The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-07
COMMENCEMENT
IN The SCHOOLS 1: D !
Richmond College to Have Great
Gathering Of the
Alumni.
Mr.. FOX ONLY Z. SURVIVOR '
Dr.. Voting to Deliver Commence
ment Address Before Womar1's
College Graduating Class.

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With the coming OF the lcnfy month
Of the various institutions OF learning III
tho city will return 10 thcir. summer ease
and leisure and lay on the shelf for the
nonce their well-thulnbcd textbooks.
In most Of the colleges and schools tho
programmes of commencement cXer-
ciscs have been prepared, and the speak
crs for the buccalaureate sermons SC
cured. XII M
Tho closing exercises at Richmond Col
Ilegc will begin on Sunday. J,ine 10th.
They will be Of high and interesting
order, having at least ono novel feature,
tho installation of former Governor Mon-
tague as dean of tho law department. The
speaker OF the occasion has not yet
been announced, but 1t Is stated that he
will be mn orator Of mark and ability,
and Mr.. Montague, himself n speaker Of
rare power, will also make an address.
The baccalaureate sermon Will be
preached in tho college chapel on that
evening BY Rev. r. p. Johnson, pastor
of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, in Now
York City. a. church known not only
for Its affluent and large congregations,
but also from the fact that 1t is the
sanctuary in which worships John D.
Rookie Teller.
On Monday evening, IJune 18th, will
be held the exercises Of the graduating
class, which numbers forty members,
six of whom are young ladies. This
will be the largest number of ladies to
graduate and larger than all the other
classes put together since the insttu-
ton was thrown open to both sexes. Mr.
P. 8. Flippen, Of Lynchburg, is the presi
dent of the class, and will make the
address OF the occasion.
Meeting Of the Alumni.
On Tuesday will be held the annual
meeting of the alumni, which will include
Of the classes OF 1856, 1881. 1886
and 1901. Great stress is being laid on
this gathering together Of Richmond Col
lege's old alumni and their mlngling with
the new. and it Is ardently hoped that as
many as possible will be present on the
It Is we'll to add that OF the
class Of 1856 which numbered some men
who achieved no little note in their lives,
Mr.. w. F. Fox. superintendent Of the
of Richmond, Is the only one liv-
ing. But he, as the sole survivor, will be
there to represent his class and to revive
Of those who have passed long
since to their reckoning.
On Tuesday evening will be held the
installation of former Governor Montague
as dean Of the Law Department, which
will be observed with becoming cere-
nuony. The programme has not yet been
definitely arranged: but the speaker ana
order Of exercises will be announced
later.
The commencement exercises proper will
be held on Wednesday, when will take
place the presentation Of dgrees, diplomas
and medals and when will be held the
commencement address On that evening
a reception will be rendered to the grad
unting class.
At the Woman's College.
Tho commencement exercises OF the
N'oman's College will begin on June list,
when the music pupils will hold their
annual concert. The art reception Will
be held on the night of the 3D. and the
sermon will be preached
on the following day, Sunday, by DR.. W.
Is. Savage, of Churchland, Va. at the
Second Baptist Church. On MondaEl
the class day exercises will be held, ana
n the afternoon the alumni Will sit down |
10 their annual luncheon.
The class this year consists OF forty
hree members. all of whom stand high |
n their studies. and 1t Is expected that |
he most of them will be rewarded with |
he laurcls for which they have been |
rying SO hard
The closing exercises of the preparatory
department. Will he held on Tuesday
and on that night the final
ddress vii! be delivered by Rev. DR..
" ]. Young in the Academy Of Music.
On the night of May 18th the gradual
ng pupils Of Professor Reinhardt's class.
SISTED by the vocal pupils OF Mrs. Mel
In Martins class, will give their closing
lass concert, which Is always largely
TENDED affair
On May 18th the graduating pupils OF
Unkel's music class, assisted
lso by the pupils OF Mrs. Martins class,
iii give their graduating recital.
May 18th will be elocution day, the
which will have a wide
nd varied programme. to be under the
ERECTION OF Miss Vergilia Petit.
High School Exercises.
The programme for tho closing eXer-
Sos of the Richmond High School has
OF vet been mapped out. - It was
atcd last night that the orator Of the
,caslon has been selected in the person
Mr.. J. p. Eggleston. Jr.. SupcrInten-
a3t OF Public Instructions
The exercises will be held about the
tn of June In tho Academy of Music.
here Is large graduating class. and II
expected that many will be awarded
,clr diplomas Of graduation
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