The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-14
DEGREES AND DISTINCTIONS

DEGREES AND DISTINCTIONS
Awarded at the Closing Exercises of Roa-
nokc College Commencement.
commencement week at Roanoke
College closed yesterday with the exer-
cises Of the graduating class, beginning
at 10 o'clock. After the opening prayer
the young men were introduced in the
following order:
William Frank Ferguson, Salem, Va,
Latin salutatory; Wright Stickley Cox,
Fort Black more, Va.-Subject: PARTY
Politics as Factor in Representative
Government" Oscar McCauley Frantz,
Salem, Va.-Subject: The Gothenbug
SYSTEM" Robert Christian Craig, Staun-
ton, Va-Subjecs: Education in Citi.
zenship;" Roland Eugene Cook, Salem,
Va.-Subject industrial Waste;"
George Sheldon Bowman, Salem, Va
Subject: The Equity OF an Income
Tax" Frank Lee Bushong, Woodstock,
Va, valedictory.
The speeches, both in point of liter
airy merit and delivery, were unusually
good and reflected credit on the young
men themselves and on the college. The
floral tributes were numerous and beau
tiful
CoNFERRING DEGREES.
The degree of bachelor OF arts was
conferred on the members of the gradual
ing class
The degree of master of arts was
conferred on the following members of
the class of 80: Henry Bowen Edmon.
son, A. B., M. D., Bradford, Va; Rev.
William Archer Rutherford Good win,
A. b, Petersburg, Va; Rev. ANTONY
Denver Rankin Hancher, A. b., Knox
Vile, Tenn; Rev. Henry Thomas
Hooyer, A. b, Swannanoa, N. c.;
Robert Wilberforce Kline. lawyer, Sa-
lem, Va; Rev. Calvin Francis Kuder,
A. B missionary, Rsjahmundry, India;
Rev. George Walker Mechanism, A.
b., Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. John AL
fred Morehead, A b Burks Garden,
Houston, Texas; Rev Martin Luther
Peter, A. b, st Joseph, Ind; Rev.
John Francis Ribble, A. b., Casanova,
Va; Thomas Whitelaw Sims, A. 49,.
M. D.. Roanoke, Va.
The honorary degrees of master of
arts was conferred on DR.. Bittle G.
keister, South Boston, Va.
The junior prize scholarship in
English was awarded to John David
Roderfer, of Lovettsville, Va.
The trustee's medals in matthew atics
to Ebert Yoncs Morenead, Wythe Vile,
Va
The faculty IL co al in Creek to Ashton
Waugh McWhorter, Salem, Va
Tho literary societies medal in or.tory
to Charles Lafayette Brown, OF Spar
tanburg, s. c.
FIRST DISTINCTIONS
First distinctions, given on an average
grade between 95 and 100 on all studies,
were awarded to the following student Is:
William James. Armstrong, Salem;
Isaac Cannaday, Salem; Roland Eugene
Cook, Salem; Wright Stickley Cox, Fort
Blackmore; Walter Mcintosh Everhart,
Waterford; Horace Marion Fox, Salem:
Harry Blair Hanger, Churchville; Wal
ter Craig Humphreys, Salem; John
Alexander Humphreys, Salem; Ernest
Alonzo Jackson. Glade Spring; Joseph
Clayton Logan, Salem Victor McCauley,
Salem; Marion rhormvell McWhorter,
| Salem; Ashton Waugh McWhorter, Sa-
lem; Ebert Yonce Morehead, Wythe-
vile; Jam ss Marshall Owens, Cold Har.
Dor; Marion Gilbert Richard, Winche.-
ter; John David RodcGer Lovettsyille:
John William Shuey Swoope; Colder
Shumate, Calverton; Bernard Powell
Smith, Penn broke; Archie Hall Throck-
morton, Snickersville; Miss Mary Eula
Bowman, Salem; Miss Julia Elizabeth
Painter. Salem.
SECOND DISTINCTIONS
Second distinctions given on an aver
age grade between 90 and 95 to the fol-
lowing "a students, being the largest
number ever won at college:
Roswell Edward Baker, Pocahonas;
George Sheldon Bowman, Salon: Charles
Lafayette Brown, Spartanburg, g;
George McLaren Brydon, Danville;
William Gerard Burch, Martinsville;
Frank Lee Bushong, Wood stock; Samuel
Caperton Coffman, Caldwell, w. Va:
Robert Christian Beard Craig, Staun-
ton; James Henry Deyerle Hickman;
William Frank Ferguson, Salem; Oscar
McCauley Franta, Salem; George Frank
Helms, Elliston; Charles Stoutamire
| Hileman, Timber Ridge; Walter Bernard
| Hoover, Valley Mills; Edwin Oscar
kizer, Salem; John Lee Logan, Salem:
| William Kemper Whortor, Salem;
Cyrus Shaver Price, Dillons Mills;
William Gray Shonk. Kimban; FLOYD
Eaton Snidow; Pembroke; Beung Kin
Surh, Seoul, Korea Luther Vastine
Walker. ggleston; William Rush Whit.
man, Pulaski City.
IL was announced that w. H. Ruth
rauff, cashier OF the Farmers National
Bank, OF Salem, and George W. Koiner,
q graduate OF Roanoke College of To,
and member OF the house OF delegates
for Augusta county, Va, had been
elected trustees.
AT the meeting Of the board OF trustees
on Monday resolution was passed
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