Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-13

'self-respect. all would attain great ends
anu accomplish many good things.
MIR. X. NJ. Lett, in Il short and grace.
fnl speech. delivered the medals
awarded by Mcssfs. j.. r. Sprague and
w. G. lhuk for the best imaginative
composition and the best essay, ospc-
clally which have appeared IN tho High
School Student. during the past ses-
sion The first medal was won by
Miss Liilian Doncwcll. III delivering
the medal Mr.. Lett 'conipllmented The
young lady highly upon her ability. as
Il writer anu cxprcsBcd the hope that
She would continue in the work The
medal, for the best essay, was awarded
to Miss Elizabeth Edwards, uuthoress
OF the story. "A Mothers Love" In
awarding the medal the speaker paid
beautiful tribute to the young lady
for her work and said that although
her mother had been dead many years,
she had lived long enough to implant
in her daughter the meaning OF "a
Mothers Love"
Both of the young ladies' who re.
ccived the medals were members of
the graduating class and were full
graduates. The judges were Mr..
Lett, DR.. w. Il. Aylctt and Miss NJ.
L. Vcrscr.
Mayor S. r. Buxton announced the
scholarships as awarded to the mem
bcrs of the class. Mr. Buxton made Il
short address before The announce.
mont, which was enjoyed by the audi
cncc. Misses Mae Marshall, Elizabeth
Edwards and Clara Smith were
awarded scholarships to the Female
Institute at Farmville and MIR. w. A.
Graft received Il scholarship to the
University Of Virginia.
Tho diplomas and certificates of pro.
ficicncy were delivered TO the grad
yates by Mr.. S. Otis Bland, who made
a brilliant address. He said that to
him had been assigned the duty Of six
teen young ladies and young men out
upon the sea of life, and while he re-
GREETED that they had To Co. he felt
confident that they would ably sue
coed the men and women who are fast
paSSing. lie commended The men to
the guns AM, declared that SO long as
there were the kindly spirits OF the
young ladies' to cheer them and help
them on the country would never sui
fer by their being launched upon the
world. Further the speaker said that
he wished that he might dedicate their
lives to the one great State, the grand
old commonwealth of Virginia. which
he loved above all other things
Mr.. w. Il. Barrett, one of tic school
trustees, then presented q beautiful
gold watch To Mr.. Robert Davis, OH be-
half of the graduates father.
The flowers which had been banked
around the front of the stage from
one side to the other, were then dc
livCrcti to the graduates by MessrS
Robert Perkins and SpottswoUd Saun-
ders, both Of class 'OG.
The final address Of the evening was
delivered by Mr.. Albert o. Loomis,
president and valcdictorian OF the
class of 1908. Though short, the adj
dress was well prepared and ably de-
livcrcl.
Rev. Milo Atkinson closed the cxcr-
,ciscs with Il short prayer, after which
The friends of the graduates crowded
on tho stage to congratulate them.
The members of the board present
were DR.. w. +. Cooper, chairman;
Mcssrs. A. c. Garrett, w. L. Barrett, E.
Graf, w. II. Wilkinson and j. p. Hair
riSoi;.
The graduates were: Misses Amanda
Elizabeth Edwards. Lillian Virginia
BOncwcll, Maud Tcyscr Garner, Lorcna
Evelyn Holt, Olive Iakcn Marlowc,
Annie Mae Marshall, Lucy Frances
Moss. Clara Gresham Smith, Blanch
Elizabeth Curtis, Anne Eatonia Dan
bridge. Frances Constance Stewart
and Leila Aida Smell; Mcssrs. Albert
Osborn Loomis, w. A. Graft, Robert
Allen Davis, and Allen Shepherd
i''iYiS' $40 ata