The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-23
EXCHANGE MANY
A MERRY GEST
Class Day Exercises mt Richmond Col
lege AFFORD Students Opportunity
OF Fun-Making.

RIG H Nj OND, VA.-Speci al.-
Class night exercises were the fea-
ture OF the finals at Richmond Col
lege Monday evening and the occasion
was especially pleasant for the grad
yates, who gave voice to many jests
and references to their work as stu
dents.
The gentler sex was much in evil
dence and two young women occupied
seats of honor-MiSs Coffee, class vice
president, and Miss Virginia Ware,
whose history of the academic class,
spoken with spirit, was the hit of the
occasion. And many of the women
students in the audience rejoiced to
see two Of the handful of prizes Of
fered for scholarship go TO represen-
tatives of their sex. Miss Mary Wort
ley Montague was awarded the Jen-
nings Spanish prize, and Miss Ruth
Thomasson, also of Richmond, car
ried off the Crump prize in mathe-
MATES.
At the appointed hour the gradu-
ates, all attired in cap and gown,
marched into the chapel. They were
headed by Class President Ernest Lee
Ackiss and Miss Frances Folsome
Coffee, the vice president. Following
prayer by Joseph +. Gulich, Presi-
dent Ackiss delivered the address OF
welcome. Then came an academic
grafton by John Glenn Barbe, Of
Independent thought and for acad-
emic liberty. The address on behalf
of the law class was delivered by
George Frederick Cook, of Smyth
county, who had some inspiring
things to say about Thomas Jefferson.
The history of the academic class
was read by Miss Virginia Irving
Ware, of Richmond, who won lavish
applause. She had something to say
about each one of her classmates and
often limited their follies and foibles
true to life.
The law history was rather short,
owing to the fact that a number of
the near-lawyers fell by the wayside'
recently. 1t was read by Macon M.
Long, who did it we'll. He followed
the plan Of Characterizing each mem
Der, used by Miss Ware, and was hap
py as well as witty, in what he had
to say.
After the class president had said
few words of dismissal, the audi
ence and the seniors mingled, and
the musical program was extended for
sometime.
President Boatwright last night an
nounced the law graduates, who are
L. NJ. n. Basile, Hanover; J. d. Bond,
Wise; E. S. Cardozo, Hanover; G. f.
Cooke, Smyth; a. c. Hazlett, Ohio;
w. p. Lipscomb, Richmond; NJ. NJ.
Long, Rappahannock; ]. X. McCotter.
Chesterfield; w. w. Pierce, North Car
DINA; 9. G. Schweickert, Philippine
Islands; r. b. Wilson, Richmond.
The prizes in the law department.
consisting Of sets OF law books. offer
ed by a well-known firm of law pub
fishers, were won by l.. NJ. n. Basile.
OF Hanover, in the senior class. and
by Allen Carter Jones. of Newport
News, in the junior class.
The Tanner medal for proficiency in
Greek was won by L. L. Hubbeli, OF
Charlotte county.
AT IL this morning the board of
trustees of the college began their ses-
sion. Among those who have already
come FOR the meeting are: George 81
Iaylor, or Hollins, who is the guest
OF PRESIDENT Boatwright; Hunt Har-
of Hampton; w. +. Hatcher, OF Fork
Union; Livius Landlord, OF Norfolk.
Plans for New building.
Inc trustees at today's meeting re-
president and treasurer Of the COLLEGE
Ihey VIII also discuss the report OF the
building committee for the new coll
lege a WeSthampton.
AS DIR. w. II. Whitsitt, for nine wears
professor OF philosophy at the col
leSe' has resigned, ii is probable
that his successor will be chosen at
this meeting. DIR. Whitsitt is the third
incumbent of this chair, DR.. ]. L. NJ
Curry having been the first and DR.
w. D. Thomas the second.
This afternoon at $3.50 o'clock the
Alumni Associa ton will have a ban
quet and reunion in Thomas Hall.
The women graduates of 1910 VIII
oe rendered a luncheon at Guth's at {
O'Clock by the alumnae and women
students. This event will be most
The finals will close tomorrow with
the academic procession, the comforting
OF honorary degrees and the awarding
ents.