The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-07
CLOSING SCENES
At SEMINARY
Young Ministers Get Their De-
grees at II This Morning.
TRUSTEES ARE PLANn In c
The Board Mas in Session All Yester-
day-Assennble Again This Morn
ing-Dr. Kerr President-Vaca-
ton for Or. Moore.

The commencement proper OF tho
Union Theological Seminary occurs this
morning, beginning at II o'clock
The exercises will be held in Watts
Hall and the public is invited.
The seminary is easily reached by TAX
sng the Barton Heights car at First and
Broad or Clay. The first car leaving
!. after 1870 will reach the seminary in
I: full time for the ceremonies.
The first meeting to-day Will be of the
!! trustees, ut 10 o'clock Not much re-
( mains over from yesterday to be done
f: The board was in session much Of yes
! terday and completed the important busi-
! ness. save receiving the report Of tho
faculty on the graduating class. But
! this report has to be acted upon before
! the diplomas can be delivered. 1t is,
. however, the matter of q few minutes.
Tie exercises of II o'clock Will be at.
: sractive. First of all will come the de-
!: livery of diplomas of graduation and
9acsser distinctions of the institution.
These viii be awarded by DR.. l.. Is.
Tnrnbull, the outgoing president of the
come the address, or charge, as it is
sometimes called, to the graduates. This
will be delivered by the Rev. z. r. Law,
iof North Carolina.
LIST OF GRADUATES
Tho following is a list of the applicants
for graduation and it. is not expected
that any will fall short of the require
ment of graduation: Friedrich Carl
FBarth, Atlanta, Ga; Walter Jackson
Garrison PineTillc. n. c.; Robert Les
lie Kinnaird Danyiile, Ky: George Nc
1ntosh Mathis, Clinton, n. c.; James
Alexander Mcclure. Spottswood, Va;
Andrew Muldrow Mclaughlin, Antioch.
N c., Lacy Irvine MotTett, Lebanon,
Ky; Charles Franklin Myers, Lexington.
Va: Frank Wocttcn OSBORNE, Lawrence
rille Va: Marcus Leroy Phillips, Or
wood. Miss; Glen Lipscomb Rogers.
Oak Hill. n. c.; John Riddle Rosebro.
Fredericksburg, Va; James Mason
Sedgwick Houston. Tex; Samuel Calvin
Smith, Hightowc1s, n. c.; Virgil Hadley
Story, Ollcewemec, u. .; !S1n Leighton
Stuart. Richmond Va, and John Au-
Sustus Williams. MeXia. Tex.
DIR. KERR PRESIDEIT.
The only sign of commencement sea-
son at the seminary yesterday was the
meeting of the trustees. This body as
sembled at 10 O'Clock. DIR. Turnbull, the
president, was in the chair. The at
tendance is full and the session thus
Tar has been of considerable interest.
In the annual election Of officers for
the beard the following were chosen for
the ensuing year: President. Rev. r. p.
Kerr, d. d.. First Vice-Presdent, Rev.
r. C. Whaling of lexington; Second
ce-President, Rev. A. McFadyen, of
North Carolina: Secretary and Treas
urer, Mr.. John S. Munce; Vice-Trcas-
urer. Mr.. c. .. Larus.
The report OF the treasurer showed the
receipts during the year TO have amount
ed to Sl9,sao.G4 and the disbursements
SCI .a::'i3 The endowment has been in
creased very considerably. The annual
deficit which has been il existence for
some years is less this time than ever
and the entire condition OF the treasury
was reported to be better than at any
time during the past fifteen Years.
The treasurer was instructed to pur-
chase q chemical engine for use at tho
Seminary in case of fire. The students
will constitute the force by which the
engine will be operated. a number of
them have already been training in the
work
The report of the Examining Commit
tee spoke in the highest terms of the Fac
ulty and showed that the students had
done a good years work and as a rule
got good percentages.
DIR. MOORE,S VACATION.
Lunch was taken at this point. After
the refreshments, the board went into
session.
1t was decided to give DR.. w. W. Moore
a years fuTlough.
Dr. Moore wants to spend that time
in travel abroad, particularly in Pales-
tine DR. Moore's subject at the seminary
is Hebrew and he has spent many years
in close study of tho Bible and the land
with which it deals mostly. a years
stay there will help Immensely with his
work. Rev. ]. NJ. McAllister. one of the
brightest Students of the seminary, will
ELL DR.. Moore's chair while he is away.
The seminary, from the standpoint OF
finances. is in better condition now than
ever before. 1t expects to get some more
money soon also which will still further
relieve the institution of any embarrass-
nent. a part of the funds of the century
effort will come TO the seminary. The
endowment fund OF the institution was in
J creased also last year.
j. Former Governor ]. Hoge Tyler, of
Radford, was an attendant on the meet
IS Of the trustees yesterday. Major Tyler
is active in the deliberations Of the body
and is deeply Interested in the future of
the seminary. While in the city Major
Tyler Is the guest OF DR.. c. V. CARING
ton.