The Washington times., 1914-06-02
EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
CONFERS DIPLOMAS
Medals and Prizes Awarded to
Large Class by Institution
Near Alexandria Today.

ALEXANDRIA, June 2.-Commence-
!Fnt exercises were held at the Epis-
$Ul,aI High School this morning.
Certificates of graduation were con-
fcrrcd on Carter Standard Cole, of
Pennsylvania: Robert Dixon Cronley.
i.. of Petersburg; David Dunlop, Jr.,
Of Petersburg; Charles Lunsford, jr., Of
Petersburg; Frank Robertson Reade,
~ Abingdon, and Joseph Icor WarinS,
ir. of South Carolina.
Medals were awarded as follows:
Joseph Bryan memorial medal, for ex-
cciIcnce in English, to Philip Barney
Shield. of Richmond: Williams classical
medal for excellence in Latin and
Greek. to Littleton McClurg Wickhsm,
Of Lorraine; Robert Taylor Wilson
MEDAL. for excellence in English com-
position, to Philip Barney Shield. OF
Richmond: LleHeilyn Hoxton memorial
medal, for excellence In mathematiCS:
- Littleton McClurg WIckham. OF
L crraine; William Garrett Bibb memo
rial. for excellence in Shakespeare, 10
David Dunlop, jr., Of Petersburg; Il :.
Liggett memorial medal. Tor exeenence
in general scholarship, 10 a~oIncr ~
Lenoir Ferguson, jr.. Of Newport News
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Reading at sight, first prize, Litueton
NJ. wickham, of Lorraine; second
rize Phillip sst B; Shield nTSzs W Sl w BrSan
ir.. of Petersburg; second prize, Will
lam NICK. Parker. Of Georgia. sor
scholarship, David Dunlop. IT., OF re
tersburg; James n. Grear, 1r., OF 81
Taul: Edward Holland, .jr-, of East
land: Stanley Dubois Peter. OF Ken
tdcky: Philip Barney Shield. Of Ricn-
uon6. and Joseph 1. Waring, jr.' OF
>gT,n Tbe finals at the Theological Seminary
Of Virginia, will commence tomorrow
night at s O'Clock. The Rev. Dr. Floyd
~. Tompkins, of Philadelphia VIII Ie-
liver the annual address before the
members of the Students MisaonarE
society. Graduation and alumni day
VIII be Thursday when the exercises
will begin at 10 o'clock. Essays VIII oe
reao by the members Of the gradua-
tion class and diplomas Will De pre-
scnted to the following: Guy E. kasey,
Wyomins; George y. Leo honSyi MsS2y: Ky
nan. w. Va: Sidney 7. Ruck, Va. and
W. G. Parker, Va
The annual alumni meeting will take
rice at noon on Thursday and the es-
sayist will be the Rev. W. a. r. GOOD,
= in, of Rochester. n. Y. The alumni
lirner will be served at $50 O'Clock;
Exercises will be concluded Friday
with ordination ceremonies, held in the
chapel and which will be under the di-
lection Of Bishop Gibson, of Virg nia-
The annual commencement exercises
at st Mary's Academy. conducted by
the sisters of the Holy Cross, will be
:rc1d at . o'clock or. June IL at the
opera House. concert will be given
June 8 in the assembly hall OF the
s.cademy. The parochial school of St
Mary's Church will hold its closing
exercises June 10.
Examinations will commence in the
public schools next Monday and the
closing exercises will be held June Is.
Special programs have been prepared
in all of the schools. Awards will be
made by the superintendent and clerk
of the school board who will visit all
Of the rooms and present the cards
or honor. the largest class in its his
tory will be graduated from the Alex
andria High School
The opening meeting tonight Of the
Women's Home Missionary Society and
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, of the Baltimore Conference, Of
The NJ. z. Church South, which will be
attended by 175 delegates from Balti-
pore. Washington. and several coun-
lies of northern Virginia. The annual
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
=. X Hardin.
croner's jury yesterday afternoon,
charged with killing Virgil Jones, also
Colored.
4 fve-passenger automobile driven by
'hsrles Martin and containing two
passengers. backed down Mt Vernoh
aVeDue. near Braddock. last night
through failure of the brakes to work,
rcIlided with a tree, and then fell down
p ten-foot embankment. The machine
vas damaged, but the passengers es-
"sped injury.
Members Of Martha Washington
,'hapter, No. 42, Order of the Eastern
star, will pay a fraternal visit TO Acca-
Ia Lodge, Falls Church, tonight, leav-
'ns here on a special car al $40 o'clock
George Washington Dixon. seventy
Don't Swelter Over the
Wash Tub or Ironing Board