Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-14
At THE UNIVER SITY.
The Address OF senator Daniel
Degree Men.


Degree Men.
-IYERSITY OF VIRGINIA. VA,
a.. B-(Special)-The rain had ceased
-s corning. and the lawn was allowed
nasume something Of the appearance
co.-time commencements For the first
,e- The band gave the open-air concert,
r. has always been a feature of the
mes on commencement mornings
evenings
rain last evening did not prevent a
no bail under the auspices of the 7.
- N. a. Fraternity.
llor Daniel arrived yesterday, and is
t- slest Of Colonel William f. Peters.
The first formal meeting was devoted
p. the reception of the Danglison por-
trait This is a small painting OF DR..
Robl'y u. bargiisOn, who was the first
professor o., t.- school of Medicine. the
tF-i secretary and the first chairman OF
'. faculty. 10 WAS given by DR.. Richard
uanghSon. Of Philadelphia. q son of
.f lessor Dans son. DIR. Danglisou the
.-r was associated with Professor John
-- 10 the li paration of what is now
$50 as Long Classical Atlas. DR.. Bar
% presided az 1870. when the portrait
', sentod. He made a brief allusOn
Danelison and his services as a
and introduced Dr. Holt who
Hally known the Professor. and
received the portrait on the part of
.-t..rv and the Board of Visitors.
Daniel addressed the two literary
- ot The University on the subject
o.r4uering Nation" and for nearly
l.-r- held the unfiassing interest
audience. His address was a
NJ The strong and dominant
-U.s of what is understood by
. .Non race which ne thought
b.. enlarged 10 the designation
h-peaking race. He traced
around the globe OF that
ID which had been gene
'- t. saxon love of liberty. and
tcterzed the close Of thu
lry in America by the
-- hold OF a political practice
t ought 10 enforce taxation
presentation. and also by
hold of kngly power over a
So democratic In their inn
aprations. This force. he
-.el It's circuit Of the globe
power In the East Indies
od and when the flag Of the
States was hOated over those is
/ ..-. Doe believed IL would wave
tina. ana guarantee 10 the peo-
.. Halm it fOated a greater moa-
.l e0vernment than they had
.Fal o. lie said that be had
n-t annexing the Philippines.
aal been annexed, and the Turn
.-. suns against our authority ia
Islands was something that the con-
AneiD-Saxon spirit would not
and which the history OF the
saxon race showed must come 10
.-cn that time comes, he said,
EASTERN problem will still be with us.
knew that the race which had
4 '-. lNculties which had confront
far or was IN process OF sOlv-
i would meet this one like a con-
Hp.c Pessimism, he said, was
.r. Saxon word nor an Anglo
and he looked forward with
lace Of all the difficulties that
across our path.
Roscoe c. Nelson, OF Richmond.
and introduced senator DaMei
Il 'aF araceful speech.
following additional degree men
Deem announced:
~ Arts Robert II. Davis, Uni
ol Virginia. Edgar Dawson.
4 rt.. Va. Everett {. Eastwood.
4 e1y of Virginia; f. c. Faulkner
Il n Va; James w. Hunter Jr.. Nor
f.fney Johnston Birmingham, Ala
i Ions Harris Greek, Va; Berkeley
N.Y. Jr. stanton. Va; Marshall L.
GER Roanoke va; Don Preston
University OF Virginia; A. Bur
81 "heit Charleston, S. c.; J. Albert
it Damon. Va. l.. +. Tiiley
p. Va; j. Horton Townsend.
i burg Va. Robert b. Tunstall, Nor
' No., Littlcton =. Wake. Norfolk
'lstayus -. Wallace. Falmouth, va
il ae.ors OF Arts-Richard L. Curd
II n.y. Ca; Everett G. Eastwood, Ports
n ~, Na.; James w. Hunter, Jr., Nor
II I' Va. Ferney Johnston. Birminsha m,
II V Hefkeley Minor Jr.. stanton. Va.
"A eyer J.. Murfee. Marion Ala. Roscoe
'"on Richmond, Va; a. Leo Ober-
20 Charlottesville. Va; Frank s.
~" Washington, d. c.; Don Preston