The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-15
and they brought out d good deal OF
applause from the alumni
Predicts (srenf prOEresA.


Predicts Grcnt Progress.
President Ellyson, of the board OF
trustees, then made a short speech,
saying that tho night was the forti-
eth anniversary of his graduation
from the college. Hc complimented
the class of 1910 on it's class night eX-
ercises, and said that Miss Ware, tho
academic historian, was the best ciass
historian he had ever heard.
We are trying to 40 Dig thihg, J.
know he said, speaking OF the new
college, out this is day OF big
things land / believe we are going to
accomplish this project
President Boatwright, in three
minute speech that was both eloquent
and to the point, told of the new col
lege, as has been already noted. Pre-
facing his remarks, he stated the fact
that, though Virginia has many col.
leges Richmond College furnishes
one sixth of the high school principals
Of the state.
"The revolution In education in Nir-
ginia in tho last decade, especially in
the past live years. has been wrought
in large part by Richmond College," he
said. II told a leading educator in New
York a few weeks ago that our college
furnished one-sixth of the public high
school teachers of Virginia, and he said
to me: That is the greatest fact know
taking part in the educational uplift :"
Dramatic Entertainment.
lust as soon as the dinner was over
the alumni adjourned to the chapel,
whore the college dramatic club pre-
scented The Two Gentlemen of Verona
for their especial benefit. They en-
joyed 1T, for 1t was a highly credltable
production, and reflected much lustre
Mrs. j. A. C. Chandler who has trained
the cast. Five acts were shown. The
costumes were correct in every way.
Miss Ramsay made fetching Julia,
as Silvia, lag behind. The best and
most natural characterization done in
the play was the work of Otto Lynch,
in the humorous role of Launce. With
his little dog, he kept the audience
roaring, and showed himself in every
way adequate to the part rs Valcn-
tine. Henry Watkins was excellent,
speaking his lines as Hamlet would
have had him sneak them.
This morning at II comes the
academic procession, which Will be a
sight in which stateiness and color
will vie with each other In this the
trustees. faculty and alumni will take
part. marching from Science Hall TO
the chapel in, cap and gown. All de-
gree men, whether they have caps
and gowns or not, are invited to be In
the procession.
Confer Degrees To-Dny.
j lt UIOGHlIS exercises Will consist
of the conferment of honorary degrees
and the delivery of the commencement
address by Rev. B. ID. Gray. d. D.. Ii.
D., sometime president of Georgetown
College. in Kentucky. DR.. Gray is re-
nowned as a speaker and will doubt
less deliver an important message.
After the exercises at night Pres
idant and Mrs. Boatwright will re-
celve at their home in honor OF the
trustees. faculty, alumni and grad
uatinE class.
The degrees of the graduating class
VIII not be presented until the exer-
cises at night, which begin at Sis.
The address to the graduates will be
made at this time. Medals and honors
for the session will he awarded. the
list of medalists being as follows:
List Of aIednlists.
ColleSiate-Crump prize (mathe-
maticsp, Ruth McGruder Thomasson;
Tanner medal (Greek) Paul Edgar
iiubbell: Jennings prize (Spanish),
Mary Wortley Montague junior law
prize. Allen Carter Jones. Jr.: senior
law prize. L. NJ. y. Bazile
Literary Society Medals.
Philologian Socfety-Best declaimer's
medal, Henry William wilkins. Penn
sylvania; best debater's medal. A. otts
Lynch; best readers medal. Thomas Il
Cochran, Kentucky; Improvement in
debate. Lacy Foster Paulette: Joint
writer's medal, Walter Beverly; Joint
orators medal. John Glenn Barb.
Mu Sigma Rho Society-Best de-
bater's medal, Robert C. Duval, Jr.:
best declaimers medal. Julian S. Law
renee.