Evening star., 1944-06-08
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|At Alexandra
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Episcopal Bishop
Of Virginia Makes
Scholastic Awards


The Alexandria Episcopal High
School graduated IS boys yesterday
morning and diplomas were awarded
to II girls at st. Agnes Episcopal
School in Alexandria yesterday aft
ernoon.
Awards were presented by the
Right Rev. Frederick Goodwin,
Bishop of Virginia, as follows: Read
ing, David Hopkins Scenes and
Lloyd Rutherford Craighill, ir., first:
John Worth Kern, Sd, and Robert
Lee Randolph, jr., second: declama-
ton, William Montague Backer,
first; Elmer Edwin Wilson, jr., Sec
ond; Whittle Prize, John Moncure
Daniel, jr.; John Gummere, Henry
Clinton Mackall, James Cole Taylor
and William Lee Wiley; Johns Prize,
William Montague Backer and
Frank Waters Rogers, jr.; Laird
Prize, Peter Manigault; BENJAMIN
M. Baker Memorial Prize, William
Montague Backer; Quentin Roose-
velt Memorial Prize, Howard James
Newton, jr.; Stonewall Tompkins
Memorial Prize, Walter Jones Laird,
jr.
Medals were presented, as follows:
Joseph Bryan Memorial Medal for
excellence in English, Hume Opie
Amman, jr.; Randolph Fairfax Me-
mortal Prize Medal for character.
conduct and scholarship, George
labriskie, I'd; William Henry Lair
Prize Medal for excellence in Eng
lish composition, Hume Opie AMMAN.
jr.;; Llewelyn Hoxton Memorial
Medal for excellence in mathematics,
Walter Jones Laird, jr.; William Gar
rett Bibb Prize Medal for excellence
IN Shakespeare, william Montague
Backer; William H. Wilmer Memo
rial Junior Prize for excellence in
general scholarship, Frank Waters
Rogers, jr.
Athletic Awards Made.
Athletic awards were made to
Frank Goodman, John Henry Nc
Cormack, jr.; Edwin Nash Broyles.
Jr.;; Dabney Hutter Craighill, jr.:
James Walker Sites, jr.; John Ad-
olson Cobb Bucknell, John Crosland.
jr., and Arthur Lee Shreve Waxter.
The following students received
cum laude diplomas from Archibald
Hoxton, headmaster:
Backer, William M. Laird. Walter, j., jr.
knisht. VI John n " " Maabniisffnit' aabrisfis d. Petsr sd
The following received diplomas:
AMMAN, Hume O., jr. Kilby, T. T., sc.
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galway. T. Howard M M Nsal NMsIloTin, Bernard a. E N r.
siisbi sishi 2 E. L. 4. IT, IT, Pass P1ssass Mfeaf = e W
Crews, G.. jr. Randolph, r. L., tr.
Rarrls joseph ssap Rs.soH Rsis Horace G. A. WI IT.
Houstoun. W. g. Roper, j. L., 3d
Roy, Eusene, II. Suthon, w. A., Jr.
JasnTsl Johnson = 3 p; IT, Waxtsr. Arthur =. 8.
DR.. Edward Howard Griggs spoke
at the St. Agnes School graduation.
The following awards were made:
Macondray Trophy for the most
outstanding girl, elected by the stu
dents, Keating Karig: Flora Kinloch
Shackleford Memorial prize for
highest academic average in the last
four years, Winifred Byrd and Ruth
Jane Kevin; Karig English writinz
prize, Winifred Byrd; history medal
for seventh grade, Sandra Smith:
good citizenship prizes, Mabel Royer,
Betty Cough Clark and Ellen Sim
mons; Bible prizes, Joan Snacken-
berg, Ruth Watt, Loretta Jacobs,
Pamela Daily, Faith Gowen, Jane
Muzzey: Virginia State classical
tournament prizes, Betty Chase
Crosley, Laura Mae Whitfield, Eliza
beth Gay Elmore, Ruth Watt, Robin
Rau; Virginia State modern Ian
guage tournament prizes, Jane Nc
kee and Mary Ann Dugger.
School Receives War Bond.
Athletic awards were made to
Catherine Hooe Smith, Winifred
Byrd, Betty Cough Clark, Florence
Lanpher, Lura Mae Whitfield, Ruth
Krauss, Betsey Graves, Betty Chase
Crosley, Ruth Watt and Jane Mckee.
A War Bond was presented to the
school by Polly Bryan, class of 1910,
as a gift from the alumnae in honor
OF Constance Barrett Williams, class
of 1910, who died on New Year
Day, 1914.
Mrs. Helen Army Macan, headmis-
tress, presented diplomas to-:
Byrd Winifred Kevin, Ruth
Clark, Betty Royar, Mabel L.
Cruff, Joan Sebree, Marilouise
Doolittle. Natasha Smith Catherine H.
Hueller. Ann Snackenberg. Joan
Karig, Keating V