The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-02
.RANDOLP H-MACON
ACADEMY t |N|ALS
DR.. Edwin A. Alderman Delivers
the Annual Address TO
Students.
A VERY SUCCESSFUL TERM II +
Students From Fourteen States
and Three Foreign
Countries.
A VERY SUCCESSFUL TERM

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BEDFORD CITY. June 1.-The com.
menceiIient exercises Of Randolph Macon
Academy took place Thursday evening IT.
the spacious study hall Of the academy
and were OF more than ordinary Interest
by reason OF the prestige of tho orator
OF tho evening, DR.. Edwin a. Alderman
the president OF the University Of 9Vir.
ginia, who IN consequence Of his school
boy associations with Professor o. S
Smith, principal of the academy. arranged
amid his many pressing duties to come to
Bedford City to deliver the address,
This closes the sixteenth session OF
the academy, which was the largest at
tcndnncc--1Sl SUDDEN ts-nnd the most sue
cessful term In the history of the school.
There were students from fourteen States
and three from foreign countries.
# The exercises were opnd with an In
vocation by Rev. Z. Z. Lane, OF the Pres
byterlhn Church.
contest Of the literary societies, the con
testants IN which were D. Garland
Grubbs, of North Carolina; George
Walker. OF Virginia, of the Philergon SO!
.c1ety; Roscoe NJ. White. of Virginia, and
Alvin Is. Lambdin, Of Maryland OF the
Englosslan Society. The committee OF
judges awarded the medal to Mr.. Alvin
* Lambdin, which was presented in mos
pleasing terms by William r. Abbott,
Esq. one Of the judges.
Then came the event Of the evening,
the address OF DR. alderman, who was
introduced Ivy Professor Smith in happy
style. DR.. Alderman's theme was Vir-
slnia and the Southland, which he treated
III original charming and mastery man
ner, by the peculiar magnetism Of his
nyo1tt
senting his points, holding the GREATNESS
interest Of his audience and thrilling their
hearts with pride that they belonged to
this great South which he painted so
capitvntingly.
At the conclusion of the address Prof.
Smith conferred the awards and honors
OF the session.
In the school Of ISL students there were
sixty-two who were on the roll Of honor
for the session. RECEIVING no demerits;
on the roll of hon4 for study, receiving
distinctions on all studies. there were
forty-six.
Deserving. Of special mention in study,
on all examinations there were fifteen,
as follows Bond. Bounds, Burton, c.
Chappell, ". chapvell, Crockett Z. IT,
Drewry, Fisher, Geannlng, Houston,
Moore G. Smith, Snowden, Stubbs,
White.
The, Junior scholarship medal awarded
by the principal was won by j. Wallace
chappell Of Virginia, tho. senior
scholarship medal awarded by Mrs.
Bradbury in memory OF her husband,
Mr.. JOHN w. Bradbury. Of Petersburg,
was presented to J. Marion Burton, OF
Virginia. Both medals were presented
by DR. Alderman in most impressive and
graceful style,
1t is much regretted that Mr., c. G,
Evans, who for the past ten years has
been one of the most valued and eff
ticlent instructors OF the academy, has
severed his relations TO accent tho posi-
ton of principal Of the Rnndolph-Macon
School for Girls at Danvlle. He will
bell A. NJ. and n PHI. y. OF Leipzig.
Mr.. Campbell several years ago taught
at the academy and demonstrated his
efficiency MS an Instructor. Since then
he has taken tho PHI. p. degree abroad