Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Episcopal High School Holds
Its I'D Commencement.
MANY PRIZES AWARDED
Several Receive Diplomas Theologi-
cal Seminary Exercises
Begin Tonight.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 10. 1912.
The seventy-third annual commence
ment exercises of the Episcopal High
School took place at IL o'clock this morn
ing in Liggett Hall, and were largely at
tended
The presentation Of prizes made fol-
lows: For reading at sight. second prize.
Launcelot Blackford. Jr.. OF Episcopal
High School: first prize. Francis NJ. Mas
sic. Fairfax county. Va: for reading.
second prize, Bergman Green, jr.. of
Fairfax county; first prize. Frank r.
Reade of the Episcopal High School: first
prize. Julien H. Addison. Lynchburg: for
defamation. second prize. Launcelot NJ
School.
Scholarship Prize.
For scholarship, White pr1ze-Statge
Davis Blackford of the Episcopal High
School, John Morrill, Leadbeater of Alex
andria, Robert Harrison McNulty OF
Georgia, Allen Waller Morton of Rich
mond, Mason Romano, jr.. Of Peters
burg. Lttleton McClurg Wickham of
Lorraine. Johns prize-David Dunlop. jr.,
Petersburg. Robert Goodwin Rhett, jr..
Wexford, jr., of Richmond. Meade prize
Archibald Magill Suthon of Louisiana.
Laird prize-Launcelot Minor Blackford,
jr.. of the Episcopal High School.
Those Getting Medals.
The presentation Of medals was as fol-
lows: Joseph Pryan prize memorial
medal. for excellence in English, Archi
bald Magin Suthon of Louisiana; Ran
dolph Fairfax memorial prize medal, for
excellence in general scholarship, to
Archibald Magill Suthon of Louisiana !;
Robert Taylor Wilson prize medal for ex;
cellence in English composition. to Archi-
bald Magill Suthon of Louisiana; LEVEL
lyn Hoxton memorial prize medal, for ex-
cellence in mathematics, to Robert Good
wyn Rhet, jr., of South Carolina; Will
liam Garrett Bibb prize medal. for excel
lence In Shakespeare c'Romeo and Ju-
liet," Julius Caesar and 'Hamlet'), to
Episcopal High School; H. S. Lggett
memorial junior prize medal, for excel
lence in general scholarship. to John Nor
rill Leadbeater, Alexandra.
Certificates of graduation were given
to the following: Robert Letcher Bro
naugh Of Kentucky. Bergman Green, jr.,
of Fairfax county, Francis Milton Massie
of Fairfax county; John Minor of North
Carolina, Francis Rawle Pemberton, jr.,
of Virginia, Mason Romaine, jr., of Pc
tersburg and Archibald Magill Suthon OF
Louisiana
Joint Celebration Held.
The final joint celebration at the high
school last night of the Fairfax and
Blackford literary societies. in IAggett
Hall, was largely attended.
The annual closing exercises OF the
Episcopal Theological Seminary Of Vir-
GINA, located in Fairfax county, just
west Of this city, will be begun tonight
in the chapel at that institution, at which
time Rev Henry l. Lubbock, LII. D., Of
Zion and ST. Timothy's Church, New
York, will deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon before the Students Missionary So
cety.
Tomorrow there will be graduation and
alumni day exercises. Bishop GIBSON VIII
preside over these, as president or the
seminary. The annual address to the
class will be delivered by Bishop Robert
Strange. :,
The annual meeting Of the alumni will
also be held at noon tomorrow ana WIN
The annual essay will be delivered by
Rev. w. H. Laird Of Christ Church,
Christian Hundred. near Wilmington, DEL
The exercises will be brought to close
Friday morning at IL o'clock, with the
ordination ceremonies. which VIII take
place in the chapel at the seminary.
Celebration of Fourth.
Arrangements have been completed for
a Fourth of July celebration at the George
Washington Park. west of here. under
tho ausnices Of the WASHINGTON Mon1:-
ment Association. The affair will include
a tournament in afternoon at the park,
ending with a coronation ball at $50
o'clock at night at Armory Hail.
1t is announced that the tournament is
open to Virginia, Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia knights.
The following have been named as
Judges: State Senator r. E. Thornton.
George K. Pickett and ]. J. Graham.