The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-08
THE col IEG
COllIN'.IE:NCEluE
Closing Exercises Held in the Assem-
bly, Hall of the Y. M. C. A.
ADDRESS BY DR.. GUTHRIE.
Eloquent1y Delivefed-Polk Miller on
the Prosramme-Many Students
Receive Medals. Diplomas
aud Distinctions,

The annual commencement exercises OF
the evening college Of the Young Mems
Christian Association were held last night
in the assembly haM. Mr. r. ~. Snll14l'
president, presided and delivered an Sad-
dress of welcome REV. j. 7. BOSNIAN
made the Invocation.
the report of the Education Committee
was read by Mr.. E. N. Newman, which
showed the school TO be q SUCCESS. The
total enrolment Tor the past SESSION nias
been $50; number of classes, II; different
Instructors, IL; number OF sessions, senior,
421 junior, 2is; total, 669. The total at
tendance for the year has been 9Co4.
Polk Miller with story and song left
his hearers in a splendid mood TO receive
the eloquent address of the evening, de-
livered by Res-. Donald Guthrie, d. d., of
Baltimore, Md, formerly of this city
DIR. GUTHRIE.
DIR. Guthrie said in part: Success in
life dis not measured by what man ;ac-
cunrmulates, whether il be money, fame
or knowledge, but by character. The man
who builds the best character is the most
successful man. Two ideas must be inn
pressed upon young men-character and
eternity. He who recognizes the great
hereafter win build the true character,
and character is the only Immortal thing
made in time. This shall endure after
time ends, and live as long as God. This
is what the Y. NJ. C. is helping the
Young men to build. I honor the great
work done here, and the secretary, who
5 a bundle of wire charged with electric
ty and wrapped in the pure gold of
a noble ma rIllood.
MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS.
The following received medals, diplomas
and distinctions, awarded by Rev. Carey
e. Morgan and Mr.. E. N. Newman:
Manifestations: Arithmetic-(a) Ed
ward II. Gillian, b) Dugald Stewart
Walker; bookkeeping, Joseph f. Allen;
English, Jesse Lee Millner; pennanship
stenography, Miles Edwin Barker: teleg-
raphy, Hervey L. Blanton; vocal music,
John N. Lewis, Jr. Juniors: Arithmetic
and spelling, Edward Ray Hicks; gram
mar and penmanship, Robert Henry SHELL
ing; stenography, Heath J. Rawley.
Diplcmas-Seniors: Arithmetic, Dugald
Stewart Walker: bookkeeping, Joseph F.
Allen, David w. Leary, Jr, Robert G.
Cabell, Jr.; stenography, Miles Edwin
Barker and William Clyde Maddox; teleg-
raphy, Joseph F. Leonard and Hervey l..
Blanton: vocal music, John NJ. Lewis. Jr.
Juniors: Penmanship, Robert Henry Shell
ing; spelling. Roy C. Hughes.
Certificates of Observation-Disclosures.
Book-kee ping-Dudiey r. Johnston. Lee
A. Whitlock, Edward D. Quarles; English,
Oscar O. Oliver; mechanical drawing.
William Martin Johnson; penmanship and
spelling,5 Thomas Walton Gillian and
William Wesley Grover; stenograpny,
George Price Mundy; biography, Percy
l.. Phillips and Jesse B. Clarke; vocal
music-Norman Call, Alan L. Jervey. and
George S. Kemp. Juniors: Grammar.
Robert Henry Smelling: penmanship. Hen
=ry Keck: spelling. Emery r. CLAYTON and
Robert Henry Smelling; stenography. Will
liam w. Wyatt and Heath j. Rawley.
Certificates Of Merit-Seniors: Arithme-
tc-Edward II. Gillian, John T. kucster,
Thomas Walton Gillian: bookkeeping J.
Percy Walsh; English, Jesse Lee Millner;
mechanical drawing, Stephen W. Loving;
penmanship and spelling-Wlliam Lee
Gillian. Walter e. Holzback. Joseph +.
Torbeck Dugald Stewart Walker; stenog-
raphy, Walter L. Booth; biography, Will
liam Wesley Grover. Juniors: Arithne-
tic-Edward Ray Hicks. James A Tim
berlake, Robert Henry Smelling; gram
n,ar-James a. Timberlake, Edward Ray
Hicks. Henry Keck; penmanship. Edward
Ray Hicks and Charles A. Smith; SPELL
ing-Edward Ray Hicks, Henry Keck,
Charles A. Smith, Alfred Courtney Ma
son. Forrest H Muire