The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-16
LOv|NGCUP GIVEN
TO DR.. ALDERMAN
Members Of Faculty Show Their
Regard Tor University
President.
PHI BETA KAPPA MEETING
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Large Crowd Witnesses cere-
lnony OF Conferrlng
Degrees.
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lSpecial to The Times Dispdtch.l
& Charlottesville, Va. June i5.-This
was specifically University Day in the
closing exercises of the eighty-fourtli
session of the University OF Virginia.
The chief events were the comforting
of degrees. the unveiling of the statue
of Jefferson and the exercises incident
to the annual meeting of the Beta
Chapter}of Phi Beta Kappa in the State
of Virginia.
The ceremony of comforting degrees
took place in Cabell Hall at IL o'clock,
IN the presence OF large crowd one
hundred and ninety-two degrees were
bestowed-all of them earned, because
the university eonfers no honorary
titles or honors. The names of these
who were distin guished by these cere-
monies have been published. with the
exception of the degree men in the
engineering school.
Loving Cup to DIR. Alderman.
An event unexpected to the general
public was the gift Of handsome low
ing cup 10 President Alderman by the
faculty of the university, in recogri-
ton of his great services to that insti-
tuition and as testimonial of the fac
ultys regard for him. In the presen-
tation Dr. j. W. Male represented the
faculty. DR.. Alderman MADE an elo-
quent Acknowledgment of the beauti-
full tribute.
Early this afternoon there was re-
ception to the graduates, their parents
and friends in Madison Hall.
Phi Beta Kappa Meeting.
This evening in the same hall, took
place the annual meeting of the Beta
Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in the
State of Virginia, the Oldest of the
Greek letter fraternities, originally a
secret society, but to-day recognized
as an honor roll of scholarship in the
colleges and universities of America
Its members are taken from the best
students of the graduating class, froi.
alumni whose work entities them t,
recognition, and also from any othe
group of persons distinguished in let
tiers. science or education. AT O'CLOCK
the Initiation exercises were held
when the following persons were re
ceived into full Fellowship:
From the College-Michael Sidne.
Gleason of Charlottesville; Russell
Landram Haden. OF Crozet: Mauric,
ron TAYLOR ~, of Norfolk; John Viii
bur Watson, OF Chatham.
From the Graduate School--Albert
George Adam BALI, of Charlottesville
James B. Holmes, of Lynchburg; Mat
thew Thompson Mcclure, Jr.. of SPOTS
wood; Mifiin Wyatt Swartz. of Jackson
Miss. Thomas jefferson Wertenbakei
From the Department of Law-Gec
Boardman Eager. of Louisville. KY
Mason Avery Lewis, OF Denver, Col
Beverly William Stras, Jr.. of Taz,
we'll. Richard Tunstall. of Norfolk
Richard Taylor Wilson, of Petersbur
From the Department of Medicine
Edwin Wilson Holiday. of Charlotte
VILE; Samuel sullivan Irwin. OF NJ
Airy. N. C,
From the Department of Enginee
ing-Richard Potts Johnson, of FREQ
erick, Md; Littleton Waller Tazewe
Jr., of Norfolk
From the Faculty--Dr Richard Her
~ Whitehead. DR.. stephen Hurt Watt
DR.. Charles Alphonso Smith drans
!erred from Alpha of North Carolina
Address by DR.. Lovett.
The annual Phi Beta Kappa address
was delivered by DR.. Edgar o. Lovet
president of Rice Institute. Houston
Tex, and the annual poem. entitle
The Red Hills of Piedmont was rea
BY Armistead C. Gordon. OF Stauntor
The banquet began at $50 O'Clock a
The University Commons
The social festivities of the week
which have been considerably inter
tered with by objectionable weathe,
closed tonight with the final ball
which was danced in the Fayerweathe
gymnasium.
Engineering Degree Men,
FOLLOWING are the degree men +
.he engineering department:
Civil Engineers-James vass Brooke
of Norfolk Fayetre Clay Ewing, ,Tr
Of Kirkwood, Mo-. Earnest Lama
Costin, Jr., of Macon, Ga. John Clar
snce Hipp. of Newberry. s. c.; Beaudrl
Lafitte Howell, of Alexandria; Richar
Potts Johnson, OF Frederick. Nd; Stan
ley Reeves, of Johnson City, Tenn
Littleton Waller Tazewell of Norfolk
Calvert Wake Tazewell, OF Norfolk