The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
FINAL At STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL ]: / i.
Virginia League Asked to Take
charge Of Cunning ham Me-
mortal olarship5 Fund.
5ALUMNAE ELECTS OFF GERS.
Congressman Flood Expresses
Some Considered Obsolete
E Ideas on Education.
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STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, FARM
VILE, VA June 8. The commencement
exercises sof the twentieth session Of the
State Normal School began Sunday seve-
Ming. June 81. with the bacca 1aureate SER
mon. In the auditorium. It was delivered
by Dr.. Henry ". Ba tile. pastor Of tn
First Baptist Church, Of Greensboro, n.
G. II;
# The class exercises occurred Monday
evening with double programme. Part
one was as fol lows: Glass son rs. A. s..
for q Me-" n History, Miss YirgieS AlcCue; 5
5Impromptu No. 3. Schubert. Miss Maud.
Mason; Prophecy. Miss Elizabeth YER
( ser; Will, Miss Carrie DUNCAN Part two.
+ consisted OF "a play, n The Man In the
Case, 7" a comedy IN three acts, by VIM
%throp Packard 81 adapted to the needs Of
tho present class by Dr.. y. r. Messenger!
honorary member. who was assisted + by
Miss Marie Louise Whiting In the ar,
ra ngement Of costumes and other details
The persons In the play were Mrs. Non-.
Stressor, lately from Boston. Merle Ab-,
Abitt: Enid, Mrs. Mont ressor's daughter:
Lizzie Kser; Doris. Mrs. Alontressor'si
L
Ky. a theosophlst. Mary Coleman; Gil dys.s
a Normal School senior. lisa Conlpton:;
Alne. an Irish maid, who tries to ap-i
pear French, Maud Mason. Especial
I mention should be made OF Miss Mason.
whose bright. spirited work gave great
pleasure to the audience.
IA. The Alumnae Association met In busi-5
ness session at half-pnst 8 oclock Tues
day morning. Miss Natalie Lancaster.
class OF 1900. presiding. Among other
important matters. It was almost unani-8
to ask the Virginia Normal League to
take charge, 5temporarily,5of the Cum
sningham Memorial Scholarship Fund.
now amounting to about thousand dol
lars, and use 1t in helping needy girls
AS soon as $500. the desired amount,
has been raised, this trust will be with
drawn, and the income from that amount
be set aside as a permanent scholarship
fund In memory Of Mr.. John A.. Cum
ningham. once president OF this school. "a
The following officers of the associa-l
ton were elected for another term: Mrs.
Jean Caruthers Boatwright, $50, Lynch
burg, president; Miss lisa Mckay Comps
ton, o6, yice-presldent; Mrs, Josie Win
ston Woodson, Farmyllle; secretary and
treasurer, & s. en- OIL
s. The address TO the nlumnae was de-
llVeTSO - uco0hy SSCp'a'6 ~ @sAoIct - 49,
els 4. I.assiter. of Petersburg, his theme
being The Virginia Woman of the, Olden'
Time" Following the address, de-
lightful reception was given by President
Jarman to the alumnae, graduating q class
and guests Of the graduates, members OF
the board and OF the faculty. a happy
evening was spent In greeting the friends
OF other days and recoun ting ;experl fences,
grave ana gay. Congratulations and good
wishes were showered upon the graduates
Of to-day. e 55.
The unusually large attepdance OF
alumnne was very gratifying Those
present were as follows, by classes: Miss
| Lulu Phillips. 'S5; Mrs. Jean Caruthersl
Boatwrlght, 'Ss; Mrs. Is Martha Berkeley
Tuggle, 'S7; Miss Fannie Berkeley, and
MRS. Josie Winston Woodson, S.; Mrs.
Blanche Gillian P.utney, s'91; Mrs. Louise
Twelyetrees Hamlet, February, '92; Miss
Julia Davidson, June, '9a Mrs. Mary
Boyd sFlournoy, Miss Jennie Tabb, Mrs,
Nettie Morton Scot t ond Miss NJ al tie Darg
wilson. February. '93 Misses Robbie
berkeley, RUBY w nable and louie Nor
! ION, 1913; Mrs, Matte WainWrigh hit VIII ter
head, 'o7; Misses Laura Baldwin. Mary
lsWhita Cox and Geneyieye Yenable, Feb
ruary, ,9S n M tsses Anna Ioan ME and Mary
jackson, June, l98; 4 Miss Nelly Preston,
sJlne. Py9; Miss Kellogg Holland, ] anuary,i
1900: M ssep " ennie Cox and Nata lie Ian
On ter. June, 1900; Miss lillian Cheathanl,,
January, At; Mrs. y enniel Jackspn Rob-
erts, June. '0l Misses Willie Moore and
Fannie Smith, January, '02; Misses Lucy
! Wood, II ellen I3lA c,siston,s Manic Clark,
Ora Harris, Mary IT, Powers and Ma
ismie Wade, june '02; Misses sOtelia Has