Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-20

land. L asked my fflebus dDo"s '"N 49,
/ am fond OF advising with people nav.
ing made up my mind thoroughly apou'
a certain plan. I then ask advice. III a
man agrees with me. I say that he Is
wise enough to interpret the master
But II he does not agree with me. l fee'
sure that he ought TO be sent TO the
lunatic asylum.
.They told me that I had no attitude.
No. I knew that; / didn't have an atu-
tude TO my back. You have no pres
ence.' another would say. j knew that
also. didn't even have any wedding
presents.
Some people tell me a rolling stone
gathers no moss: but doubt II. I
gather moss rolling ali around and over
this great country during the winter,
and spend IL in the summer. Then nave
TO go the next winter and gather some
more moss. II you are rock you don l
want any moss.
DON'T SOAR TOO HIGH.
People will tell you to soar high.
That's right: but don't go too high.
There is room at the top. SO there Is In
hotels; but we don't want II. on top
there is room for one only-the Presi-
dent-and his place is shaky especially
II he Is a fat man. lie is lettering ana
balancing trying to hold on for a little
longer than four years. BE content 10
stay down with the rest of US. and then
when you fall We can help you up-or
tread on you, as we see mt
HIT AT NEWSPAPER MEN.
Mr. Burdette made an amusing REFER
ence TO newspaper men. The local editor
he characterized as a man who toiled all
day and until and 4 o'clock In the morn
ing gathering choice bits Of newsy mat
ter for the edifcation of the public ana
earned salary OF from SIS to so ana 20
per week The managing editor he COM
pared with the local editor and eliclte1
much LAUGHTER. Il have been one, said
ne, but / confess that l cannot ueuhe
his duties. He gets down about o'clock
in the day. and then has TO go out ana
see a man. Judging from the length OF
time he STAYS. he mus see a whole regl-
ment. for he does not return that day.
and he draws 800 week.
"'rhe first thing that young man asks
when he goes To seek position nowadays
IL how many weeks he has for a summer
vacation and how soon he gets OF In the
evening. -
"You 20 TO the bank and see young
man who wears a diamond that hiues
the moon, and writes a hand that can ue
read clear as print across the street anu
wears collar that daZzles the SNOW
Then look at his old father. In poor
clothes. who wears one OF these old-fasn-
toned necktes that you wrap three or
four times around the neck; and yet, with
his old scrawl he will bring more money
with one stroke OF his pen sliding out OF
the teller's window than his fop OF son
can get by crying six weeks. The dilLsr-
ence is not in the clothes, but In the sig
nature.
MUSI' BID Up AND DOING.
"You must be up and doing now while
YOU are yoLng-while you have the won
oerful auda city OF youth. You can prop
ably aford TO lag in later life. When you
get $50 n lire for poetry. as Tennysoh uiu'
you can afford 20 write as poor poetry do
he did Oaughter)
"I r,ant Won 10 20 out with the belief
that YOU are little bit the best man In
the world II you are not, don't you
bother-yOu II find II out ,,
"A fatal defect in your character VIII
be a lack Il self-contidence. THIS beihs
afraid TO dc a thing that you Know you
can do. On. my boyl II you run up
against the fastest man on earth doh [
stand back--trot him one heat, even II
you do get beaten.
"God be praised that the dead have left
something fJr the living 10 do There II
plenty for you 10 do. The world lsn
finished yet, and IL will be long ume De
fore 1t Is This world Is much better
than II was when you came In II, ana IL
may be better when you go out on H.
The speaker then gave a graphic de-
scriptien of the fire which destroyed the
cold-storage building at the Worlds FAIR,
and az he pictured the men caught on the
burning roof high up above the reach or
aid he drew tears from many eyes He
closed with IN appeal 20 the young men
not only to stand before kings, but TO
stand before The King.
DELIVERY OF MEDALS.
After the applause which was given
Mr. Burdette had died away. Rev. DIR. ].
b. Thames, OF Danville. delivered medals
to members OF the societies In a neat
speech. The joint orators medal be pre
sented, on be half of the Mu Sigma hho,
to Mr.. II. w Provence, and Ike medal
TO Mr. Minetfee Foikes, Of the PhilOloglan
Society. The best debater's medal in the
Mu Sigma Rho was presented 10 Mr.. VIII
liam B. Duke. and In the Philologian so
ciety to Mr.. ~ J. Hoover For the best
improvement In debates Mr.. Jesse Bin
ford. OF the Phiologian, and Mr.. W. f.
Gibson Of Mu Sigma Rho Society, were
awarded medals.
At the conclusion of the exercises Mr..
Meredith spoke briefly to the two socie-
ties.
Work of the Trustees.
The trustees OF Richmond College met
in the library OF the college yesterday
and reelected Hon. }. l.. NJ. Curry as
president, DR. II. A. upper vice-presi-
dent. and Or. C. II. Ryland secretary and
treasurer. DIR George ". Besle. OF Hall
fax. aud judge Il. A. Hancock were
elected additional trustees OF the college
The report OF the trustees showed 49,
students matl1culated. The degree of
Bachelor of Law will be conferred on g.
Bachelor OF Science on 2. Bachelor of Arts
on T. and Master OF Arts on,g. The trea-
surers report showed a hourishing condi-
ton OF the institution and was very graft
flying.
THE TRUSTEES PRESENT.
Among thos. present at the meeting
were Colonel Thomas Tabb, of Hampton /;
Judge Il. T. Gunter. OF Accomac; Rev.
DR.. Thomas S. Dunaway, OF Fredericks-
burg; Dr. Garlick; Judge w. r. Barks-
dale, Of Halifax; DR.. }. NJ. Pitcher, of Pc
tersburg; Major A. r. Courtney, Colonel
William T.. Tanner, Mayor j. Taylor
EIlyson, Mr.. -. V. Meredith, Rev. Drs.
DR.. j. b. Lake, Of Fauquier.
THE DEGREE MEN.
IL is understood that the following are
the young mel on whom degrees will be
conferred
Bachelors Of Law-Joel n. Cutchln, OF
Roanoke; Richard II. Florence, of Rich,
mond; Minetrce Folkes, OF Richmond:
Thomas X. Hardaway. OF Richmond;
George w. Layman. OF Craig; f. VI. Long,
of Richmond Hill Montague. Of Rich
mond; Al. Vernon Parkinson. OF Chester
field; Edwin NJ. Pitcher, OF Petersburg.
Bachelors Of Arts-Wayland f.. Duna-
way. OF Loud1un; Fred. r. Jones, OF
Texas; William +. Long. Of Pennsylvania;
Clayborne Robins, Of Richmond
Masters OF Arts-Thomas $. Dunawav.
OF Loudoun; Herbert W. Provence, Of
Richmond.
The Banquet Tonight.
The annual banquet and meeting OF the
Society Of AluIani OF the college will be
held at Masonic Temple tonight al 9
o'clock. A nurnber of tOasts have been
arranged, and the affair will be on an
elaborate scale.
Sunday School Pic-Nics.
Tho Of