Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-20
THE COLLEGE BOYS.
COMMENCEMENT DAY PROPER AT
WASHINGTON AND LEE.
FINAL Exercises in the Chapel - The
scholarships-rhe Prizes and Diplo-
mas-The Degrees. sc.
,snncl,l telegram to the nlsp.ich.l


IrxINGroN. VA, June l9.--To-day was
commencement day az Washington and
! c. The weaihct was sultry. The final
,yercises in the University chapel begin
ming ~ II o'clock this morning attracted a
nl house. The order OF exercises were
8. follows:
announcement Of class distinctions.
Dahvorev of certificates aud diplomas.
Oueiual poem. Il. Is. Williams. of Wash
Honorary Appointments University
srf.lnf~hips In the Department Of Latin.
w 3. Moore. Texas; IN The Department of
Greek. a. \. Myers, Virginia; IN the Dc
,.-fmrnt ~ Natural Philosophy. ID. s. An
t,-.,r VIRGINIA; IN the Department Of
t.lnl-try and Applied Chemistry, n. W.
1y1re virginia. ia the Department Of
c..l,cr and Biology. -. q. Lewis. West
l.-rs. iu the Department OF Applied
Mathematics. b. Willis, Missouri IA the
l....-tmfut of English and Modern Ian
..- Do. R MCGOWAN, Tennessee, and
s. RI truold. North Carolina.
Widowed scholarship TAYLOR Scholar
,I,. H. Green. Honda Young Scholar
.. 4. Drake, Mis- Ssippi; Hamilton
IArship. W. VI. Mnirce. Virginia :
. rr...l Scholarship, :. G.. Anspach
t-..... N4ple~on Scholarship, W. ). =.
ID ...nu. 20. Virginia.
r..- Ia,N Fnclish-Text Socicty's
b. 9o-rcN. Virginia; the New
.....r. Society prize, r. NJ. Hudson
..-. I..lHm.rs medal, j. Vi. klnn.
,..... ORATORS medal James QuaTles.
l-.r.. Robinson medal OF philosophy
,.. loraturo. D. II. Gorrell. Virginia
fl,r..u modal OF mathematics and
ionic. g.. J.. q. DAWN, Virginia; Sanlui
..... f- best ESSAY IN the Southern Col
entitled Random Memories w. l..
I.H..tnur Virginia: honorable mention
..... I'm the Na0hf5r. Co.epdh, entitled
.I ...tts ON Fame" X. b. Williams,
Washington. ID. G.. lAw-Cllss Grafton, ",
I IU. Coviuetou, Ky.
Dutrllng Degrees Bachelor of Arts
..u.s QuNios Chambers, Missouri Walter
1.ure Coleman, Texas; William Samuel
- ott bowman. Virginia; james Iurpln
Drake. Mississippi: John Burru-s Foster,
fI.G Green Lewis, West Virginia.
owl Engineer John BurIuss Foster
..isisua, Gustaye Louis Charles Dawn,
B IulA
H,cholor of law. H. Baker. Florida
ChMklcv, Virginia. Il. Il. kirkpatrick
Virginia; g. i. Luck. Virginia; ]. Nigh
.rnurcT. Kansas: q. Thornton. Peuusyl-
,an.a: W. IT, Ellis. kentucky; j. L. Bum
.-c .ner. Virginia. T. q. Haley. Idaho; \.
t0la. t'thN % tt.'tt -, - .'-tf "a 49,
p Qusrl-s. Virginia: b. ID. White Virginia.
U,ctorof Philosophy George Armstrong
Nauoiopc, VI. A., West Virginia.
Announcement of Honorary Degrees
ID. d.. samuel Marsh, New York city, J.
vs. Wslicll. Stauuton. ID. s: Professor
a. M.J1cksor. University Of West virginia
Do d.. Bcy. q. w. Finley. Komncy, w. Va;
Professor !. s. Kern. Eandolpb Col
-e. Rev. W. &. Lindsay, Columbia. =. G.
f..t. Edward A. kououf. New Hampshire
l..v. N. "a. McPhceters, Theological Semi
rlrr. Columbia. =. c.; Rev. Alexander Al
l.-,r. pastor of the Alexander Presbyterian
church. Philadelphia, Pa ID. J.: Profcs-
s.rE. a. Allen. University of Missouri
,.u.s Hardy Dillard. 81. Louis; Professor
William Taylor Thorn. Ilolhus Institute,
Roanoke.
Iret two new chairs-yil., law and his
t.rr. with Professors y. X. Tucker and H.
g. White. were officially announced. Pro
lessor d. G. HUMPHREYS. adjunct professor.
.- raised o. full professor Of applied mathe-
r.tfr9.
The yalc1ictory address was delivered by
g. F.. Hall. OK Louisiana.
Tle tual bail Us on tonight in New
camhe Hall and VIII last until the wee
small hours lrs o brilliant affair. The
iaIl was opened by Miss Virginia Faust, of
Washington. ID. c., with Nj j. Lewis Bum
gardner. Of Stauntou.