Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-16
cuANGBLOCaTIoS.
RANDoLpA-MAcoN COLLEGE.
MedalIlst, and Prize -winners-Deiiveryo OF
Diplomas TO the Graduates.

ASHLAND, VA, June 15.-At 1915 the faculty
and many Of the Board Of Trustceso OF Randolph
Macon College assembled IN the chapel, where
tho degrees and prizes were o be delivered 10
the successful students Tho exercises were
opened with "A prayer by Rev. DIR. :. ). Lam
beth. Professor vs.. W smith then introduced
tho speaker q the morning, Rev. Dr. COKE
Smith, OF Norfolk. who took spiritual Fath .
for the matter of his DISCOURSE Tho reverend
gentleman delivered a most e1ceheut addIoss-
MEDALS ASD PRIZES
The prizes wore then presented "a follows:
The II. ". Murray Medals-Ihe irst 10 Mr. H..
II. Sherman, OF Mt Crawford, Va, and the Sc
cOnd 20 Mr.. T. n. Jones.
Tho Sutherlin prize medal for oratory was de-
liycrei to Mr. j. ID. Langley, Of Norfolk. Va.
Tho Walton prize Tor Greek scholarship was
given to Mr.. j. T.. Wsmsiey, Of Ashland. Va.
The gymnasium priZe was awarded to Mr.. w.
j. Mhtesell, OF Virginia.
DIPLOMAS.
President ". W. Smith then IN few remarks
delivered diplomas 90 the following graduates;
II. II. sherman. A. NJ. Ph. D.: c. G. Cunning
ham, 4. NJ; W. j. Whitesell. \. II. q. W. Rus
sell A. NJ; r. II. Hood, A. r.; J. D. Meyers, A..
H.; A. G. Kay. A. B. G. II. Rector, y i.
nr. John l.. Buchanan, on behalf oi cass oi
ladies OF Ashland. who hayo attended q series
Of free lectures delivered by Professor Arthur
G. Wightmaa. presented him with set Oi very
handsOms silver spr' ns. Dr. Nightman a'-
knowledged the attention in a short Dut very ai-
prOprlato spoech.
Bcnedictlon was then pronounced by Rev Dr.
Whuenead and the exercises were declared
closed until $50 J.. VI.
CLOSING sCESBs.
Tho old chapel f. nbsZe tonight with the
bright evos of tho lovely daughters Of virginia
who are attending tho exercises Of tho Franklin
Literary Society. The hill Is prcked ana hfc All
attention, listening 70 tho elolu"nce ni ION.
William A. Little. u Fredericksburg, who al
dressed the society
Tho medals Of tho society wcro AWARDED 10
tho following II. NJ Canter. District Of Colm-
bia, for In ?r0vemcnt IN uratory; Bcst DcclalIn-
or T.. 4. fisaris, Nirgnia; DcDaier, R H.
Hood. NOrth Carolina.
Action of the Board of Trustees.
fCorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
ASHLAND, Juno 1j.-The Board of Trustees of
Raudolph- Macon College has boen in almost
continuous session since Monday night attend
ing 10 routine work in connection with thc va
nous institutions under the control ot rs
body. Tho financial reports submitted by the
auditing committees show tho anafs 20 be ~
very good condition. Three hundred ana twelve
students navc this year matrculaied at the dii-
fcrent schools
phy-illan, nnd NJ. ". j. King, instructor IN
phvsirnl culture. were received and accepted.
These positions VIII bo filed 10y the Executive
Committee bsT1re next session. Mr. II. II. Nher-
man. A. NJ. was elected 10 iill q chair NJ Front
Royal Academy r.cr NJ. Il. e. Nettes. who has
been transferred % Bedford city Academy.
| The dc-ree Of ID. y. was conferred on Rev ".
}. Young, OF Park-Place church, liclmoni.
FACULTY FoR woNAS's COLLEGE.
The committed appointed at the intermediate
board meeting in February to prescribe course
| of instruction and select n faculty FOR the
| WOman'- College az Lvncnturg reported a. fol
loWs. President. ". ". Smith, r. d., Li- u.
Professor X. II. sharp, Jr., late president oi
Dnnviile Female College, ancient languages
Prof .ssor Joseph T. Armstrong a. NJ, ot leipsic
md Johns Hopkins University. late 81 Trinity
college. y. &. German Gn1 Lngiish; Professor
r. v. Martin, 81. =, Ph. De- C,rreL. NutlrH
Sciences: Niss Celesti1 =. fnri D, thi-
yersityoi Michigan, mathematics auJ pedagosy
Mis-. Louisa -. smith. Julien Academy, Paris
French and art: Mrs. W. II. S,tot1er, \. NJ
cio,ution AMI physical rUlturo; Louis hcihn
stuttgart vocal music; william :. Adams Lc'i
sic. nstrlmental music; Miss Ann,s Brown, as
sisfaut IN FugIi-u ana mathematics; y. v. Ter
reiI, N. d.. physician and lecturer IN phy7ioiogy
aud hygiene.
- TEUCiIDS.
Tho course Of instruction aud requirements foi
degrees OF A. b. ana A. VI. are 10 be t1entica
with tnose Oi the mems college at Randolph
Macon President smith Will devote his @hoif
time and attention 10 the new college anu VIII
reside in Lynchburg
Professor John 4. Kern, d. D., was to-day
elected vice-prc@idcnt Of Randolph Macon Coz
le.e. but "a yet mas not decided whether he vii
accept the Office.