Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-06-24
ROANOKE COLLEGE.
A Successful Commence
ment-A Korean Cradu-
ate-Close of Roam
oke's Most Pros
porous Year.

Roanoke College took place June 1915.
Rev. Revere +. Weinder, ID. D., IL. d.,
of Chicago: preached the Baccalaurate
and Rev. Tennis s. Hamlin, ID. D.. of
Washington, ID, c., addressed the y.
NJ. G. A. The Alumni address was
by Earnest s. Dreher, a. Nj. (class of
'SS) Superintendent of the City Schools,
Columbia, 5. G. Rev. Armand Miller,
A NJ. (class of 80, of New York City,
was elected President of the Alumni
Association, and Benjamin Haden, A.
NJ. (class of '74), of Fineastle Va, ora
tor for next year.
The Commencement exercises took
place "Wednesday morning, June 10th,
in the Town Hall, which was decorat-
ed i'm National and College colors, and
crowded with an appreciative au-
dance.
The speakers appointed from the
class were introduced by President
Dreher as follows
John William Freed, Fishersville,
Va, Latin Salutstory.
George Pickett Mayo, Hague, Va,
THE Function of the State in Social
Reform"
James Henry 1 ichard, Winchester,
Va. "The Scholar in the World"
Kiu Beung surh, Seoul, Korea, ''The
Individual in Society"
Horace Marion Fox, Salem, Va,
"War as a Factor in Civilization.
Howard Pennington Stemple, Car
mel, w. Va, Valedictory.
The addresses were carefully pre-
pared and well delivered. feature
of special interest was the adpress of
Mr.. Surh, who has the honor oof being
the first Korean TO take the degree of
Bachelor of Arts in the world.
CoNFERRING DEGREES.
The degree of A. B. was conferred on
the six young gentlemen who spoke,
and the following other members of the
class:
Cornelius Haskell Black, Wyse Is
Ferry, $. c.; William Ambrose Brown,
Danvillo, Va; william Lynn Copenhav-
er, Marion, Va; James Frantz, Dale
Vile, Va; Charles William Rufus
Kegley, Wytheville, Va; James Marsh
all Craig Martin, Sinking Creek, Va ;
Eugene Samuel May, Roanoke, Va.
James Caddall Moorehead, Wytheville,
Va: William Giaves Shackleford
Irishburg, Va; john Wyndham Wat
terson, Lafayette, Va; Taylor Babh
Yeakley, Winchester, Va.
Ii was announced that certificates of
the completion of the course were
awarded to Janet Mabel Fc'guson and
Margaret Verzelia Painter, both of
Salem, Va.
The degree of A. NJ. was conferred
on Rev. Charles Edgar Hershberger, A
B. (class of '02j, Brdgewater, Va; Rev
Marion Gilbert Richard, A. B. (c'ass oI
'95), Winchester, Va; john DaviC
Rodefrer, A. b. (clasa of 95), Instruc
tor in Roanoke College, and A. Nj. (hon
oris causa) Oh VIM. II. Baker, NJ. ID.
Lynchburg, Va
The prizes were awarded as follows
The Junior Scholarship in English t'
Nina Agnes Holland, Salem, Va; tn
Medal in Greek TO William Jullia
Weddington, Concord, n. c.; the Med
al in Mathematics to MaIvin Harma
Altizer. Salem, Va; the Medal in Ora
tory to James William McCauley
Salem, Va.
1t was announced that John Nichols
Amber, A. b., who had been appointe
instructor in Mathematics for the sec
ond term of the session, was elected b
the Board of Trustees rs instructor j
Mathematics.
Charles Benton Cannaday, A. NJ, "a
sistant professor of Latin, has bee
granted leave of absence to study tw
years in Germany.
Prof. Wythe +. Moorehead, A. NJ,
the Department of English, who ha
been at the University of Leiosic fc
, tw years. will return to America tn
summer. to resume his work in IL
fall.
DIR. Ereher expressed gratitude f.
the prosperity of the College, compl
men ed the students on their faithf
3 work and good department, and spoil
S hopefully of the future of koannke.
DR.. Dreher read the foil. wing tel
: gram, under date OF June 14th, fro
Postmaster General Smith "Ia
, been ill for three days, but have foug
y against it in the hope of going tonigl
Have substantially prepared addr,s
: but the fates are adverse Doctor a
vises against my going. Profound
regret losing opportunity of addressil
= Roanoke students aud young men
the South"
DIR. Dreher also read letter fro
n Gov. Tyler. stating that important bI
mess connected with the troops requ
d ed him to be in Richmond and evprei