The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-13
COMMENCEMENT
DAY IN VIRGINIA.
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Final Celebrations Of Literary
Societies at the Uni
Versitics.
LONG LIST or DEGREE MEN
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CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, June 12.-
The principal feature of the commence
nent exercises at the University of vir-
ginia to-day was the final celebration OF
the Washington and Jefferson Literary
Societies. This occurred at o'clock this
evening in the public hall, which was
crowded to the doors. The programme
included the annual debate between the
two societies for the medal awarded By
the Board Of Visitors to the best debater.
the awarding OF the several medals Of
fered by the societies and the announce
incnt Of the literary medals for excel
lcnce in compostion-one for the best
essay and one for the best story contrib
utcd to the University magnzine--and tho
prize offered by the department Of Eng
lish literature for the best original poem
published in the magazine during the
session.
The question for debate was, Resolved.
That Capital Punishment Should Be Abol-
ished" The speaker for the affirmative
was Mr.. Lee Bidgood, OF the Washington
Society, and for the negative, Mr.. VIII
liam r. Basket, OF Louisville. KY, the
representative Of the Jefferson Society.
The Judges awarded the decision to Mr.
Basket,
Society Medals.
The society medals were then awarded
rs follows:
Jefferson socicty-Best ora tor. Mr.. John
Shishmanan, of Lexington. KY; best de-
batter, Mr.. William T. Bldgood, Of Louis
vile, Ky. .
Washington society-Best orator, Mr..
Samuel W. Edmondson, of Meadow View,
Va. best debater, Mr.. Lee BIdgood. Of
the University OF Virginia.
The Colonial Danes prize for the best
essay OF Virginia colonial history was
won by Mr.. John Walter Wayland, OF
Bridgewater, Va; subject, Colonial
Homes In the Valley Of Virginia" The
next best essay in this competition was
written by Mr.. Warren j. Davis OF
Front Royal. Va.
q. The exercises OF the evening were pre-.
sided over BY Mr.. T. Morris Wampler.
4 OF Cnlpeper. Va, president Of the Wash
ington Society. Tho other final officers
OF this society are: J. Harry Whitmorc.
OF Charlottesville, vice-president: I. NJ.
Walker, OF Louisville, KY, secretary; S.
w. Edmondson. treasurer. 8
The final officers OF the Jefferson So
8 cicty arc: John Amar Shsmanian, Of
4 Lexington, KY. president: J. Salisbury
4 1.awton OF Louisville. KY. vice-presi-
q dent: William B. Lamb, OF Richmond.
VA, secretary AfeOTSc} IGANuoCh,A "
Chicago, Ill, treasurer. n !
Final committees:
Jefferson Society,". r. st. John. Ala
bama: C. A. Paddock. Illinois: J. A..
Ritter, Maryland; William T.. Basket,
Kentucky: NJ. d. NcBrydc. Louisiana; L..
c. McC. smythe. South Carolina; V. II.
Kelam, Virginia: B. II. Stone, Arkan-
sas: II. w. Wcster. Colorado; F. r.
Rogers North Carolina: ]. s. Wilson.
n = Cro1 I'd Int
I,raly, Texas: ]. McC. Walker. Virginia:
A. G.. Pollock, District of Columbia; II.
III Obear. South Carolina: w. c. Foulks,
Tennessee.
washington Society,". Harry Whit.
more. Virginia: ]. I. Whey, Virgnia:.N.
W. Funk. Kentucky; c. P. Olivier, Vir-
gnia; S. w. Edmondson, Virginia.
The social features OF the day began
with the morning german OF the Uni
versIty German Club. This was danced
in the Fayerweather gymnasium. Begin
ming at 1890 o'clock. The figures were
Z led by Mr.. Hugh n. Page. Jr., OF Nor
folk, Va. The music was furnished by
schroeder's Orchestra. OF Washington.
At the same place tonight occurred
the annual german OF the p. K" RIB
bon Society The gymnasium was hand
somely decorated in white and blue.
Degree Men.
The following are the degree men In
medicine and law:
Frederick William Barger Shawsville.
Va.
Richard Phillips Bell. staunton, Va.
u James Ramsdell Boss Huntington, w.
Va.
Micaiah Boland. Lawyers va.
Richard Walker Boiling. Huntsville,
Ala.
Thomas Venable Bond. Griffin, Ca
Kenneth Bradford Montgomery. Ala.
Samuel I1lkan Brown, Norfolk, Va.
Henry Coleman Chalmers, New Ferry,
Va.
chales Edward Conrad, Harrisonburg
Va,
Thomas Sanford Cooke. Portsmouth.
E Va y
waiter wooten counptl. wanansh.
N. G.
s Leech Key Cracraft. Wheeling, w. Va.
John Sebastian Derr, Boston. Mass,
Jesse Wright Downey. Jr., New Mar
ket, Md,
Edgar Stuart Estes. ST. Augustine. Fla.
Walter Smith Ferguson. Lynchburg, Va
James Morris Fontalne. Charleston, w.
Va.
Clifton Hopewell Hogan. Charlottesville
Va.
George Forrest Hull, Hlghtown, Va.
Howard Hume, St, Elmo. Va.
Ed George Lester Kite, Graves's Mil, Va.
Stuart Johnston Lawson, Burkes Gar
den, Va.
Claude Marshall Lee. Charlottesville.
Va.
John Marye Lewis, Manassas. Va,
Charles Emerson MacPeek, Mounds
willie, w. Va.
James Tate Mason, Lahore. Va.
Hugh Nelson Page, Jr, Norfolk, Va.
Oliver Beirne Patton, Huntsville Ala.
gt Joseph Harrison Shelton, Waco, Texas