The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-21

DENTS-A MASTER OF ARTS OF THE COL.
LEGE ACTING AS PROFESSOR RAN.
NOUNCEMENT OF DISTINCTIONS IN THq
SEVERAL CLASsEs-DELIvERY OF GER.
TIF1CATEs AND DIPLo3lAs-INTEREsTI
ADDRESSES, &c, &C.
II the chapel was packed - Wednesday
night, It was double packed last night with
such an audience as only Richmond can
turn out. The dignity. official position,
wisdom, social standing. manhood, and
beauty Of our fair city were all thel c. to at.
test their interest in these noble young men
whose best commendation is the report oil
the Faculty that during the entire session
there has not been single student arraigned
before the Faculty for any breach of order
or neglect Of study.
Indeed the college is to be most cordially
congratulated that most
BRILLIANT COMMENCEMENT WEEK
has been the fitting close of session which,
in the number OF students, diligence in
study, good behavior, and the enthusiasm
OF the professors in their work, has had
scarcely an equal in the past history Of the
college,.
There were on the platform Judge Fitz-
hugh, Judge Minor, Rev. Dr.. Read Rev. j.
S. Whitley, OF Suffolk; Rev. DR.. Long, of
Pennsylvania; Rev. Il. r. Eaton. of Pc
tersburg; Rev. DR.. Dunnaway, Of Frede-
ricksburg; Judgei Joseph Christian; Rev.
DR.. w. D. Thomas, of Norfolk; Rev. Drs
Garlick, Hatcher, Jeter, and Warren, and
Senators Tanner and Woltha Professor
William Valentine and Ed. Valentine, Of
Richmond; the Faculty CT the College and
members of the Board OF Trustees, besides
a large number OF our most prominent mer.
chants, bankers, lawyers, doctors, minis.
ters, and all professions, scattered through
the audience. .-....
1t ought to be mentioned
IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING EXERCISES
OF Richmond College, that Mr.. George S..
Thomas, of Richmond, master OF arts Of
the college, has been acting as professor
pro tenn. OF Greek. He has displayed un-
usual ability and aptness to teach during
his brief professorship, and has won the
confidence and regard OF the students and
the Faculty. Professor II. II. Harris, to
whom the trustees gave a leave OF absence
for twelve months with the view TO the
restoration OF his health, impaired by ex-
cessive labors IN the college, will return by
the beginning OF the next session. His
health is entirely restored, and his travels
in Greece and the East will add to his al
ready distinguished excellence as teacher
and a scholar.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. G.. II. Read, OF
Richmond, Professor 3. Puryear conducted
the exercises and conferred the honors in
dicated in the following
PROGRAMME:
Prayer; music; announcement OF dis
tinctions and promotions in Junior classes ;
presentation of "Woods Medal" by Will
liam L. Royal, ESQ.,; music; delivery OF
certificates OF promotion in intermediate
classes, and Of certificates of proficiency
presentation of "Steel Medal" by Rev. T.
r. Eaton; music; delivery Of school diplo-
mas; presentation OF "Francis Gwin
Medal" by Professor j. c. Long, D. D. ;
music; delivery Of diplomas to Bachelors
of Law and Bachelors OF Arts; music; de-
livery of diplomas to Masters OF Arts.
Students Who Have Obtain ed EHonors.
The following list OF students who have
obtained honors was next read, as follows
DISTINGUISHED AT THE INTERMEDIATE EXAM
NATION.
School of Latin.-Junior Class-Section
I: l.. p. Fleming, Goochland county, Va.
L. w. Rose, Richmond, Va; W. II. Ryals,
Wilmington, Va; G. T. Snead, Fluyanna
county, Va. j. T. Tucker, Buckingham
county, Va; Joseph Ii. Wright, Richmond,
A. J. Reamer, Westrnoreland county, Va.
intermediate Class: John w. Martin, Ap'
pomattox county, Va; G. G. Powers,
Richmond, Va. Robert E. Scott, Warren
ton, Va; Edward L. Settle, Culpeper
county, Va. ........... ..-. .
School Of Greeh.-Junior Class-Section
I: Lyman Chalkley, Richmond, Va. =; Ly-
sander w. Rose, Jr., Richmond, Va; Ed
ward +. Settle, Culpeper county, Va. Jul
nior Ciass-Secton IL: Landon C.. Catlett,
Gloucester county, Va; Frank 7. Davis,
Clarke county, Va. intermediate Class :
Thomas w. Haynes, Jr., King William
county. Va; Edward E. Holland, Nnnse-
mond county, Va; Edward Mccarthy, Jr.,
Richmond, Va. Senior Class: Walter Chris
tian, Richmond, Va. William J.. DerieuX,
Essex county, Va.
School Of Modern Languages. ior
French Glass w. l.. Williams, Richmond,
Va. Senior French Class G. E. Jones,
Richmond, va. Junior German Glass: y.
w. Boyd, Buchanan, Va; r. L. Scott,
Warrenton, Va.
School of Engtish.-Junior Glass: Julian
NJ. Cabell, Richmond, Va; Arthur E. Cox,
Richmond, Va; Joel Il. Tucker, Bucking-
ham county,'Va. intermediate Class: Will
liam +. Bagby. King and Queen county,
Va; Henry c. Cabell, Jr., Richmond, Va. !;
r. Ellis Drewry, Georgia.; Augustus May,
Louisiana; William Ii. Ryals, Wilmington,
Va. Senior Glass: John Ii. Boldridge, Cul-
pepper, Va; Edward E. Holland, Nanse-
mond county, Va; Charles E. Jones, Rich
mond, Va; Conway r. Sands, Richmond,
Va.
School Of Mathematics. Junior Glass
Section l. Emmett L. Cosby, PoWhatan
county, Va; Thomas H. Garrett, King Will
liam county, Va; Frank HARDWOOD, Rich
mond, Va; Enoch S. Jameson, Kentucky !;
Carter II. Jones, Richmond, Va; Il. W.
T. Noland, Loudoun county, Va; r. Ii.
Winfree, Manchester, Va. Junior Glass
Section II: Thomas NJ. Anderson. Fluyan-
M county, Va; William F. Bagby, King
and Queen county. Va; Charles G. Davis,
Texas; Edward L. Holland, Nansemond
county, Va; Roland Johnston, Texas
Thomas j. Lawrence, Nansemond county,
Va; John A. Powers, King William coun-
ty, Va. ; Lewis Puryear, Richmond College,
Va; 4. Judson Reamy, Westmoreland
county, Va. F. NJ. satterwhite, Henrico
county, Va; J. Montcalm Smith, Culpeper
county, Va; j. Cabell Smith, Richmond,
Va; George Watson, Richmond, Va.
School of La,o.-W. o. Hmdaway, Alne-
liza county, Va.
School of Professionalism Class j. Jud-
son Taylor, Henry county. Va.
School of PhiloSophy.-Frank ?. Robert
son, Albemarle county, Va.
DISTINGUISHED AT THE FINAL EXAMINATION.