The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-27
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EXERCISES.
Commencement at Fork Union
Academy Opened Last
Sunday.
Mr.. FLOOD TIE ORATOR
An Old Virginia Gathering and
I. All.Day Meeting, With Din
ner on the Grounds.
Mr.. FLOOD THE ORATOR
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ful exercises have marked tho closing
days Of the Fork Union Academy.
Last Sunday morning brought out an
overlooking audience to hear tho COM
mcncement sermon preached BY Rev.
Charles l.. Corbett, OF Northampton
county, Va The faculty and students
attended In body, and standing room
was at premium. The theme OF tho
sermon was SELF Conquest" and the
sermon was rich In Illustrations touched
at many points with delicate humor and
produced profound impression. Mr.. Cor
bett remained over Until the close OF the
commencement and became great ia
yorlte with the school and community.
having been pressed to deliver the im-
provenent medal for the academy. The
ministerial attendance was quite large.
Dr., John r. Bagby, OF Powhatan: Rev.
J, r. Daniels, Of scottsvillc; Rev. w. J.
Lawson, OF Cumberland: Rev. !. 3.
Boyles, OF Richmond. being among the
number.
LITERARY SOCIETY.
The final celebration OF the Literary
society, which took place on Monday
night was marked by unusual interest
and briliancy. MIR. r. F. Sayars, OF
Prince Edward, was final president and
showed grace and versatility In his adj
dress as well as In introducing the
several speakers. The historian. MT.
William Grattan Payne, Of Bath county.
gave the story OF the societys lie Tor
1s33.1s4 Mr.. Payne has an exceed
!ngly graceful delivery and spiced his az,
dress with many pquant touches ana
laughable Incidents. Mr.. A. J. Chewing,
Jr., OF Richmond. the defamation mccall
list, was the orator. and his address on
1.-THE Value OF Reserve Power was az
mirably delivered. and received ample
appausc Mr.. Herman Winfrey OF Cu!-
nener was the prophet. and, OF course.
shook the academy and the audience
generally by the pungency and SURPRISES
OF his local hits. The attractiveness OF
the occasion was greatly enhanced py
choice music by the Choral CLUB. me
medley as sung by Messrs. Sayars'
Chewing, Phillips and Moncure was es-
''' AssuAL coScERr.
Tuesday evening brought out the
,.co.eds" and a CROWD OF music lovers,
II was the annual concert and the young
OF the other sex. gave great entertain,
nent. The Choral Club rendered seVeGai
numbers. some classic and one or Two
nonular. 1t would not be possible TO give
The names OF all OF the young laoies
who took part in this concert. out espe-
cial mention should be made OF CHOPIN 8
Polonaise in c major, rendered ny
Misses Violet Anderson ana B e. p smu
Fantasia, from Faust. by MISS hosans
snead: BcndeIs by Moonlight. W
Miss America seay; Bartletts Polka DE
Concert by Miss Margaret Snead; Men
dolssohn's Rondo Capric!oso. by MIS-, ,s
Ruth snead; Gottschalk's Radieuse, oy
Misses Rucker and Hatcher.
This community is distinguished LOT ~
high musical culture. and the stanua'H nv W
rnusic In the academy Is very high. INC
aa,,rsa ~ instruction Is such as to at
tract many students,
rho number of visitors at the com
mencoment was unprecedentediS stt"'
Among them your correspondent noseu
the following: DR.. Pierce and Mr.. fhooe'.
al Isle of Wight; Mr.. John Clark ana sol,
and Mr.. Faulkner, OF Orange MI. anu
Mrs. A. ]. Chewing. OF Richmond Ml'
end Mrs Lane. OF Albemarie' ~, I,os
ton and DR.. Armstrong; Mr.. and MIS-.
Evan Williams; Mrs. Wilson. and MT.
White Hughes. OF ArvonA; Mr.. and Mrs
pitts Of Goochland; Mrs. Henry Kent.
Mrs. C. r, Winston Of Richmond: Mrs.
Harrison. OF Summit Point, W. va ~
looked as IL Goochland, Cumberland ana
buckingham had suspended for the day
and Joined Fluvanna In attending thc
commencement.
OLD VIRGINIA GATHERING.
It was an od-time Virginia gathering
an all day meeting, with dinner on INC
grounds. The church is unusually large,
and yet scarcely half Of the people couli
get In the house. Dr. Hatcher presldeo'
and tho order was we'll nigh pcrie't'
Apart from the many outbreaks OF az.
49, ~x,,If rr,oo a
had been meeting for worship. Protes-
sor J. b. Martin made the report ior,
the session. showing an attendance OF l4s'
ia being boarders and the rest loca'''
The report paid the highest tribute 10 the
student body. The order Of the AcaaeH'y
for the session. with rare and trlv'al en-
ceptions, has been almost incrediplS goou'
1t has been said that the students then!-
selves, In large degree. control the ols-
clpline of the school, The mllitary mA"-
agement has been most effective IN pro-
noting the neatness, order and studiouo-
ness OF the students. The exhibit MADE
showed that the school has high stand
ards, and with few exceptions the grace
OF work was excellent. AS an example
MIR. Henry A. Henderson, who won the
scholarship medal. Is son OF iaa'lias
county. His average mark for the SEES
sion Was $685.
IL Is just 10 say tHdt' viii AS" ~''~~t
t!ons, the work Of the class room was
highly credltable, many OF the studenls
winning certificates of distinction ana
almost all of them passing their eSam'-
nations. The faculty was undisgulsedly
proud, not only Of the class work. nut
OF the excellent bearing OF the students
THE AIEDALIsTs,
Medals were awarded as follows: on
spelling, to Mr. David II. Davidson, OK
Buckingham county, presented in highly
complimentary terms by Or. Hatcher;
Improvement medal, James Henry Terry
OF Prince Edward county, presented ny
Rey. Charles l.. Corbtt; the~Hrlterss
medal, to Mr.. Herman Winfrey. OF Gull
pepper presented by the Hon. Ernest
Gray; the music medal, Miss Ruth snead.
presented by Congressman Flood; the
defamation medal. to A. ]. Chewing,
Jr., was presented by Rev. T, Ryland
Sanford, himself being charming orator,
and the scholarship. to Henry A. Hen
derson, of Halifax county, presented by
the donor, DR., Hatcher.
FLOOD THE ORATOR.
The capital incident OF the entire day
was the address of Congressman Flood