The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19

Jr., or the class or 1897, OF Fayette-
willie. W. Va. in his mastery effort
before the Society OF Alumni; in the
delivery of the Halsey trophy by
Joseph Stebbins, Jr. of South Boston;
the George w. Bagby prize. delivered
by Charles D. Mckinney. OF Atlanta,
Ca; the remarks to the graduating
class by President Graham: the vale
dictory by W. B. Blanton. of Rich
mond, and. lastly the speeches by
members OF the Two literary societies.
The Union Literary Society held its
annual celebration on Monday night.
The presiding officer was w. c. Os-
borne. of Rippon, w. Va. The senior
orator was III. NJ. Oldfeld. of Columbus,
O.. the junior orators were w. G..
Huntington, of Farmville, and w. S..
Beard, of Academy, w. Va. H. NJ. Old
field was the recipient of the senior
orators medal and W. G. Huntington
OF the Junior debate medal
The Philanthropic Literary Society
followed with It's celebration on Tues
day; the presiding officer was G. L.
Walker, of Blacksburg, and the speak
ers were: J. NJ. Willard. OF Bethesda.
Tenn, senior orator; junior orator. j..
NJ. Crockett. OF Wytheville. and II. G..
Clark. of Salem. The freshman's de-
Chalmers medal was won by S. G.
Campbell. OF North Carolina, and de-
livered by c. E. Clark, Of Virginia.
The sophomore's debate medal, award
ed to- T. 7. Atkinson. was presented
by ]. NJ Crockett. The Junior orators
| medal. won by j. NJ. Crockett, was
delivered by H. G. Clark, and the
| senior orators medal, captured by j.
M Willard, was delivered by W. D.
Foster
Richmond boys have been conspic.
uous In the honors received at this
commencement. there being four Of
| them in the graduating class, VIZ: ]
w. Sinton. who received the masters
degree; W. B. Blanton. j. NJ. Cecil
and j. B. Fits, who took the bach,
tho George w. Bagby prize, offered
/ by George Gordon Battle. of New
York. for the best paper relating t
some ante-bellum subject In the
South. Hunter Barksdale. OF Rich
mond, duplicated his feat in capturing
the freshman prize scholarship las
year by ta3<ing a similar honor in thu
sophomore class.
The dances given by the German
Club We're among the most brillian
ever seen here, and probably TIL
! greatest number of visiting girls eve
gathered here took part in them. TIL
4 ballroom was decorated In the colleg
colors of garnet and gray. being taste
fully relieved now and then by tn
pennants from colleges and uniyersi
i ties all over the country, the blue, o
Yale; the crimson, Of Harvard, an
the orange and black Of Princeton
mingling pleasingly with the color
4 of Hampden- Sidney
The exceptionally large number 9
visiting girls made the OCCASION a
pleasing to the spectators as to tn
participants. Among the young VIC
men dancing were Miss Rosali
Valentine. Miss Lois Richardson, Mis-
Laide Richardson. Miss Catherine Sin
ton. of Richmond; Miss Louise Behn
son, Miss Pauline Bahnson and Mis-
Fries, of Winston-Salem; Miss Thoma
Of Rippon, w, Va; Miss Temple, c
Danyille; Miss Cutchins, of Greensboro
N, C.; Miss Hodges, of Norfolk; Mis-
Mitchell. Miss Frances Smith and Mis-
Jones, Of Petersburg; Miss Sutherlil
Of Sutherlin; Miss Ficklin, Of Fred
ericksburg: Miss Lucille McClinti
Miss Mary AfcClintic, Miss Geneviey
McClintic, Of Warrington, w. Va: Mil
Mary Bethel, of Danville; Miss Camr
bell, OF Petersburg; Miss Alice Bul
CESS of Suffolls Miss Shepherd, {
Buckingham; Miss Walker and Mis-
Holmes.@of BlacksburS; Miss Anr
V Richardson, Miss Carrie Kyle, Mis-
u elizabeth Richardson, Miss Lucy Dur
nington and Miss Mildred Richart
y son. Of Farmyille,
Amopg the mon dancing were: II.
Brooke "A, g. Buchanan, II. w, Dyer
n. M. Cecil, II, %, Fits w y. Foata