The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-20
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PROF BLACKWELL
SUCCEEDS .DR,STAR|R|
Elected President Of Randolph
Macon College.
CAPTAIN lR.BY RESIGNS.
Rev. Or. James Atkins, of Nashville, De-
livers the Baccalaureate Address.
James r. Laughton. Of Rich
mond, Wins Literary Prize.
(By. Associated Press

y ASHLAND, VA, June 19.-The boaEo
OF Trustees to-day elected Professor X.
E. Blackwell as president of Randolph
Macon College to succeed Rev. DR.. Starr.
who retires on account OF failing health
Or. Blackwell is one of the most schol-
arly men in the South. and his appoint
nent has met with general satisfaction.
CAPTAIN Richard M. Irby. for many
RS secretary and treasurer OF tho col
lege, rendered his resignation because OF
advancing years, and 1t was reluctantly
accepted by the board.
CAPTAIN IRBY'S SUCCESSOR.
The selection Of his successor. has been
left to a committee, which will probably
choose some energetic young man whom
the captain will instruct in the arduous
duties that will be required OF him.
A committee Of Ave have in charge the
matter Of selecting q canvasser for the
500, 900 which it ie proposed to raise as
an endowment to establish free tuition.
The Chair of History and Economies
was raised to a fuA professorshlp.
DR.. J. w. Jordan was made director
physical culture which position viii NOT
interfere with his growing practice mere.
FINAL EXERCISES.
The commencement exercises OF the col
lege opened at 1880 A. NJ. Rev James
Atkins, D. D., of Nashville, delivered
a most scholarly baccalaureate address.
Next followed the awarding OF prizes
and medals. =
The prize for the best prose article IN
the Monthly was awarded j. r. Laugh
ton; medal for best poem, J. L. ROD
inson, both Of Richmond.
The presentation speech was MADE oy
Rev. Dr.. Cox. The Walton Greek prize
was awarded by Rev. 2. H. Rowe to ).
r. Peake; junior and senior Murray
medal for scholarship oy Rev. Or. 1uu-
kins to r. r. Jones and NJ. T. Nestcott,
respectively.
The Bennett historical medal was pre-
scented by Bishop A. Coke Smith to =.
T. Thrift, and the w. A. Shepard chem-
istry medal, by w. Holmes Davis to /.
II. Phelps; the Sutherlin medal for ora
tory was presented by Rev. DR.. Atkins
to w. H. Ellison. whose subject was
THE United States in the Westward
March of Empire
DEGREE MEN.
DR.. w. G. Starr, the retiring presl-
dent of the college, conferred the 1oi4o"'
ing degrees in a most impressive man
ner: =.
A. B.: r. M. Bond L. Crawley, r. NJ
Grimm, W. F. Kellam, H. H. Kennedy, 8
T. Kilby. ]. F. Peake. E. w. Poindexter
F. o. Smith, r. B. Pugh, c. 1. ihrii'
i. +. Iyler, IN. .. w eStSoII' -
A. NJ: w. B. Gates, j. NJ. Lear, n
c. Lipscomb, w, B. N1cNeal. T. II. Phelps
w. r. Smithey, c. o. futile, II. L.
Wilson, Jr
The exercises were closed with the oen'
ediction by DR.. B. F. Lipscomp.
JOINT CELEBRATION.
Tonight the joint celebration OF the
literary societies took place in the chapel
The officers were: r. o. Smith, president
v. H. Kellam, frst-president; E. J
Woodhouse, second ,vice-president; mar
shals from Franklin Hall-W. S. hugh
chief: c.. E. Williams, and ]. f. Robin
son: from Washington Halle. N. Swim
ley, chief: o. r. Bowen, and T. S. k1b'
Ter.
The orator from Washington Society
was E. W. Poindexter, subject, Ihe
Dawn Of the Twentieth Century"
The orator from Franklin Society was
L. S. Betty, subject, Virginia, Her Pas1
Present, and Future.
Rev, q. M. Deems, A. NJ, Phi. p, OF
Howellsville, N. Y. made the address
Of the evening, and awarded the follow
ing medals: Washington Literary So
ciety for oratory, c. T. Thrift: for de-
bate, ]. r. Laughton: for defamation
J. r. Laughton.
Franklin Literary Society for improve
ment in debate, w. Fl. Ellison: for debate
", P. Westcott; for declama ton. c. A
Rhodes.
This concluded the commencement ex'
erciSeS