Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-20
IN STATE SCHOOLS.
couuENCEMENT AT THE VIRGINIA
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
LIST OF The GRADUATES.
,ttcrary society Cclcbration--A Re-
ccption-Thc Finals of the virginia
Military Institute-old william aud
Wary College.

BLACKSBURG. VA. June I9-(Spccial)
rae annual commencement exercises Of
enc Virginia Polytechnic Institute opened
Yesterday with religious services in the
,o.l,ee auditorium. The Rev. +. V. n.
PAINTER. OF Salem, Va, preached the bac-
laureate sermon at IL o'clock. taking
81. text from the tenth chapter OF John.
,.,.h verse. Il am come that they
.,,at have life. and that they might
,,la 70 more abun0antly." Ills discourse
,ss ~ the highest order and closed with
4 touching appeal TO the graduates to
,.ek in the truth OF Christ the greatest
l.rcss Of llfe and in His spirit to give
themselves in their various callings to
Oh. service Of humanity. The following
other ministers were upon the platform
ana assisted IN the services: Rev. J..
u. Edwards, Rev. J. II. Davidson, Rev,
u. j.. Groscclose, and Rev. d. T. Woods.
in Che evening at half-past Mr. Scott
81 MacGregor, president OF the Young
Sen s. Christian Association, introduced
-aa Elv. W. r. l. Smith, j. D.. OF Rich
-.-rG. Va, who delivered an able ADDRESS
lnro The Young Meas Christian Asso-
cation. Or. Smiths theme was our
L-.calng Orders" and he swayod his
Audience with his oloquencc for nearly
b. hour. The choir rendered an elaborate
..cal programme at both services.
Iho second days exercises opened this
morning al 20 o'clock. with club german.
Elly thirty couples participated. the
t-.rcs being led by a first-class man.
At Il o'clock the annual alumni ad-
.-ess was delivered by the Hon. W. NJ
T. irce. Of ChrlsuansOurc, Va, ana Was
.-ened TO with great interest.
The competitive company drill took
-.ce at p. NJ, followed at 90 7. VI.
!. battalion dress parade.
Eha annual celebration Of the Lee Lit
eqI-y Society was held in the college
,o-ium at $50 z. NJ.
The drst orator was Mr.. Edwin Putzel,
OF Walker, Na.-subject, "Souths:n
Csta.ry."; the second orator was Mr..
Frances Robert Lee. Of Nirginia-subject
"Tho Old South and the New" The
question for debate was, Resolved. That
tre Panama canal would be preferable
60 tle Nicaraguan.' The oebaters were:
Affirmative. Mr. d. =. Crockett of Nir-
gina. negative. Mr.. a. L. Myers, of Viz
-ra The president was Robert John
SON. ot Virginia, and the marshals were
George Deny Walters. Of Virginia Chief;
W. s. smith. OF North Carolina; 5. Treve-
tr ~ Virginia: L. G. Robinson, of Nlr-
c.ta: y. r Beau. Of Virginia; j. ~.
cbsln. OF Virginia; O. 4. Irving, Of
Virginia. J. L. Brooke. of Virginia, and
o. L. Proctor. Of Virginia.
At the conclusion &C the debate, Presi-
cant and Mrs. John MacLaren MacBryde
atertuned the Board Of Visitors the
faculty. and graduates at brilliant re
ception and cotilion. The parlors were
r-0fusely and tastcfully decorated with
palms and growing plants. y string
orchestra dispensed music during the
hours Of reception. Later I'm the evening
cotillon was gracefully led by first
class man. Ms. MacBryde received in
CD elegant gown of black and white
tr7cade with ornaments of cut-jet; Miss
NacBgyCe. in yellow organdie over taffeta,
INNINGS OF black velvet and violcts.
ley were assisted IN receiving by their
Test. Mss Margaret Adges Smyth. Of
rles;on. s. G..
The graduates announced are:
Bachelors Of Scioncc-Charles Lyle
allen. Buchanan, Va; Robert Burns
Leg. Bedford springs Va William
Frazier Bell. Staunton, Va; Richard Car
ter Beverley, Broad Run, Va; John
Evans bOnSdck, ROANOKE, y a. OdIldNu
Boswell. Richmond Va; Percy Hutch
ings Carter Chatham, Va; Charles Cliff
ION Carter. Salem. Va; Charles 3. Con-
nelly. Winston. y. c.; William Franklin
Cox. Cascade. Va; Archibald Blair
Eltard Collun, Va; George Washington
H-tchison, stanton, Va; Bradley $.
Johnson North View Va; James G..
Er.Ne Lynchburg, Va; William D.
Le.n. Jr. Montreal. Va; Robert john
s.1 Nelly. Portsmouth, Va; Curtis
Cant Rosebeck Falls Church, Va;
Mathew Alvin sale. Radfcrd, Va; Ed
ward A. Sepach, Richmond, Va; Frede-
r.a Wilson. Harrisonburg. Va; James
Painter, Pulaski. Va; J. L. Ferney-
gh. Washington. d. c.; Richard
rpe Mitchell Tappahannock, Va;
tier Nelson Jones, Jr. Petersburg,
Ia. Jack Adams Lynchburg. Va.
Masters Of Scicnce-Mcade Ferguson,
ArromattoX; Samuel II. sheib, Baiu-
r ,e. Nd; Walter b. Harper. MiddleseX.
1la-s
Mechanical Engineer-John S. y. john
SON. Cismont. Va.
Bis Exccllency Governor j. Hoge Tyler,
arrived here this evening, and will DO