The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
ACADEMY HAS HAD
SUCCEsSF Ill YEAR.
Closing Exercises at College Last
Night Enjoyed by Large
Audience.
AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS
Prizes and Medals Offered by In
stitution Won by Bright Boys.
DR.. Woodward's Address.

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Academy last night were OF a very high
order, being attended with very pleas
ant programme and with an able speaker
In tho person of DR.. Il. G. Woodward
Tho exercises wcre held In tho chapel OF
Richmond College. whore large crowd OF
mothers and fathers, brothers and SIS
tiers and friends had assembled to witness
tho comforting Of tho honors on the young
students. Several Of tho faculty of Rich
mond College and many prominent min
listers were also present, as the school
is closely connected with Its higher sis
ter institution.
The pupils Of the school were seated
in the front, and their friends and rela-
tivcs were gathered in close proximity
around them. Tho occasion was very
happy one. Tho boys were loudly app
plauded as they stepped up to the plat
form to receive their medals and other
honors, and MIR. Prince, dean of tho
school, and his able corps Of assistants
were heartily felicltated on their sue
cessful work during the year.
Tho programme was opened with few
appropriate remarks by Mr.. Prince, who
then introduced the speaker of the even
ing, DR.. r. G. Woodward.
This was followed by tho delivery of
the medals, prizes and scholarships. an
especial feature OF the programme, which
by the proud and happy fathers and
mothers OF tho successful students. The
most important and most widely sought
prizes among tho older boys are the
Academy and Richmond College schof-
arslips. The method Of determining the
winners Is by averaging UP the marks of
the whole session. and after having made
careful calculation. Mr.. Prince an
nounced that Master II. Harbury Taylor
,1,t
that Master II. w. Trafford had won the
Richmond College scholarship. DR..
Woodward made the announcement In
very appropriate terms and the two sue
cessful boys were roundly checred by the
audience
Chandler Prize.
The Chandler English prize, donated by
DR.. j. A. @. Chandler. Of New York
City, formerly connected with the acad-
envy, was won by Master William Harrl-
son, to whom 1t was delivered by Mr..
p. M. James. of the faculty Of the acad-
envy, In q few very appropriate remarks
The Principals Mathematics prize, do
mated by Mr.. Prince, was awarded to
Master II. Harbury Taylor, to whom it
was presented by Mr.. T. q. Brown, q
member OF the faculty. DR.. w. r. L.
Smith, with few humorous remarks on
the size of the small debater who had
SO distinguished himself, awarded the Lit
crary Society medal to Master Robar II.
Goode.
This medal is given by the members
of the society, who are also the judges
CT the one deserving Of the honor. and
it Is one that is much sought after by
the embryonic orators and debaters.
Professor Prince announced that one
of the studies In the school upon which
tho most stress is laid Is spelling, and
shat 1t had been determined to award
prizes in the three classes for the best
speller. In the first class, Master Rob
ert w. Terrell was tho successful aspi-
Iant; In the second, Master Edward w.
Gwa thmey, and in the third, Master
Ernest l.. Carter. DIR. r. II. Pitt was
called on to make the presentation, which
he did with much grace and ease, say
ing that he, too, regarded spelling as
one Of the most essential and necessary
Of all studies
DR.. +. G. Woodward was tho speaker Of
the evening, and his address was received
with the closest attention and with much
applause, both by the elder members of
the audience and by the pupils His
remarks We're weighty with counsel ana
advice, and filled with that spirit which
recognizes in the growing boy the poten-
tialties Of later and mature manhood.
In all their work and play, he advocated
for the boys q spirit of fairness and
noblesse oblge He told them that it
was not one Of the essentials Of man
hood to cschow gentleness and tender
ness, adding that the finest character
of manhood Is that which has touch
of the mothers nature and which is
cnnobled by something of tho charm Of
''the eternal feminine"
lie narrated of General Lee, the brave
and gentle, WHO never forgot his mother $
prayer, how always before he fell asleep
he would repeat that little plea, be-
ginning Now lay mo down to sleep"
They must ever remember that tho
bravest are the tenderest, the loving are
the daring"
Advocated Playground.
ton" he said Lies in the guidance of
self-directed activities" But the children
of the city need more room than the
present facilities allow, for the eXuber-
ance of youth must have Its course, and
1t Is against the plans of nature to con-
fine the natural spirit of boyhood, He
advocated n playground of 80 or 40
squares, saying that 1t would save the
city large amount Of money In the
police courts and In tho penitentiarics.
On this statement he was greeted with
loud and vociferous applause, and the
audience plainly manifested that It was
in hearty accord with his idea.
The exercises were closed with u few APP
pirate remarks from Professor Prince,
who said that the school had Just ended
one of the most successful sessions In
its long and useful career, or the sew
cnty-six boys In the school a large per-
ccntage of them had passed all their.
examinations, and the results OF the
years work had been extremely satisfac-
tory, lie announced that DIR. +, G. Wood
ward would occupy the chair Of English
in the school next year, which was the
occasion Of much hearty fellcitanon
among the board of trustees, he explain
ed.
he announced further that tho school
would be enlarged next year with the
addition of new building for the
younger pupils,
After the exercises Professor Prince
was surrounded by his many admirers
and friends ana heartily congratulated
on the successful ending Of the session