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An article describing Episcopal's commencement exercise in 1902. Rev. Robert Strange gave an sermon on "What is your life?", followed by the valedictory address of Oscar De Wolf Randolph on the "character and example of Robert E. Lee." The Fairfax…

A photograph of the Fairfax Literary Society's building and the house of Willowbough Reade, an English teacher.

An editorial in Chronicle asking students to be more aware in public affairs outside the school

Detailed account of speakers who visited Episcopal in the 1917-1918 school year; many of them brought patriotic and militarist messages to the students.

On March 3rd, Professor Echols of UVA talked to the Episcopal students on the present work. He stressed that a sufficient number of Americans had enlisted, and the duty of the EHS students should be staying at school and preparing to solve the…

On October 22nd, Mr. Reese came to talk about the work he has done with the YMCA following the British troops in Afghanistan and Mesopotamia.
The following Sunday (29th), Mr. Hoxton read to the students two letters; one from P. H. Callaway, a…

On January 13th, Mr. DuBray, a Sioux Indian from South Dakota who studied at the Seminary, came to talk about his experience on the Reservation and the tribe.
On January 20th, Mr. Carter came to talk about the ongoing social political change. He…

November 24th, first dance of the school year. There were some opposition to the dance, namely its incompatibility with the present war. It did take place in the end, and the dance raised some money for the Red Cross.
Homer L. Ferguson came again to…

On April 14th, two speakers came from UVA. Professor L. G. Hoxton talked about how all branches of science were used in the military service during the Great War, while A. L. Kinsolving, Jr. described the life of UVA to the students to attract their…