Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-22
CLOSING EXERCISES.
LhrSs CEvHd It Rindalph-na o.
Gradlatin6-Diy.
IEDlLs IND PRIZES DELIVERED.


ASHLAND, VA, June 2l.--(apeciaa}--
The closing exercises Of Randolph Macon
College were attended by very large
and appseciative audience this morning.
Pressdent w. w. smith presided. The
opening prayer WAS made by DR.. Tudor
OF Richmond. ana the address by Bishop
o. p. Fitzgerald. OF San Francisco, cai.
His subject the '.Evolution OF the Xouns
Men OF the SOUTH was ehsracterssto
Of the man. full Of life. bright smart
and pithy. He occasionally fntersperseo
II With an snecdote. which. OF course
was very amusing and generally capur
waited the audience.
The diplomas and prizes. which are
given IN detail. we delivered TO tho
graduates by President Smith. who. after
he had fnssf,ed this part Of his dnty'
made his usuai farewell speech to those
who were about TO leave their Alma
Mater and start out TO seek their Tor"
tunes. HIS dismissal was OF sorrowfN
tone. and delivered with tears In his eyes.
MEDALLiSrS.
The Sutheriin prize medal for oratory
Mr.. Andrew Sledd.
The Pace medal, for best English essay.
TO r.. q. IL Newbill.
The Murray medals. for proficiency
Oindergraduzte), TO @. V. Rector.
and for scholarship. 90 7. III. Jones.
The Greek prize (Walton). T.. r. Dahl.
DEGREES.
A. ME- c. Armstrong. u. w. Arnold.
r. Ferguson, A. NJ Hughiett r. u. n.
Newbill, Andrew sIedd. and J. Il. Vans
ley.
A. B.-w. M. Blanchard. r. w. Blu
chanan, III. NJ. Canter. Il. A. Edwards.
w. T. A. Haynes. r. NJ Jones. J. L.
Terrell. /. II. Turner. and e. l.. Wright.
GRADUATES.
In Freneh-R. C. Howison. w. r.. Smith
wick, Il. p. Smith.
In English--Andrew Sledd. D. p. Dahl.
A. @. Brown, Jr., c. r. Eason.
In Mathematics--C. Kilby. Miss Estelle
smithey, w. NJ. Blanchard, J. ID. Hank.
In Latino. III. Baggariy, II. a. Chris
tian, r. II. Drewry. Il. A. Edwards. III.
Fletcher. j. c. CRANBERRY Jr., w. r. A.
Hapes, r. NJ. Jones, c. M. Kilby X. r.
Leigh, u. u. Montgomery. j. T. Porter,
t. =. Smith, e. l.. Woolf.
ENGLISH BIBLE GRADUATES.
II. NJ. Canter, s. c. Hatcher, w. 7. A.
Haynes, s. J. Batten, Il. A. Edward, j.
ID. Langley.
In Greek-E. 2. Dahl. II. c. Howison.
In Germans. II. Watts, c. w. Watts.
l.. w. Hilbert, /. ii. Turner. Bradford
Rilby, Il. p. Smith. J. II. Robertson. II.
w. buchanan, X. f. Leigh. c. +. Arm
strong, c. NJ. Kilby, c. NJ. Baggarly.
In Chemistry--H. a. Christian. II. r.
Kern. William Blanchard. s. II. Turner.
J. l.. Terrell. ]. s. Poindexter. J. ID. Hank,
u. r. Merritt, w. Il. Mcdonald, {. NJ.
Knby, Howard Fletcher. NJ. A. Ogg, X.
T.. Shreye, Frank Hunt, w. r. Winfree.
In Physics-C. Il. Armentrout, II. II.
Kern. w. -. Mcdonald, w. w. Dickinson.
q. v. Litchfeld, Andrew .Sledd. c. G.
Evans, w. 9. Anderson, J. s. Woodward,
ID. T. Merritt.
In Biology--A. @. Brown, X. Ferguson.
DIR. sLEDD'S ADDRESS.
The Washington Literary Society held
their final celebration tonight In the
chanel, and the lovely women, attlred In
their bright gowns. made the old hall
look more than attractive. The presi-
dent-elect, Rev. r. n. Sledd, delivered an
able address, takinS for his subject THE
Man Of the Present--the Man OF the
Future"
The hall medals were awarded to S. G.
Hatcher, for oratory; debaters medal, TO
W. II. A. Haynes; declaimer's medal TO
u. V. SwtiZer
ELECTED.
The Board of Trustees to-day elected
Or. d. J. Holmes Professor Of Latin.
This gentleman is Il Phi. ID. OF Johns Hop
kins. and came to the board with the
highest testimonials.
Messrs. Andrew Sledd and T. Nj. Jones
were elected instructors at Bedford, and
w NJ. Blanchard an Instructor at Front
Royal.
Rev. w. II. Christian. of Virginia Con-
ference, was given the honorary degrea
Of d. d., and Miss Kate Hunt was elected
principal of the primary department and
department of physical culture at the
woman's College. Lynchburg.
Mr.. Charles w. Landon was elected
Professor of the musical department. also
at the Woman's College.