The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-17

commencement exercises yesterday. Five
members of the graduating class spoke as
follows: John Lee Logan, Latin Saluta-
tory; Harry Blair Hanger, "Public TX
penditures;" Joseph Clayton Logan, 1.-THE
Exposition as "a Factor In Modern Civili-
zation;' William J. Armstrong. "Inter.
national Arbitration;" Royal Eubank
Cabell, Valedictory.
A. B.-The degree of Bachelor of Arts
was conferred .on the members of the
graduating class: William James Arm
strong. Clarence Worth Bushong, Royal
Eubank Cabell, Sp.lell Craig Hum
phreys, John Alexander Humphreys,
John Lee Logan, Joseph Clayton logan,
Ellis Arthur Repass, John Leonidas Ros.
ser, William Gray Shenk, all of Virginia;
John Andrew Murphy Boy, of Tennessee;
John William Jones, OF Texas; and OF the
class Of '85, on Frederick Hampton Hen
dirk, of Leesville, S. G.
A. M.-The degrees of Master of Arts
was conferred on the following members
of the class of '92: Charles Benton Cam
naday, A. b., Assistant Professor in Roi.
noke College: Hugh Adam Funk, A. b.,
Stephens City, Va; George Brown More
head, y. b., Wytheville. Va; Herbert
Meloy Smith, A. B., a. NJ instructor in
Roanoke College.
A. NJ. (Honoris Causa,--Hon. Paum
Kwan Sob, eX-minister from Korea to
the United States.
ID. D.-The degree of Doctor Of Divinity
was conferred on Rev. Alexander Snyder,
a. NJ. (class of $50, New Market, Va;
Rev. Thos. Chalmers Bittle, A. NJ, PHI.
ID. (class of 1851, professor in the Agricul
tural College of Texas; Rev. Edward
Emory SibCle, A. M. tclass of '71), Phila
delphia, Pa; Rev. Thornton Whaling, A.
NJ, (class of TOY, Lexington, Va.
Ill. D.-The degree of Doctor of Laws
was conferred on Rev. Theodore Ledyard
Cuyler, d. d., (class of Al, Princeton),
Brooklyn, n. Y.
The junior prize scholarship in English
was awarded to John William Freed.
The faculty medal in Greek to James
Henry Richard, Winchester. Va.
The literary societies medal in oratory
to William Gray Shenk, Kimball, Va,
who quite recently won also the medal in
the intercollegiate oratorical contest in
Virginia
Distinctions in class standing were
awarded as follows:
First distinction-Royall Eubank Ca.
bell, Variety Mills, Va. Isaac Cannaday,
Roanoke, Va; Horace Marion Fox, Sa-
lem; James Frantz, Dal.ville, VA; John
William Freed, Fishersville, Va; William
Anderson Kean, Hematite, Va James
Caddall Morehead, Wytheville, Va; Guy
Lawrence Neel, Gap Mills, ". Va; Mar
garet Verzelia Painter, Salem; James
Henry Richard, Winchester, Vn.; Will
liam Graves Shackleford, Irisburg, Va;
Marvin st. Clair, GoggiDsville, Va;
Howard Pennington Stemple, Carmel,
w. Va.
Second Distinction-Archie Seals
Adams. Dickinson, Va; William James
Armstrong, Salem; Cornelius Haskell
Black, Wyse's Ferry, S. c.; John Ander-
son Murphy Boy, Bluff City. Tenn. viii.
liam Ambrose. Brown, Danvillc, Va. Conn
Luther Gender, McGaheysville, Va;
John Floyd Cook, Centennial, w. Va !;
Jeander Jackson Cox, Wood. Va; Edgar
George Deyerle, Hickman, Va; Walter
Marion Grace, Waycross. Ca; Charles
Patton Greyer, Goods Mill, va; John
Matthias Hamilton, Lisbon, Ohio; Hairy
Blair Hanger, Churchville, Va: Nina
Agnes Holland. Salem, Va; Walter Craig
| Humphreys, Salem; John William Jones
Bedford City; Charles Rufus William
Keagley, Wytheville; John Lee Logan
Salem; Eugene Samuel May, Roanoke:
George Pickett Mayo, Lancaster, Va. {;
James Robertson Pharr, Simmonsville,
Va; James Frank Price. Dillon's Mill,
Va; Francis Marion Richardson, Cowar.
din, Va; Anna Myrtle Smith, Pembroke,
Va Walter st. Clair. Gogginsville, Va ;
Beung Kin Surh, Seoul, Korea; Edward
Richard Williams, Hayfeld, Va; Thomas
Babb Yeakley. Winchester. Va.
The Alumni Association elected as
president, Prof. NJ. NJ. Hargroye, Luray,
Va, and as speakers for next commence
ment, DR.. Fairfax Irwin, surgeon o. S
Marine Hospital Service, .Washington,
and Prof. Ernes. S. Dreher, Columbia,
S. G.
The alumni dinner was served yester-
day afternoon at the Duval House, with
music, college songs, coasts, and re-
sponses. An unusually large number of
graduates and visitors attended the com.
mencement. Several classes held re-
unions.
The commencement throughout was a
most successful ending to n successful
session.
CHAMP CLARK.
A tall man with broad shoulders and
clear cut features, with wide, white fore.
head and smoothly shaven face. q face
denoting strength OF character and firm
ness of purpose, but withall n merr,
sparkle in his eye. This was thu Hon
Champ Clark as he stood Tuesday night
before one of the largest audiences that
ever sembled in the Town Hall tn hea,
IL public speaker His address was direct
ed to the literary societies of the &C lleee,
'His.subject was Thoughts from the ift
and Character of Daniel Webster" II
was impossible to do justice to the great
speech of Mr.. Clark IN short abstract
In his masterful effort he traversed witt
apparent ease the fields of literature,
poetry and history. convincing ..all in The
sound of his voice that he was a finished
English scholar, with wide range O.
classical knowledge and thoroughly ia
miliar with the life of the great states