The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-10
RANDOLPH MACON
COMMENCEMENT.
Bishop Vincent Speaks Golden Words
to Graduates.
USE NOT THE MIDNIGHT OIL
Tho Degree OF Bachelor Of Arts Oon'
ferred on Leroy Kern Who In
listed at Country's Call.
The Medalists.
USE NOT THE MIDNIGHT OIL

1yNCuBURG, VA, June 9-Speciai.
,rbo last DAVIS exercises OF the Randolph
Macon Joint commencement opened 'n'S
morning in the auditorium with an over
ture by the band.
As soon as the students were sea'eu
Professor Eure directed a rehearsal Oh
COLLEGE songs. and nearly an hour was
GIVEN ND TO these pleasing airs the erect
Of the volume OF song from the large
body OF singers being quite striking
Tho opeuinr prayer was made by Kew
~ Arnold of North Carolina. Bishop
Vincent. OF Kansas, the speaker OF me
occasion. was introduced by the ch@"Se
Tor The Bishop. who IS man Oh me
appearance, with a pleasant voice. eliu
possessing a ready flow OF language pc
80, tts oddress I'm these words. Notable
dovs To the individual, 10 associations 10
Stote ana TO Church come into al lVe5'
This is an interesting day 20 the lnoiNlu-
mol 10 families and TO the INSTITUTION
II is n day Of an ending and a day OF
beginning. / see a picture. as l stduo III
his Mace to-day. Of closing doors, ana
oe doors aiar. The end OF complete or
partial courses of study and the begin
ming OF lessons in the great scnool OF
life Here. with the llaElAilN' AAtA-
Of flowers. under the spell OF music, De-
meath these glorious skies and amid these
mountains of Virginia, we meet not only
ia look backward but TO look forward.
AGAINST MIDNIGHT OIL.
REGARDING study In after life the bur
40, - the address might be said 20 ad-
,-ocate that whether or not graduate
course IS taken by the young man or Wo-
man. they should start out from COM
mencement day with the determination
90 make Of their whole life course or
Education. As a minor fact having much
10 40 with success. the Bishop advocated
roine TO bed at o'clock. saying that
the talk about midnight OIL was all nom
sense.
as an admirable book ard advised every
one to read IL.
After n song Columbia. the PRIDE OF
the Nation" the distinguished under
oraduates we're announced By printed
sheet Then followed the awarding OF
nrizes and medals. the Randolph
Institute. Of Danyille. being first, fol-
lowed IN regular order by the Randolph
Macon Academy. Bedford City; Ran
dolph-Macon Academy, Front ROYAL;
Randolph Macon WON ms COLLEGE lynch
burg. and the RandOph-Macon College
Ashland.
Dinlomas I'm courses were awarded by
President Kern. OF the Rsndoiph-Macon
COLLEGE and BY Nice-Presdent knight,
OF tho Randolph-Macon Woman's Col
lege. In presenting diplomas 10 the
graduating class OF the Randolph Macon
College. Dr. Kern spoke at some length
10 the young men.
PATRIOTISM REWARDED.
Chancellor Smith arose and said that
he had reserved for himself the peculiar
pleasure OF comforting an unusual degree
upon q man who had accomplished
great work and who had responded 10
his countrys call and volunteered tor
service I'm the Virginia Zouaves. Nir-
qinians had not lost respect and admira-
lion for those who recognized their du'y
10 their country. and with the tuil au-
thorlty vested in him by the Board OF
Trustees. he would confer upon Leroy
Kern, son OF the president or Randolph
Macon College, the degree OF Bacneior
OF Arts.
Graduates OF Randolph-Macon College
are as follows:
J. Chalkley. d. II. Dolly. J. I. Porter
r r. Ross. +. A simpson, NJ. l..
smithey and 3. A. Wise
Bachelor OF Arts-W. s. Bell n. Q.
Burch. f. c. Campbell. NJ Clements c.
Fl. Davis. f. y. Fitzpatrick. =. r. Hill'
r. y. Jones. a. 4. Kern. l.. Il. Kern >.
p. McCulioch. q. l.. Neville. Jr.' A. v
Nunnally. r. ". Sheppe. r. y. smith,
II. sydenstricker. and j. r. walker:
Graduates OF the Randolph-Macoh
Woman College are as follows:
Bachelor OF Arts-IAly Egbert Eloise
Richardson. Blanche Cheatham, ana
Cornelia Poindexter.
TIfD MEDALISTS.
The msdalists are as follows;
John Kilby. OF Suffolk, defamation;
Fletcher r. Campbell. OF Ashland de-
bate; Marion L. Smith, OF Lunenoui g.
debate Miss Nsllis Underwood. OF she