The Washington herald., 1909-06-17
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
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b4S s~AOOIf lne seventeen annual closing
exercises Of the Episcopal High School OF
Virginia took place at 3 O'Clock this after
noon in Liggett Hall on the school
grounds. During the exercises music for
the occasion was furnished by an or
chestra-
Certificates Of graduation were awarded
the following: James William Foster,
Fauquier County. Va; Peyton Randolph
Harris, Harrisonburg. Va; John Lloyd,
New York; Talbot Taylor PendletOn.
West Virginia; William Sumner Appleton
Pott, Shanghai. China; Frank Waters
Rogers Surry County. Va: Robert Nel-
son Rust Alexandria, Va, and Joseph
Miller Wood, Albemarle County. Va.
Medals were presented as follows: Ran
dolph Fairfax memorial prize medal for
excellence IN general scholarship. Peyton
Randolph Harris, Harrisonburg. Va:
Robert Taylor Wilson prize medal for
excellent in English composition to Will
lam Sumner Appleton POtt, Shanghai:
Llewellyn Hoxton memorial prize medal
for excellent in mathematics TO Rudolph
Turk, North Carolina: William Garrett
Bibb prize medal for excellent in Shakes
peare (''Romeo and Juliet" Julius Cae-
sar," and "Hamlet'O 10 William Sumner
Appleton Pott. Shanghai: H S. Liggett
memorial junior prize medal for excel
lenee in general scholarship to Archibald
Magill SUTTON. Louisiana
Presentation Of the other prizes were
as follows; For reading at sight, second
prize, Douglas Brooke. Norfolk: frst
prize William S A Pott, Shanghai; for
reading, third prize. T. Rufin Pratt. jr.
North Carolina; second prize, William
S. A Pott, Shanghai; first prize. G. Alvin
Williams, West Virginia; for defamation
second prize, @. Alvin Williams. West
Virginia; first prize, Douglas S. Brooke,
Norfolk.
The Whittle prize. for scholarship. was
awarded 10 the following. NOrborne
Berkeley. Danville. Va: I.auncelot Minor
BlachOrd. jr.. Fairfax County; Charles
Granville Craddock. jr., Lynchburg, Va /;
Emmett Reid Dunn. Alexandra. Va.
Francis Milton Massie, Fairfax County,
Va; William Sumner Appleton Pott
Shanghai; Harrison Marshall Robertson,
Danville. Va; Frank Waters Rogers,
Surry County, Va; Walter Joseph Sut-
hon, jr., Louisiana; Joseph Miller Wood
Albemarle County. Va. Those receiving
the Johns prize were Peyton Randolph
Harris. HarrisOnburg. Va: Talbot Tay-
Tor PendletOn, West Virginia; Archibald
MagiU Suthon. Louisiana The Meade
prize was awarded 10 Donald Wayle
Powers, Maryland Those participating
in the reading and defamation contest
were as follows: William s A Pott
read '"The black killer" and Douglas
s. Brooke declaimed An appeal for lib
erty," while G. Alvin Williams read
MARK Twain and the interviewer"
With an address tonight by Rev.
Philip NJ. Rhinelander before the Stu
dents Missionary Society OF the Episco-
pal Theological Seminary, in the chapel
at the seminary, the annual closing exer-
cises were formally begun. Tomorrow
will be graduation and alumni day at the
seminary, and diplomas OF graduation
will be conferred upon the following: Jo-
seph Walter FuifOrd. East Carolina:
William George Mcdowell, jr, Southern
Virginia; Benjamin Walter Blaine Nc
Kinley, West Virginia; aInor julius Pc
ters, Southern Virginia; Zachary Taylor
Vincent. jr.. Idaho; Joseph Egbert VIII
liams, East Carolina
The exercises viii take place at 10
o'clock in the chapel, and viii be opened
with essays by members OF the gradual
ing class, which will be followed by the
presentation Of diplomas. At noon an
alumni meeting will be held, with Rev.
Thomas J. Packard. D. D.. as essayist.
The alumni dinner will be served at 1:3G
o'clock. Friday VIII be ordination day al
the seminary, at which time a sermon
will be delivered by Rev. j. Mcbride.
The ordinations VIII close the exercises
The Fairfax and Blackford Literary So
cieties Of the Episcopal High School held
their annual joint debate last night at
Liggett Hall. when the Blackford So
ciety was presented with a trophy for
superiority over the Fairfax Society In
the dual contest held May last, in read
ing. defamation. and debate. The order
OF exercises follows: Prayer; address Of
welcome. Talbot T. Pendleton, president
OF the Blackford Literary Society; pre-
sentation Of the Fairfax Literary Society
declaimer's medal 10 Douglas S. Brooke,
Norfolk; recitation. ''Lasca;" presenta-
ton OF the Blackford Literary Society
debater's medal TO Peyton Randolph Har-
rs, HarTisonburg, Va; presentation OF
the Fairfax Literary Society readers
medal TO Randolph F. Blackford. OF the
Episcopal High School; presentation of
the Blackford Literary Society declain-
er's medal to T. Rufin Pratt. ir.. North
Carolina; recitation, "The Death of
Robespiere;" presentation Of the Fairfax
Literary Society debater's medal TO
William S. A. Pott. New York: presenta-
tion Of the Blackford Literary Society
readers medal TO James W. Foster.
Fauquier County Va
The joint valedictory address was de-
livered by Douglas S. Brooke. Norfolk
During the evening. music was furnished
by an orchestra
The closing exercises Of snowden Pub
lie School, for negro boys. was held this
morning. In addition to the regular pro-
gramme in which the boys participated
addresses were made by Dr. w. Bruce
Evans, OF the Armstrong Manual Train
ing School. Washington. and Superinten-
dent K. Kemper. Of the focal schools.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie C.
Davis, who died Monday last at the home
OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin E.
Padgett. sO4 King street took place at 10
O'Clock this morning from Grace Episco-
pal Church. Rev Edgar CARPENTER rec
tor. conducted the services, and the burial
was in Union Cemetery. In addition tn
the regular choir. Miss Margie Ramey
sang Nearer, Ny God. to Thee" in a
very impressive manner. Those serving
as pallbearers were Courtney Acton. S
P. Fisher, T. A. Stoutenburg. Harvey
Poss. Morgan Moore. and w. Gait Burns
the latter Of Washington
The damage suit OF G. E Sullivan
against the Washington Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Com
Hany in which the plaintiff seeks 10 re-
cover damages in the sum OF $4,000 for
Injuries alleged TO have been sustained
in an accident on the defendant com
pany's road February q, 1905. is slated to