Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-24
CLOSING EXERCISES Of
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL
Certificates OF Graduation Conferred
on Six STUDENT Prizes Awarded
Celebration OF Literary Societies.

This morning at eleven o'clock was
held the closing exercises OF the Episco
pal High School near Alexandria.
Certificates Of graduation we're con
icrred on the following students
Launtelot NJ. Blaekford, ir. Of Viz
gina; Donald NJ. Faulkner, Of Meek
Ienburg; Samuel Fl. Pullian, OF Rich.
moud; L. Lawrence Phillips, Of Arksn-
sls55. ". Randolph, OF Illinois, ani
H. M. Robertson, OF DauviiIe.
The following was the programme:
Player; delivery OF certificates; music;
delivery Of certificates; music; presenta
ton of prizes; for, reading at sight,
second prize to Donald NJ. Faulkner.
OF Boy,lton; first prize, to Robert K,
Mas;ie, ir OF Fairfax county; for read
irg, second prize to Robert K, Massie,
ir, oi Fairfax county, first prize to
Frank r. Rsals, Of Episcopal High
School.
For Dc, l.mstion, sscaal prize +
l.auncelat NJ Biack ford. il. E.scopa!
High School; first rrize to Harrison
N. Robertson, CT Dansille.
For Scholarship, White lriae II
Robert j. GrcuIs. ir., Of Petersburg
John NJ Durlop, oi Petersburg; Waller
J. 5u;non. i... Of Louisiana; and Ell
ward Fl Tii-g, of Richmond,
Johns rsize TO Diyid Dunlop, ir
nf Petrr,burS: Donald Mackenzie
Faulkner nf Rovdton, Mason Ro-
maine, j., of Petersburg; and B. z.
WclIoru, j. , oil Richn ond.
Mrade pize Kenneth Claiborne
Royal, OF North Caroli:a,
Laird prize Francis Milton Massie,
Of Fairfax County.
Eeadiue aud ieclam ,tion Harrison
II Robertson, declaimed William
PITTS Speech on America" Frank R.
Reala. read, Two Runaways;;" Lau /
cclut NJ. Bla"l;for1. j. ], c!aimcd,
Tell on bis Native Hills, Robert F.
Massie, jr., reads, 'Gambetta's Duel. +"
Music: Pre-en!ation OF medals.
Joseph 8 yam memorial prize medal,
axcelle.t in English, 10 Donald Mac
Kenzie Fauikner, of Roydtoni Williams
G.asslc1 prize Ueial, for excellent III
Latte a.: d Greek, TO 4. G. Royal, of
North Carolina; Randolph Fa;:faS
memorial p:ize palal, for eScelieucc
in general scholarship to Donald N,
E"ulkncr. OF Boyjton; Robert Taylor
W,l.cn prize mela', for excellence il
English composition, to Donald nj,
Faulkner, OF Boyd,on; LEV ellyn Hox-
ton memorial prize medal, for excel
lent in Mathematics, to Walter J.
Suthon, ir., OF Louisiana; William
Garrett Bbb prize medal, fer excel
lence in Shakespeare to Mason Ro.
maine, IT,, oi Petersburg; Il. S. Lis-
sett memorial junior prize medal, for
excellence in general scholarship to
John NJ. Dunlop, OF Petersburg.
. The Joint final celebration Of tbs
Fairfax and Blackford Literary soeietie,
we're held last night iQ Iigge;t H.ll
when tue following programme was
given:
By l.. Lawrence Phillips, Of iArkaasss
prayer. address OF welcome president of
the B!ackford Society; n'u ic; presenta-
ion OF the F. L. S. Declaimer's medal,
to Harrison NJ. Robertson. of Daoville;
defamation, The Bla' k
Hor.e and its Rider" p esentation cf
the B. L S. Debater's medal, to Julien
II. Addison, Of Lynchburg; presenta-
II the T. l.. 5. Readers Medal, TO
Donald NJ. Faulkner, Of BoytIun:
ores: ntstion of he 3. 7, :. Decllimer $
medal, to George c. Wallace ir., Of
Kentucky; defamation, Hamlet and
His Mothar;" presentation OF the +
h. 5 Dcbater's medal, to Robert X
SIas.ie, jr.. Of Fairfax county; rre:enta
ton Of the B. L. 5 Readers medal,
to Launcelot NJ Blackiord, ir., Of
Episcopal High Sthoal; presentation
of the Trophy for superiority ~ ihe
dual contest, May 27, in reading,
defamation and dcbite 81 The Fairfax
oyerihe Blackfuri ;ociety. for i0lc.ll.
Music. loint yaledictotI address, by
Donald NJ. Faulkner, OF Boydton;
final dismissal of the audience by
John c. Pembeiton, Of Riuhnoud,
president of the Fal,fax Society.