Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CLOSING EXERCISES OF EPISco-
PAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Literary Societies Celebration-City
Council Orders Improvements
DR.. Mclean Dead.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

The sixty-sixth scholastic year of the
Episcopal High School of Virginia, situated
near this city, closed this afternoon with
exercises before a large audience of stu
dents and their relatives and friends in
Liggett Hall. DR.. Launcelot NJ. Blackford.
the principal, and his corps of assistant oc-
cupied seats on the platform. The pro-
gram opened with prayer. which was fol-
lowed by the delivery of certificates and
the presentation of prizes. interspersed
with music from an orchestra. Certificates
of graduation were conferred upon the fol-
lowing: Churchill Jones Gibson of Rich
mond, Va: Richard Potts Johnson of
Maryland, Henry Augustine Latane of
WestmoreIand county. Va: William Berry
Marbury of Maryland and John Mckim
Minton, jr.. of New York.
The presentation of prizes was as follows:
For reading at sight, first prize. John Nc
John Yates Mcdonald of West Virginia.
For reading-First prize, Churchill ]. Glib
son of Richmond: second prize, Amber
Mason Blackboard of Fairfax county, Va.
For declamation.Fir prize, Amber M.
Blackford; second prize. Theodore Tomlin-
son Kennedy of New York. For scholar
ship (Whittle prize)-George Moncrief An
derson' of New Jersey, Launcelot Minor
Biackford, jr.. of Fairfax county, Va; John
Gwynn Couch of Maryland. Henry Angus
tine Latane of WeStmoreland county, Va.
Charles Carter Randolph, jr. of Campbell
county, Va, and George Parker Swift of
Georgia.
Johns prize for scholarship. Forrest Au-
gustus Brown of West Virginia Garland
James Hopkins of Petersburg Va, Richard
Potts johnson of Maryland. Richard Payne
Jones of Mississippi. Talbot Taylor Pen
dleton of West Virginia. Henry Laura
Smith. -jr., of West Virginia, Walter Her
ron Taylor of. Norfolk Va and Robert
hlewellyn White of Petersburg Va
mi for ,l,<~1, .l.H- -.
Conway of Mississippi, william Jackson
Mann. jr., of Fauquier county. Va; John
Yates Mcdonald of West Virginia. Farrell
Dabney Minor. jr.. of Texas; Alexander
Hives Seamon of Charlottesville and
Francis Fortescue Whittle of Petersburg.
Music from the orchestra followed the
presentation of these prizes. T. T. Ken
nedy then recited. Good News From
Sisters Wedding and A. NJ. Blackford de
claimed 'Shylock's Bargain After other
musical selections the presentation of the
following medals was made by the princi-
pal; The Randolph Fairfax Memorial
prize medal, for excellence in general
scholarship, to Walter T. Taylor; the
Robert Taylor Wilson prize medal, for ex-
celence in English composition, to Will
lam j. Mann; the Llewelyn Hoxton Me-
mortal prize medal, for excellence in maJhe-
MATES, to Walter H. Taylor; the William
Garrett Bib prize medal. for excellence
in Shakespeare, to William J. Mann: the
H S Liggett Memorial junior prize medal,
for excellence In general scholarship, to
George NJ. Anderson. The program closed
with singing, and the pronunciation of The
blessing Immediately after the certificates
OF graduation had been conferred.
Literary Societies Celebration.
The joint final celebration of the Fairfax
and Blackford Literary societies of the
Episcopal High School took place last even
ing at $50 O'Clock in Liggett Hall before a
large audience. The program opened with
prayer. followed by an address of welcome
by Beaudric L. Howell of this city. pres
ldent of the Blackboard society. The Fairfax
deciafmer's medal was presented
to William Berry Marbury of Maryland,
and the declaimers medal given by the
Biackford society was presented to Amber.
Mason Blackford of the Episcopal High
School The winners of the debater's med
ais were John Y. Mcdonald of West Vir-
ginia of the Blackford society and Basil
kiger Conway of Mississippi of the Fairfax
society. The Fairfax society's readers
medal was presented to Churchill j. Glib
son of Richmond. and the readers medal of
the Blackford society was awarded to Ed
ward Henry Powell of Vermont. The joint
valedictory address was delivered by John
Minor Biackford of the Episcopal High
School, representing the Fairfax society
The final dismissal of the audience was
made in an address by Joseph H. Bowen of
West Virginia, president of the Fairfax So
ciety. The occasion was enlivened by ap-
propriate selections of music
Council Orders improvements.
The regular seni-monthly meeting of the
city council was held last night, when
several matters relating to the streets and
other public property were disposed of.
A discussion followed the report of The
committee on finance and public property
In favor of a resolution appropriating 500
for improvements at the station house IN
Guiding the fitting up of the mayors of
nee. Mr. Bryan was called to the chair
while Chairman Snowden offered a SUBJ
sttute resolution appropriatfng 500 for i'm
proving the mayors office. Mr. Williams
strongly opposed Mr.. Snowdens plan, and
supported the report of the committee Mr..
Snowden and Mr.. Williams argued the
subject at some length, but when the mat
ter was finally put to vote the commit
tees recommendation was carried, u to l,
Mr. Snowden voting against it.
, Inc committee on streets and general
laws reported favorably on an ordinance
granting a company, designated as "blan k,"
permission to install in the city the neces-
sary apparatus in the way of poles wires
etc, for the operation of a new telephone
enterprise. 1t was explained that under
the terms of the ordinance the new COM
pany would place 750 telephones in private
residences and business houses in eighteen
months and that subscribers would be re-
CURED to pay only cents for each call
Ten free phones, 1t was stated would be
at the disposal of the city, and bond in the
sum OF $4,000 would be given to begin work
within six months. Mr.. Leadbeater was in
favor of advertising the franchise under the
terms of the ordinance, saying that an op-
portunity should be given the peop.e to
look into the merits of the proposition. Mr.
Burke also spoke in support of the meas
ure. He said he understood that former
Representative Yoder and DR.. Frost of
Washington were interested in the matter.
In response to a question from Mr.. VIII
Jams. the chair stated that the plan so far
as was known to the chair was not in sue
cessful operation elsewhere Several MEM
bers registered an emphatic protest to the
erection of any more poles in the city and
the ordinance was voted down
Electric Light Franchise.
The ordinance providing for the sale of
the electric light plant and franchise was
again taken up in amended form and re-
ferred. The new amendment requires that
each bidder deposit with his bid a certified
check for $500. Council granted a petition
of A. s. Doniphan for permission to erect a
temporary frame structure on a lot near
the northeast corner of King and Columbus
streets while he is having erected an apart
ment house on that corner. report was
received from the Cooperative Charities
Association fharo haY-