Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-20
Episcopal High School.

large audience was in attendance lhcluu-
ing q number OF young people from this
city. The programme was as follows :
PRAYER. by Or. Cornelius Walker, All
dress of welcome by Ii. Emmett Baleman,
vi Maryland, the president OF the Fairfax
Literary Society; presentation OF the
Blackford Literary Society declaimer's
medal 10 Amber NJ. Blackiord, of Vir-
ainis; defamation, "QOarrel between
Btutus aud Cassius;" presentation OF the
Fairfax Literary Society debster's medal
to G. Washington Lewis, Of Clarke coun-
~. Va. presentation of the Baekfori
Literary Society readers medal to Am
bier M. Blackford; presentation OF the
Fairfax Literary Society deciaimer
medal to +. Warner Wood, OF Albemsrle
county, Va recitation, "The Execution
of Montrose," presentation OF the Black
ford Literary Society debsters medal to
Forrest A. Brown, Of West Virginia;
presentation OF the Fairfax Literary
Society readers medal to Il Washing
ton Lewis; presentation OF the trophy
for excellence ia reading, declamslion
and debate 10 1906 to Francis w.
Daniel, of West Virginia, the president
of the Blsckford Literary Society, by
Douglas B. Williams, the vice president
of the Fairfax Society," joint valedictory
address by Amber NJ. Blackford; hnal
dismissal of the audience by Francis w.
Daniel, the president of the Backtord
Society.
Each number OF the programme was
iuterspersed with music by an orchestra.
The committee of arrangements OF the
two schools were as follows:
Kent B. Hall, of West Virginia, joint
chairman; B. L. Howell, Virginia; e.
p. Swift, Georgia; R. L. Whittle, Vlr-
Sinis: N. c. Burwell, West Virginia;
r. Taylor, IT,, Maryland; NJ. g. Lille,
Virginia. of the Blackford, and j. ii.
Bowen, West Virginis; g. w. Shields,
Virginia; H. NJ. Bowen, West Virginia;
@. D. Talisferro, North Carolina; o.
Mel. Baylor, Virginia; d. b. WllllamF'
West Virginia, Of the Fairfax Society
The commencement exercises of the
sixty-seventh year OF the Episcopal
High School were held-this evening in
Liggett Hall, commencing at o'clock,
and were very largely attended. The
programme, which was interpreted with
music, was as follows;
Prayer delivery OF certificates; pre-
sentstion of prizes:
For reading at sight-second prize,
Alexander Clarendon Chancellor, it,, OF
Georgia; FIRST prize, Edwin Cobcroft
Doubleday, of New York.
For reading second pTiAe, + bert
Taylor, jr, IT MARYLAND; first prz@,
Ambler Mason Blackt)rd, Of Episcopal
High School.
For defamation second Pnz', ID 'ng-
lass Bailey Williams, nt West Virginia;
first prize Robert Warner Wood, OF Al
bemarle county.
For carbohydrates pre- LNun-
cel1t Minor BlscktOrd, IT,, ol Episcopal
High school; Frank LniOg Do IDS, jr.,
of u. $ army; GeO,gs Parker S"ir, OF
Georgia; Carol Davis Talialerr', ol
North C4rolins; Walter Heron faSlnr,
~, OF N.rolk; Francis FoIIr'cue
White, at Petersburg; joseph Miller
Wood, of Alb, m,il. county.
johns prizs-Basil kiger E"nwsy, OF
Mississippi William Jackson Mann, Jr7
of Fauquier county; Robert kuIoch
Massie, j'., of Fairfax county Jtmes
Bruce Mcclellan, ir, of Texas; Charles
Carter Randolph, jr, Of Campbell
commit: Frank Waters Rogers, If Snrry
county; Henry Laurie smith, OF Eau
qIiier county; James Guthrie Wheeler,
of Kentucky; Robert LleWellyn White,
of Petersburg. -
Meade prize Charming Williams
Daniel. of Richmond; John Yates Me-
Donald, of West Virginia; Farrell Dab
ney Minor, it,, of Texas.
Recitation reading aud defamation
Robert TAYLOR, IT,, read The Soul O
the Violin; ID. B. Williams, declaime,
Extract from Patrick Henry; A. NJ
Blsckford, read How jimmy Eased He
mind; r. w. Wood. recited Passsg'
from Hamlet
Presentation If medals 49, Williams
classical medal, for Excellence ID
Latin and Greek, 10 William Jack
SON Mann, IT,, of Fauquier co; Ran
dolph Fairfax memorial prize medal
for Excellence 10 General Scholarship
to Henry Laurie Smith, OF Fauqule
county; Robert Taylor Wilson Priz
medal, for Excellence 10 English Com
position, to Walter Heron Taylor, ~.
of Norfolk; Llewellyn Hoxton memoirs
prize medal, for Excellence in Mathe
MATES, to Henry Laurie Smith, OF Eau
quier county; William Garrett Bib
piize medal, for Excellence 10 Shake
speare Romeo and Juliet, Julius Csesa
and Hsmlet, Walter Heron Taylor
~, of Norfolk II. 5. Liggett me
mortal Junior prize M dal, for tx
cslIence 10 General Scholarship, t
Robert Kinloch Msssie, jr. of Fairia
county.
Conferriug certificates of gradustio
upon Joseph Hopkiusou Bowen, OF We'
Virginia; William Jackson Maun, j.,
Fauquier county; John Yates Mcdonald
Of West Virginia; Walter Heron LAY
lor, ~, OF Norfolk Robert Llewelly
Whittle, of Petersburg; Robert Warnt
Wood, OF Albemsrle county. Gloria
eXcelsis; blessing dulce dOmum.
This closes one Of the most successfI
years of he High School.
Final Dance.
~. e.al Aanoa aivan Of Al cpnrnav