Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-27
COMMENCEMENT OF WASHINGTON AND
LEE UNIVERSITY,

The closing exercises of Washington and
Lee University began Sunday, June 18th, with
an eloquent Baccalaureate sermon in the
morning by the Rev. Prof. F. HI. Kerfoot,
DID,, of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville, KY and an excellent
address in the evening to the Y. M. Z. A. by
the Rev. Theron H. Rice, of Alexandria Va.
The sermon showed the folly of Atheism, and
| the address was a pointed, practical EXPOSE
| ton of Gods way for man to become free
| from sin.
The boat race took place ON Monday after
| noon, and the blue of the Albert Sidney crew
again waves in triumph over the red of the
Harry Lee. The mile on the North River was
| made this year by the successful boat in 444"
| The contest for the palm of oratory between
| the two Literary societies, the Washington and
the Graham-Lee. took place on Monday even
| ing, and resulted in the success of the Wash
| ington in the person of its representative, Mr..
| John D. McRae B. H. of Arkansas, whose
| subject was rs the South New ?"
| Tuesday morning was given to the graduates
| in the Law School, who were fortunate in
securing as their speaker the Hon. John Goode,
of Washington city, member of the first
class in law taught by Judge Brockenbrough
| His remarks to the young lawyers were in the
| happiest and most elevated style.
| The evening of this day found the Lee
| Memorial chapel crowded to its capacity by an
| audience eager to hear the Hon. Roger O.
Mills, the distinguished tariff reformer who
| spoke with eloquent earnestness and force ON
| the consent of the governed as essential to
| true liberty.
At the close of Mr.. Mills address, the Hon.
Jno. Randolph Tucker Ii D., Dean of the
Law Faculty, delivered the elegant gold cup
of Bishop Pinkney the annual prize. to the
stroke of the Albert Sidney crew. Mr.. H. II.
Martz. An interesting feature of this cere-
mony was the presence of Albert Sidney
Johnston Tucker, the grandson of the speaker,
and the reat-grandson of Gen. Johnston,
| whose distinguished name is borne by the
winning crew. 1t was the role of this little
fellow to hand the cup to its custodian for the
coming year.
| Wednesday was commencement day, on the
morning of which the honors won by the
There were eight academic graduates, and
twenty-seven professional in the schools of
Law and Engineering. The Franklin scholar
ship was awarded to Mr. L. w. Smith, of Va;
the Birely to Mr.. H. V. Canter of Va; the
Mapleson to Mr.. J. B. BulIitt of KY; each of
these scholarships yields $780, The Howard
Houston Fellowship, $500, was bestowed on
Mr. W. r. Vance, NJ. A, KY, a candidate for
| Phi. d. The Law class Grafton was delivered
gracefully by Mr.. l. W. Eason B. L., of Va:
| Wednesday was also Alumni day. At the
close of the commencement exercises the Rev.
Jno. A. Preston, ID, of Charlotte, N. c., ad.
| dressed the Alumni in words that charmed
every ear and thrilled every heart. Then
came the Alumni banquet spread by the deft,
delicate hands of Lexington ladies, closed
with interesting speeches by Mr.. Goode, J Judge
Jno. w, RELY, of the Virginia Court of APP
peals, Rev. DR.. Peyton H. Hoge, of n. c..
Colonel Mari, of the V. M. l., and N. D. Baker,
| B. L., of the Law class.
The Honorary Degree of D. L. was conferred
on Professor Alcee Fortier of Tulane Univer-
sity; that of d. D. on the Rev. Professor S. S.
Laws, Ii. D., of Columbia Theological Semi
nary, Rev. J. J. Lloyd, Lynchburg, Va, Rev.
Paul l.. Mcneil, Richmond, Va, Rev. Geo. C.
| Vanderslice, Suffolk, Va, and Rev. w. Strother
Jones, of Connecticut; that of LII. D. on the
Rev. Professor l.. G.. Barbour, d d., of Central
University, KY, and the Hon. Roger O. Mills,
of Texas.
The vacancy in the Board of Trustees occa-
stoned by the death of Rev. William Brown,
D. D., was filled by the election of Rev. DR.. G.
b. Stricken, of Atlanta Ga.
1t is the general verdict that the exercises,
| in whole and in detail, were unusually inter
esting. They were attended by many visit
ors, who added lustre to the occasion. Thus
has pleasantly closed another year of this
grand old school, dear to the memory of
many all over the South,