The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-23
BEGINNING REAL LIFE.
COMMENCEMENT SEASON IS
NOW UPOr. THE CARPET.
Emory and Henry-southwest Nirginin
Institute-Martha NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ford--Oxiord seminary-The Horner

Emory and UenrD-,outhwest NfS'hi"
Institute-Martha Neutrality-suspicious.
ford--Oxiord seminary-The Horner
school and Hampton Normal.
EMORY, VA, May 22.-lspecial. Reel
tations ut Emory and Henry College sus-
pend to-day and examinations begin to-
morrow. Splendid work has been done this
session. Drs. Atkins and Bishop, and Pro-
fessor Jarman, all new men, are specialists
in their departments. and were a strong add
dition TO the already strong faculty Rev.
W. W. Pyott, financial agent, j. constantly
on the road in the interest Of the college.
He il one Of the ablest preachers in the
the HOlstOn Conference, and superior
linancier.
The baccalauTeate sermon viii be preach
ed By Rev. Mr.. Alexander, of Vanderbilt
University. June sth. Rev. John i. Meier
rim will preach The annual \. VI. {. \. ser
mon In the afternoon Of the same day. me
address 10 the alumni will be by Colonel
Williams. Of the Nashville bar, June IL.
Hon. W. {. p. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky,
will deliver the literary address.
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INSTITUTE.
The commencement exercises Of South
west Virginia Institute, Glade Spring, Will
take place June Sd, 18th, 9th and 9Th. This
school is in its sixth year, having been
established i'm 1884 by the Baptist denomi-
nation. IL has steadily grown in public
favor. and now has over a hundred pIpils,
siXty-fye Of whom are boarders. The first
full graduates 20 out this year.
NOTES.
Rev. l.. l.. II. Carlock has resigned the
presidency of Sullins College, Bristol.
and DR.. ID. :. IIearOn, now president OF
Martha Washington College, has been
elected in his place, and accepted.
Rev. DR.. Baker, now Of Ashevlle Female
College. will assume the presidency OF
Martha Washington College in June.
Professor Fisher. Of SullinS. Will take the
chair of Latin at Martha Washington next
year.
Professor Parsons, Of Martha Washing
ton. will be the musical instructor at Cen
tenary College, Cleveland. Tennessee, next
session.
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE.
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE. y. c., May n
Special. The commencement exercises at
this old college have been going on since
Yesterday morning. The event OF to-day
was the splendid address of the Hon. :. l..
Jones. OF Buchanan, Va. His subject was
Henry W. Grady. Mr.. Jones is "a student
Of the class Of 1851. and the institution is
proud t0 own hin as one Of her pupils. The
address today was full and eloquent pre-
sontation the life and public efforts Of this
distinguished son # Georgia. who did so
much for the South in the few years God
gave him on earth.
Mr.. Jones. in concluding hi. beautiful
Grafton on Mr.. Grady, said: Henry Grady
was the most progressive. as we'll rs the
most prophetic. man in all the south. lie
saw i'm the New South the brightest skies
that ever bent above man and the iairest
fields that ever looked up 10 God. We saw
the rich treasures that glisten in our noun
tain- ard sleep i'm our valleys; ne knew we
needed only the flash of the pick ana the
music Of the shovel to make this land the
faire>t part If this continent"
Mr.. Jones came from Virginia 10 make
This address, and proud may his people be
Of such man. This day was one Of great
moment in the history OF Rutherford Col
lege. This being the occasion Of the re-
union Of all the old students for the past
fifty wears. coming rs they did from almost
every state in the Union of all classes and
professions. What a noble work has been
done by the grand efforts Of K. l.. Abcr-
nathy. DID,. the president Of this college as
well as her founder. For hfty wears he bats
labored with noble zeal in the cause of cdu-
cation. and men from all sections Of this
great country bless his name to-day.