Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-24
FIELD-DAY AT THE COLLEGE.
Programme of Exercises-Contest for the
Orators Medal.

The annual feld-day will commence this
morning az S;45 o'clock and continue
throughout the day with an intermission for din
ner. In case the weather Il lhcleinent the e6er-
cises will be postponed until to-morroW' Inc
following Is the programme:
Tennis-S:45 to $3.50 A. NJ. Contestants stlh
undecided. but chaDoes In favor OF Clements
Hatcher, Mofiett, and LOuthan.
Mile walk-8.30 to $40. X w. Hatcher'
Chambers, A. d. Louthan, and T. T. Reid r
Throwing base ball-9i45 20 TO- Young, Hi
den, Pitcher f. w. Duke, Louthan, ana WIN
ston. -
Mile run-1Oto1O:l5. LOuthan, W. II. Ryland,
F. W. Duke, and Pettus. -
and Bagby. o,-.-
sack race-ll 10 l1:l5. Winston, Clements,
Ragby. Heaton, Samuels, George Harris, Brad
shaw, W. II. Anderson, and Henry Burnett
Ono-hundred-yard dash-1l:15 10 11:lO. Ro-
bins, Corey JOuthan, W. ii. Ryland, "lhstOh'
Marstella. and j. II. Read.
Pole vault-Il:3O 10 IL n. LOu,han, Samuels.
Bagby, and w. II. Ryland.
aI0-yard dash-l2 10 I2:15 P. NJ. Louthan, W.
II. Ryiand, J. II. Reed, and Bagby.
Gymnasium drill-l215 70 ]. CLASS Oh tWen-
ty under Director C. T. Taylor.
TO $3.50 7. VI. InterInissiOn and dinner.
IIigh-jump-3:30 70 4. Louthan, Bagby, W. IL
Ryland (the eight best drilled OF class)'
Prize gymnasium drill TO 4:3O.
Tug OF war--4:30 10 3. Captains, Z. l. IaylOr
and ID. II. Rucker. 200
2OO-yard dash--5 to 5:15. By winners OF 100
and 440-yard dashes. -
Foot-balI-5:I5 10 6:15. Captains, d. II.
RuckoT aad c. T. Taylor.
Delivery OF medals-6:lj. By Professor L. Il.
Hamberlin.
The judges are to be Messrs. NJ. L. Dawson,
Of Richmond; w. r. King, Randolph-hacoh
College; c. N. liazen, Bon Air
Orators Contest.
The oratorical contest az the college last night
brought out a large audience despite the IN
.iau 81 fhe wa
medal given Jointly by the two literary societies.
and zach speaker was az his best
Messrs. G. q. Trumbo and II. 7. Louthan,
president Of the phIlologian and Mu sigma hho
Society, respectively presided Jointly
Mr.. W. Il. Loving of Aibsmarle, spOke upon
"Tne Nations Greatest Need" His address
was exceedingly interesting and received liberal
applause. Tine nations supreme wan wsnI' '@iu
he, sis mon-strong, wise, and good men;
The Grafton OF Mr.. II. L. Williams, OF fairlaA
county, was upon "An Era OF Better feeilhe; OF,
The Decline Of Sectionallsm." During his
eloquent remarks he said that tho widespread
opposition 10 the force bill manifested by tno
people proclaimed the dawn OF new era In
American politics.
Mr.. W. Owen Carver discussed subject which
has ever Interested the student-vlZ: -" woman
10 Ancient M IN and Legend. The relations OF
woman, the speaker said, are such tn1t par IN
fiucnos must BE- recognized, even among nstiohs ;
that DO DOT opeEly accord her plsce III tnoH
hisfory.
LABOR AND COMMUNISM.
Mr. y. oausey. OF Hampton. chose as his
subject I" The Communstic Tendency OF the La
boring Classcs.S
Comm unisru, the young orator said, is an
Utoplan scheme whose application is PROMISED 70
relieve the woes Of men. This scheme however,
II contrary to the Law OF nature, which dehandr
that there shan be q difference of condiunns N
the classes. The wrongs imposed upon IsDof
should be nghtsd and then there wooih % no
fear Of the euccsss Of revolutionary scnernes-
Mr.. q. ". Wallace. Of Richmond, spoke upon
"The AuskenIng Of Virginia" This gentlsolan
wac quite eloquent as no told of the osd DotAsn-
iop-old IN history, but young IN sprrii, COMING
N rhe front In every great enterprise.
wos TIE xKDtL.
Tne Judges wore William Writ Henry tchalr-
MANI, Prank MCGUIRE. r. p. Kerr, 1sze~eh II
let's and jacobson Guy.
Afser being olt q short while they decided that
Mr.. Ceusey Was entitled 20 tfs meeAL MT.
Causey a few years ago won two OreaHs medals
NJ the University of Virginia, and Afterwards
took htr b. A. degree At Harvard He Is nov
taking Law az Richmond College.