The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-17
HAxrpEN SYDNEY CoLLRaE,}

WEDNESDAY,. June 10, 1870.
r,o second dav of the commencement
Uses has Just como to successful
T,,, first event of the day was the annua |
lin. Of the trustees OF the college. ihe
.mmIltec on the state Land Grant report
"~ncrcSS. The claims Of the college to q
n 1,on ni this fund arc 10 he urged before
N' legislature at an early days The soil
.E \, r,,rndurtions of Southside Virginia tiic-
I'm those Of the NorthSidc, and it is
h .''rht only reasonable and fair that por-
"7T the sum granted for the promotion
.55"".1,f,ulturc should be devoted 10 the
>,rt of that section. The chief business
5,rc The trustees was the election of five
-, members Of the Board. During the
,r,y two Of their number have died
-, nr, ". Ii. Foote. OF Romncy, and DIR.
.,,;H,. Il. Rcrkrlrv. of Prince Edward.
-. ,,,g,,rssflIi nominees We're Kew. Thomas
~ ijnnrrr of IhriStianShurg. Rev. kich.
vIIn..inc Of Farmvillc. Rev. \. E. Hop
.'.,.r ChsrlcStpwn. Major Charles :. Car
,,n ol Richmond. aud Colonel j. Z.
,.,rrrlld Of Prince Edward.
r-r condition Of the College was re-
ID ~ lInuriShing. Notwithstanding the
,.r,.~rpS of last year the number OF stu
: In, remained the same. one only
49,. rrrn removed by death. Ii is hoped
-. the advent of the new scholastic year
I'll Aring with it an increased number OF
,..3ral>. The attention TO study has been
..-, oratifving. and the moral condition OF
,.,'t oIpgc has been all that could he de-
,.,d Professor Martin, OF the Greek
..r, has been recently elected president
klrs's College. al Bristol. and 1t iSieared
"a; his valuable services may perhaps be
.-,g.lrrrcd to that institution.
ADDRESS TO THE SOCIETIES.
NIaM. a large audience was assembled
,~ :rr church TO hear the annual address
.,.,rr the literary societies, delivered by Pro-
.,,rr tharles Martin rs representative OF
no rhilauthropic Society. or. rs the MEM
'.-> a.e Familiarity styled, the fhtpS. In q
..rrrh ofthrec-qllarterS DIAN hour, abcund-
win wit and humor. and under the
r,i<, Of "CletheS Philosophy the
...skcr taught moral and political lesson
.su>i drSparin% Of the Republic or the
lurrh on account Of changing fashions.
Many home-thruStS were made which were
ts.y appreciated. rs was testified 10y the
.nr!4use which accompanied them. His
marks on some of the pcculiarlties OF an
mt and modern female dress, and also on
that peculiar style prevalent among the So
,rch was Suigrue73S, and as no sketch
would give q true conception Of it we omit
Il. extracts.
ruILASTERoPIc SOCIETY CELEBRATION.
The afternoon having been spent in social
tonyerse and enjoyment, at night the churc1
VA, well filed to hear the closing exercises
{ the Philips. The building was taSteful!y
.i0yncd with evergreens and Chinese IAN
l. -5,I of t,.pp
.t, ladies that were in it, Us Mark Twain
would saw. The exercises were presided
over hy Professor Martin, and were opened
with music and PRAYER. Two members O.
,aa Junior Class-Mr. j. B. Morton, of Bo
,rtourt. and MIR. D. c. Pharr, of CovlnS
,aN.-delyercd excellent orations. Tht
Rr.t Speakers Medal was then presented
- Mr.. w. w. Downey, of Jefferson, of the
senior Glass, by Mr.. j. Z. Booker, of Rich
mond. on behalf Of the Society. The laSlel
have both reputation for oratory, Whicf
they amply upheld on the present occasion
,Di the honor of Richmond was far from
hring furnished by this effort OF one OF bel
ri!jcd sons.
After adjournment many Of the ladies ant
crnilemen proceeded to the college campus
where kessnich's band, imported for TIT
occasion from your seven-hilled city, dis
coursed sweet strains of melody. liz was
lovely night. The freQuent-recurring mo
mcntary glare of distant heat lightning
The sweetest smiles Of old mother Luna
the soul-inSpiring music of the band; an
last, but not least, the cOquettish glances ant
melting tones of that sweet piece OF deliciou
feminine humanity leaning so tr,lstfully o.
the left arm, near the heart; all combine
10 make an impression which will long re
main on the mind of many Il one who wa
tl,nre. SYDNEY.