Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-22
DAVIDSON.
THE CLOSING ExEacIsgs' YESTERDAY
IEIEREsTfHG OCCASION.
The Literary sOcietiss-fhs Dsbstes-fhs
Nsdallists-rhs Dsgrss-hore
Festivities.
lspeciaI teIerram o ths pIap..ch.l

DAVIDSON COLLEGE, n. C., Juno d-rhursday.
June sist closed the nfty-nTst cornmsncement at
| DayidsOn-one Of the pleassntest and most sue
cessfui in the snnais Of the institution. The
gratifying unanimiiy OF the Board Of Trustees
In the election OF the president DIR. shoAter,
and the Greek professor. Or. Z. X herulns.
both tho choice Of The faculty. eyinces the heary
cooperation Of the two controlling powers IN
the institution, and gives earnest OF bright
future for Davidson.
The able administration OF the acting prezi-
dent Professor w j. Martin. has left the college
IN most excollont order for Dr. shearer. and the
well-knoWn financial sbiiity OF tho last-namcd
gentleman VIII help to Increase the eniclency VI
DaTidsons work and enlarge Its sphere Tue
! jndieions elections Of the board were pleasant
] prelude 10 the interesting exercises OK Wednes-
day and Thursday.
on Wednesday night six representatives OF the
two literary socisties-three from the Euinenisn
and three from the Philsnthropic-engaged in
generous rivalry for the orators medal ms
medal Is awarded 70 the best orator by commit
tee Of visiting gentlemen unknown 70 each oher
aud 10 the pubic. Mr. Jasper X. Smith, OF Con-
ysrs. o.. the recipient Of the honor discussed IN
a Weli-Written aud grscefuily-deliyored speech
"1he Present Crisis In France" The other
speeches were the ," Destruction OK Jerusalem,
!. W. Reid, OF North CsroliEa: Tho Nations
Peril-kOman Catholicism j. 5. Brown, OF
North Carolina" he Russians at the Gates OF
Hsrat" r. Il. Stevenson, Of North Carolina;
"1he Dawn Of Our Constitution j. A. DICK, OF
South Carolina: 1.-The Fall OF the Basiiie," w.
" Goldberg, Of North Carolina. The delivering
and subject matter OF the speeches were excel
lent.
To-day was commencement-dayp proper. After
prayer by Dr. j. ii. Smith. Of Greensboro, y. e.
the salutatOry oratiol Vas delivered " the Sc
cOnd honor graduate, W. II. Baker, OF florida-
subject, "Science, Her Sphere and Limitations
This was followed by an oradou on the "Nalue
OF Lofty Ideas,H by d. n. McLauchlin, Of Norm
Carolina, and one on "Chrsusnlty ana mo
Children ny H. A. Banks o. NoEth C =, Snri5
Carolina. delivered The philosophtc ora ion on
tho Dangers OF Western Supremacy" Inc
va sdictory Grafton was delivered by the nrst-
honor graduate, X. g. sparrow, OF North caro-
lima, X Gndson Of the late Dr. j. i. hirkparcE,
formerly a professor At Washington and Lee
University. His subject. "Hamlet," was follow
ed By a short, tasteful valedictory..
The medals were awarded as follows: Eume-
nian Society debater's medsl 70 :. X. Mckee. es-
sayists medal 70 II. A. Banks, declsinor's medal
70 :. h. kdmunds; Philan'hropic Society do
hater's medal 10 w. j. Martin, essaJists medal
10 ]. A. Macarthur, and docialmers medal 10 h
H. Holland.
The degree Of D. D. was conferred upon Rev.
James NJ KAwlins. Lynchburg, Va. aud Rev. ;.
NJ smith, Of Washington, y. C., the well-knoWn
and able reviewer.
The honorary degree Of A. VI. was conferred
on Mr. G.. T. Winston. professor Of Latin In tho
North Carolina State University, and the col
lcgiste degree ~ VI. A. upOn W. Rogers Moore,
Of Tennessee class Of lsB; ii. L. smith, 81 Da.
wilson College, class Of lssi, and G. A. Smith, oil
the class OF 1884.
sixteen gentlemen were graduated with the
degree Of 4. y. and one vita the degree OF r.
s. An interesting feature Of the day was The
presentatOn Of a handsome gold-heHdod cano
% Dr. Lodge. the retiring professor OF Greek and
German, "a a totem q tho esteem OF the fresh-
mao class. !. was we'll merited tribute 10 his
excellent work a. a teacher. Dr. Lodge re-
spOnded most happily.
The festivities Of tho commencement closed
with the usual socsble tonight in tho society
hal.