The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-23
TnE CLOSING fdxhc3SEs.
End Of the 2oOfh Commencement OF VIII
II I'm and Mary CoIsge-rhe Banquet.


cial.-Thls morning at II o'clock the clos
Ing exercises Of this two hundredth COM
mencement Of william and Mary College
took YlSoe. \ large 0f"@d vas V'sse"e
to witness the delivery OK iip'onls ana
distinctions to the various rleSses.
President Tyler made a short address.
and then read out the graduates and
hose entitled 10 certificates, AMONG "hom
were the following:
Department OF Moral Science. Political
Economy and civil Government-Gradu-
ates: y. VI. Branch, J. i. Garwood. r.
A. Huchison, Tazewell Taylor and K. II.
Tucker.
Department Of English History-Gradu-
ates: Tazewell Taylor. J. l.. .Turnon and
l.. K. Warren, Jr~
Department Of Observation-Disclosures
Upton y. Thomas. Of Maryland.
Department Of Latin-Graduates: Up
ton T. Thomas and Robert Montague
Charles.
Department Of Natural Science-Gradu-
ates: Richard Cox Barlow, VI. Elmere
Dickinson. Milton Branch. Joseph w.
Hopkins. Henry Gass Humphreys, VII
liam L. Ralnes. John GOOde Rogers Al
fred G. Stephenson and TaZeweil Taylor.
Department Of Observation-Disclosures
y NJ Branch.
School Of French-Gradgates Robert
Montague Charles. r. O.. Robb and Luther
Il. Warren.
The certificates OF distinction are too
numerous 10 mention.
President Tylor awarded the dlglomos
10 the graduates while each professor
delivered the certificates Of distinction 10
their respective classes.
oil HfrnF
medals and prize scholarships womb thon
be- delivered. the first being the Branerton
gold medal FOR scholarship To- the depart
ment Of pedagoeics. which was delivered
20 Mr. o. i. Chitwo0d. The Braferton
silver medal 90 Mr. O.. =. Bennett.
The chancellor" scholarship was
awarded Mr. r. @. Bacby. The 'soutter'
90 Mr. ST. George Tucker. Of Colorado.
The "C0ch0ran' 90 Mr.. \. @. Brown.
The Graves % Mr. a. @. stephenson.
The new mathematical medals given by
Mr. Earle Walter BlOdgett, an alrrnus of
this college. but now a resident OF
MoNNa, pbilWY51e Islands, 10 bopor az
President Emeritus benjamin $. Eweil'
We're awarded-gold 10 Mr. ". 3. Thomas,
silver 10 Mr. j. W Johnson. colonel
William Lamb OF Norfolk. presented
those mo3aiS I'm q trurrnInN nttlo speech,
and character of COL. b. b. Ewell, and
which was loudly applaudod. This noble
OLD hero. VINO was the euarder OF the
college IN the dark days Of Dts adversely
holds q warm place iu the hearts OF Our
people. and rs dear 90 every true friend
Of William and Mary. This venerable
gontlenlan was at the college one day
Of the exercises and was warmly and
aGecuOrately greeted by his legion OF
friends.
The college exercises proper being over,
the meeting s. the AIH41M Assol t2A0o
was called 10 order by the president.
Mr.. Robert 81 Hughes who stated that
the first business after the minutes o.
last Years meeting We're read and APP
proved. VAS iNe election of oihcoYS. YNe
secretary read the minutes. after which
Mr.. Hughes asked the association %
elect some one in his place as president,
as he has just been put unon the his
torica board. ana az meetings. me two
duties conflict. This vas agreed 90 and
Mr. William Reynolds. Of Baltimore, was
elected PRESIDENT; SIR. w, q. Jones, of
Richmond. first Vica-president; Mr $. @.
Cummin1. of Hampton, second vice'pres-
ijent: Senator Joseph S9Jthal, of Ame-
liza. third vice-president. Nlr. II. y. Gale
Yves reelected secretary and treasurer
aud the following executive ccmrnttee
was then chosen: Mr. G.. Y. Armistead
AIr. John s. Chayles and Mr.. j. \. c.
| Chandler.
a large number Of old stud en-
( yoWeA themselves as paeanpeCs Of tie as
| ISOLATION, among them Rev. Heter Muir
| ply. Of Port Republic. and Rev. y. T.
| Warren, OF this city, both OF the class
/ OF 50
Afer tne aOprintTnrnt q oNe 81 $50
/ committees The association adjourned,
| after one If the most delightful meetings
/ in its history.
The bi-centennial banquet given Jointly
! by me Alumni Association ana M
board Of visitors Of the College Of VIII
! liam and Mary. came Of last night at
| Spencers Hotel and was brilliant af-
| fair
The solids being removed and the table
| cleared number OF letters or regret
| were read from persons invited. but who
were unable 10 attend. Among them Were
[ the foll0Wtug.
Hon. George +. Hoar Of Massachusetts
/ Representative Beltzh0over OF Pennsyl-
vania. General Newton 81. Curtis Of New
| York. Hon. William IT. EgIe. state libra-
{ rian of peNDsy} wanna, H00. q. II. tsaS0et'
| Of Charlottesville. Hon. Augustine smith
! OF New York. DR. r.. A. Brock Of t'lch-
mord and Professor Moses T. Tyler OF
] Cornell University
Toasts were responded To hy c@looe'
/ John r.. Cary Of Richmond, Major 'nas
/ Strinefellow Of Richmond, Professor
! Charles r. Bishop and pr. Thomas d.
| ENGLISH Of New Jersey. The POSTMASTER
! was MI. u ". NNGneS.