The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-09
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
AT SEMINARY ENDS
Graduating Exercises Held Yes
terday, and Diplomas Awarded
to Fifteen Men.
PLANS FOR NEW BUILDING
Trustees Call on Friends Of In
stitution to Contribute $4,000
for Reicctory.

After one OF the most successful
years in its history, the Union Tlleo-
logical Seminary, the Oldest ana tie
largest Presbyterian Divinity schoot In
the South, brought It's nincty-ffth SC =
sion to close yesterday witll inter-
esting exercises.
The commencement this Year has
been particularly notable for the list OF
distinguished speakers On Sunday,
Rev DR.. James Orr. or Scotland. anu
Rev Dr. y. H. Moment, OF Raleigh. n.
c., both widely known minister's, &c.
livered addresses The graduating OK.
ercises were held in Watts chapel yes
terday morning at IL o'clock. In the
absence OF Mr.. George w. Watts, Pres
ideht OF the Board Of Trustees, who il
on Trip to Europe. the Vice Presi-
ucht. Kev. John w. Rosebro, y. %, pre-
sued ana delivered the diplomas TO the
graduating class. Rev Alfr.d r. GIN
num- y. D., OF Davidson College. n. c..
MADE most appropriate and suitab e
u n., winch was highly appreciated
oy tle large audience assembled.
Those Who Got Diplomas
Dipiomas We're awarded the fol-
lowing men, whose residence. college
from which they graduated and presby-
ter yarc given:
Alfred Scott Anderson, Ivy
Depot, Va. William and Mary Col
lege. East Hanover Prcsbytery.
Walter Washington Balm. Wade,
N c.. Davidson College. Faycttc-
VILE Prcsbytery.
George Francis Bell a. b., Oar
lington Heights Va. fIampden-
Sidney College. Roanoke Presby-
terry.
CASTOR Boyle. a. b.. Tredericks-
bury. Va. Fredericksburg College.
East Hanover Prcsbytery.
Eugene Black Carr, B. s. Safe,
n. c.. Davidson College, Whining
ton Prcsbytcry.
Pleasant Linwood Clark, A. B..
College, Roanoke Presbytery.
Ralph Carroll Deal, a. NJ, Green
Vile S. c., Davidson College.
Enorce Prcsbytery
Thomas ". Hooper, Jr., A. b..
B. s.. Christiansburg, Va, Hamp-
den-sidney College, Montgomery
Presbytery.
Hugh Hardin Hudson, Madison
VILE. Tenn, Princeton University,
Knoxville Pres bytery.
Robertson McFadyen, Prince Ed
ward Island. Canada, Grant Uni
vcrsty East Hanover Presbytery.
Angus r. Mcqueen, A. g.. Garth
age. n. c.. Davidson College, Fay
ettsville Prcsbytery.
William Sanford Patterson, A.
b.. Winston Salem. N. c.. Davidson
College. Orange Prcsbytery.
David Hopkins Rolston. A. B..
Harrisonburg, Va, Washington and
Lee University, Lexington Presby
terry.
John Calvin Siler. "A. b., Hedges
Vile, w. Va, Hampden- Sidney
College, Winchester Presbytery.
George BraZier Thompson, Bayou
Farewell Reception.
Rev. Dr.. w. w. Moore. the presi
dent OF the seminary. made some very
appropriate closing remarks. and an
nounccd that the session of 19O6-190
was closed. and that the session o
19O7-l90s would open with an address
in Watts Chapel at o'clock in thu
afternoon of September IL, 1907.
New Building.
The session just closed has been a mos
gratifying one. Slxty-six students wcr
matriculatcd, an increase over the mum
Der of last year. The health OF bot
the faculty and the students has been o.
the whole remarkably good, and har
work has been done, followed by sub
stantial results.
The board OF directors passcd III
following resolutions relative to tn
proposed new building for refectory
"rhe bOurd OF directors OF the
Union Theological Seminary In Viz
ginin, at Its meeting on May ana
8, 1907. hereby requests NIL friends
Of the seminary everywhere, IN
Guiding churches and individuals, to
contribute MS literally and speedily
n. possible to the raising of II fund
OF $4,000 or $4,000 With which to
erect on It's campus rcfectory
building"
The board points out In detail TT
urgent necessity Of this refectory.