The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-06-14
The 1887 commencement Of Ilampden-
Sidney COLLEGE.

hlndrance ana even that IhNihs 10
compensations In the closer fellowship
of The many who were present
On Saturday evening, June Sth, the
Gleo and Mandolin Clubs, under the
skillful leadership Of Prof Stevenson
Smith. of the College Faculty, gave an
entertainment crcdiiable and enjoy
able in every respect.
ON Sunday morning, the nth, the
bacsalaurcate sermon delivered by the
Rev Henry Collin, Minton, ID. d., Of
Trenton, y. j., "a mastery address, on
the subject "The Everlasting Christ. %
in thought, illustration and manner
of presentation the sermon was SPLEEN
did. The sermon before the y. NJ. &.
A. was delivered at night by the Rev.
VIM Cumming, Of Winchester, Ky.
II was "a thrilling and telling plea for
Christian manline-s. On Monday
night, the 10Th. was held the cele-
bratiou Of the Union Literary Society,
Nh Frank Lewis. of Iazcwell, pre-
siding speeches Of high merit were
delivered by Nh =. s. Simmcnnan,
Dr., of Speedwell, Va, ON the subject
of "Poclhoutas" by Mr.. Tom *.
Young. Of Kayford, w. Va, on "Ihe
Ingenuity of Man, and 10y Mr. Frank
G.. Brown. of Lewisburg, W. Va, on
"Ihc Evil influences of Wealth upon
Government Medals were awarded
as follows. Freshman Declaimcrs
Medal To Mr.. r.. Starkc Townley, of
Huntington, W. Va. the Sophomore
Es.ayist Medal 10 Mr. Lewis Laucas-
ter, of Abingdon, and the Junior De-
bater'- Medal 10 Mr.. r. Is. Young, of
Kayford, W. Va.
on Tuesday morning, the nth, the
address before the Literary Societies
was delivered 10y Col Bennett II.
Young, of Louisville, Ky, whose sub
ject "ldeal, was handled in a way
worthy of the reputation Of the dis
tmguished speaker COL Young was
present AID delivered the address
twenty-six years ago, So the return
was the occasion for the meeting with
old friends a. well as with new ones.
The presentation Of the McAllister
Athletic Trophy, awarded each year
to the class in college winning the
highest number of points in all athlet-
ic exercises, and won this year 10y the
Freshman class, was delivered in a
happy manner by Mr.. Robert *.
Brock Goa, rising young lawyer of
Famlillc.
The trophy was received by the
president Of the class, Mr.. Walter Y.
Moore, Of Richmond, Va. Following
thi- came the presentation Of the Hal
sey Trophy for Debate, established by
the Hon. ID. =. lIalsey, of Lynchburg,
20 be awarded 20 the society winning
out ia the public debate held every
February and won this year by the
Union society The trophy was de
li,ered 10y the Rev. Albert II. Todd, of
Tuscumbia, Ala, in a speech clear-cui
and trimming with humor one that
kept his audience applauding nearly
ali the while. The occasion was made
the more interesting by reason of the
fact that exactly fifty years ago, TO the
dav. Mr.. Todd had received his di-
ploma from the college. Mr.. i. X.
Young. representing the society, re-
ceiyed the trophy. Announcement
was then made that Mr.. Roscoe il.
Philhower. of Norfolk, had been
awarded the George W. Bagby prize
of $50 for the best meritorious essay on
some Southern topic, his subject being
Joseph T.. johnston" who, by the
way. was "a native Of Prince Edward
county.
The annual meeting of the Alumni
Association was held in the College
Chanel at4 i'm the afternoon; and at 3
d. ma. the celebration Of the Philan-
thropic Literary society was held,
Mr.. Paul Tulane Atkinson, Of Champ,
presiding. Announcement was made
that the sophomore Declaimer's Med
al had been won by Mr. Royston Jes-
ter, Of Lynchburg. The final Junior
Orator. Mr. r.. Lee Chambliss, Of
Champ, spoke ON "Hampden-Sidncy =
Contribution to the Lost Cause the
Fres hnan's Declaimcrs Medal was
presented to Mr.. George l.. Walker,
of Blacksburg, by Mr. j. +. Draper, of
Princeton. W. Va. Mr. +. Grigg FL
can. Of Sheppards, spoke on "Some
Problems Of Education The Junior
Fssayist Medal was presented TO Mr..
ID. A. Halter, Of Pocahontas, by MI.
". Dixon Foster, of Norfolk, who, as
the next Junior Orator, was the next
sneaker Of the evening" his subject be-
/ ing 'erhe Rise and Fall Of Nations. "
The presentation Of the Senior Orators
Medal to Mr.. p. T. Atkinson, Of
Champ, by Mr. BROMLEY Bowen, Of
Moorefeld. W. Va, closed the inter
esting exercises Of the evening.
On Wednesday morning, at II
O'Clock, am eloquent address before the
Society Of Alumni was delivered by
Mr.. W. Henry Nenable, Of Norfolk,
a graduate Of the class Of ~ and a
speaker Of reputation. The address
was followed 10y the announcement Of
distinctions and prizes. The ). J..
Lees Ministerial Scholarship was
awarded to Mr.. j. l.. Rogers, Of WHY
aud the Percy Echols Memorial Min
listerial Scholarship TO Mr. J. NJ. Mil
lard. of Bethesda, Tenn. The Prize
lscbolarshin for the Freshman class