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Honors in the Washington Literary Society
(See p. 249.)
The final presidents from the beginning to the
present, as far as can be ascertained, have been:
1844—J. F. Wooten, N. C.
1845—Presley C. Lane, Ala.
1846—George A. Hall, Ga.
1847—William H. F. Hall, Ga.
1848—J. F. Marshall, Miss.
1849—John L. Cochran, Va.
1850—Frederick Floyd, Va.
1851—Frank V. Winston, Va.
1852—J. F. Deloney, Ala.
1853—Edward S. Joynes, Va.
1854—George B. Talyor, Va.
1855—Virginius Dabney, Miss.
1856—John M. Bolling, Va.
1857—Algernon S. Epes, Va.
1858—Thomas U. Dudley, Va.
1859—Edward L. Martin, Del.
1860—C. W. Wilson, Va.
1861-1865—Suspended during
the war.1866—Micajah Woods, Va.
1867—C. J. Faulkner, W. Va.
1868—W. O. Harris, W. Va.
1869—S. T. Phillips, Va.
1870—J. C. McKennie, Va.
1871—Barnett Gibbs, Texas.
1872—Walter G. Charlton, Ga.
1873—Richard H. Maury, Miss.
1874—Thomas L. Raymond, La.
1875—Benjamin Johnson, Va.
1876—Fred. E. Conway, Ark.
1877—Frank P. Farish, Va.
1878—V. M. Potter, Ky.
1879—None recorded.
1880—John F. B. Beckwith, Ga.
1881—S. J. Shepherd, Tenn.
1882—W. D. Toy, Va.
1883—W. T. Turnbull, Fla.
1884—J. I. Van Meter, Ohio.
1885—C. H. Fauntleroy, Va.
1886—Lewis M. G. Baker, Va.
1887—W. E. Allen, Va.
1888—S. L. Kelley, Va.
1889—F. M. Simonton, Fla.
1890—Charles F. Coleman, Fla.
1891—George N. Conrad, Va.
1892—Robert F. Leach, Md.
1893—Allen P. Gilmour, Ky.
1894—J. Bernard Handlan, Va.
1895—Joseph T. Allyn, Va.
1896—Alex. Scott Bullitt, Ky.
1897—Frank Grey Newbill, Va.
1898—Charles N. Joyce, Md.
1899—Patrick H. Aylett, Va.
1900—E. H. Fulton, Va.
1901—J. D. Hauk, Va.
1902—W. C. Latimer, S. C.
1903—R. H. Latham, Va.
1904—John S. Flory, Va.
1905—T. M. Wampler, Va.
The readers from 1838, until the intermediate
celebration was eliminated from college exercises,
were:
1838—Robert B. Ridley, N. C.
1846—Thomas J. Sharp, Miss.
1847—W. A. Quarles, Ky.
1848—William H. F. Hall, Ga.
1849—Daniel Lyon, Jr., Va.
1850—Frank V. Winston, Va.
1851—R. S. Henson, Va.
1852—A. B. Evans, Va.
1853—H. A. Carrington, Va.
1854—R. M. Mallory, Va.
1855—Theo. W. Brevard, Fla.
1856—S. Wellford Corbin, Va.
1857—Thomas U. Dudley, Va.
1858—T. G. Wertenbaker, Va.
1859—J. William Jones, Va.
1860—Arthur J. Arnold, Va.
1861—William H. Henson, Va.
1866—Edmund C. Minor, Va.
1869—J. G. Rogers, Md.
In the list of "intermediate orators" about the
same gap occurs as in the readers—from 1839 to
1846 inclusive. Thereafter no break appears until
1861-65:
1836—James T. Sharp, Va.
1837—Alexander Walker, Va.
1838—Robt. S. Hamilton, Va.
1839—J. B. Bird, S. C.
1847—Thomas Sharp, Miss.
1848—John Griffin, Miss.
1849—John Hart, Va.
1850—Fernando R. Farrar, Va.
1851—Alex. N. Jordan, Va.
1852—P. S. Henson, Va.
1853—Wm. D. Thomas, Va.
1854—George B. Taylor, Va.
1855—A. E. Dickinson, Va.
1856—Thomas T. Jones, Va.
1857—Erasmus K. Harris, Va.
1858—Littleton J. Haley, Va.
1859—T. W. Mason, Va.
1860—S. Taylor Martin, Va.
1861—Alex. W. Weddell, Va.
1866—William T. R. Bell. Va.
1867—Saml. McKinney, Tenn.,
1869—Rich. S. Jeffories, Va.
The valedictorians:
1839—J. P. Holcombe, Va.
1840—Thomas Slaughter, Va.
1846—Thomas Sharp, Miss.
1847—Robert C. Saffold, Miss.
1848—Smith C. Daniell, Va.
1849—Wm. Pope Dabney, Va.
1850—Thomas W. Haynes, Va.
1851—Samuel Garland, Va.
1852—W. B. Newton, Va.
1853—H. A. Carrington, Va.
1854—H. Embry Merritt, Va.
1855—Wilson S. Newman, Va.
1856—Given Campbell, Ky.
During the session of 1856-57 the Washington
Society instituted a debater's medal and after the
war the orator's medal. In the following list the debaters
are all medalists and the orators medalists
after 1869:
1857—Given Campbell, Ky., debater; Robert Davis, Va.,
orator.1858—Alexander B. Cochran, Va., debater; Llewellyn Southgate,
Va., orator.1859—Douglas F. Forest, Va., orator.
1860—William Allen, Va., debater; William Frederick Ogden,
La, orator.1861—Celebration abandoned, and no medal awarded; J. W.
Harris had been appointed orator before the decision
to suspend.1866—John S. Wise, Va., debater; J. N. Dunlop, Va., orator.
1867—David S. Pierce, Va., debater; Charles E. Sears, Va.,
orator.1868—S. M. Wynne, Ga., debater; S. McKinney, Tenn., orator.
1869—No record.
1870—Linden Kent, Va., debater.
1871—E. H. Farrar, La., debater; G. E. Penn, Va., orator.
1872—H. A. Collum, La., debater; C. A. Jenkins, Miss., orator.
1873—F. R. Graham, La., debater; J. N. Stephenson, Va.,
orator.1874—John S. Brooks, Va., debater; R. S. Saulsbury, Ga.,
orator.1875—C. E. Nicol, Md., debater; H. C. Stuart, Va., orator.
1876—T. E. Blakey, Va., debater; J. G. Colley, Ga., orator.
1877—J. F. Ellison, Va., debater; Junius Rochester, Ky.,
orator.1878—Richard A. Jackson, Md., debater; Benjamin F. Long,
N. C., orator.1879—Not organized this year.
1880—No award.
1881—W. W. Wilkinson, Ala., debater; F. M. O. Fenn, Texas,
orator.1882—H. P. Lawther, Texas, debater; H. G. Peters, Va.,
orator.1883—W. B. Eldridge, Tenn., debater; W. G. Winstock, Va.,
orator.1884—L. H. Pugh, La., debater; B. H. Lee, Miss., orator.
1885—W. H. Bryant, Va., debater; W. J. Shelburne, Va.,
orator.1886—R. G. Bickford, Va., debater; J. G. Covington, Ky.,
orator.1887—J. B. Gibson, Miss., debater; T. E. Ryals, Ga., orator.
1888—L. G. M. Baker, Va., debater; F. Causey, Va., orator.
1889—J. A. Barclay, Ky., debater; F. W. Weaver, Va., orator.
1890—R. M. Banks, Jr., Miss., debater; G. N. Conrad, Va.,
orator.1891—Charles F. Spencer, Ky., debater; Henry A. Etheridge,
Ga., orator.1892—Robert E. Cofer, Texas, debater; Harris L. Moss, Va.,
orator.1893—John Henry Nininger, Va., debater; Algernon B.
Chandler, Va., orator.1894—Charles R. Frankum, Va., debater; Edward L. Greever,
Va., orator.1895—J. R. Rew, Va., debater; A. E. Strode, S. C., orator.
1896—G. W. Holland, Va., debater; Clyde W. Portlock, Tenn.,
orator.1897—Preston W. Campbell, Va., debater; Charles N. Joyce,
Md., orator.1898—C. L. Kagey, Va., debater; D. S. Burleson, Va., orator.
1899—J. Douglass Mitchell, Va., debater; A. Leo Obendorfer,
Va., orator.1900—Arthur J. Morris, Va., debater; Roscoe C. Nelson, Va.,
orator.1901—E. B. Setzler, S. C., debater and orator.
1902—Thos. W. Halloman, Miss., inter-society debater; J. S.
Barron, Va., debater.1903—W. C. Latimer, S. C., inter-society debater; W. T.
Anglin, Va., orator.1904—H. M. Roberts, Ky., orator.
1905—Lee Bidgood, Va., inter-society debater; Samuel W.
Edmondson, Va., orator.
In 1896 Dr. James A. Harrison provided a trophy
to be contested for by the Jefferson and Washington
literary societies. It is a solid silver laurel wreath
encircling a copper scroll for the names of the winning
contestants. Thus far the record is:
1896—C. W. Portlock.
1898—E. B. Setzler.
1901—J. P. McConnell.
1903—W. M. James.
John C. Myers.
1905—J. W. Wayland.
J. I. Viney.
Washington Society.
1897—Walter T. Oliver.
Albert Fink.
1902—Irvin W. Ayres.
F. W. Gwathmey.
1904—Roger B. Wood.
J. A. Williams.
Jefferson Society.
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