The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-30
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS,
Opening Of The Closing Exercises al tns
University.
ELSO At WILLIAM AND NARY COLLEGE,
Religious Services sunday Night-fron-
clients, Distinctions ana "rS""
Literary Society Celebrations

University OF VIRGINIA. june % Speo'"'
The commencement exercises begun mere '"''
NIGHT with the annual celebration OF 'ne
Young Mems Christian Association
rhs evening exercises were opened WITH
oraver nv Rev. Collins Denny. chaplain OF
the University. After singing by the chape'
choir. composed solely OF students MI
Jobn @. scott of Richmond. president
% the association here, made his
.n,r.l report The report was n
6ne one and showed that the association was
I'M the finest condition sud Esd done letter
work during the past session imam al any Pi g
vious one IN the history OF the nlNeIsiN,
is entirely free from debt, and IFS beauuiul
campus for athletic sports that nas nearly
reached completion. at a cost OF ss.OO', j. one
OF the finest N the SOUTH IL. 81.
After singing by the choir and reading OF
the evening lesson by Rev. Is. r. llpscOnO'
of Charlottesville Dr. Andre Burihe. 81 NeW
York. greatly delighted the congregation DJ
the spleudld rendition of a vocal solo.
Rev. Dr. X. \. Sledd. of Norfolk, then
came forward and preached The annual ser
mon from fhihpian II. lG. Holding loI 'llo
Word Of Life" he held the stnctest altr ~
ton Of the large crowd that hhed 'he b".,i.
hall for an hour and his discourse was gen.
erallv pronounced one Of the ATTEST anu 'ii'''
eloquent ever delivered here d.. Nv
After singing and prayer 10y heF MI
Rresb the congregation vas dismissed WIN
benediction 10y Dr. Sledd.
scENE or 9AIETY
Durino the whole morning the library has
been a scene Of zalety. A Is the usual Gus
tom. the morning and Afternoon OF me my "
day is spent in tipping the hSh' iah'as'iD'
SO dancing has been the order OF We Gay
The music j. furnished by Weber NashihS-
tons well-knOwn musician.
pgor.cIsS1s AID DISTINCTIONS.
Following are the lists Of prohcients and
distinctions totally Dulletined:
PBorICIENls.
Anatom,J-W. T. Brown. c. ~ Dunlap, G..
{. NJ. Godfrey. 4. Heger. II. >. Hedges, W.
A. Lambeth, j. T. Miller W J.. Porter K /.
stone. 4. y. Starke, J. il. Scrogin' }. ID.
Thomas. s. r. Tabb. G.. {. Worth.
M,0,r,d Jnrisp1pifncs Il \ Bell, w. A.
lambeth. W. l.. Lewis. ". B. Payne, c. W.
RinehaIt, A. n. Starke.
Tnvsioloqy-A +. ID. Cleary, q. c. NJ. God
FREY. w. l.. evils, J. \. Lewis, c. W. Zine
hart ] II Scrogn. 4. \. Starke. s. Il. Tabb,
]. ID. Thomas. Il. f Williams, }. :. " llsoh
Geoloov-E. A. Ballard g. Is. Gill. {. W.
Mcdonald.
sinnaioqy d. X. Butler, T. A; Proctor. =,
Ionic. r. Graudy. c. 7. Lassiter. II
Randolph. X. +. l.. Farmer.
IfIfif1 EiffNfN
W Mcdonald, j. ". Martin, ". o. Noting,
Pure Matdcuafo,-J. w. X. jenkins. II. b.
Nackav, ". II. Saunders. 4. q. Ronald.
DISTINCTIONS.
Political TconouJ-W. q. Ramsey.
Science ofSocey-J G Desha, Joseph Grice,
7. b. Robertson.
GRADUATES rs BACHELOR or ARTS.
Trcncl-G. c. Brown, r. II. Gray, A. O.
Preston 4. c. Ronald.
GerDtan--C. Is. Booker. W. p. Sinclair
LITERARY SOCIETY E1ERcIsEs.
The Washington Literary Society held its
final exercises at the [ NV ersity tonight. lhe
exercises opened with prayer oy kew. Collins
denny. chaplain 20 the University, Mr
GEORGE \. Donrad OF / GrrIsOnburg, Va.
president of the society, then presented th'
d.baters medal TO Mr. Charles +. spencer, ol
Fllzayiue. Ga. who addressed q large audi
ence. taking Tor his subjec,. whittier are We
tending" The orator. medal Was then de
lvered % Mr. Hcner, &. Ltherid@e. OF Stiles
boro Ga. which he Acknowledged ID an ad-
dress ON Examples worthy OF imitation.
Henry Grady IN the Drmon OF the orator
being the most c0nspcul.i OF them. tthe-
ridge WAS frequently applauded during tie
delivery If his Grafton.
BRILLIANT GERMAN.
4 brilliant german is in progress tonight
also. a magnificent reception rendered Nj
Henry Waters II by Professor William VI
Thornton. chairman of the faculty.
Tos. HENRY wAITEEsON.
Ate o'clock tomorrow the society Of tn,
alumni will meet. and at II A. NJ. Henry Wat
terson, oi kentucky viii address The JON
literary societies ana the magazine medal vii
he delivered. don. Henry Natterson. Mr.
Douglass Shirley, of Louisville. and other
VISITED Monticello. tic homo Of Thomas Jet
ferson, this afternoon.
Congressman William l.. Wilson, Of Yves
Virginia. WHO Is 10 address the society of th
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