The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-11
AT HAMpDEN.sID
The Commencement Exercises Going on,
With Great Success.

WIN GreaC SucceSS. *. ~
he Hampden- Sydney, Va, June 10-tSpe.'
.cial 1.-The commencement exercises OF
Hampden-Sydney College began Tuesday
night at $50, with the annual celebration
of Union Literary Society. The exercise
opened With prayer by Rev. f. T. Nc
Faden, of Lynchburg, after which the
final president, S. NJ. Mason, of south
Carolina. delivered an appropriate adj
dress of welcome and presented the fresh.
man declaimer's medal to j. Z. Lowery.
of Norfolk.
STEMS Band, of Richmond, six pieces,
delighted the audience with most excel4
lent music. The Junior orators were r.
f. Hutchinson, of Smithville. subject,
"Wanted, a ..Literature;" B. Hamlet, Of
Hampden Sydney subject, The Need OF
an Impartial Southern History" Both
speakers acquitted themselves in man
ner worthy of the occasion and were the
recipients of many choice Mowers, of
which the ether speakers also received
their fair share.
The sophomore essayist's medal was
delivered by N. Il. Ballou, of Danville,
to FL. r. Houston of Amsterdam
The junior debater's medal was receiv-
ed by e. r. Lacy, of w. Va, delivered
by T. Allen Kirk, of Roanoke. w. S.
Wilson, of Roanoke, was senior orator
and his subject, ''The Need of Trained
Men in the South,n was handled in q way
pleasing to the audience.
The senior orators medal was delivered
by G. E. Lewis of West Virginia, in n
suitable speech to G. w. Mason, of Hyco,
Halifax county. On receiving the medal
Mr.. Mason delighted the audience with a
we'll delivered and eloquent address en-
1.-The Destiny of Our Country"
The marshuls Of fha evening ware &
kuykendall CT West Virginia, and G. t..
Morriss, of Lynchburg.
The board of trustees are in session
with very large att ndance. The large
number of young ladies on the hill makes
this occasion very interesting.
The commencement exercises of the
college were continued to-day. The adj
dresses this morning were we'll after ded
and much enjoyed. The address before
the literary societies was delivered by
DR.. Francis H. Smith, of the University
OF Virginia: His excellent speech on
Scientific improvements of the Coun.
try" was sprinkled with enough wit TO
make it thoroughly appreciated.
The address before the society of alumni
was delivered by Judge w. S. Stuart, of
Bristol, Va. The judge is one of the re-
cent alumni Of the college and his address
on the "Duries of Citizenship" was stir.
ring and eloquent.
The annual celebration of the Philau-
thropic Literary Society was opened Mt
$40 p. III with prayer by Dr. Moses D.
Hoge, of Richmond. The final president,
Mr.. r. L. Hubbard, Jr., of Boiling, de
livered n neat address of welcome. at the
close of which he presented the freshman
declaimer's medal to G. T. Hudson, OF
Rural Retreat. The first junior orator
was L. G. Caldwell of North Carolina.
whose speech on the "Glories OF Child
hood' was keenly enjoyed by all.
The other Junior orator was ID. C. Nor.
ton, of Kentucky; subject, Convict La
bor.;
The senior orator was R. r. Morton,
of Kentucky; subject, "The Genius OF
| Solitude"
The sophomore debater's medal was
presented to 7. j. Payne, of Chatham,
by f. G. Mcdonald. of Hamden. Sidney.
The junior essayists medal to f. G.
Caldwell, of North Carolina, by V. II.
Starbuck. of Florida.
| The senior orators medal was present
ed in pleasing address by A. D. p. Gil
mour, of Richmond, to H. H. Shelton. of
Findall. who responded in brief but
pleasing reply.
All the presentation speeches were good
and in some cases witty thrusts provoked
storms of applause and laughter.
After the celebration was over the tre-
mendous audience retired from the college
church and the young people enjoyed
themselves in promending and chatting.
WILL CARRY GUNS.