The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-14
FINALS
At | ! The
COLLEGE
Exercisessof the Gradua-
ting Glass.
THE TRUSTEES WILL
MEETTHIS MORNING.
Very Distinguished Men Are,
Mentioned for the Vacant
Professorsh
ALUMNI. WILL HAVE Il THEIR
CELEBRATION TODAY.
Delightful Programme for Lun-
cheon and am for Public :llo li:S'.1F Exer-
cises at NigftList Of De-
gree Men and Prize Win-
nersAnnou1lced Grad
yates in the Schools.
ALUMNI WILL HAVE THEIR
CELEBRATION TODAY.

Commencement week, brimful OF In
terest and excitement to the students,
began Sunday night at Richmond Col
Slege to continue through tomorrow,
when the final exercises will be held. NE
An audience large in number and in
delighted appreciation filled the college
chapel last night and spent a few on
joyable hours with the stalWart and
promising graduates, to whom the eve
ming was given for q chara acter.stlc cele-
ibration In the old tyle. Several clever
speeches were made. :.
J For the acade emio class the orator was
Mr.. Douglas Freeman. Of Richmond. Tho
subject discussed was Pierre Du Bois. Z
The orator for the law class WAS Mr..
John y. Blake. and his subject, Changes
In La ~ The historian OF the Law class
was Mr.. w. a. Leake, and the historian
of the academic class Mr.. M, Il q. Lowers.
Of West Virginia Mr.. Lowers made quite
q hit and 4 y m as syi gorous! 4 app!a llded,
Trustees and a A.Iulnrli. IL
To-day several Important events Will
the board of trustees will meet and will
transact the annual business Of the In
stttution. Two new members will have
10 beS elected to fill the vacancies caused
by the death Of Judge B. "A. Hancock
and Mr.. Robert S. Bosher. The most
Interesting matter however, will Fbe the
select on OF a successor to DR.. j. "A, q
Chandler, professor Of English. About
twenty-five names are being mentioned.
The matter is still very greatly In doubt,
but three prominently spoken OF are:
Professor j. c. Mitchell. of the chair os
English In Georgetown College, Ken
lucky; Dr.. Sidney e Bradshaw. Of the
University Of Berlin, formerly professor
of English In Bethel College. Kentucky;
DR.. j. NJ McBryde, Of Par.s. formerly
professor of English In Hollins Institute.
The annual alumni luncheon will be
held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the
Richmond. The public reunion of this
alumni VIII take place at S:1b o'clock at
night at the college. This occasion will
be made a most interesting and attrac-
tive one. Addresses will be delivered by
Mr.. Romer G. stearns. OF Roanoke coun-
ty; DR.. w. P. Mathews of Richmond,
and the Rev. Mr.. Ashby Jones, Of this
city. The musical feature of the pro-
gramme will be an exceptionally fine
one. Captain Frank Cunningham, Mr..
Oscar Lohman and Mr. Haddon S. Wat
kins will be among the singers. The as
companist will be Mr.. Kirk Mathews.
An athletic rally will be held at q
o'clock IN the afternoon at the college.
The names of the baseball team who
have won the right to wear the R will
be given out: also the all-round ath-
letlcs medal will he presented. the lucky
recipient being Mr.. Menalcus Lankford.
of Norfolk, and gradute of this year.
THE baseball championship cup for
1903 will be presented by Manager w. D..
Duke, or the Richmond. fredericksburg
and Potomac Railway, an old ball man
of the college, and Mr.. Lee McBain,
assistant principal Of the city High