The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-19
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TOO MANY PEOPLE
IN PROFESSIONS
Speaker Byrd Tells Mechanics
Institute Graduates World
Needs Workingmen.

we have too many lawyers and too
many DOCTORS" said Richard Evelyn
Dyrd' Speaker eff the House of Dele
gates. in his address at the closing
exercises OF the Virginia Mechanics
institute last night. There are too
many professional men and not enough
working men. believe If there were
lever doctors the people would have
better health"
Mr. Byrd enllvened the proceedings
by injecting good many OF his Ideas
ABOUT things as they are He discuss
ed practical training and cultural
training. praised the man who works
with MS hands, touched on politics and
made eloquent reference to the value
OF good library. History he called
as interesting as a novel. and about
as much to be depended upon" He
hhd never, he said. been able TO under
STAND histories. Two men get into n
hsht ana I'VE Witnesses on each side
are summoned before Justice Crutchacld
the next morning. each set giving on
posing testimony Yet the world OK.
poets, he continued, that the evidence,
OF those who lived three or four CEN
turtles ago. who were not under onth
snall be taken for what happened then
| wonder. he said. :. how the his
! lieye they do"
| Not Troubled by Abuse.
When my enemies say am BOSS.
said Air Bryd, 81 don't get angry.
People have been abused since ths
louhdatton of the world. and there
aiwaSs Will be men who go about
ABOUT abusing other folks. simply
go 70 my library and pick up some
! friend there and forget all save tho
great of the past who are marshaled
before me. My library is my real
! friend. who will never refuse to vote
for me or abuse me"
rue real educa lion, said the speaker
IS mat which fits the nun for the life
he is TO lead. So lie urged his hearers
not 10 make the mistake on ne one
mana OF numbering the mind with
knowiedge they will not need nor on
me other of making OF themselves ma
! chines He said he believed tie younr
OIL TINS day are not sunlcientlv well
grounded In the fundamentals Of,
Knowledge
w. J. Whitehurst president Of ,ba
board. was in the chair. and conduc,ad
the hnals of what has been probabl,
! the most successful year in the histor,
| OF the institute. J.HD. Crump chair
man of the school committee intro
duccd MIR Byrd
Following the exercises in the audi
forum. the drawing rooms. iabora TO-
rtes and shops were opened for inspec-
ton ando were visited by the audi.
| ence Glasses in each mechanical
shop were at work as usual Specia,
EXHIBITS were made OF biacksmi;hs
work of plumbing and OF cabinet
making. |
Diplomas Delivered
The degree. diplomas aud certificates
were delivered by superintendent
Frank w. Duke. as follows:
Bachelor of sclence--Charles Vance
Ratlim
piplolfn S. Electrlcity; William
Charles Rlakey, James Blair Bowdcn. !
Arthur Wellington Koiner. Paul Mad Z
dOx Charles Vance Ratlif Alathcmat |
ics--Char!es Vance Ratliff Physics
Charles Vance Ratlin. Bookkeeping |
Robert Wexford Allen. Jr William
HARDWOOD Gilman. Arthur kuchcmann. !
Peter McIlwainc, Mills Ferrill Neal.I
Architectural drawing-John l.inford !
Nalford.
The medals were delivered by Frank .
T. Brown, instructor in electricity. 10 I
the following Addie cole. medal for !
electricity, sitt of Mrs. T. H. Elicit.
to John \. Udriet Elizabeth IIalli
medal! for hlacksmithing and forging. |
gift of j. L. Hail. TO Thomas cleve
land Woodson: Chewing medal for
practical arithmetic. gift of A. j !
Chewing. to silas Elisha Hotchkiss
Lou Nor medal, for higher ma the
Henry Carl Messerschmidt: Duckhardt
prize medal, for free-iiand drawing
gift of Richard Duckhardt, to Henry /
Day Lowry.
First Honor Men
First honors We're awarded as fol-
lows:
Arithmeiic-A i. Linwood eugene
Waldrop: a .. Fred Williams. q iEi
William j. Gum. >. Rudolph negen..
g 3. Percy Baker Stone; G /. Linwood
c. Powers G 2, Silas Elisha Hotchkiss
Algebra--A !. John Cottrell: a .
J. Frank Jones: 3. James a Marvin.
Horace Franklin Sharpe. Sheppard 7
Tyree.
Geometry-A, Guy y. Belcher; p
Clarence A. Bryce. Jr
Trisonometry-Hcn ry Carl Messer
schmidt
Analytical Geometry-charies vance
Ratclih. M 'NG
Calculus Charles Vance Ratclin.
Bookkecping--A. Maroon 81. G. Allen.
H. William Harwood Gilman
Free hand Drawing-A. Seth Mason 4
Dabney; Is, Robert T.. Moser c. Henri,
Day Lowry.
, Instrumental Drawins--l. John Il.
Paync:B2, Walter Charlie Northam: 3 4
Archie J. Streat; !, Albert II. Lane
Architectural Drawings. Joseph r. +
Christian; b. John Rinford Walford
Mechanical Drawins-l. Herbert a.
halneE: = Charles S. McKendree
l;stimating-G. NJ. Bowers.
Chemistry-A, Manuel L. vivar; B.
Albert Nixon Thistle.
Physics-A, James Blair Dowden: y
Charles Vance RatcliH
Electricity-A, Keeling TT. Ssson; b,
John ~ Udriet; c. James Blair Dow
den
English-A. I. Yustin Prcager; B,
Percy Baker Stone
Clay Modeling-Charles A. Lee
Cabinet Making Shop-Henry Lee
Cudlip.
Wood Pattern shon-Joseph " Clue
ci. Lnwood Eugene Waldron