Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-16
W.&L. DEGREE DAY
THE APPOINTMENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS,
AND PRIZES ANNOUNCED.
Law Class Grafton and Alumni Address
Announcement Of the Degrees--Exer'
ciscs at other Institutions.
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LEXINGTON, VA, June i5.-The annual CON-
mencement exercises Of Washington ana
Lee University took place to-day at ii
O'Clock in the University chapel before
large audience. The exercises were opened
with prayer then came the announcement
II the class distinctions. followed by the
delivery OF certificates by the president,
General q. w. G. Lee. assisted by Professor
4. 4. Moreland The honorary appoint
ments. endowed scholarships. and prizes
were then stated. rs follows:
UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
In Latin. w. G. Lauck. Virginia; in
Greek. III. NJ. Blain. Virginia; in Natural
Philosophy, h. HI. Brown, Missouri; in
Chemistry and Applied Chemistry. l.. l..
Green, A. T.. Florida: IN Geology and
Biology, J. W. Davis. A. b.. West Virginia
in Applied Mathematics, III. Waddeli, Nir-
cinia in English. h. Bumgardner, A. IS.
Virginia; in Modern Languages. II. W.
Pratt, Virginia; in History. 5. Il. Hendren,
A. h., Virginia
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS.
Taylor. H. NJ. Miley. Virginia; Young.
c. d. Barksdale, A. r.. Virginia: Hamil-
ton Law. L. A. Nelson, A. b., Virginia;
Franklin Society. H. W. Movers. Virginia
Luther Sewers Birely, A. II. Woods. west
Virginia; i. O. French, II. NJ. MeDhanv.
Kentucky: Howard Houston Fellowship,
NJ. ii. Arnold, NJ. A., North Carolina
PRIZES.
Early English Text Society's Prize NJ.
Arnold. NJ. r., North Carolina. Johnson
Law Prize: c. &. Mitchell, b. L., VIZ
gina. Orators Medal: J. b. Andrew. II.
b.. Missouri. Santini Medal: W. +. Har-
ms. Virginia. Crenshaw Law Prize; II.
n. Maddox. Il. L.. Oregon. Robinson
Medal of Ancient and Modern Languages;
4. l.. Green. A. H.. Florida. Robinson Ne
dal of Philosophy and Literature; NJ. II.
Arnold. NJ. A.. North Carolina:
The law-claSs GRAFTON was delivered by
Mr.. 4. g. Smith. b. L., of West Virginia;
Mr. Smith has already made for himseli
and his Alma Mater name in the orator.
cal arena "a the southern intercollegiate
oratorcal contest IN Nashville, Tenn.
At the conclusion Of this Grafton the
following degrees were conferred:
BACHELORS or LAW.
w. r. Allen. Virginia; j. s. Bourne, Vir-
GINA; j. A. Bowles, Virginia; Holmes
Boyd. Jr.. Virginia; NJ. q. Bruce, VIZ
GINA; J. J. Davis. Kentucky; J. 5. Davis,
Ohio: C. W. Gregg: Louisiana; W. +.
HAYS. Arkansas; +. NJ. Hudson. Arkansas;
Il. L. Lee, Jr., Virginia; q. n. Maddock.
Oregon; G. c. Mitchell. Virginia; e.. ID.
Parker. Virginia: ". A. Ross, Virginia;
Il. NJ. Seawell. Arkansas; Percy Sandal,
Louisiana; A. VI. Smith. Oregon; l.. u.
Smith. West Virginia: W. l.. Stevenson,
West Virginia; G. II. Tonsmiere, Alabama
Rees Turpin. Missouri: w. y. WlgieS-
worth. Kentucky. and j. NJ. Woods, west
Virginia.
CIVIL ENGISEFDs.
nal1.. Nf....1o,,ps. n VI Davis
Jr., A. b.. Ohio: c. :. Funkhouser. A. b..
Virginia, and Hale Houston. Virginia.
BACHELORS or ARTS.
I II. Andrew. Missouri: q. ID. Barks-
dale. Virginia: W. r.. Brown, Mississippi;
Rudolph Bumgardner, Virginia; W. A.
Collins. Louisiana: ". +. Darnell. North
Carolina: j. W. Davis. West Virginia; II.
L. Fitzpatrick. Mississippi; +. l.. Green,
Florida: 5. X. Hendren, Virginia: Il. W.
Moore. Virginia: W. C. Morton. Virginia,
and W. II. Vance, Kentucky.
MASTER OF ARTS.
NJ II. Arnold. North Carolina. ,
AT the conclusion of the cOnferring OF
the degrees W. F. Brown, 4. r.. Of Nlssis-
sippi. delivered the valedictory address.
which was of the highest order.
Hon. James Hay. of Madison county,
Va. then delivered the alumni address.
Immodiate,v at the conclusion of the ex-
ercises the alumni and visiting friends
were served with an elegant collation. IN
the Warren cwcomb Hall.
The final ball takes place tonight IN the
gymnasium hall.
D. u.
The following honorary degrees were con-
ferrcd "a she Washington and Lee University:
d. Drew X. VI. Fleming, Virginia; Rev. j. \.
Preston, Alabama Rev. Scollay Moore, West
Virginia; Rev. a. NJ COcklcy, Virginia: and
Huuf.lpy. IA. l..
g. w Peterkin, West virginia; Bishop L. X.
Hendrix, Missouri; Rev. samuel Macaulay
Jackson, New York; AID Judge William j.
Robertson, Virginia.