Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-17
rnisconal High School.


Tho ioint final celebration of the
Fairfax and Blackford Literary Societies
of the Episcopal High School was held
last night in Liggett Hall on the High
School grounds. The exercises were
opened with prayer, followed by an
address of welcome by Oscar Dew.
Randolph, of Illinois, president of the
Blackford Society. This was followed
by the presentation of the Fairfax
Society declaimer's medal to Samuel
Watts thinner of Petersburg. After a
recitation, 'The Deathbed of Benedict
Arnold" was the presentation of the
Blackford Society debater's medal to
William Stuart Barrett of Tennessee.
The presentation OF the Fairfax Society
readers medal was made to John Minor
Blackford of Fairfax The Blackford
Society declaimer's medal was presented
TO J. Keene Daingerfeld of Kentucky.
A recitation, "The New South, fol-
lowed. and the medal given by the Fair
fax Society for the best debater was
awarded to Paul Micou of Fairfax. The
last medal presented was given by the
Blackford Society for reading, to Gay
lord i. Clark Of Alabama. The joint
valedictory address was delivered by
Samuel w. thinner of the Fairfax
Society, and the final dismissal of the
audience was by Edmund p. Hunter of
Maryland president of the Fairfax
Society. The celebration was largely
attended, many young people from this
city being present. The programme was
literally interpreted with music.
The sixty-fourth annual commence
ment exercises of the Episcopal High
School. one of the most successful years
in the schools history, were held in
Liggett Hall this evening and these
exercises, too, were largely attended. The
following was the programme: Prayer,
delivery of certificates. Presentation OF
prizes-For reading at sight,
nrize. Paul Micou, of Fairfax county
;srst prize, John Minor Blackford, OF
Fa,'rfax county. For reading. Second
nrize GAYLORD Lee Clark, of Alabama
E;rst nr,'ze, Oscar DeWOlf Randolph,
Of Illinois For defamation. - Sec
ond prize oscar DeWolf Randolph,
of illinois; lSrst prize, Samuel
Watts thinner, OF petersburg
For scholarship-Whittle Prize, John
McKim Minton, jr., of New orK johns
Prize-Samuel Miller Ga,'aher, CT West
Virginia; William Jackson Mann IT..
of Fauquier county; Paul SIcou, OF
Fairfax county, and Calder Ctlllams
Smoot, of Fairfax county. Meade
Prize-Lewis Dabney Crenshaw. OF
Orange, county; Edwin Hanson Webster
Harlan, of Maryland; John Daniel
Kurtz Smoot, of Fairfax county, and
Richard Pardee Williams, jr., of Wash
ington, ID. G. Reading and decla-
nation by Oscar Dew Randolph,
Samuel w. immerand Gaylord l.. Clark.
Presentation of medals Randolph Fair
fax memorial prize medal, for excellence
in general scholarship, to Lewis Dabney
Crenshaw, Of Orange county Pembroke
Lea Thorn memorial prize medal, for ex-
cellence in historical essay, to Richard
Pardec Williams, jr., of Washington
Robert Taylor Wilson prize medal, for
excellence in English composition, to
Joseph Rogers Swindell, of Baltimore
Llewellyu Hoxton memorial prize medal,
for excellence in mathematics, to Oscar
DeWolf Randolph, of Illinois William
Garrett Bibb prize medal, for excellence
IN Shakespeare, to John Daniel Kurtz
Smoot, of Fairfax county II. 5. Lggett
- emorial junior prize medal, tor excel
IN IL, 10 general scholarship, to William
i fa"Io.o, Nann, jr., of Fauquier county.
S%CIsp certificates of graduation to
GoHIe,IIT Zee CLARK, of Alabama; Lewis
E Eaimau I Cronsh 'w, Of Orange county
P Paon sy;oo 0Ien oF 'Sirax county; Oscar
DeWolf Randolph, u f = pn9on.h,'.r ~
Samuel Watts thinner, 9i feIers D'ligs
Gloria in Excelsis, b'eSs."s' i'"'''
DOmum. .,orsod
This programme also was ii'ter'l 0erse'
with music.
noaAh sc Mr. Taunhaimer,