"Episcopal High School Commencement" (1902)

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Title

"Episcopal High School Commencement" (1902)

Subject

Fairfax, Randolph
Lost Cause
Board of Trustees
Academics
Student Life
Confederate States of America
Virginia Theological Seminary
Blackford, Lancelot Minor (Principal, 1870-1913)
McGuire, John Peyton (1852-1861)
Religion

Description

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 Memorial Medal was awarded for the first time. According to the author, the Fairfax Memorial Medal was a gift of friends and analogous to "the rector's gold medal" in Headmaster McGuire's time.

Source

Southern Churchman

Publisher

V.T.S. Archives

Date

June 28, 1902

Coverage

1900-1909

Files

EHS Commencment, 6.28.1902.pdf

Citation

“"Episcopal High School Commencement" (1902),” EHS History Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ehshistoryproject.org/items/show/512.

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