Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-09

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Hoz1rn VA, Jane 8. The COM
nencemenl proper Of this institusion
VA held to-day in the presence Of . fins
ooncourse Of visitors The exercises
vers introduced with an anthem and
prayer. Csrtincates Of distinction and
proficiency we're presented by Profes-
sors Rhodes and Massie. Mr. Lucien
b. Cooke presented i've gold medais -
iOilows: Mim N. Elsie Mauldin, Of
south Carolina for elocution Miss
Matte Z. Wood, Florida for vocal
music Miss Jennie Louise Hunburt,
instrumertal music; Miss Mary y.
(3riruslcy. Virginia. English compost
ton. and Min Lottie N. King, North
CArolina, for scholarship
Dr. M. ID. Wharton, OF Norfolk, 90
livered the annual address to the school
The diplomas in the several departments
were conferred by Professor William h.
Pleasants in appropriate remarks. A
thesis. prepared By Miss Mary B. Grims.
ley, OF Culpeppcr, Va, was read by
Professor Massie.
THE DIPLOMAS.
Professor Cooke addressed the gradu.
stes In words weighty with wisdom and
tremulous With tender feeling, and be-
slowed diplomas as follows: Miss Mary
]. Coleman, Chester, Va, in the classical
course; Miss NJ. 3. Grimsley. Culpeper,
Va Miss Jennette NJ. Harris, Rich
mond, Va, classical course Miss Lottie
May King, Leakesville, N. c., classical
course Miss NJ. Elsie Mauldin, South
Carolina. classical course Miss Julia
Pitcher, Petersburg, Va, classical
course Miss Elizabeth l.. Puryear.
Richmond, Va, classical course. and
Miss wortley Embrey and Miss Bessie
Anderson, in the literery course.
FULL GRADUATES.
The following young ladies we're pro.
nounced fun graduates and received
their diplomas accordingly: Miss May
M. Daniel, Roanoke, Va; Miss Lillian
M. Martin, Pulaski, Va. and Miss May
Miller Snead, Fluvanna, Va.
The literary societies have brilliant
celebration tonight, and DR.. Adams, Of
Pennsylvsnia, is present as the orator OF
the occasion. Miss Wood and Miss
Hurlbut charmed the audience this morn
ing with vocal and instrumental per-
Torrance.
Med aliists at Bethel Academy.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
BETHEL ACADEMY, Va, June S.-The
seventh June regular commencement
exercises began at 1890 A. NJ, with an
audience OF about 500. Among the
prominent persons that we're seated on
the rostrum were Senator John w. Dan
lei, Attorney General Scott. Poet J. De-
ruyter Blackwell. Superintendent X. A.
Mcintyre, and Professors Blackwell,
Crswley, and Smith. Exercises were
opened with prayer by Rev. j. w.
Grubb, after which Superintendent Nc
lntyre presented goodiy number OF
distinctions to their happy recipients.
TUE MEDALLIsrs.
Major Mcintyre then introduced At
iorney- General Scott, who delivered
medals MS follows Gold medal on both
studies and Governor Smith debater's
medal to Mr.. q. NJ. Sutton. OF Virginia /;
Cochran essayist gold medal to MIR. II.
Darlington Coles, of Virginia silver
medal for shot shot TO Mr.. Theodore
g. Croft, of South Carolina silver
medalon natural philosophy to Mr.. X.
L. Ellis, of Florida gold medal to Mr..
Kirby Emery as best declaimer silver
medal in Introductory mathematics, gold
medal in chemistry. and medal for second
best essay to Mr.. Harry Z Garner, OF
Kentucky silver medals for neatness in
quarters on each to Mr.. l.. NJ. Griffith.
of Maryland, and William Murchison,
of South Carolina T; silver medal on ju-
nior English and Introductory Latin to
Mr.. Byron Hill Burn. of California ;
silver medal on junior German
and Introductory Greek to Mr..
Leonard S. Homer, of Virgil
MIA; silver medal on photography
to MIR. NJ. W. Mcdonald. Of Virginia ;
silver medal to Mr.. Harry L. Moffitt, OF
Virginia gold medal on metaphysics to
Mr.. Mcqueen Roselle, of Arkansas
silver medal in senior French to Mr.. l..
p. Smith, Of Virginia silver medals in
English composition and German to Mr..
J. ". Templeman, OF Virginia silver
medal on political science to Mr.. 5. II
Templeman, OF Virginia silver medal
IN junior history 10 Mr.. W. A. Lewis, ol
Virginia same in junior history to Mr.,
II. II. Williams, of Virginia gold medal
in Junior mathematics and junior Ger
man to Mr.. G. Lee Bickster, Of Virginia,
MIR. Bickster also received the gold
medal given by General Payne for thu
best scholarship. Commissions signed
by the Governor were then presented by
Major Scott to the heutenants in each
company.
WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION.
After the delivery of these honort
Major Scott introduced Senator Daniel.
The Senator. after an eloquent introduc.
ton, announced as his subject {: "Work
Out Your Own Salvation" The Sena'
tor applied the text as he called it tc
temporal as well as to spiritual affairs,
1t was directed mainly to the boys, and
was in substance to "work out" one
must be pure and start when boy.
Emory aud Henry College.
Especial telegram 70 the Dispatch.l
ABINGDON. Va, June a-Commence
ment exercises closed to-day at Emory
and Henry College. The session ha'
been very prosperous and good worl
has been done. The graduating class
contained nine members. Several thou
sand people attended the exercises TO
day. which consisted OF the graduation
addresses and an address before the
Literary Society by DE. J. d. Barbee
of Nashville. The Robertson prize
medal for oratory was awarded to L,
X. BAchman. of tennessee. The Her.
messiah Literary Society held its an
nual celebration this evening.
A REPtNTANT sALOoN-kEEPER.