The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-13
GOLD MEDALS TO
YOUNG STUDENTS
HANDSOME AWARDS ARE GIVEN Ar
BENEDICTTSE COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT
MAYOR IS PRES SEN T
DELIVERS ADDRESS BEFORE
LARGE AUDIENCE THERE 10
HEAR INTERESTING Elk
ERGfsEs IN HALL.

The first annual commencement
exercises OF the Benedictine college
took place last night before al au-
dience that filled the spacious hall
The hail was beautifully decorated
with the national catora, and with
banners and pennants of nearly every
college in Virginia.
Mayor y. c. Richardson presided At
the exercises and made an address
congratulating the Benodrtine Faith
ers on the completion OF such a hand
some building and wishing therl every
possible success
Right Rev. Bishop 0'Couneil made
ms address to the students auC
friends assembled, pratsing the ze.ei
Of the instructors and authorities oS
the college, giving some solid adFire
to the young cadets.
Medals were awarded ~ follows.
Gold medal for the best average.
second academic class. Joseph \.
West; donor. Rev. J. h O,Reiiiv.
Gold medal for the best az eraEe
first academic class. Milton \. Bicrue
Next in merit, Percy l. Fisher Donot
Or. George Ben Johnston
Gold medal for military +trtit7-
Charles B. Morrison. Next In merit
Joseph A. West, Donor officers OF
tho Richmond Light Infantry Blues
battalion
Gold medal for manual OF arms
(prize contest held April t5th). John
{. Dugan. Donor. Mayor David c.
Richardson.
Class honors OF the second acade-
mic class were:
Edward ". Fletcher distinguished
in military drill. religious instruction
and photography
Beaufort Hoen. honor in ancient
history. distinguished in military
drill English, photography and
algebra.
Leo b. Kahn. distinguished in re-
iigious instruction and ancient his
tory.
Henry J. Street, honor in religious
instruction. distinguished IN Latin.
| English. Greek. German Algebra. an
Gent history, physiography and mill
tary drill
Joseph A. West tgoId medalisD.
honor In Latin. Greek German. alEe-
bea. physiography. distinguished In
English. ancient history, penmanship
ana military drill.
Honors to those In tao frst acade-
mic class were:
Milton a, Bierno gold rnedaiist)
| honors In religious instruction. alge-
| bra, arithmetic and English history
distinguished in military drill. Latin
English. grammar, English aud pen
manship.
| Thomas f. Binns~@pistinguis in
! military drill, religious instruction and
| English history.
John &, puEan tgcld medal FOR
manual of s)--Distiugulshed in
religious instruction, Latin, English
grammar English, algebra. arithfnt.-
tie. English history and penmanship
Russell O. Fergnson--Distinslli
cd In algebra, arithmetic and Eng
| llsh history.
Percy l. FTsherHonors IN Eng
lish grammar. Latin, English and
! poumanship: distinguished In relix-
| ious instructions algebra. arithmetic.
military drtll, English history.
| William II Garrott--Distinguis
| in military drii|, religious Instruction
| English grammar, algebra. arithmetic
and English history.
Bernard J. Observation-Disclosures IN
military drill. religious instruction.
English and English history.
A. Drew terholzer-Distinguis
in religious instruction. Latin Eng
! lls1l grammar. algebra, arithmetic
| and English history.
Lawrence v Martin--Distineuis
| in Latin. religious instruction, algebra.
arithmetic and English history
Thomas J, McGraw--Distingui
in military driiI, religious instruction,
Latin. English grammar, arithmetic,
English history and penmanshp
Elliot 4. distinguished In
English history
Charles II. Morrison (gold medal In
IrlF 3u%4 y,e 1fvt "a
. ilal history
Terry Morrxsou---pIstingu In
English grammar and English his.
tory.
Frederick tvernan -Dfstingulshel
in military drli. religious instruction
and penmanship.
r. Nichols 'arsons--Distinguish
In military drlIl and religious instruc
ton
walter A. schutte--Distingui
in arithmetic.
clifford Smith. Jr--Distinguished
in religious instruction, English, Eng
lish history and penmanship
Joseph L. smith--Honors in relig-
ious instruction, DISTINGUISHED In mil
Uarv drill. f1Tttu, English gre mnaar,-
algebra. arithmetic. English history.
and penmanship,
Kenneth A. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ed IN English history
Uery r. Observation-Disclosures
in military irili Latin. religious In
structlon, English grammar. English
algebra, arithmetic, English history
and penma nFhip,
Raymond 4 Vonderlehr--Disfin-
guished in military drill. Latin. Alge-
bra, arithmetic English grammar, re
Hctons instruction English, penman-
ship aud English history.