The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
PETERSBURG HIGH
AWARDS DIPLOMAS
CLOSING EXERCISES HELD AT
ACADEMY OF MUSIC BEFORE
LARGE CROWD.
REVERSE THE COUNCIL
ALDERMEN STAND BY SCHOOL
BOARD AND GIvE PRACTICALLY
WHAT Is ASKED IN
BUDGET.
REVERSE THE COUNCIL
virginian Bureau,

Mechanics Building, Room 31S.
PETERSBURG. VA, June 1.-THE
commencement exercises Of the Pc
tersburg high school toe place at
the Academy of Music last night. The
lower floors and galleries were both
crowded. Professor w. r. Smithey
presided. The services were opened
with prayer by Rev. George II.
Spooner, pastor of Market-Street NJ.
E. church. after which THE Clang of
the Forge was faultlessly rendered
by the High school pupils. accom-
panied by Miss Jean Trigg. piano, and
Miss Alberta Bowman. violin. Fred
rick G. Bib. the youngest graduate
Of the Petersburg high school up to
this time. then read his prize essay
on The Value of Science" The es-
say reflected much credit on the young
| man.
The essay of Harry P. Pilboro. of
the February GLASS;, BENEFIT of Modern
Chemistry to Mankind" was adjudg-
ed next best, but was not read. Com
| monwealth attorney r. H. Mani was
then introduced and he in turn pre-
scented the speaker of the evening,
| Judge Robert C. Jackson. Of Roa-
noake. Judge Jackson's address on
the subject of Self Realization"
which he treated under three heads
Self Knowledge" as taught by So
crates. "Self Control" as taught by
| Marcus Aurelius n Self Denial" as
taught by Christ. was pronounced by
many as the finest Of its character
they had ever heard. Following
nothe selection by the high school
chorus the graduating class was ad-
| dressed by ]. r. w. Smith. president
Of the school board. who also deliv-
cred the diplomas.
Paul Petit. presented medals to the
honor graduates. Miss Lillian A. Pow
! ers, n Miss Agness 3. Stribhing. The
stenography prize awarded Miss LII
liam A. Powers and Miss Estelle
Gates were presented by (. NJ.
Clements. Joseph f.. Anderson. Latin
teacher in the high school, then
awarded certificates to twenty stu
dents who had made an average OF
ninety per cent. Professor H. X,
Jones. superintendent of schools, then
delivered a belated diploma to Charles
p. Sanford. of last years gradual
ing class. Professor Wolfe read and
delivered thirty-three distinction GER
tihcates 70 members of the school. II
|. was then announced by Professor
Smithey, that the first honor grad
uate Of last year, Miss Cora Mar
tin Rolfe. had led her class at Ran
dolph-Macon Woman's college, this
session. averaging ninety-fve per cent.
scholarships were |aHHouiiCeu as Aoi-
lows:
To University of virginia.. G.
Scott.
To Washington and Lee---F. G.
Ribble. IRA
To Randolph-Macon woman's Col
lege-Miss Lilly Marie Gerow.
To Hampden-Sidney i.
| Wyatt.
To Lehigh University-Thos Wells.
Tlo1 ID Ctrthffrv r. uylE the vale
dictorian o. the graduating class. The
young man spoke without notes and
delivered his valedictory which was
punctuated with a~pplauses. in a splen-
did manner. superintendent Jones
made several announcements. chief
among which. was that the board or
aldermen had reversed h decision
Of the common council and had given
the school board practically all they
asked in the way OF appropriations.
| The exercises were concluded with the
b~enediction by Rev, Pembroke Reed,
rector of St. John p. r. church. Miss
Lillian Powers, one Of the honor grad
yates, was presented with a beautiful
fountain pen for proficiency in stem
ography, Miss Powers had led her
class from years.
left Petersburg this morning for New
York, preparatory to sailing Tor
| ChfnA- TO WHlfn place. tnsy
have been transferred by the British
American Tobacco company. Mr.,
Gillian has been for more than q year
the leader of the Boy Scout movement
in this city. A large number OF
scouts were on hand at the train to
bid him adieu. Coope La will succeed
Mr.. Gillian as scout master. The
troop will go Into camp at
wharf on July 18th.
Ahernathy-Dflion.
A quiet but pretty wedding took
the residence Of the brides mother,
on oakdale avenue when Miss Florence
Ida Dillon and Walter Smith Aber-
nathy was united in marriase by Keyi
M. b. church. Miss Nolie DILLON. sister
Of the bride. was : maid OF h1 w9',
liam Alternately. was best man.; The
happy young couple left immediately
| for Norfolk, where they Will take the
steamer this evening for Nsw York
and other Northern cities. The bride
Is a daughter OF Mrs. Ida L. Dillon and
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