The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-16

The Thirty ninth session OF Roanoke
College was brought to most success
full close ;yHe-- morning by exer-
cises in ( 49,. n hall which lasted until
one p. M, and were pleasantly inter-
spersed with selections by the Salem
band, which, since Sunday. has been
very faithful in supplying music. Tho
grogramme yesterday was as follows:
John Luther Rendleman, Salisbury,
n. C.-Latin Salutatory.
James Brown Sharitz, Wytheyille,
Va.-'Is our National Progress Stable?"
Thomas Franklin Rawls, lIaralson,
Ga.-"World's Fair"
George Brown Morehead, Wytheville,
Va, The Decay of Patriotism"
Edward Victor Cox. Dunn, n. c.,
National Control of Railroads"
Hugh Adam Funk, Strasburg. Va,
"The Farmers Grievances"
Herbert Meloy Smith, Conover, n.
c.. 1.-THE Future of Invention"
Charles Benton Cannady, Roanoke,
Va, Valedictorv (poem)
All of the addresses were carefully
prepared aud we'll delivered. and mado
a most favorable impression on the
large audience. The valedictory poem
was especially we'll received and was
generally pronounced a inc production
by SO young a man.
President Dreher then conferred the
degree of Bachelor of Arts on the mem.
bers of the class, including those who
spoke, and the following: John j. Bru-
beck: Weyer's Cave, Va John f. Crig-
Ter, Dulinsville, Va; Eli c. Crouk, Sa-
lem, Va; John S. Draper, Jr., Pulaski
City, Vail. Luther Fran,z, Salem, Va;
w. II. Greever, Burke's Garden, Va. :;
lanes Mcclannahan. Salem, Va.
Elonzo A. Shenk, Luray, Va James w.
Sieg, Churchville, Va Morgan Il. Stick
ley, Goods Mill, Va; r. Minor Wiley,
Salem, Va ; James p. Woods, Catawba,
| Va.
The degree of Master of Arts was con
ferred on the following members of the
class of 1887: Rev. c. a. Brown, Floyd
Court House, Va. ; A. S. Greever, Burke s
Garden, Va; e. L. Greever, Burke's
Garden, Va; H. L. Keen, Bloomfield,
Va; Rev. c. a. Miller. Salem, Va. Paul
Sseg, ChuesAville, Va; e. A. Smith,
Oonover, N. c.; +. S. Tavenner, Wood
stock, Va; Prof. p E. Wright, Enoch.
vile, N. c.; S. +. Rixey. Low Moor, Va.
The degree of Doctor of Divinity was
conferred upon Rev. Edward Henry
Ward, A. NJ. tclass of 10Y Lexington,
Kentucky; Rev. James Augustine
Brown. A. M., Wytheville, Va. The
Junior prize scholarship in English
language and literature was presented
to Robert Martin Calfee. OF Pulaski
The trustees medal in mathema tics
to Melvin Jacob kilian, Salem. The
contest for the medal in Greek resulted
In tie ana as the grades were nearly q
maximum medal was awarded to each of
the contestants-Ca Herman Little.
Hickory, N c.. and Jerry Clarence
Stone, Dublin, Va.
The mccall of oratory was presen ted
| to W. IL. dHreever, of Tazewell county.
or the graduates the following won dis
tinctions:
First distinction-C. B. Canusdy, H..
| V. Cox, w. IL. Greever, T. f. Rawls,
j. l.. Renaleman, ]. B. Sharitz, Al. M.
Smith, J. q. Woods.
Second distinction-J. L. Crieler. F.
c. Cronk, j. L. Frantz, G. II. Mereheaa
E. A. Shenk, M. B. Strickley.
Certificates of first and second dis
tinctions were delivered to the follow
ing undergraduates,
First 6istinction-(A grade o.
to 1907 r. M. Calfee, PulasG,i City. Va:
r. E. Cook. Salem, w. s. Cox, FIT. Black
more; K. c. Craig, Staunton, Va; w.
Mcintosh 'Everhart, Waterfront; C.. H..
Libble, Hickory, N. c.; J. D. Rodeffer,
Lovettsville; |. w. Shuey, Swoops
Second distinction average grade 30
to 95)-C. ". Brown. Spartansburs, =. c.;
e. N. Burroughs, Pungo, We; c. S. Hite-
ran, lexington: l.. Hogshead, Arbor
H!n; &. n. Hoover, New Market M. j.
| killian, salem. E. O. Kizer, Salem; A.
+. Kyger, Port Republic. Va; It. w.
Gold Hill, ~ c.; M. II. McWhorter, Sa-
lem; S. w, Price, Fork; T. l. Smith.
Salem; J. C.. Stone. Da5ln; O. A.
Turnipseed, McCool, Miss , %. w. Wal.
ker, Eggleston; l.. v. Walker, Eggle-
ston; w. Ell. Vandevanter, Watezord,
Va.
Dr. Dreher ANNOUNCED that as mark
ST the appreciation felt by the trustees
for the beqnest of S25, 1000 to tAe College
By the late hIenry j. Steere. of Proyi-
dence, r. L.. .anHoil portrait OF this bene-
factor Of Roanoke had been placed in
the College library, and the chair of
mathematics has been named in his
honor, so that Dr. S. C. Wells, the
senior member OF the faculty, now en-
teriag upon kis foreieth year of service
to tie College. will be known hereafter
as Soeere professor of mathematics and
astnodomy.
1T was also stated that the college
year had been prosperous, the nunaber
OF students having decreased and the
financial condition Cf the institution
improved. The thanks of the trustees
and faculty were expressed to the many
friends who have aided tue college dug
ing the session. The trustees have I'M
der consideration the establishment OF
separate preparatory school In Salem,
to meet the wants OF the town and to re-