The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-27
HEAR
GOVERNOR's TALK
chief Executive Gives Young
Men Of Mechanics Institute
Practical POINTERS:
AWARD FIVE MEN DIPLOMAS
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Many First Honor Certificates
Given.--Greek Youth and
Woman Excel.

Governor Mann deAFervo s|NNe
and forceful address on selt-deniai ana
fhe future Of ytFgiHta's craftsmen 81
the commencement exercises OF the
Mechanics Institute Thursday night
Tho chief executive was the speaker
az the evening He spoke for half an
honY or more, during which he told
u the pupils Of the practical institute
1 II technology that they were the Kind
\ OF men he stood FOR most ana eoaia
refv upon him most for help he
,s,ss ~ the humble starts and perse-
variance of the richest men of to-day.
ana declared they gained their sue
i ..ass lv having just such ground
work as the students had gotten The
tsoyernor exhorted the students to not
only keep Virginia in the front rank
uhere she now stands, but To WorA
harder and harder anu carry her even
farther 10 the forefront Of states. Ills
speech was received with tumultuous
applause President W. J. " hl'et'urS'
dreaded over rho exercises.
Diplomas To Five.
After briefly outlining the history
81 the institute, Superintendent Frank
Duke presented diplomas TO i've young
men. He said 5f2 students had en-
rolled at the institution during the
past year and the reason for the
small number of diplomas was due 10
fhe high standards and rigid require
ments OF the institution. number
of s.frst honor eertif cates" were pre-
scented 10 the proficient boys and men
and one woman.
Among those who received first hon
ors was George n Condyles, a Greek
young man, who began his studies In
the University of Athens, Greece, lie
has worked In a lunch room in Rich
mond to pay his expenses during his
course at the institute. Cendyles was
sn honor man In the course la cleo
tricifv.
The "44ou.Mar" medal was present
ed to Samuel NJ Hull, the Duck
hardt. medal was presented 10 Percy
L q Fletcher The Chewing" and
''Addie Cole medals were awarded Il
John II. Dearhart and William Charlie.
Rlakey, respectively,
Those Receiving Honors.
Following lis the diploma. medal and
promotion list;
uir,omas Physics, Henry jackson
1 Has.es; Electricity, Elmer @. Via,
Bookkeeping, Walter kinwood Haden
I4awrenc, T. Jeter; Freehand Draw
!
MedaIislS--''I4ou-M or medal. foF
! Improvement ia mathematics. safnue
AT Hail: "Duckhardt' medal for i'm
= pref s-ta4t-sat iif4 ffreehafia drawing, Per
4ay q. ietcher; "Cnewning'' medal
/ gssr mechanical drawing. john Il
Dearhsart, "Addie Co.e" medal, 70
rEiHrtricity. William Charles Hiakey.
First Honors.
G ArifImetic---A /. Eva ell NJ. Huband
Il "A 3, Charles Roscoe Cook A 3. vii
liam Hazewell Jewett Is /, Linwoot
Stay Powers II ,, Timothy T. Sullt
van: 3, III. q. Bayliss. c 1, Waiver
sls Chester Evans; c 2. George *
Brooks.
lAlgcbra--A i, Arthur Wellington
! Ka4uer A 2. Samuel Al HALL, h
Frank o. Cole. c. Arthur Il. trpshur
Geometry. Paul Maddox; +
y Henry Jackson Hayes
TFfgonometry--John w Russell.
Analytical Geometry--Charles
Ratciin.
DifTesentiai Calcuius--John A. I'D
riet.
Bookkeeping--A. Albert A. Griffin
u. Walter Linwood Haden
Free Hand Drawing--A. Adolp'
Workman. Jr.:; II. J. Frank Hickman
G.. John r. PoehIer.
Instrumental prawinp-=Na~1- Mia
Arabeila s. Pitcher; No. ?. Robert Ro
burHe Fuaua: No, 4, Guy n. Belchcr
Architectural Drawins-A. Franz
Heacock: II. Thomas Semmes, Ir.
Mechanical Drawins--A !. phIil
I station Wagner; A Z. Bovee Doad
\ Core. n, John ID. Dearhart
Chemistry--Edwin r. Digga.
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