The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-21
DEGREES GIVEN AT ATHENS.
AUsPICIOUs CONCLUSION OF NINE
TY-NINTH COMMENCEMENT.

brilliant Address by Hon. Washing
ton DessRu-AtIanta Men Awarded
First and Second HOnors-Winners
of the Prizes-ROster of Graduates
for the Term-CentenniaI CeIebra-
tion 10 De Held Next Year.
Athens, Ga. June 20.-The University
Of Georgia closed its commencement to-
day. and is now in its one-hundredth
year
The Board of Trustees at the meeting
to-day adopted resolutions for bring ng
the branch college into closer touch with
the university, made few minor appro-
priations, and appointed a committee 10
take In hand all the arrangements for the
centennial celebration next year.
This morning at 10 O'Clock Hon. Wash
ington Dessau of Macon spoke to the
largest crowd ever assembled in the
chapel His subject was The State of
Georgia." and the Grafton was full of
e.oquence and power.
At its conclusion, Chancellor Hill an
nounced the Wilcox French prize to have
been won by Messrs. L. II. Boggs and
H. A. Higgins.
The Edward Thompson prize, Of forty
volumes of fine law books. went to J.
z. Hall of Grimm.
After delivering a beautiful address,
Chancellor Hill delivered diplomas to the
following students:
Master of Arts-James Bolsn Law
renee. a b, Marietta
Bachelor of Arts-First honor, Charles
Willet Davis, Atlanta; second honor,
Hugh Asbury Higgins, Athens; third hon
or. william Oscar Payne, Fort Lamar;
Richmond T. Aderhold, Osanda; Lucien
H. Boggs ST. Joseph, Mo. Frank f
Broadnax. Athens; Marion L. Brown.
Fort Valley; Ferdinand P. Calhoun, At
lanta; Doyle Campbell, Monticello; Rerner
L. Denmark, Valdesta; Fair Dodd Ford
John L. Erwin, Athens; Ernest Fl. Ham
by, Marietta; Walter ]. Hammond, Thoa1-
asvilie, Ware G. Martin, Leesbugg James
p. Mott. JohnsonWlle; David J. D. Myers,
Lafayette; william r. Richie, Rabun
Gap; r. Hume Smith. Butler: Robert B.
Thompson, F'lovilla; Merritt N. Thurman,
Bernesville John L. Tison, Allendale, 5.
c.; George d Eusher. Springfield; Edwin
B. Vail Atlanta; Benajah D. Watkins,
Monroe; William L. Wooten, Atlanta;
Charles M. Young. Athens.
Bachelor Of Science-Charles R. An
drews, Atlanta; John H. Crouch, Gay;
Lamar c. Rueker, Atlanta; Emory p.
Shannon, Elberton; Benjamin T. Smith,
Florida; William E. Watkins, Jackson;
Wiliiem NJ. White. Watkinsvilie.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineer
ing-Kieffer Lindsay Crystal Springs.
Bachelor of Law-Benjamin S. Baldwin.
A. B., Cuthbert; Henry Hull, B. s.,
Athens; Judge Barnes Athens; William
r. Kimbah, Columbus; Archibald b.
Blaekshear A. B., Athens; William r.
Kdmbell Columbus; Joseph M La1g, A.
b., Hulett; William S. Blum a. B., Sa-
vannah; Andrew j. Mcbride. Jr., Atlanta;
Emile Breitenbucher, Atlanta; John A
McDun. Royston; Pendleton II.
Brewster, Jr., Atlanta; James #.
Mann, Albany; Marcus 3, Cal
heun. McRae; Emmett NJ. Owen.
BIS, Holtonville; Thomas D. Carey, Put
nam, Conn; George II. Perry, Cuthbert;
John T. Chapman. Johnston Station; Ed
Qui!iian A. B.. Bolton; Richard NJ, Charl-
ton. A. B.. Savannah; Rufus G. Rich
ards, Savannah: Horace C. Dasher. Jr.,
Camilla; James b. Ridley. LaGrange;
Thomas N. Denmark, A. B., Savannah;
Brantley T, Slater. Ivanhoe; Thomas J.
Dixon. Columbia. Tenn; John S. Smith,
Reidsville; Charles G. Fite Calhoun;
Moultrie ]. Smith, b. s., Blackshear;
John s. Smith. Reidsville; Carrel H.
Foster, Jonesville, s. c.; William w
Seymour. VarneA; Benjamin p. Gaillard,
Jr, Dahlonega; Homer #. Sharp Wales
ca; John E. Hall. A. B., Griffin; Henry
B. Spooner. Spooner; Ruben +. Haney,
Walesea; Benjamin Al. Turnipseed, Fart
Gaines; Cosmo r. Hardee, A. B.. Savan-
nah; Pierce r. Wallace Rutledge; Dana
w. Hartshorn. Jr.. Brooksville, Fla.
William E. Willis, A. B., Elberton;
Alonzo L. Hatcher, A. B., Wrightsville:
William L. Wilson. Vidalia.
The commencement was declared at an
end when the benediction had been pro-
nounced by DR.. r. 9, Mallard of New
Orleans.