The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-13
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Charlottesville, Va, June 1.-THE A.
nal exercises of the eighty-fourth ses-
sion of the University OF Virginia,
which began this afternoon, are the
concluding acts OF the most prosper
GUS session, measured In many ways,
OF that historic institution. When the
record is completed 1t VIII be found
that more students have been in at.
| tendance than in any previous session,
more hard work has been done. more
| men have been graduated and a wider
| field has been occupied by university
| activities.
| The first number In the closing ex.
ercises was an organ recital at 1870
O'Clock this afternoon in Cabell Hall.
Dean Hodges, the noted author and d.
vine, who was to have preached the
| sermon to the graduates in the chapel
at ii o'clock this morning. had to can
eel his engagement because Of a sud
den call TO Europe. The organ recital
attracted n ldfge crowd The organist
was William H. Jones, A. a. G.. o., or
ganist and choirmaster of st. Luke's
Protestant Episcopal Church, Norfolk,
Va and the instrument used was the
great Carnegie organ in Cabell Halt
The program included selections from
Saint.Saens, Tours, Guilmant Tschaik
oWski, Wolstenholme. Dubois and IIol-
Inns.
At o'clock tonight In CabeIi Hail
was delivered the annual address be-
fore the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Of the university by Rev, The
ron II. Rice. ID. D., of Union TheoloEi-
cal Seminary. Richmond. and former
pastor OF Central Presbyterian Church,
Atlanta, Ga.
Several Of the city churches closed
their doors. and two of the local min
isters-Dr. Gilby C, Kelly, of the First
Methodist Church. and DR.. Henry w.
Battle, of the High Street Baptist
Church--participated in the service.
There We're selections on tho pipe or
gan by Prof. w. II Jones of Norfolk.
The annual report OF the association
was made by Richard yipon Taylor,
Jr of Mobile, Ala, B. A. and M. D..
who for three years has served as
president of the association. DR.. Tay-
lor, after serving one year as inferno
at the POSTGRADUATE Hospital. New
York, will leave for China to Join his
brother. DR.. Adrian G. TAYLOR the uni :
Versity's representative on the foreign
field. The University of Virginia has
sent a larger number of representa-
tives to the foreign field than any
other State institution in America, and
more than most UNCONVENTIONAL col
reyes. This year there are sailing for
China three. University of Virginia
men--Rev. Thomas Nelson and Rev.
Robert Goodwin. who are Just gradual
ing from the Theological Seminary at
Alexandria, and the Rev Dupuy HoIla-
day, Charlottesville boy. who has Just
completed course at Union Theologi-
cal Seminary, Richmond.
During the past session the Univer-
sity Y. NJ c. A. has maintained mis-
sionary band of eight students, all of
whom, are planning to go as foreign
missionaries in the near future. These
are Rockwell Emerson Smith. NJ. D., of
Camptnas. Brazil. S. a. who will spend
next year as inferno ar waltham Hos
pital, Walthanl, Mass; Richard V.
TAYLOR. Jr.. OF Mobile. Ala: Conrad
Harrison Goodwin, B. A., of Richmond
owen Randolph Easlsy, 3. A.. of
Lynchburg. Va Gall of whom graduate
this yearl. DIR. Thomas NJ. Daniel, at
home on furiough from Korea. and the
following, who are to be the nucleus of
"a band for next year: II. Warner Wood.
of Farmin gton; Samuel Sullivan Irwin.
b. a., of Mt. Airy, n. c.. and Roy Sell