Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-21
STAUNToN AND AUGUSTA MEN GET
HONORS.

HONORS.
TIE COMMENCEMENT AT WASHINGTON
LEE UNIVERSITY-HON. J. RANDOLPH
TUCKER ELECTED A PROFESSOR OF LAW
HON AIRY DEGRE ES-ALUMNl
MEETING.
&C, &C., sc.
reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.l
LEXINGTON, VA, June ~.
I did not reach here in time to hear the
Baccalaureate sermon preached Sunday by
Rev. Dr.. W. w. Moore of Union Theological
Seminary, but l have heard nothing but
words of highest commentator with regard
to it. Mr.. S. M. Sayford's address before
the Young Mems Christian Association
made, too, profound impression.
WHAT THE BOARD DID.
Among the matters Of general interest
decided upon were the election as law
Professor of Hon. j. r. Tucker; OF Rev
H. A. White of West Virginia, as PROBES
SOL of History and Oratory; the advance
ment of Adjunct Prof. D. G. Humphreys
to full Professor of Applied Mathematics
the election Of Hon. II. st. Geo. Tucker as
one of the Board Of Trustees rice Maj. w.
M. Tate deceased; of Capt. L. ID. Ransom
as associate member of the Board, and the
appropriation of So 1000 to erect and fur
nish gymnasium, the work to be COM
menced at once.
HON. j. r. TUCKER.
The duties of the law department will
now be divided between Professors Graves
and Tucker. MI. Tucker will remove
from Washington to Lexington, relinquish-
ing the practice of law, and will teach COM
mon law and equity, and constitutional and
international law, while Prof. Graves will
teach common and statute law; these two
gentlemen making about the same division
of that department as is made at the Uni
versity of Virginia between Professors
Minor and Gilmore. Mr.. fuckers salary
is $500.
THE ALUMNI MEETING
was well attended and an interesting one.
Mr.. j. L. Bumgardner Of Staunton, was
elected President, handsome compliment
being the first time that remember of al
Alumni President being chosen from the
graduating class. He made a neat speech
accepting the office, and said that he felt
sure, as young lawyer, that he would
plenty of time to attend to it's duties Gen
John Echols made ringing speech which
inspired the cold boys" with much enthusi
asm. He said they must have a grand
banquet next commencement and Offered
to pay half the expense of it, an announce
ment which was received with loud aD-
plause. Profs. j. r. Tucker and III. A.
White spoke indicating their intention OF
accepting the chairs to which they had beer
elected. Prof. Humphreys spoke in higl
terms of the Augusta Alumni reunion
which he attended in Staunton a few
months ago. Prof. Graves also spoke very
pleasantly.
COMMENCEMENT DAY
was every way SUGGESTIVE law class adj
dress by Mr.. Ellis of Kentucky, a new B
L., and the valedictory by MI. Hall Of
Louisiana, being superior efforts. Among
the honorary degrees announced by Gen
Lee, were those of L. L. D. conferred upon
Mr.. J. A. Waddell Of Staunton; D. D. upo1
Rev. G. w. Finley of Romney, W. Va, ani
D. D. upon Rev. w. M. McPheeters, now
Of Columbia Theological Seminary, S. G.
When Gen. Lee announced that MI. j
r. Tucker had been elected professor Of
law, the applause from the audience was
loud and long, and so persistent that The
President could notproceed, land finally MI
Tucker, who was sitting on the platform
was compelled to rise and come forward
He spoke q few minutes with suppressed
emotion, saying that he had come to stay
that his political life was ended and that hi
would devote the remainder of his days, moi
as a law lecturer but as a law professor, il
teaching the truth as he believed it and il
promoting to the best of his ability, thu
prosperity, honor and glory of the Univer
sity. Mr.. fuckers welcome home was
nothing less than an ovation.
AND OTHERS.
Among the distinctions and degrees
awarded both at intermediate and final eX
aminations were the following: J. L. Bum
gardner, Staunton, Bachelor of Law; f. B
Kennedy of Augusta, distinctions in Latin
Mathematics and German; w. A. G. Brat.
ton, Bath, distinguished in English Litera
ture and proficient in Rhetoric, Moral Phil
osophy and Political Science; G. II. Gilke-
son, Augusta. distinguished in Mathemat
les, Physiology and Hygiene; J. E. ALE
mong, Bridgewater, distinguished in law
W. G. Morton, Staunton, distinguished il
Latin, Greek, Physiology and Hygiene; E
n. Craig, Craigsville, in Physiology an(
Hygiene; J. M. Paxton, Fairfield, Natura
Philosophy and Latin; A. A. Sproul, Au
gusta, distinguished in Surveying and AS
tronomy, and distinguished Proficient il
Moral Philosophy; e. E. Sproul, Augusta
distinguished in Natural Philosophy ant
Mathematics.
The final ball came off at 10 last nigh
and there was a large attendance of activ'
participants and u very fattering one of the
elder set as spectators. Mr.. J. L. Bum
Bumgardner was President of the ball also
and managed it so well that all the knowing
ones in such matters pronounced it one O
the greatest successes Of the kind ever hat
in Lexington. The supper was an elegan
one and the happy ''merry go round" dit
not scatter till A. M. to-day.