The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-22
spECEIVING DISTINCTIONS
,,,,or THE FORTUNATE PUPILS
or RICHMOND COLLEGE.
.rcement Exercises - Tho Media"
Arsrded-severai Able Addressed
Tru.tccs-The Law school.

-fare in the chapel last night DV'''o
'~,mense audience Of the friends Oh
,,,sents and college. The Blues oShn
a concert on the campus BEFORE inc
e., 0xcd for the exercises TO begin anu
s.s,oursed music throughout the ''0"
ms s..ora,ed with
hunting OF varied hues, ana on '"e p'"
I'm we're a quantity OF potted plants
~, several kinds. IL was eNdC'S -
-,.,,op yrben the Faculty ana sIdu"'..'
1850 INTO me room. ana were $50. =.
cd 10 seats on the piaiIoI'" "''''0
o. ,aIpHss'T purvcar presided. and intro
. 49, Rev DIT. r. [. Taylor OF wake
I1forest College. who oHered prayer
pRrsINrISG THg MEDALS.
u-oeossor purvear then announced that
e. [tooos and steel medals for declama-
ION and reading. respectively. Woulo oe
,,csented 10 the successful contestants by
tsr Dr William h. Hatcher. Dr. Hatch
80 addressing the young gentlemen, said
he would take them separately. 10 the
declaimer. sir William DandO, he said
that his competitors had done well, ana
nosslhly some as well as he. but they did
yot get the medal Defamation was
big word and had been on the road u
long time. Your success In winning this
medal does not represent your own
IA expressing the thought Of an author.
an achievement not TO be despised. Dec
lamstion is the delivery wagon Of the
author. To you. whose home Is beyond
the seas England, Will 20 the welcome
news Of your distinction. II may be that
we have been entertaining an angel or
lord unawares. daughter.
pr Hatcher then presented the steel
N Courtier Scott OF Richmond. making
a speech entirely suited 10 the occasion.
and in his own inimitat,e style.
Prof John Hart next presented the
James ID. Crump prize for mathematics.
ana IN doing so made a speech that was
fitted 20 the occasion. Two of the students
had obtained exactly the same marks.
consequently the prize would be awarded
a. the mathematical lions. Roger W. Har-
rison and George Ragland. both OF Rich
fnond Prof Hart then patiently explained
what was meant by mathematics among
tho Creeks and closed by handing the
prize 80 I'm gold in half 10 each Of the
Contestants.
Rev h. A. Bagby presented the Tanner
medal 10 the winner in a brief speech,
congratulating the winner. Mr. ". +.
Runaway. Jr.. Of Loudoun county, on
ibis great success. Mr.. Bagby narrated an
incident In his college training when the
professors gave notice that students must
hand IN their Greek papers without COM
pairing them with one another. His OK
ample came hack. the dark lines OF his
own being covered with the pale red lines
o. the instructor Al the bottom was
written: There is a great deal Of land
Yet 10 be discovered" He tried a second
time. spending many hours Of the early
morning in the effort and In his. most
legible hand wrote at the bottom. Let as
hope IL will be soon discovered The
success Of the student was a source OF
generalization II took a person OF genius
ana talent 10 succeed. George 1hOt had
said that genius represented q capacity
for hard work, and in this case II was
true
DIR. CURRY TALKS.
Professor Puryear then announced that
Or. j. l.. NJ. Curry would address the
gentlemen on whom degrees had been
conferred. some people sad the Doctor
had come 10 regard college commence
ments very lightly. but they were very i'm
teresung and improving. There were to-
day In the United States about $50 col
leges Of different grades. No age or
country could compare with this IN edu~
CatOnal advantages. Richmond College
had made steady. healthy growth by
honest work-nOt great numbers, but a
high standard
In addressing the law class. he said
that they were to represent one OF the
highest and noblest professions. They
Iwere not 10 be known as pettifogRers
and strife makers and pouring over
J rusty record books TO discover some
legal defects in titles. Some political
parties had made the remarkable decla-
ration that lawyers should not be put
up as legislators Warming up. he de
clared he was sorry to say that lynch
law had become too common in the
South. The number Of these crimes is
ineXcusable The victims are nearly al
ways negroes, and IL is a reprOach 10
the government I'm the land of whites 10
have such violations The law, Of which
the graduates were to be representa-
tves, should be supreme Lawlessness
could never vindicate a crime
The Doctors remarks on this subject
were applaud'ed.
49,.
that had been conferred by the college
which was published in The Times on
yesterday
TO BE RESTORED.
II was also announced that the school
Of expression, which had been suspended
for two years. would be restored at the
next session, and that a DISTINGUISHED
graduate Of that school. who had also
been in a celebrated school for two years.
would be the Instructor
Professor Puryear thanked the students
for their uniform kindness and an
nounced the session OF 1S939i ended.
DISTINCTIONS.
Below is given the full list of the dis
tinctions conferred in the various schools.
OBTAINING CERTIFICATES OF DISTINCTION AT
THE NTEBMEDATE EXAMINATION.
School Of Latin-Junior Class. Section
/: George T. Christian. Richmond. Va.
george II. Cole, Baltimore, Md. John
J. Hurt. POwhatan county, Va; oscar H.
owens, Nansemond county, Va: Henry
{. Twitchell, Richmond Va. Robert H..
Nellines. Manchester. Va; ii. c. Wingo,
Irezevant. Tenn.
Junior Class. Section H.: T.. r. Higga-
son Hanover county, Va. Abner Luns-
iord, Roanoke. Va; William A. MCGOWAN
Richmond, Va; J. Kent Rawley, Rich
Mond, Va; Charles +. Stewart, Pulaski
City. Va.
Scoo OF Greek-Junior Glass. Section
j. William Il. Daughtrey. Isle of Wight
county, Va; Edgar T. Higgason. Hanover
-hly' Va, John j. Hurt, POwhatan
-Ail, Va: Robert +. Lockett. CreWe.
's q. I. Whllngham, Richmond. Va.
t..Aor Class. Section H.: Robert o.
eI % Luray, Va; Jacob Sallade. Fred
s.elIs Va; Charles +. Stewart. Pu-
N,h City, Va.
y,,..e'mediate Class: William y Dullpe
II and Queen county. Va: ROGER
rie, manson. Richmond. Va: \. Cour-
IT, Richmond. Va joseph 4
60 hoanoke county. Va.
F,s,.,4 Of Modern IAnguages-Junjor
Va John A. Newbll. West Point.
n5 Sssno y. French; Abner Lunsford. Roa-
,.y.AiQ7r German: Abner Lunsford. Roa-
"a "''' German: Russell Acree, Danville.
\, ccool Of English--Junior Class: Junius
p ca[odzo. Hanover county. Va: John
=, h.dress. Pittsylvania county, Va:
VIZ Hurt. POwhatan county. Va.
p n w. T. McNiel Rocky Mount Va
- sidney Monds. Richmond. Va: William