The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-14
THE ALUMNI SOCIETY ORATOR
The ADDRESS Of Rev. John johnson at The
University Yesterday.
ASSOCIATIONS NEW LIBRARY HALL.
Hosors Conferred Upon DIR. Depew ana
Vice President steyen.on-Eiec''""
Of New Society onicers

snccial.-The address before the Socie'y
80 ~. A,,,r,r, WAS delivered to-day by
the Rev. John Johnson. OF Charleston :"
c. He announced no subject Out ms u'S
course was based on the reverse OF 'h'
Pagan philosophers cpigram: inc ie"ei
OIL, wants the nearer We are 10 the BV"s'
III, argument was that a very large part
of ,ss capacity for pleasure that We nave
by creation Is not connected at all WIN
ynles of right and wrong, while other
nsrts are 90 connected and must be there
iv Governed. The sum OF II all is that
~ von only put pleasure on the guiding
lines OF law YOU may bid II God-spee1
Tnere Is In us a superiority OF soui, Viii
it Is sweet to cOnsccrate 10 the Deau'll
when the good has been accoinpilsneT r, 5''n
10 the s0ldcing OF the heavy heart men zen
the debt OF duty has been PAID. Ihat re
NAV have lie and abundance OF IL - 'u un
purpoge Of God, revealed in nature anu AZ
Holy Writ.
DR. D2Prw AND THr V1cf-fhEsphH,'
The Alumni Society this afternoon e,eC,-
ed Or Dcpew and ICED PRESIDENT ~ -
son TO honorary membership. Ut: 49,
n Randolph and Colonel Il. I. W. Dune
resigned from. the Executive comm -
nominating as their successors JuN0N
4. ". Duhe, Jr., and a. {. GOIuOn. ga u
The association determined 10 bunu !"
library nan 10 cost 5000 in commeinoi1-
lion Of the alumni Killed during the ~ar.
Among the prominent visiting alumni VI.
Mr.. ". W. Old. OF Noriok heE. 1dlclonel
Kim y. d.. Of Washington, ID. - CVIiiT oo
Charles Marshall, Of Baltimore. Ma Nm 1.
George Grattan. Of Harrison0urg, ~
G.. T. Tberius c. Jones, u. - Oh 80
folk: NJ kempesr, OF Ai ,,S. (ir william
l.. X. Watts. OF Portsmouth, MI. NHii"'"
ID. Cabeli. OF Washington. ID.
After the final exercises OF Jefferson III
erary Society Tuesday evening inc s,SOmu
~. The company was very brilliant, anu
there was no dearth OF handsome Woi IN
or of graceful dancers. OF course the - -
tivities were continued into the mon a NH
hours. in spite OF the fact that the socldii
event Of the year here, the fndl bail, VIII
take place Tonight 49,.
The couples were: Miss N. RANDOM
with Mr. r. a. Craignill Miss J.. Fan Iaho
s p9lPn wi" Win Mr.. 4. Niche; Miss salie
Woods with Mr.. w. W. Old; Miss Mamie
Gordon with Mr.. w. Peters; Miss cara
man with Mr.. J.. Thornton, Miss Matte
Mir. J. S. Bryan; Miss Maggie Mason with
MIR. Henry Elliott; Miss Nirgini2 Mason
with Mr.. Louis Greene; Miss Leila cray
with Mr.. b. Williams. Miss Saihe Well
ford with Mr. Blande Williams; Miss
Carrie Bayard with Mir: X. Williams; MISS
NJ. Booth with Mr. j., Williams; Miss
Judith Dean with Mr.. E. Harrison; Miss
Settle Cooke with Nh }. NJ Marshall;
Miss Lucy Cooke with Mr. Charles Multi
kin. Miss Bessie Nenable with Mr.. Biegs:
Miss Nj. Cartmell with Mr. Worthington;
Miss Nora Moran with Mr.. I'd. Baker,
Miss Belle Moran with Mr.. Harry sims. !
Miss Mamie Spears with Lieutenant FAX
ton: MISS Elizabeth Taylor with MT. |
Il. Balleniine; Miss Mamie Tayloe with |
Mr. Richard Gillian, Miss Rebecca pan
gerfield with Mr.. Douglas Andrews; Miss |
Mary Newman with Mr.. r. A.. BlocS'
dolph: Miss thinner with Mr. Charles
Williams; Miss Nealy with Mr.. Lee Mar
shall Miss Johnson with Mr.. Mitchell;
Miss Nirgilia Hanckel with Mr.. NJ. l..
ton; Miss Craiging with Mr., G. Peek:
Miss Mollie Niche with Mr.. NJ. l.. Triton;
Mrs. Boiling with Mr. Joseph Massi,e
Miss Lyman, Of New orleans, with Mr.:
Stone: Miss McCaw with Mr.. =. J. Har-
rison: Miss Walters with Mr.. G.. Buck;
Miss Carrie Daniel with Mr.. Fred. Har-
per: Miss Annie Price with Mr.. John
White; Miss Letter Venable with Mr.. b.
Roper; Miss Cahen with Mr.. HASTE, Miss
Mary Tayloe with Mr.. II. Old.
Stags-Messrs. g. Mason. X. Mason ).
Hanckel. w. Cochran. V. Southall, II. Ran
dolph, b. Harrison. S. Tucker, g. Wer-
tenbaker. y. Baker Claud j. Jones L. |
Harrison g. Boothe, Cartmell. S. Perry |
A. Watson. CatchinCs.
erones-Mesdames Randolph futile, |
Gordon. Mason. Avery. Paxton, Thornton, |
Moran. Stone and Miss Ella Smithson.
sSETcH OF DR.. CHRISTIAN.
DR.. w. G. Christian. recently elected
professor Of anatomy and operative sur
gerry at the, University Of Virginia was
born in buckingham county. Va, October
q. 1862. His father the late Or. = &.
Christian, shortly afterwards removed to
Iynchburg, Va. where he practced medi-
cine until 1865. when ne removed to Am
herst county. Va. Professor Christian re-
ceVed his early education at Kenmore
Classical School. under the instruction OF
Prof. III. A. STROBE, a distinguished NJ. a.
)f the University OF Virginia. He re-
moved to Richmond, Va. in 1881, where !
ne entered the drug business. After this
le became stenographer, In which en-
,lOyment he continued until the fall of
SSS when he entered the University OF
'irginia as a medical student, graduating
n June. 1889.
In September of the same year he was
ppointed demonstration of anatomy by the /
hen professor of anatomy, William r.
'owles. and occupied this position until
Sss.
DIR. Christian was appointed acting pro-
essor of anatomy and operative surgery. |
nd entered at once upon the duties OF
he chair, filling TO the entire satisfaction
Il this class the very difficult work OF
occurring and teaching as 1t had fallen
rom the hands OF his distinguished pre-
eptor and predecessor, Professor TOwles.
{ ~ n RICH compliment TO Professor
Christians ability as a teacher that he
ould give such entire satisfaction TO a
lass who had been taught by so popular
teacher as Professor Towles.
Prof William G.. Christian married Miss
,. c. Barbour. daughter OF Hon. B. John
on Barbour. of Orange county. Nav TO- |
S92 He enters on his duties under most |