The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-11
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Recent Arrivals at FsrmvIile to Attend
the Final Exercises.


the Final Exercises.
FARMvILLE, June 10 The promenade
concert of last night was interrupted by
showers. A merry thronR of young
| people retreated from the lawn to the
assembly hall, while .he Farmville
| band played on the front porch. Re-
I freshments, consisting Of cakes, ices
| and fruits, were served and social talk
was enjoyed until late hour.
The trustees who reached here yes
| terday are Gen. VIM. b. Taliaferro.
president of the board; j. f. Jeffries, of
Warrenton; ]. s. Ware, Of Berryville.
To-day Miss Hewlett's art exhibition
Is thrown open to visitors. The work Of
oil the classes Is exceedingly creditable,
and the drawings of the junior B class
| In particular attract much attention.
Miss Ethelyn Jones' pen and ink work
serve special mention; also the still-life
study of "Violin and Music" and cast
drawing OF Arm of DIANA" by Miss
Louie Morton. The pictures in water
| colors and oils by Mre. Fl. E. Wall, of
Fsrmville, and other special students
are we'll done, and are o pleasing part
OF the exhibition.
The gayesies OF the final week at the
State Normal School began Monday
evening, the ssh. Among the young
men present were Messrs. Irving. Brock,
Alfred Morrison, Vernon Venable,
Maxwell Robson, Minor Dsviss,
Robert Cralle, Wiley Morris, Somer-
vile, DR.. Anderson, Tom Clark. W. P.
Venable, V. Richardson, Frank Cum
ningham, Sexton, Price, Cole, Edward
Richardson, Shultz, Goodrich, Morton,
M arshallMorton, Monroe Morton, Walker
SCNtt Ernnct Whitahnod
Hooper, Ried Boykin, Saunders Blanton,
Tanner Kennear, M. Gilmour, William
Jones, Howard Mutton.
Recent arrivals for the week are
Misses Eva Neale, Gertrude Ewing,
jamie Staples, Nellie Carroll, Mrs. ].
G. Carroll, Ruth Carroll. Mary Booth,
Lucy Thornton, Jennie Philips, Matte
Painter, Zou Hardy, Mabelle WEIGH,
Matte Thornton, Bette Curtis, Lizzie
Vaughan. Mrs. Boykin, of Smithfleld,
Miss Cunningham, of Richmond.
At Hampden Sidney.
HAMPDEN-SIDNEY, Va, June 10
The Hampden Sidney College com
mencement exercises were continued
tonight by the Union Literary Society
celebration. which was great credit
to the society. The evening exercises
were opened with prayer by Rev. +. w.
McFarlan, OF Lynchhurg, VS.. w. w.
Reynolds, of Hamp den- Sidney, vs.,
presented the freshman declaimer's
medal to II. r. Houston. of Botetourt
county, Va. G. w. Mason, Of Virgins,
delivered g junior Grafton on the sub.
ject, WAR as Factor in Civilization"
Robert f. Hutcheson. of Smithville, Va,
In fitting speech, presented the
sophomore essayist's medal to Eugene
Douglass, OF Roanoke city. THE
Character and Career of Jefferson
Davis" was discussed by s. M. Mason,
Of South Carolina. r. M. Bird, of Pc
tersburg. presented the junior debater's
medal to Willie s. Wilson. OF Roanoke
city. j. Preston Shelley, OF Marion,
Va, delivered 9 senior Grafton on the
subjsct, IA Few Scottish Authors"
The concluding event of the evening
was the delivery Of the senior orators
medal to W. R. Houston. of Virginia,
by c. b. Watkins, also of Virginia.
MI Houston responded with beauti-
fully written Grafton entitled, 1.-THE
Death OF Mirsbeau." Music was fur
nished by band from Lynchburg.