The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-10
FREDERICKSBURG
COLLEGE
CLOSING COMMENCEMENT EXER-
CISES HELD.
Mr.. J. {. knight a Graduate-List Of Those
Winning Distinctions, Etc.

Key. llf. j. W. Np|hlo. plfSlutlll, ln'
sided. The program was:
Prayer 10y Rev j. r. RoSebrO.
Piano duet. italians in Agirrs. artis
tically rendered 10y Misses Ioui~c Sourr
willie aud Annie Latmer, tWooi the most
accomplished pianistS ia this city.
Reading lit oi distinctions
Piano solo. Iark' Ilarkl The Lark -
Miss Susie Rawlings.
Delivery Oi medals in Instrumental and
vocal music. Instrumental, Miss Bessie
Belle Cannon: vocal, Miss Louis Wood
bridge presented 10y Rev r. \. Williams
in sIscch admirably suited Ia the oc-
casion aud which received the closest at
tcntiOn
Prof + \. franklin made special
award ior proficiency in Instrumental
music To Miss Mary RideOut Green.
Mr. J. Willard Adams was presented
with beautiful token on behalf of the
Chorus Club 10y Rev. DR. }. W. Ro~-bro
IL was surprise 10 Mr.. Adams, aud Oh
his n7riying it, said. That means ! am
expected tu SAY something. only wlSl
could say what | f,el. Right herc let
me say 10 the students that when went
10 college ! neglected. To improve my op
portuntirs ~ ! should and am not a
speaker. and rt this be- a warning to
you. Improve youropportunltlrs. IL,
then made spVrh oi thanks that mad'
many doubt him ~ 10 his having neg
l,7t,.d opportunities IN -Tsr-ch making
Master j Graham is.r was awarded
the scholarship ior lgOJ-O6.
Diplomas were awarded 10 II l.. Mar
chant for school of English and scirncr
MISS Susie Rawlings was awarded
tcach,rs certificate Tor completing IN
grade m muSIc.
Certificates oi graduation in French
Misses Isabel Williams and Ot"lla Denny
Mcssr-. Robert Denny aud Edgar +. DE
Vault.
Miss Katherine Dabney sang "a solo IN
such charming style that she received a
hearty encore To which she responded.
Mr.. j. Elwood Knight delivered an
Grafton ON patriotism. and ended with
his valedictory. The presenting of hi'
diploma ~ am a. b. OF the college 10y
Rev DR.. RO-ehro was one of the most
interesting features OF the occasion. Dr
Rosebgo said that he had entered the
College ~ one of the honor pupils OF tht
public schools; that he had been credit
10 the instruction given there; that he
had taken one year the highest honor ol
the College-the President = Scholarship
and had stood second in the contest fOl
il the next year and third the following
year; that by his ability and diligence in
study he had completed in five years the
-even-year course. and had stoc1 high in
his scholastic attainments; that he had
been faithful, honorable and true; that
the faculty have iet nothing but pride in
him. and that he goes forth in the world
with their pleasant memories and best
wishes.
Dr. Rosebro announced that there will
be several changes in the faculty next
year. Professors B. w. ROsebro and
Glasgow. Misses Eppes and DOggett will
not be connected with the College here
after. Prof. j. K. Rosebro will be in
charge Of the Department in English and
Prof. 4. Preston Scott, of northampton,
that of Latin With these changes the
faculty will be- the same as that OF this
year
The exercises closed with prayer by
Rev. DR.. J. W. Rosebro.
The distinctions, diplomas, etc, We're
awarded rs follows;
List Ofdistinctions for session l9O4-'O1.
The following pupils have made an aver
age Of ~ per cent, or over:
DEPARTMENT or MATHEMATICS.
Junior Margaret NJ. HoWison,
Samuel Woodbridge,
Sophomore Class-H. Rutherford Rose
bro.
Freshman Class-Woodiord Alrich,
Robt. Denny, Mary Graham Howison.
Algebra, 3rd PeparatOry-Margaret
Baker, J. Harvey Wiser, Grace W. Wood
bridge.
2nd Ppparatory-Midred Baker, kath-
crime Dabney, Mile Boatwright, George
Graham, Florence Rawlings, Jennie Som
erville, Jessie Wicker. Katherine Wan.
rhope.
lst PnparatOry-Jas Baer, Elizabeth
Boulware. Mlnard boswell.
lst ArIthmetic-Flossie Garner, Georg'
Graham, George Granniger, JOS. llamil-
ton, Eva Humphreys.
Geometry-Graham Wiser, Grace Wood
bridge.
1st Preparatory, 2nd Arithmetic
Class-WoOdove Hassell, Martha Lati-
mer, Mary Thomas, Prentis Thompson,
Katherine Wauchope.
1st Preparatory Class, 1st Arithmetic
JAS. Bear, Margaret Bird NorIna Cobb,
Minard boswell, Ridout Green. Floyd
Flippo, George Granniger, Helen Perry,
Ppntis Thompson.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH.
Senior Glass;. b. Garnett, j. ElwoOd
Knight, II. L. Marchant. Isabel VIII
liams.
Junior Class-Beulah Collins, Edgar
DEFAULT. Robt. Denny. Margaret NJ.
Howison, Mary Graham Howison, II. l..
Marchant, ]. Graham Wiser, j. Harvey
Wiser. Theresa Wicker, :, !, Woodbridge
Sophomore Class-WOodiord Alrlch,
Geo. CLANCY, Beulah Collins, ,Eunice Lynn,
J. Harvie Wiser. Elizabeth Walker.
Freshman Class-WoOdford Alrich,
Otelia Denny, Lillian Gillian. Lucie Jesse,
Fanny Lee, Eunice Lynn.
Bird Preparatory Class-Margaret Bak-
er, Katherine Dabney Bessie Bell Gam
mon, Florence Rawlings Jessie Wicker,
Grace w. Woodbridge.
2nd Preparatory Class-Mildred Baker,
Elizabeth Boulware, Beverley Chaney,
Annie Fulton, George Graham, :. Gran
niger, G. Saunders, X. Wauchope.
1st Preparatory Class-G. Granniger,
r. Green, NJ. Latimer.
DISTINCTIONS IN SCIENCE.
Botany-Beverly Chaney, Bette Ball,
Marguerite Barnes, Lucy Jesse, Eunice
Lynn. Jennie Somerville, Katherine
Wauchope, Grace Woodbridge.
Freshman Zoology-Woodford Alrich,
Robert Denny Harry Marchant, Ruther-
ford Rosebro, Graham Wiser.
Sophomore Chemistry-Harvey Wiser,
Gussie Bruce, NJ. G. Howison.
Freshman Physiology-Haryey Wiser,
Margaret Baker, Nellie Boatwright,
Gussie Bruce, Katherine Dabney, ltty May
Fulton, Flossie Rawlings, Bessie Walker,