Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12
THE COLLEGE CLASS OF 1sos-'oo.
1t Organizes and Elects oihcers-
LARGEST Class College Ever HAD.

The applicants for degrees at Richmond
College met a few days ago and organ
lied. and the following officers or ths
class of 1850 were elected: President
Raymond w. Buchanan, Of Arkansas
Yice-President, Hugh G. Woffsinger, OF
VIRGINIA: Secretary Elvin S. Lyon, OK
Virginia: Treasurer, Benjamin III. west
of virginia; Orator for Academic Depart
ment. Arthur j. Hall. of Virginia; HIS
+orian for Academic Department, waiter
s Mcneil, of South Carolina orator lor
TaU Class. Robert L. Williams, OF VIZ
ginia: Historian, Hunter Miller VI VIZ
glnia. .r,,,, ,ba
votes of their fellows have placed Arrows
themselves and are consider me PEI
IiarIv favored children OF lie class u
1889. would be interestlng 1901.
President RAYMOND w. BuchdIIdu W 40
horn in Washington county, "a. lie pe5dnI
his career as a student at Abingdon Maze
Academy. lie then entered randolph
Macon College, from Whlch ihsti'utiy,u rs, 10
graduated with the degree OF Bdchetol
of Arts. He then moved west, Wnere no
entered the State College of Arkansas
From that institution ne came 10 Nlcl,,
mond College last fall and matrlcuiated
i'm the Law Department, IN NniCn ne -
an applicant for the degree Oh Bacheior
The vice-president halls from Botetourt
county After finishing the course oIletsu
| nv the district schools or MS county ne
spent two years in Aieghdny ,iiin5,i,,l;
! frorn which school he came 10 Richmond
| College in the fall OF 1888. Having taken
| the degree OF Bachelor Of Arts last year
! ne returned last fall 10 apply Tor tne ne
| gree of Master Of Arts, the hlsheSt ue5Ieo
| which the college cOnfers.
1fr. Elyin S. Lyon, secretary, CONES
| com the historic old county OF Appomat-
| FOX. born and reared in few miles oil
| that historic spot where war-"orh w..
| rams of 1861 laid down their arms. Alter
| finishing the course of the county SCHOOLS
| he snent one year at SOuthside Academy
] chase City. Va. From that school ne came
| ~ Richmond College Having graduated
] last wear with the degree or Bachelor ol
! Arts. accepting position as lhsttu LII
! in the Preparatory Department or me
| college. he returned this year for MS
rho orator OF the class is also a Nir-
| ginan. Having entered the lowest cla -,
| Of the college, ne graduated last year
| vji,b the honor Of Bachelor Of Arts ana
| now is applicant for its highest degree
! Though he entered the college so young,
so much has ne expanded that ne now
stands without rival as the highest man
IL MI i.i' Waiter S. Mcneil, historian, 50
! well known TO Richmond people as the
| champion Of many hard-Iougnt paltl,
| on the baseball diamond, nails from
IN
ton was gained within the walls OF lhS
| University of Kentucky. Later he entered
! f,rrman University. Of his own state
From there he came to Richmond College
| IN the suring OF 1888, and appears now as
an applicant for the degree Of Bachelor
The orator Of the Law Class, better
! known among the boys as Herr VIII
! liams. was born I'm Smythe county. h'
! made his first appearance as a college
man at Carson and Newman Collese
! Tennessee. Entering here in the ran o.
! 1885 he spent one session in academic
work. and then matriculated 10 the 10y
| Department This year he apples Tor nj
| degree OF Bachelor OF Law.
| The remaining subject or this sketch
| Mr.. Hunter Miller. was born IN Maolsoi
| county. After finishing the course or IN
| High School Of Madison, he entered Dusi
| ness In the mean time spending his spar
moments i'm reading law. He entered IN
| college last fall as an applicant Tor IN
| degree OF Bachelor OF Law. taxing poli
The class of 1899 is in many respect
pecuiiar. Ii is the largest class In IN
history OF the college. There are nov
! over ffty-ive In the class, representa-
| seven states. and almost every vocation
| applicants for Master or Arts. tWeuty-tW'
| for Bachelor of Arts, two for Bacheio
! ~ Science. and about twenty-five TO
| Pachelor OF Law. The college this year
For the nrst time. will confer an academi
degrae on a Young lady. Since the colleg
DOORS were opened last fall 10 youni
J ladies. there have been several matrlcu
lates one OF whom is an applicant 10
Bachelor OF Science