The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-16
COMMENCEMENT SCENES.
EXERCISES At Roasoxn COLLEGE.
'pr. Greer. of New York. Delivers the BSc-
cniaureate sermon--A brilliant orh''on
by Hon william j. Bryan

SAIEN, VA, June lO.-lopcOi"'i @A~N ~~''
mencement exercises of the thirty-ninth year
of Roanoke College have been very success
mi BeeinuiuR with the eloquent baccalau-
reate seffaon by Rev. DR.. David H. Greer. OK
New York. and the able address before the
youug Meme Christian Association by Rev.
william II. Dunbar, Of Lebanon. Pa on sun
day. through the exercises OF Monday. the
brilliant GRAFTON of Congressman William j..
Rrvan OF Nebraska. Tuesday evening. the
ba.nt;ful illumination and promenade con-
certe ON the campus Monday and tuesday
EVENING" and the graduating addresses OF To-
dav the commencement througDouI has Ooen
most successful and enJoyAole
John Luther Rendleman. Salisbury, n. y.
lanes lame brown Sharitz. wytheyille, Va.-Is
Our National Progress Stable.
Thomas Franklin Raves. HARRISON "a
The Decay Of Patriotism. 80 r..:ou.I
Hugh Adam Funk. Strasburg' Va.-Ihe
Herbert Meloy Sroith. Conover, N. C.-Ihe
Charles benton Cannadsy, Roanoke, Va
Valedictory (poem. ,,..s
aud well delivered, and made most favor
able impression on the large audience. Inc
g.ledjctory poem was especially well received
and was generally pronounced tne proouc-
ton By 50 young man.
COMPILING DXGRHEs.
President Dreher then conferred the degree
of bachelor Of arts on the members OF the
GLASS. including those who spoke ana the
following:
John j. Brubeck. Meyers Cave. Va. John
y. Crigler Dulinsvillo. Va; Eli G. Cronk,
Salem. Va: John S. Draper, Jr., Pulaski
City, Va: J. Luther Frantz. Salem, va;
Walton H. Greever. Burkes Garden, va.
James Mechanism, SALEM Va; Alonzo a.
Shenk. Iuray, Va; James w. Sieg, Church
vile. Va: Morgan Is. Stickley. Goods Mil,
Va: II. Minor Wiley Salem, Va; james 7.
Woods Catawba, Va.
DEGREE or MAsTKB or ARTS.
The degree Of master Of a arts was con-
ferred on the following members OF the class
Rev @. A. Brown, Floyd Courthouse Va.
A. s. Greever, Burkes Garden. Va. Il. L.
Greeyer. Burke's Garden, Va. II. l.. Keen,
Bloomfield. Va: Rev. G. Armand Miller,
Salem, Va; Paul Sieg. Churchville, Va; +. A.
Smith, ConOyer, n. G.; +. S. Tayenner.
Woodstock. Va; Professor ?. +; Wright
Enochville, n. c.; S. +. Rixey, Low Moor, va.
DECREE OF DOCTOR or DIVINITY.
Rev Edward Henry Ward. A. NJ. (class of
'7O) Lexington, KY; Rev. James Augustine
Brown, A. NJ, Wytbeyille, Va.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES
The Junior prize scholarship in English Ian
guage and literature WAS presented 10 Robert
Martin Calfee of Pulaski. Va.
The trustees medal In mathematics TO Mel
win Jacob Killian. Salem, Va.
The contest for the medal in Greek resulted
l.. - faa rIu
maximum a medal was awarded to each of the
contestants Carroll Herman Little Hickory,
n. c., and Jerry Clarence Stone. Dublin, Va.
The medal in oratory won on Monday even
ing. was presented 10 Walton Harlow Greever,
of Tazewell county, Va.
DISTINCTIONS
Certificates of first and second distinctions
were delivered to the following Undergrad
yates:
First D istinction average grade 95 to 100
II. M. Calfee, Pulaski City. Va; X. E. Cook,
X. G. Craig, Stanton. Va. w. Mcintosh
Eyerhart, Waterford. Va; G. II. Little. Hlck-
DRY. N. O.: j. ID. Rodeffer. Loyettsville, Va;
]. w. Shuey, Swoope, Va.
Second Distinction average grade 90 to 80
&C. l.. Brown, spaItanburg, s.; O.; E., n
Burroughs. Pungo, Va; 9. s. Hileman, Lex
ington. Va; l.. Hogshead. Arbor Hill. Va.
@. n. Hoover, New Market, Va; NJ. ]. Killian,
salem, Va: f. O. Kizer, Salem. Va: A. +.
Kyger, Port Republic. Va: 1. w. Lamm, Lu-
CANA, ~ O.; @. L. Miller. Gold Hill, N. c.;
NJ T. McNhorter, Salem. Va. A. N.
McWhorter. Salem, Va; S. w. Price. Fork.
Va: r. T. Smith, Salem, Va; j. @. Stone
Dublin, Va; J. A. Turnlpseed, McCool, Miss;
w. w. Walker. Eggleston. Va; j.. V. Walker
Eggleston, Va; Y. II. VanDeyenter, Water
ferd. Va
Dr. Dreher announced that as a mark of
the appreciation felt by the trustees for the
bequest of $4,000 to the college by the late
Henry j. Steere, of Providence, Il. l., an oil
portrait of this benefactor of Roanoke has
been placed in the college library, and the
chair of mathematics has been named in his
honor. so that Dr. 5. q. Wells, the senior
member of the faculty, now entering upon
bis fortieth year of iservice TO the college.
will be known hereafter &c Streere Professor
of mathematics and astronomy.
IL was also stated that the college year had
been prosperous, the number of students
having increased and the financial condition
of the institution improved. The thanks of
the trustees and faculty were expressed t. the
many friends who have aided the college
during the session.
The trustees have under consideration the
establishment Of separate preparatory
school IN Salem TO meet the wants Of the town
and to receive the younger pupils who wish
every year to come to the college, 1t IN ex-
pected that this matter will be fully decided
upon in a week or two and arrangements COM
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