The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-13
.R0AK0KE COLLEGE CLOSED
43d Annual Commencement Exer-
cises Held Yesterday.
Many Medals Delivered Action Of
the Board of Trustees. A New
Professor Chosen. Contest
for Medal i'm OratorY. De.
grees Conferred.
Special Dispatch to The virginian.

DAY.
The initial services were held on
Sunday morning. The baccaaurente
sermon WAS preached by DIR. L.. q. NJ.
Miller, of Rounoke. AT night Rev.
Prof. Richard, ID. D.. of Gettysburg,
Pa, delivered the annual address be-
fore the College Y. NJ. g. a.
FIELD DAY SPORTS.
The field day sports, which took
place on the college grounds Monday
morning, were greatly enjoved by the
large number of spectators which wit
messed thom.
CONTEST FOR MEDAL IN oRATonY
Monday night great crowds attended
the annual contest for the medal in
oratory in the Town Hull.
The following programme was cnr-
RED ont Marion q. Richard, of VIr-
ginia, spoke upon "rhe New Orusade;"
&. L.. Miller, of North Carolina, took
for his subject "Heroines of the South.
lands;" Robert b. Hudson, of Virginia,
had I'll he Author of Destiny" and
John w. Shuey. OF Virginia, "The
Impending Crisis"
The speeches were well thought out
and rendered in good style. On behalf
of the committee Judge Blair an
nounced that John W. Shuey WIS en-.
titled TO the medal.
ALUMNI AND MEMORIAL ADDRESSES,
On Tuesday Mt IL o'clock, the ad-
dress before the Alumni Association of
Roanoke College was delivered by Rev.
G. a. Marks, class of "a, OF China
Grove, n. 9. His subject was 1.-The
duty of the hour
y beautiful and touching memorial
address on the late Prof. VIM. b.
loncc. Phi. d., of the Faculty was
then delivered ky DIR. S. G. Wells, of
the College,
ADDRESS BEFORE THE LITERARY so
At p. NJ, the annual address be-
fore the Literary Societies was de.
livered by Hon. Michael d. Harter, of
Mansfield, Ohio.
COMMENCEMENT DAY, JUNE 18TH.
AT nn early hour the town hall was
filled to Overlooking. Reprcsen tatives
of the graduating clnss made addressed
as follows:
MT McWhorter. Salem, Va, Latin
W Al Evcrhnrt, Waterford, Va.
Subject: Literary Fads."
n w McWhorter. Salem, Va, Sub.
Iect: "Romanticism in Fiction"
f. Morehead. Wytheville, Va. Sub.
ject: "Jingoism in American Politics. F."
ID kodetler, Lovettsvile, Va. Sub
lect "Aitruism and Social Progress.
L Shank, North river, Va. Sub
| ject: 1.-The Napoleonio Revival"
O l. Brown, Spartansburg, S G, Vale.
diotory.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.
The Junior Prize Scholarship in
English WAS awarded to a Ii uhock
morton, of Virginia. The Literary
Societies Medal III OrGtory to J VI
Shney, Virginia. The Faculty Medal in
Greek to u McLaren Brydon, Dan.
vile, Va. The Trustees Medal in
Mathematics TO a II Thockmorton,
Virginia.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
The degree of A b was conferred on
the following members OF the senior
class: Charles Lafayette Brown, Spar.
tlnburg, S c.; Walter Mcintosh Ever
hart, Waterford, va; Charles Stouta
mire Hlemhn, Timber Ridge, Va;
Robert Bowman Hudson, Dublin, Va;
Edwin Oscar Kizer, Salem, Va; Robert
fincknoy Luther, Prosperity, 5 G.;
Marion Thornwell McWhorter, Salem,
Va: Ashton Waugh McWhorter, Salem,
Va; Calvin Luther Miller. Eli, n @;
Ebert Yonce Morehead, Wytheville,
Va; Marion Gilbert Richard. Winches.
ter, Va; John David Rodefier, Low
ettsvilIe, va; Theophius Barb Shank,
Moth River, Va; John William Shuey,
Swoope, Va; William Clark Wills, Law.
renee; lex.
The degree of A. NJ, was conferred
on the following alumni $500 800 ssSSssj
or THE CLASS or $50:
Edward McCarty Armstrong, Jr.,
y. A, NJ. u. Kensett, Sonth Wilton,
Conn. James Bower, a. b., LAWYER,
Oak Lodge, Indian Territory; Gev.
Clarence Merkel Fox. a. b., Grants.
vile, $. c.. Rev. Charles Abram Freed,
4. Il. Middlebrook. Va. Rev. William
Wisdom NewDerry, A. b., Knoxville,
Tenn. Prof Peter Henry Pearson, 4.
b., Bsthnny College, Liudsborg, Kan. :;
Rev. Rufus Benton Perry, a. b., Mis-
siounry, Saga, Japan: Thos. Wisdom
Repass, a. b., NJ. d., Wytheyille, Va.
Rev. James Au9ustin Brown Scherer,
a. 49,. Missionary. Saga. Japan; Mean.
der Bourelle Studebaker, A. b., Teach.
er, Bluctiold, w. VA; John Milton
Teeter, a. b., Student of Law, Wal.
lace, Va. Prof. Frank Butler Trotter,
a. b., West Virginia Confederate
Seminary, Buchannon, West Virginia
As OF THE CLASS OF 1892.
Rev Samuel Luther Carmel, Keller,
W Va.