The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
SENIORS MARCH TO
GET THEIR H0NORs
Procession of Students and
Faculty Make Imposing
Demonstration
HONORARY DEGREES
CONFERRED ON SEVERAL
DIR. Ryland Knight Among Those
Thus Honored-Degree Men.
Plans for New Building
at Westhampton.

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Marshaied by DR.. L. c. Bingham,
professor OF chemistry. the academic
procession of the seniors, faculty and
trustees of Richmond College was led
from Science Hall to the chapel We'd
nssday morning. ushering IN COM
mencement day and ending the seven
ty-eighth session.
The occasion was greatly marred by
a drizzling rain, but this In no way
/ dampened the spirits of students who
(! have successfully completed a four
year course The caps and gowns OF
the members of the faculty and sew
eral of the trustees with gay bits of
color. denoting their alma mater. were
in bright contrast to the sombre black
of the graduates.
The ceremonies took place In the
chapel. which was appropriately deco
rated for the occasion. and filled to
it's capacity with students, their rela-
tives and friends.
/ Honorary Degrees Conferred.
Following musical selection by a
fun orchestra honorary degrees OF
doctor OF divinity were conferred upon
Rev. j. f. Hicks, NJ A. of Danville.
Va: Rev. George S. kennard, of Ash
/ land. KY, and Rev. Ryland knight.
+ IL. A.. Til. D.. If Richmond. IL was
intended to also honor Rev. Robert Z.
Chambers. 81. A., Tn. Nj, OF Canton.
China, but he was unable to DE pres
emit
Here followed the address of Rev.
/ b. ID Gray of Atlanta. Ca, an orator
of wide reputation His words made
"a deep impression not only upon the
graduates, but upon all who heard
him.
In fitting terms DR. Gray impiored
! the seniors to- live UP to the high
standards set by the college where for
( four years they have labored. He
! pointed ont the rocky road they will
have to Inverse urged them 10 strive
/ for a goal which would be an honor
to their alma mater. He impressed
them with the necessity OF clean
TIE and declared that In their march
I 'sNe1trds success they must not only
al themselves but they must do their
duty towards less fortunate brethren.
! Tfss Grafton of DR.. Gray profoundly
:. impressed the students and at the
close - the morning exercises they
crowded about the Georgian to offer
their nsratulations.
/ To Receive Medals.
The presentation or medals. special
prizes and degrees wall not take place
altNAA wednesday ms AZ at o. y y Ntoshs
Meaalists Va the various schools In
rlslde;
Miss Ruth Magruder .Thomasson,
Crump prize for mathematics: Paul
Edgar Hubbell. Tanner medal for
Greek; Miss Mary WortIey Montague,
Jennings prize. Spanish: Allan Car
ter Jones. Jr.. junior Law prize; L. NJ.
\. Bazile. senior law prize.
! Literary Society medaiists are.
NNtH
/ liam wilkins. of Pennsylvania. best
declaimcr's medal: A. Otto Lynch.
Virginia, bes deoater's medal:
Thomas j.. Cochran. Kentucky, best
readers medal: Lacy Foster Pauletse,
Virginia. Improvement in debate:
Walter Beverley. Virginia, Joint
writer's medal; John Glenn Barbe.
Virginia, joint orators medal
Mu Sigma Rho Society-Rohert c.
medal: Julian 8. Lawrence. best de-
Chalmers medal.
List of Degree Men.
Those who will be awarded their
degrees Wednesday night are:
Master OF Arts: John Bunyan Hin.
! b. A. Halifax county. Va. Thesis
Commission Plan of Municipal Gov
eminent
Bachelors OF Arts: Ernest Lee Ack-
iss. Princess Anne county. Va: Roy
| Roscoe Banner. Wise county. Va. !:
John Glenn Barrie. Washington coun-
~. Va: James Henry Beazley, Caro-
line county. Va; William Robert
Beverly. Richmond. Va; Robert
| Bowling. Nelson county. Va: Robert
Alonzo Brock. Jr., Richmond. Va. !;
Frances Foisome Coffee. Richmond,
| Va: William Garland Coleman,
| fflarE n Tt,r
rum. Appomattox county. Va. Stiles
Huot Ellyson. Richmond. Va; Vir-
gYnius Carlisle Frost. Tennessee !;
| Clara Miles Gary. Richmond, Va. !;
Spencer Glas GIL. Petersburg, Va !.
Joseph Francis Gulick. Prince Will
liam county, Va: Thomas Carl Hut
ton. Roanoke, Va; Henry Beasley
Jennings. Jr.. Appomattox county.
Va: Frank Garret Lonfhan, Clarke
county. Va: Daniel Bruce Moffett,
Roanoke, Va; Mary Wortley Monta-
que, Richmond. Va, Albert Thomas
Ransone, Jr., Hampton, Va: Gertrude
Richards Norfolk. Va; George wash
ington Sadler. Essex county. Va: Ar
| thur Clayton Sinton, Jr., Richmond.
Va; Wilburn Rirkenhead Sydnor,
Richmond, Va. Virginia Irving Ware,
Richmond. Va.
r Bachelors of Science. Robert Chat
borne Ancarrow. Richmond, Va:
Francis Linwood Harris, New Kent
county. wa: Carl Danforth Miller,
Massachusetts,; Thomas Harris Smith,
Newport News, Va,
Bachelors OF laws: Leon Maurice
Nelson Baxile. Hanover county. Va;
Jefferson Davis Bond, Wise county.
Va; Edward Samuel Cardoza, Han
over county, Va: George Frederick
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