Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-12
OUR COLLEGES.
HAMppEv.srpNEYs oNT.HuEpRED-
AEp.TEETH COMMENCEMENT.
APleasant Occasion The Addresses Before
the societies-The Degrees Con-
ferred- Professor Elected.
,oo,,sponoenoe ofthe Richmond Dispatch.

UAvPDES. SIDNEY, June 10, 1856.
The commencement exercises OF Hamp-
dep-Sidney ColIege have Just closed. ON
sabbath the baccalaur6ate sermon was de-
lIyered by Rev. John II. Davis, OF Halifax
county.
ON Tuesday night the celebration OF the
Union Society took place, when three
Young men delivered speeches. On
Wednesday morning the address before
the literary societies was delivered By
Hon. W. l.. Wilson, CONGRESSMAN from
West Virginia. This addresses contained
qound and excellent advice to the young
men, urging them 10 the faithful develop
ment Of individual talent.
The address before the alumni. on the
sfme day, was by Rev. Il. NJ. Smith, ID. d.,
on "Ilampden Sidney rs IL was Between
1926 20"-the p Rod In which he was
himself q student.
on Wednesday night the celebration OF
ibe Pbilanthropic Society took place, and
Thursday was commencement-day proper.
very full list Of distinctions was an.
noupced 10y the president.
"The shakspere prize" awarded to MI.
r. i. Woodwork, OF Burlington, w. va,
was presented to bin by Colonel Ftzger-
aid, one OF the Board OF Trustees.
Then the following addresses were made:
Latin Salulatory, by {. {. Owen, HALIFAX
county. Va. Philosophical Grafton, +. w.
Morton. Pulaski county, Va; Science and
Religion, ii. Il. Graham, Winchester, Va;
Shall America Become an Asylum for An
aIcbists? =. II. Gwinn, Monroe county,
Va: The study OF English, a. j. Nickel
way. Charlotte county Valedictory,
Gtorge W. Lewis, Greenbrier county.
Diplomas were delivered to the graduates.
The degree Of A. Il. was conferred on
the following young men: q. W. Lewis,
r. W. Morton, {. &. Owen, j. NJ. Davis,
J. d. Eggleston, II. Il. Graham. p. H..
Gwinn, +. T. McFaden, III. A. White, X. b..
Woodwork.
The degree OF y. s. was conferred, for
the first time by this college. on j. NJ. ID.
Davis.
The degree Of b. l.. was conferred on F.
Il. McFaden. IL had been conferred once
before. For the first time the degree OF VI.
A. was conferred. 4. j. McKelway was the
recipient.
The president announced the following
degrees: l.. ID. on Hon. W. l.. Wilson, OF
Charleston W. Va; ID. d. on Reys. John
ii. Davis, Donald Il. Jordan, George W.
White, and T.. &. Gordon.
he a. VI. was cOnleTTeu upon ". nay
Morton, OF a former class.
George ". Lewis, OF the graduating
class, was elected TO fellowship in the
college, and will aid in giving instruction
in LATIN, Greek, and mathematics.
On Wednesday night there was a new
departure IN the way Of senior celebra-
ton, with the following programme Salu.
tatory, ii. A. White, West Virginia; Glass
Poem, y. L. Wolf, Virginii; Glass Ora
lion, +. T. McFaden, West Nireinil; Glass
History J. ID. Eggeston, Virginia; Glass
Prophecy, George W. Lewis, West Nir-
ginia; Class Song, sung by the class,
words composed by j. l.. Wolf, music by
+. w Morton.
DR.. Currell, the Professor Of English,
having resigned, the Board Of Directors
elected TO his place Mr.. Brock. OF Char
lottesville, who had very high recOmnen-
dations.
1t was altogether q pleasant occasion;
and so ended the one hundred and tenth
session OF Hampden.Sldney. The next
st ssion begins September 2, 1886.