The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-25
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED
THE CLOSING EXERCIskS Ar RiCh>
MOND COILEGE.
A and Prizes Also Presented by Flo
qucnt speskers-Thc f"st'a''s d. Ut
Harris and Rev. Mr.. Baptist.

In the College Chapel. were attended by
q numerous audience OF the friends Of
the college and the graduates.
There were music. flowers. and con-
CALCULATIONS showcrcd upon the young
men. and they heard thunder of APP
plausc as their names were called out.
and they received their diplomas or
medals.
Long before the hour fixed for the be-
ginning Of the exercises people began 10
assemble a. the chapel. and when s:l5
came there were no seats left, and at
$50 many were turned away.
STEMS orchestra played many airs
while tho audience was assembling. and
kept them In good humor
Upon the platform. which was decorated
with palms and ferns. sat the Bachelors
OF Laws. and the Bachelors OF Arts. all
IN mortar boards and gowns. who were
soon TO receive their diplomas.
ON THE PLATFORM.
President Boatwright. Of the college.
presided very gracefully over the eNer-
cises. and was likewise in cap and gown,
with his doctors hood attached.
Seated on the platform were the Rev.
Dr. II. y. Kerr. Professor G. II. WIN
ston. Rev. Or. Il. III. Pitt, Prof. ". -.
Thomas. Rev. Or. {. II. Ryland. Rev.
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Or. George Cooper. DR.. George B. Steel
Rev. Dr. ". T.. Hatcher, Professor j..
f. Mcclure. Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. Mr..
Theo. II. Elicit. COL. W. Il. Tanner,
Rev. IL. 4. Upper. Rabbi T.. n.
Calisch. Or. James a. Nelson. and MT.
John q. Williams.
Roy. Or. Ragby opened the proceedings
with prayer. at the request Of President
Roatwright. and returned thanks 10 the
Almighty for the good work of the SEES
sion. imploring His blessing in future on
the college.
President Boatwright then welcomed
the ladies and gentlemen who were pres
ent. and mentioned the fact that some
Of the students would not appear to re-
ceive their reward. a party OF them beng
In Europe. and others at a Bible School
in Knoxville.
President Boatwright then delivered the
Diplomas for proficiency I'm French. Ger
man. Experimental Physics. and the
three divisions Of the Law Department.
Criminal. constitutional and Information
al and Evidence.
Lists Of these prohcicnts have been
published i'm The Times. and last night
there were some additional names read
out. omitted from the first lists i'm error.
by the College people.
French-A. C. Rudd. Chesterfield.
German-J. II. Guy. Richmond: J. +.
Myers, Georgia: j. u. Rudd. Chesterfield.
Prizes AND MEDALS.
He then introduced Professor j. y. Nc
CURE. Of McGuire's School. Richmond.
whom Mr. Boatwright called the "honored
and belov d professor" TO deliver the
James -. Crump prize for mathematics.
a twen.v-dollai gold piece. won by Mr.. B..
q. Hgtcaison. Of Prince william county.
Mr.. Hofcrison came forward and Pro-
fT-zA- kf.FHFst. cold shuf tho nAfn uuG
a golden witness Of appreciation of his
worth and r ark. like the crown OF laur-
els to II ancient athlete.
lie spoke Of the value OF gold. how IL
could bring Test to tn weary and bread
10 the hungry and some thought ii
could b'inF happiness. but the speaker
did not think so.
Happiness was beyond the power Of
gold. to give. The worshipper Is en-
nobled at the shrine at which he bows.
The Professor spoke Of the ancient
science or Mathematics which had come
from tho times of Isis and osiris and was
STUDIED under the Chaidcan stars.
He alluded 10 the great Mathematician
Of old. Pythagoras. and Euclid. and then
spoke Of the wOndcr of the end OF the
century. to which fundamentally con-
siructed instruments and machines have
contributed.
Mr.. Hutchison was loudly applauded as
he took the medal and went to his seat.
WOODS AND STEEL MEDALS.
Rev. Robert L. Kerr. ID. D., Of the First
Presbyterian church. was next introduced
by the president TO present the Woods
and steel medals. for Defamation and
Reading. respectively. TO Mr.. Samuel +.
De Vault, Of Tennessee, who had won
both Of them.
The Woods" medal is given by Mr..
IT. w. " naftta,. aAl -.
steel medal by DIR. George b. Steel.
OF Richmond.
DIT. Kerr was eloquent, pathetic. and
witty in his speech Of presentation. lie
expressed his pride in Richmond College
and her. progress. and believed that nc
might %prophosy greater things yet to
come for her. under President Boat
wright.
Dr. Kerr said there were many orators.
hut few readers. and thought there were
few preachers who read the Scriptures
as well as they should DO.
He told Mr.. De Vault that as a preach
OF. which he believed he would be. ne
would be practising an imperial art. Tor
81 was given TO oratory to sway men more
than books could do.
The next on tie programme was the
presentation Of the Tanner Medal. for ex-
c%ellence I'm Greek. and which was won
bv Mr.. Robert T.. Loving. Of Fluvanna
county.
THE TANNER MEDAL
This medal Is given by Colonel ". T..
Tanner. of Richmond. In memory OF
lis dead parents. and Rabbi +. y. ca
lisch. of Bctha Ahaba Synagogue. pre-
scented 1t to Mr.. Loving In a chaste and
eloquent speech, which won great APP
plause.
DR.. Calisch said this college is the pride
OF Richmond. and of Virginia. and con-
graduated the institution at having as
its president. Professor B~oatwright. and
as chief Of its Board of Trustees DIR.
William +. Hatcher.
The Rab told Of the French writer
who had said there were three peoples
whose history shout be read-the Greeks.
the Romans. and the Indians. The spirit
OF the history OF the Greeks Was that of
intellectually: of the Romans muscle.
and of the Indians. heart.
None OF these spirits stood the test Of
time. save that OF the Indians. which
came from the hills OF India and plains
Of Palestine. And the uttcrances whic
Will last the longest are not those of So
crates and Aristotle. but those OF Moses
and Paul. who spoke truths. which will
be vibrant til the end Of time.
As tls lIcIhc, says. not by might. but
BY ny squirt. saith the Lord OF Hosts"
The Rabbi commended the hlial love Of
Colonel Tanner in giving this medal in
loving rer cmhrancc OF his parents and
said that this act helped 10 prove the fact
that What fDmefh from Tho heart IL |