Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-05
YOUNG LADIES' NIGHT
Closing Exercises Of the XOman's
College al the Y. N. c. 4.
ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES.
Or. Young speaks on the Value of
Education and Hew IL shouId he
r.ed-rrcscntation of Medals
Those Receiving Degrees.

The commencement exercises OF the
UomAn's College were held in the hall
of the Young Mems Christian Association
last night under the most brilliant ana
successful auspices.
The hall was crowded to its utmost ca
paclty. and many endeayored 10 be pres
IN; who could not gain admittance. For
a wonder. the weather. which had been
Sizing along at blood-heat for nearly
week, cooled OF little. and the large
essemblsgc. by the constant use of fans.
managed to keep comfortable.
on the stage were seated the graduates.
clad IN becoming costumes OF white, while
,ust back OF the young ladies sat promi-
ncnt ministers OF the city and others
interested In the work OF the college. In
Guiding Rev. Drs. Upper. Curry. Hatcher
and Young Rev. Or. James Nelson pre-
sident Of the institution, occupied chair
IN the middle Of the graduating class ana
presided over the exercises.
The first number Of the evenings pro-
sraun,e was music by the Blues Band.
REV. DR. J. r. Hutson. Of the Pine-Street
Baptist church. offered prayer. at the
conclusion OF which the delivery OF the
diplomas by Professor c. II. Winston
vas made
RECEIVED MEDALS.
The presentation Of medals was quite
m interesting feature OF the evening. The
awards were as follows:
olarship-Recipient. Miss Matte
Racket. OF Virginia. Presented by Dr-
X Boyce Upper.
writer's Medal awarded by Garland
pollard)- Recipient. Miss Rosalie French
shelton. OF Virginia. Presented by Dr.
" W. I.andrum.
Mallory Music Medal-Recipient. Miss
Ida Payseur. Of South Carolina. Pre-
scented By Rev. DIR. Caliseh.
Professor Unkers Music Me1al-Re-
cip.snt. Miss Amy Williams. of Virginia;
Mss Averetts Music Medal-Recipient,
Miss Sue Brooking. Of Virginia; Art
Mcdal-Recipient Miss Kate Walden. OF
virginia Presented by Professor L. W.
Boatwrlght. of Richmond College
Scholarship Medals (prepiratory)-Re-
c.pients. Misses Geneveive Raab and LIZ
gie Thomason. Presented by Rev. Dr..
". r. Hatcher
The ORATOR PRESENTED.
The president OF the school then pre-
scented TO the graduates their degrees. ana
when he had concluded this he introduced
Rev. Dr. W. ]. Young, pastor OF Park
Place Methodist church. who delivered the
baccaLaureate address. The speaker b.
gan ms splendid message TO the young
ladies' by stating that they held IN their
HANDS certain diplomas which Indicated
that they had achieved certain things in
certain departments OF thought lie re-
ferred 10 what had been done by those
lair creatures so far in life, and continu-
ing. said.
what will you do with IL? Your edu-
cation / mean. You have gotten so much
French and Latin and mathematics ana
rhetoric: of what use have they been!
OF what use shall they be? Cut bono?
let us translate the phrase hterally-to
whom for a good? | am reminded OF
PLAYMATE Of my boyhood days. Taking
my bag OF a hundred marbles, he divided
them into two piles, and then asked that
we play against eaoH other, adding: Lets
play. whoever gifts the mostest shall be
tn bestest glitter Can there be any
doubt that with great hosts OF peopie'the |
only ambition OF are IL 20 get. get got
money, houses, lands, reputation, learn !
ing-yea. and Heaven. There Is a wide |
epread mis- rliness, ana 1t takes many |
forms according 10 the tastes OF the IN |
divldual There is selfish and indl- |
vidualistic way OF viewing the getting OF |
religion. which does not concern itself /
half so much with the making of its own |
character. or with the salvation OF men,
as IL does with the keeping out OF hell |
and the gaining OF some sort Of trea-
sure merely external in Heaven. SO |
large numbers do I'm what we call but |
enormously, the acquiring OF an educa-
ton Many do not get much further, I'm |
spirit al least, than the beginner in IAN
guage who delights In quoting the hrst |
lines Of the Had or Of the Aeneid, or or |
the first chapter of Genesis. We have |
heard 1t said OF a great scholar that he |
has 50 much learning he does not know |
what to do with IT, That might be true |
u a man who had very little.
MADE MORE OF A WOMAN.
Il ehould say that in two directions |
the achievements of your lie at school |
ought 20 be OF use TO you and TO the
world You must be made more Of wo- I
man by them. The end Of all training |
and Of all getting. whether In or out Oh
school. Is that We become men. II / may |
turn 10 that general word for the human |
race We talk Of redeemed man, and OF |
fanciined man, and OF gentleman, but |
Gods masterpiece needs but three letters |
90 spell its English name. That was |
striking and impressive epitaph that JUS |
tee Lamar suggested for his own tomb,
He Is reported 10 have asked for SIM
PIE slab with these words on H.: Here |
afn L. -. (. l1iiildls "a M<AANs an
mind IL was better 10 be man than
senator or member of presidential Caoi-
net. or Judge OF the Supreme Court IN
questlOnably, We are too much given 10
glorying in those outward dignities what
an expressive word rs that one coined by
Carlyle 70 bring out this very idea lie
says that in these days we have no
longer men, but gigmen and gentlemen.
We have men who own gigs, men VINO
depend for their greatness on the GIG
Now all the things God gives US are
instinct with His power. and are, in His
hands the agents for fashioning US into
men. So often nobler men are made In
the countng-r0om than IN the college.
The college has been berated because
such poor specimens OF humanity have
come from its machinery. But IL was
not the fault OF the college; the man
VINO passed through missed the divine
influence that fills every truth with It's
mighty presence. He was like the fool
Who thought that. because he had bit
o. electrc-wire, he could light his home. !
What curiosity-shops many lives are
packed with the odds and ends OF wealth, !
Or with the odds and ends OF learning. |
Would not he be thought beside himself |
who SHOULD multiply letter-blocks ana /
congratulate himself that ne had posses
elon OF vast literature? And equally |
s''itrl ne VINO iulSHi Iedu MS rhtiN'S |
with books whose truth never stirred his |
fouly Al our treasures are rubbish just |
as soon as We lose the divine educatiye |
power in them. A friend OF mine dropped |
d nickel In the slot OF a photograph at |
railway-station. and waited for the |
music. but it he'd been taken out, and |
she had lost her nickel. SO. you have |
Wased time and money IL In your stndies |
you have not heard God.
THE SERVANT OF HUMANITY.
In another direction your work at |
school ought TO help you. IL must make |
you more tnan ever the servant OF hu- |
mainly. The larger our possessions, |
whatever may be their nature. the larger |
Is our obligation to those around us. The |
Cod who owns all the universe is the |
most devoted and faithful slave In the |
universe. All OF the conflict OF classes |
end the divisions between men are trace |
able 20 the forgetfulness 81 this. We US
our larger strength 10 show II on or 20 |