Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-18
RAND0LPis.yACOs.
Second Day-Dr. TiiIeti's Address -
The Degrees.
Especial telegram to the Dispstch.l

The Degrees.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispstch.l
ASHLAND, VA, June l7.-To-day
at the second days exercises of RAN
dolph-Macon large and intelligent
audi,nce gathered in the Memorial
chapel. The weather was uncom-
fortably warm, but the audience be-
came so enraptured IN the opening al
dress that the heat was little noticed.
Rev. W. +. Tillett, ID. d., professor
at the Vanderbilt University, delivered
on elaborate and powerful address
upon the New South Of the White
Man" BY an array Of statistics gath
cred from the most reliable sources by
the speaker himself for the occasion
Professor Tilett demonstrated the
wonderful progress Of the South
materially, intellectually, ard moral
" in the last decade, and
csptcla.ly in the last five years.
lie took up the productions Of the
South tcr 1875, lSS0, and 'cj, ShoS-
irg a marked and continuous increase
IN the yalne Of the leading items 70 IT,
sum of $500. 0.oCO, ,OO0--A gain OF 80 per
cent. over 1880. In the literary world
Professor Tillett noted marked ad-
y"rce, rrd claimed that many Of the
leading writes most widely read 70
day were Of the Sou.h. He quoted the
authority Of emin b. and competent
observers North and South in sGpp)f:
of the assertion tha. the Solth
was doing moro towards the
promotion Of education in proportion
20 her circumstances ,han any other
'criion Of the country, ard, a an in
stance. ci'ci Notjb C.rolna, which
'tu years ago spent $4,000 per yea'
an education, nov spends S>o0,0p0.
lie found marked evidence also .
moral ard religious progress in the
rapid srovth Of Us churches, and The
manifold increased contributions 10 ali
cntupii,eS OF the church. and IN the
powerful aYl growing wGveme1t for
the baui-hmcut Of ,he iiluor tr1lic
tIpm ter borders. A!iof these re ,ults
Prof iillctt attributed 70 the abolition
of slavery, vhicl. while il bad liberated
tie slave from personal bondage, j, htt
freed he white man from 5ondate t.
id,eress and made labor honorable, aud
row tie white man had turned f-cm
ijleress 70 work. Prof Tli'ctl closed
~ a grand aud powerful appeal 10 the
New South He spoho for tTo hours
amid constant applause, aad towards
the last every one see.ncl thoroughly
pleased.
The BOARD Of Trustee bestowed ,hc
title cf d. y. upon the ioilj8ins: Rev.
". +. Tll,ett, of Wander bIl. n,.ersity,
Ecy. MGu.le jackson, Of Richmond.
Va. aIG ". *. Boz 10, of Baltimore.
3d., enl ~. D. clor Professor james
\. Harrison, Of Washington ana lee
University.
The degree &C Master cf ArJS was
.-ulcucd by the Board ana Society
uloa Ncs,Gs. ST. E. Nhackeuorl, D.
rt,l Hammond of West Virginia, l..
ie,trh OF Virginia. and :. z. Wright Of
Virginia.
The degree Of Bachelor Of Arts was
conferred on Nessrs. T. i Blrham, o.
Virginia; 4. X. Davis, Of Virginia; :.
D. Turner, Of Virginia; r, '. Russell,
Of Virginia and +. l.. Cucaer, Of
Virginia.
The SutheIiin ora,ory medal spoken
for yesterday vas awarded 10 >lr, j. s.
Chapman, Of Virginia.
The Pace essay medal vas awarded
TO Mr.. Ii,eiou Leitch, +Lo handed ia
q capital essay, which will probably be
publishei. This is considered the high
honor at Randoiph-Macon.
The Greek p.,le vas AWARDED TO Mr..
r. H. Rawlings, Of Virginia, sai tn,
" Ma,h 80 yize to Mf. Gec,gc >hiPley.
Of West Virginia.
The Senior and Junior English prizs,
given by the Nhakspcare Society Of
lcrdon we're awarded 70 Ne,sfs. j c.
Ma. in and b. b. Easter respectively.
Rev. j. A. Kern, of he Baltimore
Conference, was elected Professor Of
Moral Philosophy and Biblical Li.era-
lure.