The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-16

Eginia.
NEW APPOINTMENTS +
! Mr.. John Beverly Pollard. OF Ayletts.
Iva, was made demonstrators Of anatomy
| for the ensuing session
Robert Hennlng Webb. OF Suffolk. Va.
twas appointed instructor in Latin; j. r.
Walker, of BEDFORD City, Va. tutor In
Latin and James s. McLemore, of Mem
IsphE, Tenn. fellow In Latin.
w, i. I'ruin. of Brooklyn. N. ", was
Isnppolnted mechanictan tor the school Of
\ physics. al lSs Ii Z. Y
f. Dr.5sJ. NJ Page. chairman Of the fac,
Ieulty, was ppointed to represent tho uni-
Isversity at the meeting OF the Association
LOT State Universities In 81. Louis 4 on
June 2Sth. Such OF the members Of tho
Faculty as have been invited to take
IEpart in5the International Congress OF
/ Science and Art III st. Louis. September
1926. were granted leaves Of absence.
Dr.,J. Carroll I'lppe1,. OF Dailvile. VA,
was elected adjunct professor Of bac-
| teriology. SIS
The sum OF $500 was appropriated for
the appointment by Dr. Kent OF an as
sistant in the department OF English lit
| erature Ii
SCHOLARSHIPS,
| The Valentine Birely scholarship was
awarded Jesse Wright Downey, Jr. OF
| New Market, Md.
The John Y. Mason Fellowship was
| awarded John W. Wayland, OF Bridges
water. Va.
Thomas Mon. Simpson, Jr., of Danville,
Va; G. Frederic Paddock. OF Providence,
K, l.. and Frank Walker Reed, of Wythe-
vile. Va. were appointed Fellows In
astronomy
Dr. G. 8. Venable and DR.. w. D. Macon
were appointed clinical instructors.
Messrs. Daniel Harmon. Charles p.
Jones. Garter Glass r. Walton Moore
ana Eppa Rnnton. Jr.. were elected to
compose the executive committee OF the
board for the ensuing year.
For excellence In composition IN +ha
University Magazine, several prizes are
given annually. A medal is awarded for
the best essay, and also one for the
best story contributed to the Magazine
by either the Washington or Jefferson
Literary Society. Also a prize Is Of
Tered by the department OF English lit
crature for the hest original poem pub
+ llshed IN the Magazine.
PRIZE WINNERS,
The winners of the prizes were:
Best essay-"Grays Relation to His
Time" by John s. Flory, OF Bridgewa-
ter, Va.
Best story-"The Syndicate of Crime,'
by William McCulley James OF Balti-
more. Md.
lest original poem--"An Autumn Trag-
edy," by John w. Wayland. of Bridge,
water Va.
Second best original poem--"Conld You
Ilave Saved Me, Dear?" by Harvey r. 4
Denton, of New York.
Walter H. Addison. Judge John Ran
dolpl. Tucker and Judge William Gordon
Eel. art go Of Ira "a nCfa ho
Committee of Award,
The Bryan prize, for the best essay
on Theory Of Government, WAS awarded
Mr.. John w. Wayland of Bridgewater.
Va. Subject: Shall the Governoment
Own Our Railroads2"
CLOSING fI1XERCIsEs.
To-day marked the closing, Of the
eightieth session OF the University Of
Virginia.
The public exercises Of the day began
In the public hall at II o'clock when a
portrait OF Prof. Thomas II. Norwood,
for many years principal Of the Unlyer-
sty School, Richmond, Va, was present. /
ed tho University. of which institution
Prof, Norwood Is distinguished alum |
nus, The presentation speech was made !
by Judge Beverly crump, Of the State
of Mr., Norwoods old pupils, Or. James
Morris Page, chairman of the faculty, !
accepted the portrait In behalf OF the ,
University. A number Of the former pu-
pills OF the popular beadmaster availed
themselves of the opportunity to see their
some twelve years ago Mr. Norwood,
whose health was falling. retired from
his educational work and moved to a
hame he had purchased In the noun
tains. near the upper tributaries Of the
James River The portrait, which Is
considered an excellent likeness, is the |
work OF Miss Adele Williams, 9 Rich
mond artist who recently painted a por-
trait OF Prof. Woodrow Wilson, presi-