The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-08
TWENTY-THREE
GIRL GRADUATES.
The Commencement Exercises Of the
Woman's College.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC 0VERFL0WS,
A Scene Of Great Brilliance-Twenty-
Three Young Ladies Take Degrees
The Award of Medals-Rcv. DIR.
". +. Sweeney's Address.

eyes upon them and cheered on by nfteen
hundred pairs OF hands the twenty-three
graduates OF the Woman's College grace
fully accepted Che degrees and dipiomas
conferred upon them last evening at the
Academy Of Music.
Perfection was closely approached by
the occasion from whatever standpoint
1t may be considered.
Artisucally IL was a triumph, socially,
It's memories will long remain, and as
marking an epoch, the results in higher
education for women. upon which II set
the seal, will live and bear iruit when
nations have been entombed among the
past.
Spectacularly considered. the scene was
dazzling. The seeker after exquisite detail
would have found it in the glowing eyes,
the bright faces and the sinuous iustre
Of the tresses of the white robed girls.
In its marse effect the scene was an ar
tstic benediction, a delight to be con-
sidered with half-closed eyes, like a gar
den in a dream with only the realism OF
its fragrance and the gentle scintillation
of the flower decked bosom 10 give It
life.
A BEAUTIFUL SCENE.
White, white, white-in all directions
and in every combination with floral
beauty. was the continued nearly blind
that indicated a sprlnkling of mascu-
Unity, affording a contrasting effect thus
made It most pleasing.
The best Of the city were there. not
only represented but force, a fact not
other wise than gratifying to college
management striving for a merited In
terest in the minds of the representative
people.
1t was at $50 o'clock THAI the young
ladies OF the graduating classes, after
winding like a chain of daisies through
the streets from the college, filed into the
theatre and took the seats that had been
reserved for them in the north OF the
auditorium. This was the signal for the
opening OF the exercises, to which the
pleasure evoked by Professor STEMS ef-
fcient orchestra was a fitting prelude
THE EXERCISES.
The rising OF the curtain was applauded
and presented on the stage 10 the audience
the class OF degreeists with whom were
seated the faculty OF the college. its trus-
tees, and several invited guests.
President James Nelson called upon
Rev. DR. Taylor to invoke the divine
blessing upon the occasion and DR.. Tay-
| Tor responded with feeling eloquence. ask
ing the blessings Of Heaven upon the
| college and the young hearts that II then
| turned out to the mercies OF the world.
After an orchestral selection DR.. Mel
| son stated that the awarding Of diplomas
would then take place introducing Pro
| lessor Julian a. Chandler 10 perform the
ploosant task.
The Young ladies' fled up I'm two class
es and received their sheepskns while
| their friends i'm the audience Vociterous-
| " approved.
There were no graduates In D'athema-
| tics this year the studies Of Analytical
| geometry and calculus having recently
been added to the course.
MEDALS AWARDED.
The awarding Of tho various college
| medals was then made.
The Tuppe scholarship medal was ten
| dercd TO Miss Alta Cooper IN commen-
| datory speech by Rev. DR.. j. Il. Hut
| son.
Tho Crump medal FOR elocutlon was
/ given to Miss Annie X. Barnes by Rev
| Or George Cooper with a pleasant
| speech.
The Mallory medal for instrumental
music given by Mr.. G. W. Tanner, was
rendered to Miss Lena Rudd by DIT
Smith. whose address provoked botf
laughter and applause.
The Writers medal given BY Mr.. ]
| Garland Pollard was presented IN
speech that was eloquent and Inspiring
by Or. Battle Of Petersburg, TO Mis-
| Maria Childress.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
The following degrees were then con
ferred.
Master Of Arts-Edna Garlick Butler
Mary Louise Goode, Lucy Abigail Thorn
| hill. Katherine Ophelia Vandersice
Master Of Science - Harriet AugustS
| Rudd
Bachelor Of Arts-Maria william Chill
dress. katherine Poster, Rosa Virginia
Gary.
Bachelor Of Science-Mary McPhatlei
| Johnson. Laura May Lemon. Annie Red
| dy. Elizabeth Halves Ryland, Mary Viz
| ginia Nanderslice.
Bachelor Of Letters-Alta Cooper. Maui
! Randolph COvington. Bessie Belle Davis
| Mary Franklin. Bessie clay Hagan
Edith Logwood Hatcher, Florence Myers
Lucy Alys Talyor, Nina Emily Wayland
| Mary Emma WOmack.
| When Dr. Nelson came to the degree
| Of the Misses Vanderslice he paid a glori
! Gus tribute to the memory Of their fathe
| the late DR.. George G. Vanderslice. which
won the tears and the applause from
| all who heard H.
Rev. DR.. Il. r. Sweeney, then delivered
| the baccalaureate address. He said.
DR.. SWEENEY'S ADDRESS.
"Mr. President and Young Ladies':
"In the threshold of this short addres
| desire to thank you for the honor an
| privilege of speaking 10 you on this oc
casion. For more than twenty years tn
| Parthenon has stood upon tho Acropo
lis unrivalled for beauty among the mas
terpieces of mans magic fingers. IL /
power in architecture. q marble proph
ecy OF sculpture. and an imperishabl
monunr ent 10 Pericles.
Napoleon tried 20 rival a. and thoug
the Madeline is OF marvellous beauty,
is a signal failure In comparison with II
| prototype. The architects tell us the rea
son FOR its wondrous beauty lies in IN
fact that there is not a straight line Il
its construction. IL Is a colossal cOllec
tiun OF curves.
THE sientists tell us the same Of ma
ture. Whether we seek for illustration
in the microscopic or telescope world "
find the normal condition OF matters I
be circular.
The armament overarches us in a mas
nihcsnt dome forming the blue meado'
OF Heaven, In which the silent star:
sweet forget-me- nots of the angels burs
forth. IT,.
MOVES N CIRCLES.
1.-THE horizon around US is an unbroke
circle. There is not a sun nor star !
far distant space that does not move /
a circle. Nature seems TO abhor
straight line almost as much as va
cuum. This Is why the eye never tire
of her wondrous loveliness. Indeed. Tic