for 10000 were elected as follows:
Foot ball, captain, M. Magruder; manager,
A. Carver. Base ball, captain, V. Salazar;
manager, L. Taylor. Basket ball, captain
S. Van Vliet: manager, H. Rowland. Track
team, captain, F. Burke; manager, w. Nc
Caully.
During the past school year the Emerson
teams have succeeded in winning the cham
pionship among the boys schools in foot
ball; they hold the Mclean cup offered for
the champion base ball team, and also the
banner offered by w. B. Moses for the
basket ball championship. The Emerson