The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-17
RANDoLPH-mAC0N COMMENCEMENT.
Exercises To-Day-Encouraging Report from
President Smith.


Everything was astir on the campus and in
the halls at Randolph Macon College yester-
day in preparation for the continuance to-
day of the fifty-seyenth commencement
exercises begun on Sunday last. The lemon
and black college colors were flying from the
pinnacle of the chapel tower indicat i've of the
exercises TO be held therein. The chapel
room was also tastefully decorated in the
same cOlors.
The board of trustees met in the Washing
ton and Franklin hall at o'clock yesterday
morning. and held three sessions during the
dav The reports of all the officers OF the
college covering the work of the session now
closing were submitted and considered.
The report of President W. W. Smith con-
tanned many matters Of more than usual in
terest and showed that there are now forty
four students at the college preparing tor the
ministry. and the aggregate number OF stu,
dents in the preparatory classes have increased
from 1877 TO 297 in the session 1850 -'9l:
The net increase in the assets OF
the college for the present year were
shown 10 be eli ,S79.53, TO which when added
the sl0. 900 legacy of Rev. William NcGhee,
would make the increased assets for the year
s21. s7953. This is the gain for the college at
Ashland. And in addition may be mentioned
$4,000 at Front Royad Academy.
and 1927 900 at the Woman's College
at Lynchburg, making grand total or IN
crease in assets of over $500, 900 for the year
just closed. If this retrospective calculation
were carried back for four years il would show
that the board Of trustees of Randolph Macon
College has added to the educational assets OF
the Methodist Church of Virginia half mil
lion of dollars.
These accessions. as is well known. were
due principally 70 the untring efforts OF Pres
ident Smith, who spoke in very encouraging
Of hn frf ,f
the several schools subordinate TO the parent
institution The great Woman's College at
Lynchburg will be commenced IN few weeks
and the picture shows the building to be one
of the largest and handsomest in the land.
The Front Royal Academy for boys is in
course of construction and will be opened III
September 1892 and will be equal IN all re-
spects to the academy at Bedford City. The
latter school has been in session one year and
matriculated l3s scholars the largest number
of any similar institution in the State.
Among the prominent members Of the
board present are Bishops Wilson and Gran
berry, Rev Dr. Paul Whitehead and Rev.
Drs. Rogers; Whlsner and Bond, OF the 2, .i pal
timOre Conference; Judges Newman, kilby.
and Whitehurs t;R. b. Davis. ESQ. of Peters
burg, and Messrs. John 7. PettilOhn and {.
Y. Winfree. of Lynchburg.
Bishop Hendrix. of Missouri. will arrive to-
day, and address the literary societies. Bishop
j. III. vincent. OF BunalO, y. u, was down on
the programme to deliver the opening address
at 1l:30 4. NJ. to-day but a letter of regret
from him was read before the board Of
trustees Yesterday, stating that he had been
suffering from bronchitis forseyeral weeks and
his physician demanded that all his engage
ments for the summer be cancelled.
The following IS the programme for the ex-
ercises today: ll:3O A. NJ, address: / p. NJ,
contest for SOutherlin prize ne tai for Ora
tory: j. r. Kestler Maryland, subject: Ma
tional Pride and Responsibility K. W. Pat
ton. Virginia, subject. Honor to the Confed-
crate Dead +. l.. Newberry, Virginia, sub
ject: our Country Needs U.s." II. Ct. Buch-
anan. Virginia. subject impending Crisis"
Isaac w. EasoD. Virginia subject: Useful
ness-The Condition Of Success" 3P. NJ. an
nual meeting and banquet Of Society Of Alum
nj; =. NJ. celebrationotth the Washington Liter
airy Society. address by President-elect Bishop
f. Il. Hendrix. OF Missouri. President. K. l..
Futz. Virginia First Yce-President T.. G.
Armstrong, Maryland Second Vice President,
w A. Murrill Virginia. Orators First. Isaac
W Eason. Virginia. subject. ON the Tires
hold" Second, f. b. Glenn, Virginia, sub
iect "UncrOwned Kings