The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-05-26
N. FR|ERSON.JR.,GETS
HIGHEST HONOR IN
HISTORY OF C. N. A.
MAKES THE BEST GRADE EVER
ACCORDED A CADET OF IN.
STlTUTiON.
wins THt SCHOLARSHIP MEDAL

Williamson and Robert Church Sc
cure Other Class Honors-DriIl
Medal to Howard Edgerton.
Meade Frierson, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Meade Frierson, of this city, won
the highest hOnors at the Columbia
Military Academy ever received by a
scholar at that institution. Ever
since he has been a student at the
Academy he has won the honors for
his class and his grade in the first
class during the past session, ninety
seven, is the highest ever obtained in
the history of the institution.
Harold Barnes was the winner of
the honors for the second class with
an average of more than ninetyfour.
James Wooten, of Columbia, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Wooten, copied
the honors Of the third class, although
he had close competitor in Phelps
Lowell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Lowell, of Southport. Robert VIII
hanson, of Central America got the
high honors in the fourth class, and
Robert Church, of Tennessee. was
the winner Of the fifth class.
1t is worthy of note that of the five
class honors three went to Tennes-
see and two to Gautemela, Central
America.
The announcements of the winners
were made at the Academy chapel
this morning following the eloquent
address of Prof. G.. w. Dyer. That
the winners were popular with their
classmates was demonstrated by the
thunderous applause that greeted the
formal announcements of the princi-
pals.
The past term m the opinion of the
principals, has been one of the most
successful in the history of the insti
tuition. The honor roll is the long
est, the grade averages are general
~ the highest, and the department
the best that have ever characterized
a session of the school. Great gratifi-
cation was expressed this morning
by Profs Edgerton and Hardy at the
work that had been done
during the year by the boys of the
school.
The following cadets made the
highest grades for the year In their
classes.
First class-Meade Frierson, Jr.,
Tennessee, average 81.
Second class-Harold Barnes, Gau-
-amela, G. A., 94%.
Third class-James Wooten, Ten
1essee, 94as.
Fourth class-Robert Williamson,
C. A., 1873.
Fifth class-Robert Church, Ten
nessee, 1914.
In two of the classes the contest
was very close. In the third class
Phelps Lowell was only three-eights
of a point behind James Wooten. In
the fourth class Preston Cant, was
only half a point behind his Compel
ltor. These two cadets therefore re-
ceive special mention.
Medals.
The following medals were award
ed
Scholarship-Given by the Phoenix
National Bank, Meade Frierson, Jr.,
Tennessee.
Drill Medal-Given by Gotham
Bros, Howard Edgerton, Tennessee.
Athletics-Given by A. A. Stone,
Garner Ransom, Mississippi.
DISCLAIMERS by Maury Ma
tional Bank, Rogers George. Missis-
sippi.
Best marksman- National Rifle
Association, Ralph Robinson, Tennes-
see.
The following cadets who have
shown the greatest proficiency in the
department this year have
been recommended by the command
ant and the principals to the war de-
partment as worthy to receive ap-
pointments: Capt. Chas. Phillips, Capt.
Charles Shamotulski, Adjutant Meade
Jr., First Lieut.. Robert
Rupe, Second Lieut.. Robert Garner.