The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10

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accalaureate sermon 3 \ Bel fore
Richmond College might BY
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u Richmond will witness & two !. imp rtaa ant
CONNIE ncenlent exc rcises this .sweels-
that OF Richmond College and that Of
the Richmond High chool \ III ssa
M The exercises at r ichmond College will
begin to night wi til 81 the delivery of II the
Ebaccalaureate sermon VI by s Rev. n r. We p
johnson, pastor OF the Eli til Avenue sBap-
fist Church, q In New = orkk City, Of h
Mr.. Rockefelle Ter Is enlber and " will
continue through Wedn esday. There WI
be q number OF svi sitting alumni, present
and the occasl will sby$ many
reunions OF the members of some OF the
older classes that 4, have now gone down
in history. n AZ large crowd will be pres
ent Tonight as 81 hes NJ COLI ge ~ exercises
fsl wa Us \. excit e sfdeepe Int crest in the
citizens OF Richmond, to whom thu vel
fare OF the. Institution IS & We ~ dear to
heart 81 x I'd, Il isitgl
Il II Mono the less impo rtant is the com -
Of the Richmond High SCHOOL,
which will take place on y thursday night
in N tho S3Academy OF "a Music Crowds fSof
3p,eople I always tend this event. s
5s5 The dawn Of an o Their commencement
the seven ~ third, is at Il hand & II Rich--3s
uond College Y Examination were COM
spleted on Friday. and yesterday the fac.
ultys were In session examining the rec
ords Of those who are canI idates for
degrees, while the cand idates were trem-3
bling without, waiting a to III know N their
fate. The complete list OF degree men
will not be given out \ before tomorrow,
or Tuesday. 81 81. ii u, w j3.9
The first event Of the commencement;
exercises will be the bacc alaurente SER
mon q In the college chapel to-nig hit The
sermon will 4 be preached I by DIR. r. u T.
johnson, d. D., Of N eW y orlt. DR.. john
5is+S tau 10, 71o,.or
reputation 4 or some years he has been
pastor Of the Fifth Avenue Church Of
New y ork city. 4 He was formerly pastor
In st. Louis, whore he ucceeded DR.. I.
r. II Smith, Of # the Second Baptist
Church sof this city, with whomI8he is
staying while In the city. Il g.
To the sermon the & gradual es WI pro-
coed in i q body to A seats reserved for
+ them. Fl They Il will y app II In caps and
gowns, q Tho facul ty I and II trustees will
occupy 4 seats with the graduates l$5 ms
8y!ted ministers will sit upon the plat
form. Il. The music will be under the ID X
reotlon Of the First Baptist Church choir.
Alumni luncheon.
Il Tomorrow evening will occur tho final
exercises Of the class OF 1905, over which
4 Mr.. r, N s., Flippin, esident OF the class
~
Ora lions Will 3be d livered by Mr.. $To.f w. .
James, representing the law department,
and Mr. b. WEBB ter. OF the academic
department. Histories will be read @ofs
tho law men, by Mr., G. II G. Wilson, Of
the Academies" by 8. g. Iarwood.
"A Tuesday at ii o. clock a, M, the truss,
tees will meet TO hear the reports of the
president Of the college; Of tho secretary
treasurer, Dr.. e. Il. * Isyland; of the
standing committees; and to elect q pro-
lessor OF chemistry. a55
IA On the same day the college alumni
will give a dinner at Murphyh Hotel at
Il 80 o clock P, NJ q This VIII be tho occa--s
sion OF the reunions Of the classes OF
1856, 1881, 1895 and 1905. Toasta will be
responded to by superintendent William
q, FOX, OF 1856; r ey. George B. Taylor.
d. D., OF HollIns, for class OF 1881; Prof
j. H., I3lnford Richmond for 1896, and
DR.. n, Leg AlcBnin for 100, while Mr..
81, 81, Il,ppin, Of tho graduating class,
Will speak for the latest offspring Eot the
alma mater. n u. Il WI /. 4 81 Ss
4 Other toasts. all brief, viii be byy Nj.
], Aston Cabell, for the Richmond
ghee, president OF the college athletic
association, on Athletic Conditions;
Mr.. Allan D, Jones, OF Newport 4 News.
on "Interest OF the City In College Ath-
Sietlcs., n on this occasion DR.. II. 1T.
Levy, president Of Alumni Association,
will preside, ,8
At s:l6 o'clock r. NJ, q on Tuesday the
Society OF Alumni Will hold a. public
session. The theme for the speakers
will he the Advancement Of Higher
F,ducatIon In Richmond,''i THOSE who
Will speak arc DIR. 8. q, Mitchell, OF the
college. and Or. -, Z. Witnlan.5 Of Phila-i
delphia, former president Of George
washington University. To this. as to-
the other public occasions, the public
80 cordially Invited, VI VI
/ Dr. H. II. I1ovyl will preside. II y NJ
Cup to Judge Gre cory,