The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-17

DIR. Richard McIlwaine rendered his
resignation To the board Of trustees OF
Hampden-Sidney College Wednesday
afternoon a. president Of the college
and professor Of moral philbsophs md
Bible studies. The board Iaccepn the
resignation and elects hing to ehe fhair
above named. He reserye= hiS decision
for one month.
The Hampden-Sidney finals COM
meneed with the b~accalaureate sermon
Sunday morning to a large congrega-
ton by Rev. Joseph Rennie, OF Nor
folk, pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church Of that city.
The trustees met Monday night and
heard the reports Of the president and
the other members Of the faculty ana
Of the treasurer and curator. The trus-
tees present were Revs. DR.. i. w.
Hooper, Mr.. l.. Lacy, f. I. Mcfaden'
W. G. Campbell, Rev. p. q. Price, ).
r. McAllister, p. Winston, NJ. d., ID.
A. Stokes, J.. H. G.. Pancake ana
President McIlwalne.
Rev. DR.. a. n. Pitzer, Of Washington,
ID. C., sent his resignation as a trustee,
after thirty-eight years Of service. His
reason is the burden Of years and other
duties. Mr.. Henry Easley, Of South
Boston, also rendered his resignation on
account Of the pressure Of other duties
and inability to attend. These resigna-
tons were reluctantly accepted.
Professor %Somerville, Of Johns Hop
kins, formerly Of Hampden-Sidney ad-
dressed the literary societies Tuesday.
Great regret was felt on account Of the
absence Of Judge Watson, who was to
address the alumni Tuesday, but was
detained by his court in Chesterfield.
The following graduated Tuesday,
with their respective degrees, as follows;
A.. M.-Francis Hurt Mann, Motto
way, Va; William Twyman Williams,
Jr., Woodstock, Va.
A. B.-Samuel Walthall Budd,
Petersburg, Va; Pleasant Linwood
Clark, Crosby, Va; Samuel Daley
Craig, Of Craigsville, Va; Henry Reed
Edmunds, Farmville, Va. Robert EN-
NETT Hamlet third honorl Hamp-
d~en.sidney, Va; Thomas Jefferson
Harwell. Petersburg, Va; Edward q.
McGehee, Jr., Abilene Va Abney
PAYNE. Charleston, W. Va; John Cal
vim siler, Second honor, Hedgeville
Va; William Mynn Thorntoon, Jr.
University Of Virginia.
j.. G.. Siler delivered the valedictory
w. T. Williams, Jr., the masters ora
ton, r.. +. Hamlet the philosophical
Grafton, aud 5. ID. Craig andT. J. Har
we'll class orations.
The following have won scholarships
J. w. Eggleston, Charlotte Courthouse
Va, the Tuckett scholarship for the 80
phomore class; j. G. Porter, POwhataI
county. the II. H. Houston scholar
ship for the freshman class; n. w
Kuvkendall, Of Mooreield, w. Va.
the Percy EcholIs ministerial scholar
= ship. and W. w. Grover, Of Richmond
, the ;. p. Lees ministerial scholarship
Closing exercises were held Wednes
day morning at II o'clock.
The exercises were opened with pray
4 er by Rev. Joseph Rennie, ID. d.,
Norfolk. Va who later made an eS
cellent address ON Hampden-Sidne
A College.
Announcements Of distinctions, pri2
# Is and delivery Of diplomas were mad
4 by the president, DR.. Richard Mel
waine. after which addresses wei
4 made 10y the graduating class, as 70
p lows: Masters grafton, "The Amer
can Man and Woman Of the PreseI
and Of the Future" W. T. William
vJr, A. NJ, Woodstock, Va.
Philosophical grafton, mind an
10 Natter r. + Hamlet, A. b., Ham,
den-Sidney.
.o Glass Grafton, Exercise O. Our Facu
a ties T. J. Harwell, A. b., Petersbur
ID Va.
4 "Overlooked Influences in Man al
N in Nature" ;. d. Craig, A. b, Craig
vile, Va.
,e Valedictory, J. G.. sIler, a. b., Tom
in hawk, w. Va.
o.. Degrees were conferred upon the f
.d lowing graduates, class Of 1903: A. y
was appointed to offer any suggestio
AZ TO the faculty in regard to Hampde
h. Sidney's preparation for uniyersi
.st work Drs. Richardson and Somm'
IN willie made strong addresses in bringi
ON this matter to the attention Of t
n alumni.
DEF. +. McFaden, OF Richmor
A.. was selected as the alumni orator
ne next year, with Mr.. L. Lee Krink
nd alternate, Of Wytheyille, Va.
To Among the old men back on 81
.rs HIP are DR.. Sommerville, DR.. f.
eft Richardson, DR.. A. j. Morrison, ~
ics Michaux Paine, w. w. Bondurant,
,e- X. Brock, Harry Watkins, E.
de Mcdonald, John Martin, Luther 81
don. James +. Allen, h. r. Hous'
no. and Rev. J.. Gray McAllister.
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