The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-28
INSPIRING EXERCISES HELD AT
CLOSE OF MOST SUCCESS
FULL TERM.
MEDALS AWARDED BY SALMON
Hon. Leonard Parkes Presented ri.
pIomas to misunderstanding Ever.
EFT and Douglass Hall Speakers
From the Senior Class.
wednesdays Daily.)

! "ISu obuuJ hoIAJ DCAOAO Ahd6nAACCAI
audience of cultured men and women,
: and amid the martial music of the
school band of twelve pieces, the
commencement exercises of the Co.
lumbia Military Academy came to an
end this morning.
The large study hall, with its big
columns bedecked with the red, white
and blue of the national colors, the
stage covered with ferns and other
plants, huge American flag forming
a magnificent background, and the
, cadets with white trousers, all these
| contributed to make decidedly mil
itary setting for the final exercises
! of the school. ...f.
The presiding officer of the exercis.
es was Col. Jospeh H. Spearing, SUI.
perintendent Of the Academy. In his
Introductory remarks, he stated that
the past session was decidedly the
most satisfactory, the most success
full, in every respect that the school
had had under it's present manage.
ment. Closing the first year with on.
ly three boarding pupils, the school
has grown until the final day this
year found more than seventy-fiye
boys in attendance from a distance,
He stated that the class work had
been good, the spirit of the school
fine, and the discipline almost per-
feet. AS for the future, he said that
the prospects were gloriously bright.
After an eloquent invocation by DR..
W. B. Kicks, the salutatory was de.
livered by Cadet Douglas Hall. His
address was gem, brief, to the
point, couched in elegant language,
and spoken in fitting way.
After short selection by the
school orchestra, the medals were
then delivered to the winners by Hon.
w. G. Salmon, of the local bar, who
presented each with a touch of hui
NOR appropriate to the purpose for
which 1t was given. Ewing Everett
was the winner of the highest of all
the school honors, the scholarship
medal, which was given by the facul-
ty. The medal for the best short sto-
ry, given by the Vogue Theatre, was
won by Harold Hill. Thomas Nc.
Adams was awarded the medal, given
by Col Weber, for the best athlete
in school.
The medal of the Maury National
Bank for defamation was awarded |
to Dougles Hall; for the best debat-
er, offered by the Phoenix National
Bank, to Hardwick Caldwell; for the
best drilled cadet, given by Gotham
Bros, by Douglas Hall; for the best
bowler, given by the superintendent,
by Joe Johnston; for the best batting
record, offered by the superintendent
by Nicely Leake; for the best swim
mer, also offered by the superintend-
ent, Ross Matthew'S for the best
tennis player, the gift of the superin-
Hardwick Caldwell; and for
he best teunis players at doubles.
1ardwick Caldwell and Monte Steele.
The winner of the scholarship med
II was also the valedictorian, Ew-
ng Everett. His speech. some ten
minutes in length, was beautifully
written, of the most chaste language
,edecked with appropriate SMILES
md metaphors lending to its force
md charm, and spoken with force
md emphasis. 1t was one of the !
most entertaining features of the
mornings exercises.
After the benediction by DR.. Chas.
7. Alexander the audience remained /
While the cadets filed out and form
d in two battalions. The members
# the faculty then passed by the Sc
liors, who we're in the front rank,
yrasping the hand of each in fare
we'll, and bidding each Godspeed.
Diplomas were presented to the
by Hon. Leonard Parkes.
If Nashville, vice president of the |
BOARD of trustees of the Academy;
J. R. Aehle, O. H. Allen, w. J. B. Bry-
an, ]. R. Baker, ]. E. Bradtield, l.. H.
Caldwell, Ewing Everett, R. H. Cal
Loway, ]. B. Gibson, Douglas Hall, B.
H. Hight, A. P. Hill, H. D. Hill, ]. E.
May, T. H. McAdams, ]. P. McGaw,
Jr.. L. w. Morgan, William Noble,
Jr., Richard Peeler, j. L. Roberts, J.
H. Springer, F. H. Stephenson, ], s.
Thompson and j. S. Woodson.