The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-02
Interesting Exercises at the
Woman's College.
NAMES OF GRADUATES
And Those Who Won Honors in the
Various Branches of Study-Com-
mencement Will Be Held
To-Day

6ineie untoWard incident 10 mar tnelI
great pleasure.
At II o'clock A. NJ. the graduates of
JsG proudly donned their caps and gowns
for their finals They included Miss
Mamie Guthrie, president; Miss Nell Sin
ION. class orator; Miss Jessie Lane. class
historian; Miss Myrtle Langford, class
prophet; Miss Ethel Fitzpatrick. class
poet; Miss Rosa Smith. tree orator; Miss
Lulu Kirk. bonfire orator; Miss Eleanor
IRyland, Miss Eta Ankers. Miss Ruth
Harrison, Miss Hattie Garrett. Miss
Marion Terrell. Miss ..4ary Herndon and
Miss Denise Morris
The class was welcomed In the college
chapel, to which It's members proceeded,
" the president, who said:
Ladies' and gentlemen, friends OF the
class OF 1903. 1t is my pleasant duty to
Welcome you to-day In the name of that
class. This Is, indeed, q proud day for
ts this is unreservedly our day, our very
5wn which belongs exclusively to u.s.
But there would be no pleasure IN having
day II you were not here TO cheer u.s.
encourage us, honor us; and compliment
US by your gracious presence"
Orator ofthe DAY.
Continuing along these lines for some
moments. Miss Guthrie turned and grace
iully Introduced the orator OF the day.
Miss Nell Sinton
I Miss sinton took for her theme the class
motto 'Nil Desperandum." Her Grafton
which was very fine. closed with this
"our mothers started life in day
when Wonans sphere and woman's OPP
ours They did not SEQ as much OF lite
a week. II out Of their comparative
unto such perfection Of womanly grace
A and sweetnes II they could make their
lives so rich and beautiful what may we
all that healthy ambition could desire?"
The Glass History.
history given BY Miss Jessie sS "A. Ashiord
Lane in most graphic and interesting
fashion. In referring to the class. Miss
as an organization Is finished; the year
has past: nothing has been despalred OF:
the victory is won, and we await only
The coming laurels of our trlumph-our
Miss Myrtle Langford, as class prophet.
anchored Miss Eta Ankssrs. In Jones Mi
Naaon Terrell a future authoress; Mss
Luh Kirk. a missionary: Miss kylano,
anArtist; Miss Rosa Smith, eo,educn-
1nnician; Miss Denise Morris. literary
cnic; Miss Mamie Guthrie, an educator:
Ms Mary Herndon. an editor; Miss l. Js IS,
81 Lane a homek keeper; and Miss Ethel
fitzpatrick, a postgraduate.
The prophecy for the prophet. now cast
Y the president, assigned Nils Us Langfo "a
ramatic world and completed the fore
asst for the future.
The class poet was Miss Ethel Fiz-
patrick. Her poem was so appropr
Ind we'll expressed that two Of its verses
Ire quoted here:
To-day we stand. on the threshold
rOflife, with its hopes and fears:
!. JAS yet, we've known only the pleasures
Let us. like tapestry wcavers.
,, unGuest aSan ,t 40 our en sharo
Il Our work will prove bright and fair.
A Farewell Poem.
A farewell poem" written by Mr..
Minor. OF Barton Heights, was next 81; sung
and assembled on the lawn to plant the
f y. Nelson eisoi Miss Rosa Smith, the tree
is it a fancy that It shall take
Ealing pride In the fact that It was put
hTe BY the, graduates OF lgtS? No. l ne ne
iiSe 1t shall exult In our trtumpns, fol-
ifs us In our fortunes moan over our
tpubles and whisper our glories to rs Z;
qmpanions which other classes ), sha al
HIS spot the memory OF our struggle
nth Latin. physics and English. our rail-
res, our successes and above all the
ionds OF love which have been forged IN
he many happy experiences and tender
,ssociations Of college life"
The last ceremonial on the lawn was
The bonfire. The bonfire orator was Miss
Lulu Kirk who gave her classmates adj
Vice for feeding the flames after tbs
wise:
! sincerely hope that It will purify our
memories of disagreeable things II next
i,sar's girls could know what agony we
we suffered In the days now past and
me- how the hearts of the future Sc
RS would fall them when they matri-
late here to follow our footsteps, We
ig&ve only to drop these books Into the
mes since. un-Phoenix-ike they. can
se from these ashes never again to
We terror to Dun hearts,
Come comrades one ard all and feed
is burning monster.
Revenge Is sweet
But still sweeter To, know
That here forever ends
All of our schoolgirls Woe,
The Glass Dinner
The class dinner, which took. place yes.