Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-06
HtNPDEN-SiDSEY.
Another Night of Senior spenking-
Additions to Library.

HAMPDEN-S1DEEY, VA, December 5.
senior speakngi Rain. rain. rain all day
Saturday reaching into the night. which
was dark as Erebus. Nevertheless. a small
audience assembled i'm the memorial
chapel al the appointed time. part OF
which consisted Of a bevy Of pretty.
bright-eyed. intelligent young ladies',
whose presence irradated the scene. The
other part was made mp Of members OF
the faculty and OF the student body: so
that what was lacking i'm quantity was
fully made up in quality. The speeches
were thoughtful and generally well de
livered and fully repaid those who heard
them for their exposure i'm reaching the
place. The orators and their subjects
were as follows: \. G. Jones, Pc
tersburg 90 Liberty. How Many
Crimes are Committed in Thy Name;
r. X. Iaing. Prince. w. Va. "The Future
Of the Chosen People; II. w Cole. Jr..
Danville. 1.-THE Necessity Of National Ar
mament": W. Il. Lorraine. Richmond,
Emerson as the Exponent Of the Beau
tiful I'm Poetry; J. NJ. Love. Petersburg,
'Demosthenes. the Orator.: j. r. john
son. Christiansburg THE Cars Mani
festo": T. r. Cross. Norfolk. THE Amer
lean Merchant Marine Discriminating Du-
ties: f. r.. Irons. Pickaway, w. Va,
"PniIIp, or MT. Hope; NJ. r.. Prison,
Staunton, "Chna's Future and Eng
lands Destiny in CHING; r. G. See, Fort
Defiance. "True Greatness; II. o. Eas-
ley. South Boston, 1.-THE Race Riots In
the South"
The library Of the college. which now
consists Of about sixteen hundred vol
10 welcome
additions. Among others is n handsome
quarto. from Princeton University, in me
mortal Of It's susqui-centennial, full OF
interesting and valuable matter, and
containing the letters of congratulations
written for the most part in Latin. from
learned institutions In this country and
throughout the world Letters from the
University of Virginia and Hampden-Sid-
ney College are found among these. Hon.
Joseph McMurran (class $3.50, OF Shep-
her4stown. w. Va. the warm and stead
fqs friend of his Alma Mater, has made
anosher contribution Of valuable bound
pamphlets catalogues. and other books.
To the i;st Of donors must also be added
the names of Rev. j. p. Shearer, ID. ID:
(class 1871. Davidson College, y. C.. and
Rev. f. u. Harding, d. d. GLASS R50),
Farmville. Va. Alumni not only OF Hamp-
den-Sidney. but Of other institutions, may
do good and keep themselves in touch
with their severa! colleges by initiating
these worthy examples. One thing that
all our colleges urgently need is not only
books. but invested funds, the income
from which shall be exclusively devoted
to the purchase Of books.
Yesterday was a very unfavorable Gay
for church services. but good congrega-
ton of gentlemen assembled in pouring
rain at College church, only one lady
being present. ard were rewarded by
scholarly. instructive. and interesting dis
course froui-tht pastor. Rev. James Muir
ray. d. D., .oD tie Barren Ffg-Tree In
scholarly att ai,lment, beautiful and accu-
rate diction and clear exposition Dr.
Murray has no superior and few equals
In the PRESBYTERIAN ministry Of Virginia.
Rev. Kemper Bocock, of Washington, ID.
c.. is on a visit to his mother, Mrs. Or.
John H. Bocock. at this place. lie leaves
his parish In Georgetown in other hands
for a time. while he Is taking a much
needed rest