Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-16
EPISCOPAL HIGH souon::..


The ieint final celebra ion of the Fair
fax aud BlscKford L tersry Societies Of
the Episcopal Bign school OF Virgins,
nepr Alexandra, was had last night 81
Lisgett Hall. The president OF the
FslTiax Society is George s. Weaver, OF
West Virginia, and the president Of the
Blsckiord Society is Talbot I. Pendle-
ton, of West Virginia.
The programme was ss follows:
PRAYER; address of welcome by the
presideut of the Blackford Society; pres-
entation of the +. L. S. declslmer's
medal, TO Douglas s. Brooke, of Norfolk;
recitation, Lsses; presentation OF the b.
L. s. debater's medal, to Peyton Ran
dolph harris, of Hsrrisonburg; presen-
tation of the F. l.. 8. readers medal, TO
Randolph F. Blsckiord, Of Episcopal
high School; presentation Of the 3. L.
S. declaimer's medal, to I. RDffin Pratt,
IT,, of North Carolina, music; recitation,
"Tbe Death OF RobesPierre; presents-
tion of the F. l.. S. debater's medal, TO
William S. A. Pott, of New York; pres
entation of the B. l.. S. readers medal,
to James W. Foster, of Fauquier; pres
entatiou OF the trophy for superiority In
the dual contest, May 8, in reading,
defamation and debate CT the BlackioTd
over the Fairfax Society, for l9OS-O9;
Joint valedictOry address, by Douglas ..
Brooke, of Norfolk; final dismissal OF
the audience by the president OF the
Fairfax Society.
The exercise were interspersed with
music and were largely attended, a num-
Der of Alexsndrisus be Jog present.
The commencement exercises OF the
10th year of the school were held at 8
o'clock this evening in Liggett Hall
with the following programme:
Prayer; delivery OF certificates; gau-
desmus; presentation Of prizes-For
reading at sight, second prize, Douglas
S. Brooke, of Norfolk; first prize, Will
lam s. A. Pott. Of Shanghai; for read
ing, third prize, T. Ruffin Pratt, IT,, or
North Carolina; second prize, William
s. A. POtt, of Shanghai; first prize, q.
Alvin Williams, of West Virginia; for
defamation, second prize, to g. Alvin
Williams, of West Virginia; first prize,
Douglas s. Brooke, Of Norfolk; for
scholarship, Whittle prize, Norborne
Berkeley, Of Danville; Lsuncelot Minor
Black ford, ir., Of Fairfax county; Charles
Granville Oraddock, jr., OF Lynchburg;
Emmett Reid Dunn, OF Alexaudris;
Francis Milton Msssie, of Fairfax
county; Robert Kinloch Massie, it,, of
Fairfax county; William Sumner Apple
ton Pott. of Shanghai; Harrison Mar
shall Robertson, Of Dsnville; Frank
Waters Rogers, Of Surry county; Wal
ter Joseph SuthOn, jr., Of Louisiana, and
Joseph Miller Wood, of Albemsrle
county. Johns prize, Peyton Randolph
Harris, OF Harrisonbnrg; Talbot Taylor
Pendletoo, of West Virginia, and Ar
chibald Msgill SuthOn, of Louisiana,
Meade prize, to Donald Wsyle Powers,
of Msrylaud. Reading aud declsma-
ton, William S. A. POtt read ''Tbe
Black Killer" Douglas S. Brooke de-
claimed Gan Appeal for Liberty" G.
Alvin Williams read "Msrk Twain and
the interviewer" Presentation OF medals.
Randolph Fairfax memorial prize medal,
for excellence 10 general scholarship to
Peyton Randolph Harris, of Harrison
burg; Robert Taylor Wilson prize medal,
for excellence in English composition,
to William Sumner Appleton Pott, OF
Shanghai. Llewellyn Hoxton memorial
prize medal, for excellence in msthe-
MATES, to Rudolph Turk, of North
Carolina; William Garrett Bibb prize
medal, for excellence in Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar and
HsmltD, 10 VIM Sumner Appleton Pott,
of Shanghai; II. s. Liggett memorial
Junior prize medal, for excellence in
general scholarship to Archibald Msgill
Suthon, of Louisiana. Comforting GER
tificstes of graduation to James William
Foster, of Fauquier county; Peyton Ran
dolph Harris, of HarrisODb1rg; John
Lloyd, of New York; Talbot Taylor
Pendleton, of West Virginia; William
Sumner Appleton POtt, OF Shanghai;
Frank Waters Rogers, of Surry county;
Robert Nelson Rust. of Alexandria
county, and Joseph Miller Wood, of Al
bemarle county. Gloria in Excelsis,
blessing, Dnlce Domum. Music was
rendered during the evening and the ex-
ercises closed one OF the most successful
years in the schools history.
ADJUSTMENTS.