The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-08

hill. Lizzie Hatcher. Ethel Harding; Mary
Goode, Ada Hall Lizzie smith ana Mary
Junior French Matte Davidson; Rena
Stewart Mary Cioode. Lula Moody and Carrie
May Cox.
PREPARATORY DETACHMENT
Preparatory Latin. Brown, TINA
Paughan Edna Barnes. \. rardiner' MAJ
Goode. Ada Hall, BESSIE Iiagan. ZINE. ha marc,
ing. Blanche Jones, Coey LV,cI' nrfo,,t ;a
Lawrence. Gussie Pyle. Eva Ioftei. ,i'IHlo
smith. Bertha Smith and Gertrude Slane;
United states History -Aurefa biahken-
shin Carolina Browne. Alta Cooper. virginia
Cowden. Bessie Belle DAVIS Mamie pe tF
Fanny Tdel Daisy Hancock. Ada Han Bessie
Hacan. Minnie Hessberg, Coley Loo,e,' nlue
Lacy. Florence Myers. BESSIE dcDJ U.
Bessie Lofew. Rosa fhllllps. "us a S'o '.
Verna Nuckos. LOtiio SWAN ana Lucy
1 crammar Malen Burnett, Carolina
Rrowne Edna Barnes. Edna Butter Virginia
cor,Aer Josie Delaney. Mary Goode. Ethel
E,r5,ng Bess,e Hsgan, Minnie Hessberg
Iouisa Millh.ser. Ada Hall. BlanGhe Jones
Pattie Justis. Angelta aWrehSe' peSS'o 10
few. Coey Lowell, Bessie AcI,oNoI1, nn, re
Jewctt. Pauline NorfeI' ""sSo 9'0 ""N
PROFESSOR HUME.
pr Harris then paid well-deserved COM
+ ,iir,ort IN Professor upper, after which the
/ .nooker introduced Professor Thomas hume,
lid Il tie University OF North Carolina.
nr Nelson was very happy IN ms remarks.
4o eoid fbat DR. Hume was not excelled IN
his teaching Of English by any man on the
American continent a.
steoe and acknowledged the ovation &C
corded bim.
he eaid IL is like coming back home TO
come O. Richmond. 10 was on an occasion
like this. connected with this institution. that
! met MY fato dis wife. DR.. Hume an
uOunced as his subject. Woman, Poet and
Prophet. and said ~ would speak but little
on tie first theme Of his subject, 1t being
wo.lhuown theme
He presented IN q word.picture q hesh-and-
blood illustration OF what q woman might DO
and bc and mentioned the names of many
who have become historically famous. Dr.
Hume spoke de,parlngv OF the Delsarte sys-
tenn Of physical culture, which causes women.
he said. u effect languld, sickiy mir.
1iRs. DROWNING.
The speaker spoke Of Mrs Elizabeth Bar
rett Browning rs the ideal Of intellectual and
moral womanhood, and gave an Inspiring DE-
scripiion Il her life and works. She re-
deemed poetry Of the foul Byronic smlrch
which had been put upon Il. In her verses.
the deepest sentiments of which the soul IS
capable and wrote ~ q strain which indl-
Gated the purity OF her love
Dr. Hume read several extracts from Mrs.
Browning works. and pointed out TO his
hearers the beauty. the tenderness and the
love depicted ID her style He described her
poetry as the transhguratiOn of earthly pas
sion In which there was not a suggestion Of
sensuOus faint
Mrs Browning was the champion Of her
sex IN the true sense Of woman's duty; but
did not lend her aid 10 those who wished for
rights at the ballot-box. She showed no
hate for man. but endeavored to set the sex
iu their true relation. She believes in home
and in the law of love. Vary the
occupation of woman" make her
"a poet. orator and teacher, but teach
her 20 be motherIy sisteriy. wifeiy and a
Christian. No ideal flights bore her away
from the thoughts of religion. Through her
one finds that Imagination and faith are Sis
ters who. hand in hand. lead us on D. the
headlight of safety which lasts through an
eternity. She inspires and strengthens by
proving what q woman may DO 10 bless SO
ciet} without forgetting her place Us mother,
daughter and wife.