The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-16
THE CLOSING
EXERCISES.
Washington and Lee Confcrs
Honorary Degrees OH
Several.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES Ill u
Unable to Deliver the Literary
Addrcss-Final Bail III the
University Gymnasium.
Especial to 1,he Tlmcs-blspatch.)

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Especial to The Enthusiastically
LEXINGTON. VA, June 15.-The Board
Of Trustees OF Washington and Lee Uni
tcrsity to-day conferred the following
honorary degrees: .5 s.@
LII. D.--Ilerbert Welsh, Philadelphia;
1 Professor brown Ayrcs, Tulane Univcr-
sity, New Orlcans; l.. NJ Blackf ford.
Alexandria, Va.
ID. D.-Blshop w. l.. Grayatt. Charles
town, w. Va. Rev. w. Nice. White. Pei
tcrsburg, Va. Rev Frank w. Lewis. Cin-'
ton. La: Rev, w. 7. Price, Pocahontas
county w. Va.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
o-day's exercises closed the commence
,nent Of 1904 at Washington and Leo Uni
Y serAity. An Interesting programme was
carried out, CONSISTING OF the comforting Of
degrees and diplomas, the announcement
4 OF honorary appointments and University
s)rizes, the delivery OF tho law class Ora
8 ton by Waller Cecil Hardy OF Rich
,Dund, Va, and the yalcdictory address
4 Ly David Hopkins Rolston, Of Harrison-
burg, Ma Great disappointment was felt
because illness prevented the pi essence 81
Hon. John Temple Graves Of Atlanta.
ca. who was on the programme for the
literary address to-day.
The final ball is being danced In the
Uniy crsity gymnasium tonight The hall
* deliberately decorated and about six
ptr-fivc couples are on the floor The
president of tho ball Is Mr.. IL $. Osbnrn,
Of Baltimore, Ma,
GRADUATES
Following Is the list Of graduates, hon
Crury appointments and prizes:
pf ~
North Carolina, William Vance Collins.
Texas; John Woodruff Conovcr Nirsinla:
Willard Neal Grnbb, virginia. Jacob Ha a.,
il,on Virginia: Frederick Caesar An-
4 .nstns kelam. ri, Nirginia; Mathew
Thompson Mcclure. Jr.. Virginia.; John
Mcclure virginia Eaward Gamponi, s WV
GINA; David Hopkins RoIston. virginia, !,
solomon WcinsheniS Schaefcr. MISSISSIPPI;
Charles FIRTH spencer. Virginia: CHARGES =, Is
l rbompson' Artsnaas s Roy Davis Tholnp-
son. Virginia; Jerry Andrew NVlliomrhby,
ylrsinia: George Gordyn Wor'hs,,i. Arkan-
Bachelor Of srience.James .;yr1side
Akers .Ir.. Virginia: Harry Neal liuse
Virginia Frank Hanshrongh den e n n'r.
fno eser Edward 1eeSs'Kolb. Maryland; NIL
lnmb ia: Hubert Shields Moore, Virginia;
,msrIens Rs%s9n r Whis VIZ
& n
Master OF Arts--cary Randolph Blain
1,a i sa.'i David Vance GuShrie, Mi.slssippl:
, 'insts Moseiey, Virginia; Americas
'T pas,ds Wh1s Wfa sFEnn cons
Lord. Kentucky.
ehelle georgia. Rassrt Edward BrGTn
John Henry Day, .Jr..5 Virginia.; Robert
lefarson billiard. Texas; George Edwin
JIaw, Virginia; Haibert Rishards sqns Hen n
T TfrsGn @aes ceel Hardy Virsnia
George Caldwell Sells. Tennessee; Ken
Meth liver Mckay. Florida: Pierce .Rey-
D n9tas vi Masde Eaaga Watts
Virginia: Stanley Scott. Virginia.
HONORARY APPOINTMENTS
Endowed Scholarships. Taylor, scholar
ship-Thonas Brannon Hubbard. Aiaoa.
sloan. West Virginia; James j.. White
neutrality-suspicious. Lee Kidd. Virginia.
9dapleseHa orth rnnRn society,"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Henry Wa gh. yir-
glrha: yt.ecnt I; Bradf9rd sf e. 3, p
John West g addison vlrglnla; -, L4 nn
wship-AmerIcus Frederic White.
West Virginia.
University Scholarships: in the depart
ment OF neutrality-suspicious. Junius Desha,
Kentucky; in the department OF civil en-
observation-disclosures Douglas Causey, Viz
Einia: In the department Of economics
aud political science-Chares Maurice
Barnes. virginia. In the department OF
1nglish-Frank Rpsebrn Flournoy, Mary,
land: In the department OF geology and
land In the department of history-..Ricll-
ard Buckner Spindle. Jr.. Virginia.: IN
the department OF Latin--Lea Smith, Ten
nessee; In the department of modern ian
guages-Alfred Miles AEithers. NirE!niiii
In the department Of pliysics--lsaac sam
uel Wampler. Virginia.
Prizes. Santini prize mcdal-David hop
jsins Rolston. Virginia; orators medal
Robert Alherti Lapsley. IT. Ni ,,,;
Robinson prize medal In mathematics ana ana
Robinson prize medal OF ancient and moo.
ern anguages-Robcrt Franklin cooper
Alabama. i$