The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-30
THE RALEIGH MALE
ACADEMY CLOSING
A Valuable Address by Hon.
Richard H. Battle.
THE HONORS AND MEDALS
One Of RaIeigh's Best Educational Institutions
Conducted by Mr.. Hugh Morsan
Has Had Successful


It was the end of the session at the Raj.
eigh Male Academy yesterday and there
wer appropriate exercises.
There were present many visitors at half
past ten O'Clock yesterday morning when
Mr.. Hugh Morson. the able and talented
head of this strong school presented Rev.
G. F. Smith, of Edenton Street Methodist
Church, who opened the exercises with
prayer.
The honor roll was next read by Prin-
cipal MorsOn, who in doing so stated that
students making a grade of 50 per cent or
over were given first distinction on a
study, and those making between 80 and
30 second distinction. The following is a
list showing the names and the number
distinctions won:
THE ROLL OF HONOR.
First Distinction-Dan Allen /, Maurice
Bell 1, John Boushall 4, Robt. Bridgers /,
Stephen Bruner 81 Charles Burton 1,
James Cheshire 9 Thorne Clark 2, Paul
Dunn 1, Alexander Field 5. billiard Fur
man 8. Warner Goodwin 1, Louis Goodwin
l. Holt Haywood 2, Burke Haywood l.
Fab. Hunnicutt 4, Idly Johnson 1, Tom
Johnson 1. Manly Jones /, Charles Latta
8 Hugh Lee 2, Jenkins Lowe 1, Ballard
Massey 1, James McAden 2. Bennett Mial
2. Maple Mills 2 Ernest Myatt 1, Walter
Norwood l. Douglas Olds 1, Paul Pltten-
ger l. Robert Proctor 8, John Ray 4,
Willie Robbins /, Percy Register f. Charles
Smith 2, Jesse Stubs L. Lloyd SWindell
8, James Thaekston ., Hugh Thompson 6,
Frank Thompson 2, Walter Upchurch g.
Harvey Vann 5. Arthur Walters 2, Vernon
Weathers 4, George White 1, Robert
Wyatt l. Joe Upchurch 1.
Second Distinction Bell 2 John
Boushall 1, Rufus Boylan 1, John Bratton
I, T. X. Bruner 1. Stephen Bruner /,
Neville Brown 2, Philip Caldwell 2. Her
bert Carroll 2. John Carter 1, Thorne
Clark 2, Edwin Dewar 3, Aft Duckett 1,
Paul Dunn g. Alexander Field 1, Wilder
Fort l, billiard Furman 2, Warner Good
win /. Loomis Goodwin 2, Joseph Graham
3. Carl Haynes 1, Holt Haywood 2. Burke
Haywood 2. William Jerman 8, Tom John
son 3. Lawrence Jones 1, Manly Jones f.
Seigle Linton 1, Hugh Lee 2, Jenkins
Lowe /. James McAden 1, Bennett Mal
I. Maple Mills ?, Hartwick Mills 3, John
Morson 2, Ernest Wyatt 2. Garland Norris
4
Paul Pittenger 2, Robert Proctor 8, ivan
Proctor 8, John Ray I, Willie Robbins l.
Wilbur Royster 1, Willie Schwartz l.
Charles Smith 8. Jesse Stubs /, Lloyd
Swindel 1, Frank Thompson /, Charles
Upchurch 4, Walter Upchurch l, Emmett
Watson 8. Arthur Walters 2. Vernon
Weathers 1, George White 8, Marion
Wyatt 8. Robert Wyatt 3, Joe Upchureh 1.
This roll having been read by classes.
Mr.. Morson next announced the award
OF medals. These had not arrived from
the jewellers and no presentation speeches
were made The awards were: The
Mailer Mathematical Medal, presented by
Messrs. Julian and Fred Mailer, awarded
10 Vernon o. Weathers The Fray Latin
Medal presented by Mrs. John j. Fray,
the wife of a former partner of Mr.. Nor
son was awarded to Percy Hoke Register
The General Scholarship Medal. in me-
morila of three pupils drowned three years
ago and presented by Mr.. Morson was
awrdaed to w Harvey Vann.
AS the announcement of these awards
was made there was a burst of applause
from the students. who evidently appre-
ciatde the fact that the medals had been
worthily won.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Then came the address of the day, Prin-
cipal Morson presenting us the orator,
Hon Richard H. Battle, of Raleigh, who
directed his remarks to the students.
The theme of the address was Habit
and Mr. Battle began by speaking of the
advantages possessed by students IN the
present day as compared with those when
he was a school boy He said that he had
prepared no address but would in his re-
marks make suggestions as to younger
brothers.
To be educated, he said, was the reason
that they were in school, and that they
might learn to do right the things that
were right He congratulated them on
the honor roll read and said he recognized
names on the roll of boys who were re
peating the work of fathers and brothers