The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-14

New York: Fred Washington taoots, W
folk: Josiah Moses. Richmond: sidney
Mcfarland Soweil. Fiuvanna county
The Tablets Unveiled
The most interesting exercises OF fs-Sh-
.uond College commencement were ins
addresses incident TO the unseiiins os tls
tablets in the Memorial Hail. wnlc-i
were delivered in the chapel yesterday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock. Tie hall was vel
filled with students and friends o. ne
Institution. DR.. William z. Hatcher, OF
Grace-Street Baptist Church, presided. and
in his Introductory remarks explaining
the significance of the ceremonies, ne
reviewed O campaign waged by the Bap-
fists Of the State for education many
years ago. which resulted IN raising $780,
COO, with which amount Richmond Col
lese was established. For several years,
he said, it mad been in the hearts anu
minds OF the faculty OF Richmond Col
leSe, III some fitting way 70 commemorate
the deeds OF the good men and women or
the early Baptist Church. and that tor
that purpose the Memorial Hail just COM
pleted was erected. II was at the sugSeS-
ton of Prof. Boatwright that the rooms
in this hall be made memorial rooms, at
the doors of which are placed the memorial
tablets. erected there by friends or rela-
tives of he or she. whose name the tablet
bears.
IHE tI'ABIt[lS.
The following tablets were unveiled yes
teriay afternoon:
To Mr. John Tabb. by his son, Colonel
William Tabb, of Hampton; to Nathaniel
Griffin, by his son. Thomas j. Griffin. of
ChurchanG; 70 Miss Virginia JudSon
Griffin, by the same: Miss Lizzie West.
by her brother, George 3. West, of New
port News: Mrs. Rebecca Borum, by her
son, james T. Borum of Portsmouth: Mr..
by-G lane
Osburn. which was presented by Rev. Or.
I. e. Lake. of UpperviIle: Rev Thomas S.
Dunaway, D. d, by Fredericksburg Zap
tist Church, presented by Captain 5. j.
Quinn, of Fredericksburg; Mrs. Ruth Hunt
Hargrave, by her son. j. II. Harsrave, of
Chatham, presented by r. Z. il. AylCr, OF
Chatham: Colonel Wfiliarn E, Tanner. by
his son, Charles W. Tanner. of this city.
presented by Rev. DR.. w. r L. Smith:
Rev. William ]. Slater. of South Boston
by Dan River Baptist Association, pre-
sented by Judge w. r. Barksdale: Frank
lin Academy Room. by ?. D., j. L. and Z.
J. Camp. of Franklin.
HANDSOME CHECK.
President Boatwrigfgt received yesterday
morning a check for $1.O0O from Mr..
Thomas J. Griffin. OF Churchand. paying
for two other rooms. y portrait of DR..
j. B. Brown. who was for 81 number of
years Professor of English at the college.
was presented to the institution in behalf
OF his family by Judge Barkstlaie. In the
presentation OF the portrait Judge Barks-
dale paid high tribute to the man.
Annual Meeting ot Trustees.
The governing body of the corporation
which usually appropriateS the last two
days or the session for legislation, met in
the beautiful Philologian Hall a IL A NJ
yesterday. There was quite full meet
ing. and much business was transacted.
I;snf t-IrG ii--1 Incl tl...l
Hon. ]. L. NJ Curry. Mr.. Henry L.
Schmelz. Mr.. ]. Hunt Harsrave, Rev. DR..
George ". Beale. Rev. DR.. j. 3. Lake.
Rev. DR.. Thomas S. Dunaway. and others.
DR., William E. Hatcher presided, The
old officers were elected-Rev. William e.
Hatcher. D D.. president; Hon T.
Ellyson Eice-President; Rev Dr. c. n Il.
Ryland. secretary and treasurer. and Mr.
T. H Elicit. auditor. In casting the bal
lot for DR.. Ryland, who was elected for
the twentv-seventh time. DR.. Curry paid
tnat officer q high compliment for ability
ana efficiency. Several trustees were pre-
vented from coming Among these We're
Captain J. T. Griffin. of Portsmouth: and
Mr. George 3. West of Newport News.
The former inclosed in his letter of re-
srets $1,000 check and the latter $40.
Both OF these gentlemen are noted for
their liberality to the college.
The report OF the financial secretary
shows ar increase in the endowment dur
ing the year of $1,000. The invested en-
dowrnent now amounts to $4,000 Rich
mOnQ College mas Il large NuuiDtl Or 5pS-
cial endowments for library, scholarships.
lectures. medals. and TO this list has this
year been added the endowment OF Scien-
tific School.
The presidents report showed $50 ma
triculates for the session. the main loss
occurring in the law and in the ministry
There are 80 graduates-l6 B. l., II
B. as and Masters OF Arts-the largest
in the history of the college.
The degree OF LII. d. was conferred on
Rev E. Y. Mullins. president of the