The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-20
WASHINGTON AND LEE.
rnr ANNOUNCEMENT or CLASS DIS
TlNCTIONS MADE.
u1vORARY DEGREES REPORTED
BY THE TRUSTEES.
mn LNrFsI NEWS FROM EOHIIGN
SHORES
,onrfh class rostwnsters Appointed
Yesterday shot by woman
rcIcgfaphic Itcss From All
Parts Of the country.

TrNINGr0N. VA, June l9.-Ine ses-
...i lSss and 1889 Of Washington and
Lee University closed to-day. with the
ert exercises ia the University chanel
atIo'c.ock.
The weather was warm. with Occa-
.r.l showers. and there was fair at
.rftce. The preliminary exercises
.,. over. the announcement Of class
distinctions were made, and followed
f.th. delivery Of certificates and di-
,..m.-. r.. b. Williams. OF Washing
,., D.. L.. delivered an origi nal poem.
Then followed the honorary appoint
m.n,. aud University prizes in the fol-
lowing order:
Honorary appointmsntsof University
scholarships: In the department of
lain. ~. +. Moore. Texas; in the de-
nf,men. Of Greek, A. n. Myers, Vir-
.na. in the department of Natural
Philosophy. ID. $. Anderson. Virginia;
.r ths department OF Chemistry and
tr..ci Chemistry. II. w. White, Vir-
r. in the department of Geology
,ri Biology. ID. G.. Lewis. West Vir-
.na. in the department Of Applied
Mathematics. b. Willis. Missouri, in the
l.numeut Of English and Modern
languages. ID. b. McGowan. Tennessee,
.riN. u. Arnold, of North Carolina.
Ealowed Scholarships Taylor Schol-
a.lp. T.. l.. Green. Florida, Young
scholarship. j. T. Drake Mississippi;
Hamilton Law Scholarship: w. II. Win
n.e. Virginia; +. o. French Scholar
ship. S. e. Anspach. Virginia; Mapleson
scholarship. ". S. S. Downman, Vir-
ena.
Early English Text socicty's
pnze:J. II. GorreI. Virginia. the New
Shakespeare slciety 8 Prize, j. M. Hud.
SOD. Arkansas.
Deciaimers Medal. j. " Blair, vir-
ginia
Orators Medal James Quaries, vir-
ginia.
Robinson medal of philosophy and
literature. j. II. Goual Virginia.
Robinson medal OF mathematics and
science. G.. J.. G.. Davis. Virginia.
Iantini medal for best essay in the
Southern C0Hegiaa entitled Random
Memories" " ". 4. Johnstone. Virginia.
Honorable mention for poem in the
Southern CoHeglan, entitled Thoughts
0n Fame,n r. b. Williams, Washing
ton. d.. G..
W H. Ellis, Kentucky, delivered the
lan class oration.
Degrees conferred:
Bachelors Of Alts-James Quarlcs
Chambers. Missouri: Walter Moore
Coleman. Texas. William Samuel Scott
U.unmau. Virginia; James Turpin
Iuse. Mississippi: john Buuus Foster
louisiana. Luther Egbert Hall, Lou
..nl. Duh Green Lewis. West Nir-
gaa.
CnI Tu.inecrs-John Burrus Foster,
Louisiana. Gustave Louis and Charles
DAWN. Virginia.
Bachelors Of law. II. Baker,
Florida. J.. Chalkicy. Virginia. r. b.
Kr.mtrck. Virginia. G.. r.. Luck. Nir-
.na F Nigheoouger, Kansas; j.
Qa4res. Virginia. j. Thornton. Penn
vI,ma. W. n. Ellis, Kentucky. j. J..
Blmeariner Virginia; T. q. Haley.
Iaho. A. ~. Lindsay, Virginia. Z. b.
Mccall. Arkansas: b. b. White, Vir-
ena.
Doctors Of Philosophy-George Arm
strong and W. a. wanahope, West
Virginia.
Honorary degrees reported from the
bard of trustees: IL. d., Samuel
Marsh. Sew York city. y. y; j. a.
Wallcl. Siaunt0n. Va.
Doctors Of Science-Professor j. VI.
Jackson. University Of West Virginia.
Doctors Of Diviniy-Rev. G.. W.
Finley. Romuey. ". Va; Professor j.
Ackern. Randolph-Macon College, Va;
Rev. VIC Lindsay, Columbia, S. c.;
Reg. Edward a. Renouf. New Hamp-
taue. Rev. W. NJ. McPheetors, Theo-
logical Seminary, Columbia. 5. c.; Rev.
Alexander Allison. pastor of Alex
anler Presbyterian church. Philadel-
phia. Pa. ID. d.: Professor f. A. Allen
University of Missouri; James Hardy
Dlard. St. Louis, Mo; Professor Will
lam Taylor Ihom. Hollins Institute,
Roanoke, Va.
Ia addition 90 the election Of Hon. j.
R Tucker. Rev Ii. a. White was elect
el O. new Chairs of Law aud History
respectively. II was officially an
n.unced that Adjunct Professor David
Carlisle Humphreys was elected full
professor Of Applied Mathematics.
D.. T. Hall, Of Louisiana, delivered
ue taledictory.
THE grand final ball, by the students,
va. given tonight. and was attended
by fashionable gathering OF pretty So
c.ay girls. The ball was opened by
Bis. virgie Faust, Of Washington, d.
a.. Her escort was Mr. J. Lewis Bum
gardner, Of staunlon, Va.
ss.....f. stt.s. Es.sen.usIars