The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-17
Hampden Sidney College

noon Ol Naluluagf May llthi Mcie
extremely interesting 70 a large audi
ence. The following were the winners.
/. lOO-yard dash, won by G. II.
Steuett; 10 % seconds. .. Throwing
the l6-lb. hammer, won by W. NJ.
Akin on, Jr.; distance % #. 3. DO
yd run, won by j f.. Draper; 25 As
seconds. l. Putting the i2-lb. shot;
won by W. b. Hoy; distance, 35 feet,
I inches .. Running high jump, won
| by r. O. Lucke; height, 4 feet, II inches
6. lloyd. run, won by +. ;. Townley;
81 % seconds. =. Pole Vault, won by
+. W. Crenshaw; height = feet. s..
Running broad jump. won boy W. f..
Lewis; rs feet, inches @. lloyd.
hurdle high, won by E.S. Townley;
10 - seconds. 10. Throwing base
ball, won by b. ". stras; l02 yds.,
. IT,, 10 inches II. one mile relay
race, wont y Freshman Class; time, !
minutes, II seconds.
or the winners mentioned above
Sterrett and Hoy are from Charleston,
". Va; Atkinson from Winchester,
Va; Draper, Lewis and Stas from
Tazewell, Va; Lucke from Richmond;
rownley from Huntington, W. Va
and Crenshaw from Washington Coun-
ty, Va.
The Freshman Class won total Of
- - points, their nearest rivals being
the Juniors, with A. ID points. This
practically places the McAllister Ath-
letic Trophy, prize for both indoor
and outdoor athletics, into the hands
Of the Freshmen.
Mr. Richard W. Darlington, Of Rich
mond, who was operated on last sat
urday Tor appendicitis, is getting a.
long finely.
Rev NJ. Y. Sayad, Of Urumia, Persia,
will preach at the college next Sunday
morning and night.
The Junior Speaking with orations
by members Of the Junior Class, wilt
be held i'm the philanthropic Hall on
the afternoon Of the 10th
News bad just reached the college
that Mr.. Tom Peete Cross, A. b. Of
/ Hampden- Sidney In 1899 and d. 5. IN
1900 end A. NJ. Of Harvard 1906, has
been awarded the Christopher NJ.
Weld Scholarship for l9O7-S, the sec
ond scholarship he has won at that
institution: and that Mr.. Robert Hen
lining Webb, a. b. Of Hampden-Sidney
in 1901, A. NJ. ia 1902, and A. NJ. Of
the University Of Virginia where for
several years he was assistant profess
sor Of Latin IN 1904. has been award
ed the Gorham Thomas scholarship
for next session. Mr.. Cross is from
Norfolk and Mr. Webb from suffolk,
| Va.
The arrangements FOR the coming
commencement are almost complete
Ion Saturday night, June oth, the
Hampden-Sidncy Glee Club, MI w
:. Hubbard. Manager, will give an
entertainment i'm the chapel Of Nena-
bile Hall ON sunday morning, June
9th. the baccalaureate sermon will bee
delivered by the Rev. Henry Collin
Minto1, d. d., Of Trenton, y. j., "a
former distinguished moderator or the
General Assembly of the Presbyie-
rian Church of the t. s. a. and an
author Of reputation. The address
before the Y. VI. G.. A. will De deliver
eli that night in the college chapel On
Monday night, the 10th, will be held
the celebration Of the Union Literary
Society. ON Tuesday morning llth,
the address before the Literary Soci-
cites at n O'Clock will be delivered by
Col. Bennett II. Young, the celebrated
orator Of Kentucky, the address 10 be
followed by the delivery Of the Meal.
lister Athletic Trophy, the Halsey
Trophy for Debate and the George w
Bagby Prize The society Of Alumni
and the Board of Trustees will begin
% their sessions at p. VI. Of the sam,
| dav and the celebration of the Philan
thropic Literary Society will take
place that night. ON Wednesday
morning. June 18th, the address be
fore the Society Of Alumni will be dc
livered by W. Henry Nenable, Esq.
h attorney for the street railway, Of Nor
r folk and Of wide reputation as speak
$ er. Immediately following this adj
] dress will be the commencement ex
D erclses Of the College and good oyes
7 Arrangements are being made 70
i the Il cennfal reunion at this com
e mencement Of the class Of 1897, elias
Il ofdi,tinction.
e The exhibit for jamestown Is nov
about ready and Will be shipped in
few days
Several of the homes ON the hilI arc
d being freshened mp by spring paint
u ing and present am attractive appear
T ance ON the green.
y An unusually large number O
r. young ladies from the Normal Schoo
o have graced the recent events by thel
v presence and the fine days Of thi
IS week have brought "a number more
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r. May "a, 1907
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