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


The annual address before the Society OF
The AIumnioi Randolph Macon College was
made Yesterday by Rev. DIR. II. n. Sledd,
~ Richmond His subject" Immortal
;tv''-was treated with much thoughtful
ness and scholarly research. and was heard
with great attention. After the Grafton
came the contest for the Sutherlin prize Tor
oratorv. There were two contestants
GRAY Carroll. OF North Carolina-subiect,
Excessive Materialism Incompatible with
the Higher Form OF Human Develop
mcnt and Bennett Milton Frizzell. OF
Yircinia-subject. The Prospects OF a
Young Professional Man in the United
States" The committee reserved their de-
ciSion.
At3o'clock the alumni had an enjoyable
dinner at the hotel. Among others who
spoke were r. L. II. Young, Rev. r. n.
Rev. w. Z. Judkns. Rev. J. L. Edwards,
Thomas Branch, and ". +. Chandler.
Rev. Mr.. Bishop responded TO the toast
to Hamtden-Sidney in most happy man
ncr.
Rev. Dr.. Sledd vas elected president OF
the Society OF Alumni for The coming year.
At night Bishop Doggett made Il grand
address before the Franklin Literary Socie-
ty. The orator OF the evening, Henry a.
SouthaIl, of Virginia, devoted himself 10
the consideration OF the subject, 1.-THE H.
nuence and Duties Of Educated Men in the
United Statcs.'' and, though little ner-
youS, made good impression and gave ut
terance to much fine sentiment and sound
doctrine.
HUMOROUS SIDE OF OuR NATIONAL LlFE.
At 1850 o'clock this morning, in the
College chapel. Rev. ". G.. Starr, y. H.,
OF Nurirccsboro'. y. c., formerly Of Rich
mond. delivered the address before the lite
rary societies and large and Il thoroughly
apDreciativc asSeInblage OF ladies' and gem
tlcmcn. His subject was "rhe Humorous
Side OF Our National Life" The speaker
showed What uses wit and humor have in
our practical existence. he proved himself
familiar with III" writings OF Mark Twain,
Josh Billings. Sunset Cox, Vance. and par
ticular!y tue newspaper paragraphers. For
the last, especially. he said some kind
words. His quotations We're copious and
apt. cvoking Oh numerous occasions hearty
applause.
In fact, the address was full Of fun. Yet
each hit OF hunlor. whether eXquisitcly deli
cate or Intentionally exaggerated, was made
10 illustrate ideas - 10 the deslrahiity OF
hopeful acceptance. Of life. 4 cheerful
friend delights and encourages Us; 4 misan-
thrope freezes Us, he said. 4 hopeful pilot
ut the whccl-thiS is the need OF the hour
Warm hearted. Sunny-faced, courteous gen.
tlcmen are needed everywhere. The de-
mand for them is unlimited.
Mr.. Starr gave some hard but still good
naiured hits ut the fossils" lie has but
little patience for those people who have
nothing kind and cheerful to say to their
ncigbb0rS. and whose existence on earth
seems TO be exclusively devoted TO cronking
and referring to the past. shut out from us
by the "AlIeghany Of Emancipation and
the Blue Ridge OF the Surrender"
Said Mr.. Starr: The neatest and COM
plcteSt specimen Of humor in single SEN
tencc have thus far found in the proceed
ings OF the late General Conference in At
lanta came from the lips Of our own Bishop
Do"gett.
When the duty OF the chair devolved
npon him the necessity of a suggestive word
10 Il brother from West Virginia, whose
forte was that Of "holding the fort" on
the floor against many other brethren who
were equally nervous lest The Church might
collapse for want OF their thoughtful atten-
ton, said the Bishop, in his polite way: 8
am al a loss how 10 repress this peculiarly
in Brother Black. Nevertheless. Brother
Black. you will proceed to conclude as soon
rs convenient - [Great laughter.l
Mr.. Starr, while freely quoting from
many humorous writers to point the story
he was telling, adorned the thread OF the
discourse with unique and original witt
csms OF his own. He spoke an hour and
half. and secured the undivided attention
Of his audience throughout; better, he
kept them laughing nearly all the time.
[Brother Lafierty laughed Oft twenty pounds
VI dySpepsia.1 Better still, he didn't smile
at any Of his own Jokes.
DR.. Bennett, president OF the Faculty,
read the list OF protcicnts and presented the
certificates He had something pleasant to
say to each class. or the English course
he said he regarded it as the most important
Of all.
DEGREE GRADUATES.
Master. of Arts.-M. II. Peed, Of Peters
burg; II. 4. Boyd. OF North Carolina.
bachelor Of 1rtS.-W. +. Tillett, OF
North Carolina; W. j. SebrelI, of Virginia.
Bachelor of !Science.-M. 2. Rice, Of Ash
land
GRADUATES IN SCHOOLS.
NuthemutiCS.- 7. Littleton. of Madl-
son county; X. J. Diekey, Botetourt; j.
L. Armstrong, Baltimore; G.. ". Tillett,
North Carolina; Il. W. Waters, Mont
gomcry county, Md; j. ". Morris, Ash
land; w. j. Sebrell, Virginia.
Lutin.-W. Z. Coc, Baltimore; J. b.
Crcnshaw, Ashland; X. j. Dickey, Bote-
tourt j. c. Shelton. Virginia.
Greek.-C. Edwards, Virginia; J. L..
Armstrong. Baltimore; {. w. Tillett,
North Carolina.
Enylish.-M. r. Peed, Petersburg.
trench.-C. Edwards, Virginia; Il. w.
Tomlin, Hanover county; e. 5. Rutfn,
Hanover; II. \. Boyd, North Carolina !;
Gray Carroll, D. T.Duncan, Ashland.
German.-M. T. Pecd, Virginia; II. 4.
Boyd, North Carolina.
Moral Philosophy and Metaphysics.-
NJ. Il. Peed, Petersburg; Gray Carroll,
North Carolina: Ii. A. SouthaIl, Virginia;
NJ. ii. AlbIn, Frederick county, Va; W..
W. Sawyer, North Carolina; d. f. Euts-
Ter, Augusta; J. A. Anderson, Greenbrier
county, W. Va.
Natural PhiloSophy.--T. Il. Crenshaw,
Ashland; II. j. D!ckey, Botetourt; N. I.
Peed, Peter burg; w. D. Buckner, W. A.
Crenshaw, D. r. Duncan, Ashland.
Chemistry.-T. 4. Crenshaw, Ashland;
{. Edwards, Virginia; I'll. A. Boyd, North
Carolina; w. F. Taylor, Maryland; W.
A. Crenshaw, Ashland; w. B. Fearing,
North Carolina.
Natural History.-M. P. Rice, Ashland !;
B. N. FriZzie, Montgomery county. Yir-
ginia; G. #. Collier, Mississippi; w. D..
Turner, Virginia.
rR0PIclEHTs IL UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES.
Anthematics-in Intermediate Glass;. b.
Crenshaw, Ashland; j. G. Terrell, Camp
bell COUNTY: j. C., Shelton. Virginia.