The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-22

%. ny The Key. Harris T.. hlrk, ID. !
Southwest Presbyterian Jniyersit,
of Baltimore. Possibly most CRAFTY
/ ing Of all these expression, Of welcome
A. was the address from the student
e themselves voiced 50 sincerely and ap
y propriately by their representative
II Nh Wilson. The expressions o.
: loyalty by all the speaker, and spou
: taneously by applause prolonged FROM
e the students served as a seal 10 tie
Boards choice OF the new President.
.' The address Of President McAllist,i
e was a master piece lie outlined the
needs of the college and gave beautiful
{ expression 10 what was already the
sentiment Of the colleges best an /
T. strongest friends. He wa, followed bv
= the speaker Of the day Prof. VIM. NJ.
Thornton, Of the Uni, ersity Of VII
ginia. Prof. Thornton spoke not mere
as a representative Of the state d.
university, but with deep emotion as
an alumnae and devoted friend #
Hampden-Sidney College He show
ed conclu,ively that the need and ter
dency Of modern education j. return
to the smaller colleges. He outlined
with confidence future Of success for
Hampden-Sidney and pledged tn
support Of all alumni. The inaugura-
ton exercises were closed with bene-
diction by the Rev. James Power
Smith. The music for the commence
ment exercise, was furnished by the
Artillery band Of Fort Monroe.
y dinner TO his college mate, Of the
class Of 1894 was given by President
and Mrs. McAllister after the naugu- |
ration.
The closing exercises were held Wed /
nesday night The opening prayer
was offered by Dr. We Campbell. a.
Roanoke, Va, and the president an
nounced the distinctions. prizes
scholarships, and degrees.
Announcement was made that the
Board Of Trustees had conferred the
honorary degree Of Doctor of Divinity
upon Rev. w. II. Miley, Of Louisville
Ky, the degree Of Doctor Of Laws. up
on President J. l.. Jalman. Of the
State Female Normal school. Farm
Vile, Va.
The class yaledictory wa, delivered
by Mr.. Goodridge A. Wilson. Jr..
Raphine. Va, after which the award
Of the diplomas was made 10 the gradu-
ating class, Robert Dahney Bedinger.
Of Hampden-Sidney, A. b.. Samue'
William Booth. Jr.. Of Petersburg. Va.
\. b.: Stuart Bland Campbell. o.
Wytheyille, Va \. b.; Jane, Mont e
gomery Graham. of Max Meadows
Va, A. b.; William Wesley Grover
Richmond, Va, \. b.: Hunter Ne
CURE johnson Phleger. of Christians
burg, Va. a. b.: Emmett Warrcr =
Wall, of farmville. Va, A. g.: Good u
ridge Alexander Wilson. Jr, If RIA p
phine, Va, A. b. j
1t was announced that The College 81
has secured the services of Prof
Stevenson Smith, Of Columbia Uniyer o
sity, New York, who will occupy The %
chair Of Philosophy and Bible studies u
vice Prof. John |. Armstrong who re- u
signs to accept profe-Sor,hip in 81
Agnes Scott Institute, Decatur. Ga e
Prof Smith, who is rated as a renown al
ID instructor, will enter upon his dutie. u
n September. Je
Al engagement has been made BY %
which series of lecture, along educa iil
ional lines will he delivered the com &c
ng session b, Prof. Elmer Jones. o. p'
he faculty ofthe state Normal school 81
In formally announcing the close ol 'e
he l3Oth session Of Ilampden-Sidney eN
'ollege, President McAllsler referred H.
o the fact that the prospects for am in p'
reased attendance for the next ses- u
ion, commencing sept. T., 1896. were ao
attering and that there was every I'd
eason to predict for the college i'm er
reased usefulness and influence. and H.
hat the heightened interest e,inced by pr
he large number of alumni present III
'as most encouraging indication OF 'h
till greater work for the college. va
Mr.. G.. c. Lewis, Jr., class of 1857. of al
harleston, w. Va, member of The lrI
oard Of Trustees, has donated t. DO
Ianpden-Sidney College the sum o. To
twenty-five hundred dollars with lh
hch 10 found the ANDREW PAYNE ITO
ewis Memorial, in memory Of his ITO
Dung son whose death recently occur ma
ID. The income of this fund i, to be no
evOted To the purchase and care oi 20
terature by Virginia or Southern so
lthors dealing with Virginia or the m,
Duth. This donation was accompa by
led by check for $50 additional 10 an
rovide for the immediate Inaugural IN,
on Of this special department in the IN,
ollege Library. Another gift 10 the the
Drary consists Of set Of valuable ha
'oks presented by the members Of 10
e present graduating class rs a me die
orial to the class Of 1906. the
Announcement was made that here tio
ter the course Of study required for VIII
e Master Of Arts degree would en- pra
ace either Latin or Greek instead of be
'th as heretofore. int
Tobacco Growers MeeinG ,h ,o
The regular monthly meeting of the '.''
)baccO Growers Association of the
-ince Edward County will he held in ben