Evening star., 1934-06-03
ST. ALbANS GIVES
DIPLOMAS TO z
Bishop James E. Freeman
Presents HonorS to Class
at Formal Exercises.

The twenty-fifth class to leave St.
Adams, the National Cathedral
School for Boys, yesterday morning
received diplomas from Right Rev.
James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash
ington, at the close of an impressive
ceremony in the great choir Of
Washington Cathedral
Canon Albert Hawley Lucas, head
master, presented the % members of
the 1884 class with 20 other students
of former years, thus making the
quarter century group the largest in
the history of the institution.
The entire student body of nearly
200 marched in procession to seats
near the chancel rail at the opening
of the service Parents. alumni and
friends filled the remainder of the
finished portion of the Cathedral.
Canon Stokes Speaks.
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes. for
mer secretary Of Yale University
preached the baccalaureate sermon
The musical arrangements of the oc-
caSiOn were in charge of Edgar
Priest, organist and choirmaster, and
many st. Adams boys were in their
accustomed places in the choir stalls
The following 1884 graduates re-
ceived diplomas with honor: Charles
Frederick Bachmann. I'd. Wheeling,
w. Va; Charles Carver, Sd, Philadel-
phia; William Harrington Clark. ir.,
Alexandria; Warren Edwards Emley
jr., Washington; Rush Varley Green
slade, Tulsa, Okla AnSon Roberts
Hyde, Frank Cox Jones and William
Gould Jones, Washington; Thomas
Perry Lippitt. jr Charles Town, w
Va. Ladder Bowie Mackall, John
Gilbert Nettleton, jr. Robert Phelps
Saunders and Lewis Holmes Ulman,
Washington, and Antonio Johnston
Waring, jr.. Savannah, Ga.
Diplomas also were conferred upon
the following members of the 1884
class: Donald Page CornWell and
Martin Madden Henderson, Washing
ton; James Biddle Keeble, Pitts
burgh; Randolph Leigh, jr, Mclean,
Va. Richard Marmion Marsh and
John David McGee Washington: John
Francis Stetson. Chevy Chase. Md,
and William Whiting Wicker Miami,
Fla.
Former Pupils Rewarded.
Members of former classes. who
likewise were granted diplomas, were
H. Bradley Davidson, Annapolis. Md,
1912; Homer Winthrop Lockwood.
Saranac Lake. N Y. 1912: John How
ard CARRIER. Cincinnati. 1918; San
ford D Ashford. Washington. 1914;
John Kennon Jayne. New Canaan,
Conn, 1915; Brooke Brewer. Chevy
Chase, Md, 1916: Charles Lewis
Dickson. New York City, 1918; Ed
mund Murdaugh Ellerson. Washing
ton, 1913; Melvin Ross Farrar. Ia
kOma Park, Md, 1913. Jonathan
Worth Daniels, Raleigh. N. c., 1919;
Frederick Tower Francis, jr., Pitts
field, Mass, 1925 Herbert Blyth
Mayors, Clearwater, Fla, 1925: Joseph
Allison Eyster, 3D. Halltown. w. Va,
1925; Ellis Bowen Harrison. Chevy
Chase, Md, 1926: Thomas Ashworth,
jr., Pensacola. Fla. 1927: Damon
Morris Cummings Washington 1927;
Noble Wimberley Jones, Savannah.
Ga. 1927; William Henry Clifford.
jr., Oatlands, Va. 1929: Joseph Ed
mund Corley. Chevy Chase. Md,
1929 and Elmer Rogers Oliver, jr.,
Washington. 1888.
After the commencement exercises
Canon Lucas awarded prizes at an
assembly at the peace cross near the
west gate of the Cathedral close.
Lewis Holmes Ulman delivered the
salutatory address and John Gilbert
Nettleton. jr. was valedictoriar
A class window later was dedicated
in the Lane johnson Building and
Canon and Mrs. Lucas, with members
of the faculty. gave luncheon for
friends of the school.
A brochure entitled "A Brief His
tory of ST. Adams School" by
Stephen A Hurlburt, master in clas-
sizes. was distributed.