Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-16
HDNORS AT COLLEGE,
Degrees Conferred, Diplomas
Given, Medals Awarded
me ADDRESS BY DR. SMALL
q Discusses the New LmtricaniSm
and Education.
.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM AROUSED.
,hc Audience Jnitcs In singing
Amcrica-Prcs't Bontvright Tells
Of The Work of the College and
Makes m Appeal In Its Behalf.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM AROUSED.

Tho sixty-second. and most successful
session. Of Richmond College closed last
NAH, with appropriate and deeply in
t.-.sting exercises held in the college
caao
There was a large audience; every seat
IT, tho room was taken; many chalIs
brought in and many persons STOOD ou-
Tag the entire exercises. The PLATFORM
prore~ was occupied by members OF the
Bo8r1 OF Trustees. president OF the col
/ ,cgc members OF the faculty, and dis
,neuisbed alumni, and friends. To the
r.-ht and left Of these gentlemen tenn
,.-sry platforms had been erected, and
,..se the members Of the graduating
Css occupied.
EXERCISES IL DETAIL.
10 was but a few minutes past SIS
o'clock when the trustees, faculty and
tss entered the han and assembled the
i.uorms Dr. w. T. Hatcher, president
o .lc trustees. called upon Dr. Alfred
Ic.y. OF Farmyille. TO lead in the open
g.. prayer. AL orchestra played an APP
g. pirate selection. and President Boat
'.'--' % ''0 '''U -
i.-- students VINO h@u won ce'''l'0' ''S
a. proficiency ana school diplomas.
Mr. Frank y. Brent, Clerk of the State
rd OF Education. in an address which
e- scholarly and fitting. delivered the
james D.. Crump' prize (mathematics)
Mr. Harvey a. Harding, of Chester
,sld county. Dr. A. T.. owen. of Ports
... ...l ,....,....,,.. q, bi.
| t'H'h' was HaPp| anu hulli"' Jus III i''9
| ,.-entation of the Woods" and steel
.I. for raadino. and defamation re-
~ ,,-tiIi,,,, II tll,,'ord
- -. ...r',,,,,,' ,,,.,,or -, tbe
''.'o'V 60 ."0 i"-'''J' '.'-+~- ~ ~
graduate IL CREEK was presented
lr. Howard r. Eayne, lawyer OF
a. York an ~ A. aud b. L. of d class
..t-br,.od Collage twenty years ago.
i 80. ~. ,.,.,-, d., ro,.ol re,oDtion
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"l9 l.l'''t' 4 ,,'s -,
'- worthy Oh be4hs 'ne cIO"n i'ls event
't IL Was.
THE ORATOR INTRODUCED.
r- Hatcher in pr-seutiue DIR. Albion
~ a., l I-,i,.,..it,. -
SINAI % - ,',,b
covered the amman au'4Os pau ms Il
compliment TO TINS 0lauAb ulaucu tQucd-
tor Professor Small was most cordially
Receive.
t. .... ,...r7. ,,,ra characteristic he
III, -. wv ~,
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Ji.-. 0i ourselves by the men "hon we
respect. 4 may say Of myself that l am
an.r4 The r..u who respect and love DR..
7f.r.I.rH JI. refarre1 to the time he
go. -. 49,, 60, that ha
800 90 - - "
... never forget tile HospI'dAly SHO"H
Afa ANA the thorough enjoyment or the
f
A FINE ADDRESS.
-....i.,,. oetl, H., fro,, those grace
.rssnfri~s Dr. Small said i'm part:
Observation-Disclosures, On The soil NJ Vir-
.. Dre Of ,our citizens Mir. Alexan-
l,,..r', has written TWO marni0crnt
& an To,no.fov.n CoIonv with
.r,r.,,,Ti,t.. tifie .5rba Genesis
..| r-ri+id States 80 Probably Virgin
,l-te' -" - ~ 1Jr i,n fnr
" f' ,rI -, of mo
60. ..I g-..t,,roe H., Tho st0r, If can
-.'~t l,~t ~ - a." ~ otbsr banG
ms AS "a whole owe to Mr.. Brown
~ s,aI1upe LOT of S A1Uerirs5n Ism rms
s ID. heart OF the OH Dominion.
I.r.. p..fon ,vas eo nearly frightened
..- ,..i,, Cd ,..ar eoo nv the sDectre
-... -..,fsb deet a western man asked
o. ~ ,r. trw Bostoniars who remained
Co. . ,,@I condition what he
....t -....'.t Ne nrosnect of being bonn
f- .r c,i hornbarded9" was the
.n...r "V.r sir. YOU talk as though
-.... ,.. ~ ,ierc BOSTON IS not a To-
c.. p. ..T Is n state of mind. You
t r. f..r4 shoot IL with a gun than
r shoot wisdom or justice or Gull
t.." Dl-.onnect the local assumptions.
t... profound truth in the formu-
s. Every city with a past worth remem-
l- Is less q place than Il is a state OF
u.. THAT is The reason why the great
a.. proud state of Virginia is too nob.e
g. substitute an upstart architectural
l..taeut for that quaint old state
y which is more eloquent OF the MS
'r mind If Virginia than all the voices
living generation. IT.
He manner, ana ON a laIser sCa +,
America d. state of mind. America Is
more three and half million square
'and not me reiy ''.D ,,gto,,, % ~ in
merely CoIOs2Gi ~ ~ ,oVern-
h'l heIelE .a...l i"il ~ a. Tbot
.il "a, ~ " .' ~ ~ evsrv human
-,.i LOU ii nS -. ,,ori, without
3" S i-... <,,e,r1 Iii tbe wei
,'i H"l'.i."p ,T I',,.n,ont 0ualifies
&c. t.7 na' ,,N, Sii.'" ESyT1,ericanisno i'm
"lAleFe. ms - ANU
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.i'H NJ" ~.
there SIS new Amerlcaham. ~ ~
i.H N -Dncc; not q departure rom w
except as MANHOOD is uePdi W
Youth. TO-day's Ameficahism is q
H inhibition 20 give me N"leilSi,,n
'.tl fO America ana 10 INC NV4iu.