The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-21
WASHINGTON AND
LEE |. EXERCISES. ! | !. ]
The Commencement the Most
Successful in Years Comes
Y to a Close. @a4
MARCH in CAP AND GOWN.
Oil Painting Of Gen. 6. w. c. Lee
Presented to the University.
4 Unveiled by His Nephew.
Especial 10 The Times-Dlspatch.,


4 LEXINGTON, VA, June 2O.-lrhe com.
mencement exercises at Washington and
Lee University, the most successful held
In years, we're brought to close to-day
d with the graduating exercise held In Lee
Memorial chapel consisting OF con-
Il ferring degrees, awarding medals.
4 diplomas and certificates and the an
i nouncement OF honorary appointments.
"A striking part OF the exercises was
Y the procession. Of the board OF trustees,
I faculty, graduates and alumni from New
i comb Hall I'd the Lee Memorial chapel.
! where the exercises were held. The
! faculty and graduates wore the regula-
Z ton cap and gown.
9#3 The chief address was made by Sem
& ator z. w. Carmack. Of Tennessee. who
held the closest attention OF his audience.
The distinguished visitor is an orator OF
\, power and his effort on this occnsion was
really what many of h!s auditors expect
4 ca. s. "a 4tit5
The law class GRAFTON was made by
Alexander Wallace Rutan. OF Carroton.
o., and the Yaiedetory address by Basil
4 Maxwell Manly OF Lexington. Va.
Painting Of Gusts Lee.
The presentation OF an oil painting OF
General G.. w. Gusts L,e TO the Univer-
bly, great Uc% pUTlIhit
was the gift Of the faculty and was paint
eu by Benjamin west clinedinst, n. a.,
4 OF New York native Virginan. and a
graduate OF the Virginia Military Insti-
tute. 5.s94 IA Ell n
@ The presentation speech was made, BY
tIrof. y. L.. Nelson, who for more than
tli s,,,, years has seen member q ne
The portrait was unveiled BY Colonel
r. E. Lee. Jr.. nephew OF General G..
Z w. Curtis Lee. General Lee Is president
was president from the death OF hill
a father. General R. p. Lee, in 1870, to
1877. 81
The delivery OF diplomas n comforting
u OF degrees. etc, was as follows:
H Honorary Appointments.
Honorary appointments were awarded
as follows:5 i5s e :.
Taylor scholarship-John Michael B,er-
I. err, Jr., Front Royal, Va. ~ So 500 80
Young scholarship - Lucius Junius
Desha. Cynthiana, KY s.5
5Doak Snlithson, Lewisburg. Tenn.
sa4 Mapleson scholarship-John William
q Eggleston, Charlotte Courthouse, Va.
I'll Franklin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jennings
u Reveley, Lexington. Va.
Vincent L. Bradford sciolarship-John
. strotiler Moore. charlestown, ". Va.
M Luther Sewers Birely scholarship
Asa Richard Larrick. Chafnb srsville. Va.
Howard Houston Fellow ohm West
4. Addison, Accomac. Va. Esst 4b2
University Scholarships-1n the depart
ment.of chemistry, X rover Aaron B g ate
Y Lost CreekS ". Va IN the department
Of engineering, Albert Wallace #Lybrand,
& Wazhingt ton, D. G. In the department
OF economics and political science, Robert
!: Camllius Glass, Lynchburg. Y q. In the
department OF English. Robert Samuel
Keebler. Bristol Tenn. In the department
Of geology and biology. Jesse George
Newton. San Antonio, Texas n Ne de
4 partment OF history. Albert staley Hooltz.
'rnurmont. Nd. In the department OF
latin. Joseph Marion Moore, Messy
Creek Va. In the department. q modern
K languages. Chayles s1vie DwtgEins, Peters
burg, Tenn. In the department OF, physics,
Fred Bartensteln. Warrenton1 Va , ~ u 7.
Prizes. Siii8 iISis
5s The following prizes were awarded
orator medal. Alva Louis $derzoy. jack
N sonyille, Fla; law librarian, Melvin
Meek, Nichols. Ga. '
Degrees Conferred.
The following academic and profess
slonal degrees were conferred:
Doctor OF Philosophy -Americus Fred
erck White, B. a., n. A. B. 81, OF Lewis Lewis
.S burg, ". Va. 5stSt!S E;
Master 81 All Arts John West Add Olson, 2,
a.. Acconac. y a.; Robert we ller Blain,
ii 3. A.. Covesvllle, \ Va. s III
Bachelor OF Arts-James Randolph
4 caskie, Lynchburg, Va. Waller Raymond
/ Cooper Centreville, Ala; Francis Ran
dolph Crawford. Kernsto~n, Va: Lucius
+ Junius Desha, cynthiana. Ky.:John Wil-
liam Eggleston, Lnarlptte Courthouse.
Va; Moses Milton Herman, DanvIlle,
Va; Charles Nourse IIobson. Frankfort
\ Ky.:R Lee Pretlow5 Holland, Suffolk. Va;
z Thomas Brannon Hubbard. Montgomery,
Ala; william Rutlidge Hudson, Luray
Va; Harry Lee Kidd. Lov1ngston. Va;
Claude PorterfIeld Light. Martinsburg,
w. Va; Basil Maxwell Marley, Lexing-
I ton. Va: David Caldwell +McBryde, Fred
ericksburg, Va: SAMUEL REGISTER Neel
Gainsboro. Va: John P1lkington. Jr..
4 Frankfort, KY: David washington Pipes.
Jr., Clinton, La; William Addison Ray,
4 Bolton, Tex; lillian Alexander Reveley.