The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-15
.H.AMPDEN-SIDNEY
CLOSES SESSION
Richmond Boy Leads Collegiate
Observation-Disclosures by Col
onel R. E. Lee, Jr.
!, Especial s. {, S to The Timos- pispat ch.l !

i1aHipoeh-S'dhey. Va. June l4.-Thc
one hundred and thirty-ii NTH session OF
ltahpden- Sidney College closed to-
uhy with the announcement or degrees
ny the Rev. III. Il. Graham. president of
the college. The honorary degree of
doctor OF divinity was conferred upon
the Rev. David j. Woods, of Blacks
burg. The collegiate department was
led by +. Moylan Fits. Of Richmond
who was the second honor man of his
class. and received the degree Of NJ
a. and -. a. Third honor was CON
f.qrred upon Henry Lewis Painter, b.
-" Or Yancey Mills; John Blake Camp
Dell, b. s.. OF Roanoke. and Z. McSew
az. b.. Of Virginia. Tho degree of
bachelor OF arts was conferred upon
watt 6. Huntington, OF Farmville:
7 II. Dunninston, OF Farmville: shelby
~: lett. Of Kentucky; George L. Rex.
or Virsinih: Frank ]. Brooke, OF West
virginia: Merrlman S. Smith. OF Roa-
noke; Goodrich 4. Wilson. OF Prince
Edward county. and Hubert g. Clarke.
of Virginia.
The annual address before the So
clcty OF Alumni wasi delivered before
the graduating exercises took place
ny the Rev. Asa D. Watkins. of Bris-
lol, and tie address 10 the graduates
by the Rev. VIC. Campbell, OF Roa-
hoke. The festivities Of final week
Closed With the annual ball in the
Comfy Club Tonight.
Address by Colonel Lee.
ono o. the features OF final week
was the address on Thursday night
before tn literary societies by Colonel
*. ~ Lee. Jr., of Fairfax, whose sub
ject was 'virginla's Place In lIistory,.,
Inc occasion was one that attracted
the various Confederate organizations
OF Hrince Edward and nearby coun-
lies, which attended the speaking in
nody. Colonel Leo WAS introduced
by President Graham
commencement week began with the
harcalaureate sermon on sunday hv
,He KEY James y. Paxton. u. d. or
l.ynchburg. while the sermon before
'he u NJ. c. y. was delivered sunday
night by the Rev. Charles n. StribIin.,
oi petersburg The Haiscy trophv for
ueoate was delivered Tuesday morn
ing TO W. O. Huntington ana s. NJ. %.
"iilhg OF the Union Literary So.
r nc presentation was made by
mares = y. Mckinney. OF Atlanta Ga.
ne iiawes tennis trophy was award
ga 10 w, 49, McIlwaine, OF Petersburg
". Darlington. OF Richmond pre-
hchteh the McAllster athletic tropih.
10 TIC sophomore class. The George
w Basby prize was won by II
1roekett. OF the senior class.
., ne General Alumni Associa ton met
=, al tei moon ana elected Charles
~. Mckinney, OF Atlanta, Ga. presi
lent; Don p, Halsey. or Lynchburr
vice president. and Tulane Atkinson
OF iiampd Sidney secrctarv ana
. treasurer. r. X Brooks chairman.
y. w Walker. p. T. Atkinson. i. S
Epcs and Professor WHITING comprise
u hnance committee. which will have
general supervision of athletics next
session. Th4 duty OF this Committee
~ A ,7J a. 800
zee that funds are raised 10 finance
the various teams
me board OF trustees. following It's
meeting on Tuesday night, announced
the resignation or DR. Stevenson N
Smith from the chair OF natural
sciences pr. Smith has accepted a
similar position I'm the University OF
washington The board also es,ab-
lsned chair OF modern languages.
Including French, German and Span.
ish, and elected J. A. Clarke, NJ. a..
A. B., PHI. D. as head OF the depart
ments The chair In natural sciences
VIII be filled at an election to be held
TINS summer. No other announcements
oof chrges were made. although tho
chair in Greek Viii be occupied in fu-
ture by Dr. Professor Brock and Pro
ressor Whiting will have entire charge
! OF the Latin classes.
The german last night. closing the
social calendar for the year. was led
by r. Moylan Ftss. of Richmond. with
Miss Elizabeth Richardson. OF Farm
vile Among those dancing were
MISS Mamie Smith, of Richmond, with
Watt 6. Huntington, OF Farmville;
Miss Mary NicFaden. of Richmond, with
=. I. Atkinson: Miss Lois R!cha roson.
Of Richmond, with F. j. Brooke. Miss
Mitchell. OF Petersburg. with George
baskerville; Miss jackson. Of Peters
burg. with W.fB. MtIlwaine: Miss Dor
othy Harrison. of Petersburg, with w
H. Frey; Miss Alice Graham. OF Hamp-
den Sidney. with NJ. S. Clarke: Miss
James, OF Richmond. with ]. NJ. Crock
cit: Miss Pauline Balrnson, of winston
salem, n. c., with j. II. Dunnington:
Miss Augustine Allen, OF Norfolk. with
Blair Fits. OF Richmond; Miss Eta
Morrison. OF Portsmouth. with f. IL
Moore; Miss Yenable. OF Florida with
u. NJ. Oldfeld; Miss Edmunds.{ OF Balti-
more, with Henry Lewis Painter; Mis-.
simmons. of Charleston, S. c.. with
Wallace Blanton. OF Richmond; MISS
Margaret Temple. OF Danviile, with H.
@. Swineford of Richmond; Miss
Brownie Bell. Of Romney, W. va. with
e NJ. Walker; Miss Mary Bell, Of Rom
ney. W. Va. with George Walker; Miss
Cobb, OF Stony Creek, with Merriman
s. Smith; Miss Smith. OF Roanoke. with
G. y, Byrnc; Miss Campbell. of Roa-
noke, with William Vaughan; Miss
Jones, Of Richmond. with George A.
WILSON, Miss Frost, OF Idaho, with
Charles Hamlet: Miss Bear, of Roc
nokc. with !. G. Buchanan.
The alumni in attendance were j.
NJ. H. Fitzgerald, OF Blackstone: j. NJ
Cecil. of Richmond; Archer Buchanan,
Of Tazewell; Wyndham Blanton, OF
Richmond; Walter Moore. of Richmond;
4 X. W. Darlington, of Richmond; George
Chambliss, of Petersburg: II. w. Byers
OF Baltimore. and C. S. Welton, of West
Virginia.
New Minister JpstnIIed