The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-09
BISHOP RANDOLPH
MAKES ADDRESS
Final Exercises at William and
Mary-Meeting of Board
Of Visitors.
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williamsburg. Va. June s.-The
comforting of degrees. diplomas. prizes
and scholarships marked the closing
of William and Mary this morning.
DR.. Lyon G. Tyler presided. and an
nounced The following scholarships:
Soutter. to "A. F. English. OF Penn
sylvanIa. Chancellor. 20 j. e. Pool. of
PORTSMOUTH, Graves, 10 Abraham
Brodowsky. of New York; Corcoran, 10
Charles r. Bagley. of North Carolina.
Philo Bennett. to John Fl. Wright. OF
Richmond The Pi Kappa Alpha scbo,
arship. given for the best translation.
was awarded to A. +. English, Of New
fork, The James Barron Hope schol-
arship, for the best poeticai contri-
button TO the William and Mary Liter
airy Magazine, was awarded to Martin
Feinstein. OF New York The prize for
the best prost contribution to the LII
erary Magazine was awarded TO Earl
B. Thomas, OF New York
After the comforting OF the degrees.
me annual address 10 the graduating
class was delivered by Bishop Alfred
Magili Randolph. of Norfolk. whose
subject was What Constitutes a Great
Man. as illustrated In the Life and
Character of Rober, L. Lee The ad-
dress was brilliant and scholarly. and
was listened to with the deepest atten-
tion by the large audience present. At.
It's close Presiden. Lyon G. Tyler de-
clared the session of 1901 at an end
The final ball tonight marked the
closing event OF brilliant commence
ment, from q social viewpoint. and
many couples danced till late in the
night. ~
Board of Visitors
The board OF visitors of William and
a r n Lob I,a,l L.
several days. with superintendent
Joseph D. Eggleston, presiding. adj
journed yesterday, after having made
several radical changes In the man
agement of the institution The posi-
ton OF steward. which has been held
since 1883 by Robert L. Spencer, was
abolished, and the boarding depart
ment Leased to w. T Brown. who. for
the past three or four years, conducted
a large boarding house in town and
attended lectures
The kindergarten. which was con-
Quoted as a separate school. was alb
olished. Some kindergarten work Will
be conducted in connection with the
Model School. and Miss Ellen Barnes
was chosen teacher of this depart
ment. ai
The board deferred the election of
college physician, physical director and
coach. and directed the executive. com
mittee to take steps at its next meet
Ing towards getting man for the
joint salaries of the first two posi-
tions. who might discharge the duties
of the three. H. L. Bridges. in addi-
tlon to his duties as registrar. was
elected superintendent, OF buildings
and grounds
The plan of collecting students be-
low the collegiate grade into a normal
academic course was approved, and
Two new teachers We're elected al a
salary OF $1,000 each, who are to give
their entire time to this new depart
ment. The teachers chosen wsre Pro-
fessors r.. G. Young and W. A. Bloxton.
The president of William and Mary
and professors are we'll pleased with
the new arrangement. whereby the
normal and academic departments are
clearly separated, and believe the
chnges made by the board will be re-
fiected in the better work possible in
the future. s