The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18
ROANOKE COLLEGE: /.
ENDS ITS SESSION
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salem, Va, Juno l7.-Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock came the reru
lar exercises OF commencement day at
Roanoke College. The rostrum wac
occupied By the faculty. board of trus.
tees, alumni. graduating class and in
vited guests. First came the addresses
by representatives OF the graduating
class as follows: r. L. Cline, Culpeperi
Ihc Parcels POST: a. G. Fox, Salem,
Practical Democracy: c. c. Hino,
Winston Salem. y. c.. '.I;ducation for
Peace; j. *. Linn, Rockwell. n. c..
The Present status of the student
Volunteer Movement; +. A. Painter.
Troutville .The Fight Against Dis.
ease; G. ~ Smith, Strasburg. NUM-
cipai Government by Commission; r.
p. Thomas. Wythevillc. "a Greater Ma
ton Through Greater South
The president then conferred the de-
gree OF A. u. on the following:
| c. o. Bittle. Catlett: D. E. Bsttlc.
| Mycrsvillc, Md: G.. IL. Bowers, Win
chester; b. f. Brugh. Troutville: r. L.
Cline, Culpcper; w. ~. Craun, Mt. Sid
ncy; w. l.. Cooper. China Grove, ~ c.:
J. c. Droke. Blountville, Tenn: c. D..
| Ehrman. Salem; 5. L. Felicrs. Roanoke;
| a. G. Fox. salem: 6. NJ. French. Wood
| stock; W. d. French. Woodstock: e C.
1 d.
Hendricks store; j.. l.. Janney, Pur-
celiville: ]. Is. Linn. Rockwell. y. c.:
| II. e. Meredith. norfolk: L. a. Painter
| Trontville; c. IL. e. Park, Rockwell,
| y. c.: g. b. Patterson, China Grove, NJ
C.; Francis Simmons. Buchanan. C. NJ
| B. Smith, Strasburg; L. A. Thomas.
Salisbury. y. c.: r. Z. Thomas. Wythe-
vile: r. L. Trexier, Salisbury y. CT;
| h. NJ. Weeks. Willis.
The following received the degree
! OF master Of arts In course: R. IL
Anderson, Graham; c. 81. p. Caldwell
New Castle; II. o. Price. Salem.
The following received the degree Of
| absentia: Rev. II. H. Crear, class of
1903. Richard. Mo-: Professor A G..
Williams. class OF 1902, Emory; 3. H.
s;nidow. class OF 1906. lawyer. Penn
| broke.
| The following received certificates
in recognition of their completion Of
| the course for bachelor OF arts: Grace
Holmes Chcatham. Salem; Ocie Eliza
beth stiff. Roanoke. who was also
granted certificate in recognition OF
| her completion In course OF the re-
quirements for the a. NJ. degree. A
certificate in recognition of completion
of the requirements for the a. NJ. de-
gree by work done In absentia was
awarded to Annie Mae Garrett, class
OF 1908. Sarem
Certificates for proficiency in book
| keeping were awarded TO the follow
Ing; ]. X. Davis. Eggbornsvillc; J. p.
| Keen. Blucmont: G. u. SIattox, Lynch
| Station.
| Certificates for proficiency in stcnog-
| to T.. F. Bowers. Salem: Ethel Jones,
| Bristol; S. j. Marion. Bristol; Ethel
| Nandegrift. Salem.
A large number of distinctions we're
| awarded to members of the under
| graduate classes.
The faculty medal in Creek. awarded
to G.. ". Smith. Strasburg. was pre-
| scented by Dr. L. G. Pedigo, Roanoke.
| Va
! The literary societies medal in ora
tory, contested for on Monday night
| and awarded to NJ. r. Adams. Arcadia.
! Tenn, was presented by Rev. a. D. r.
| Hancher. stanton.
The junior English prize scholarship.
| award Jointly TO C. c. Keedy Hag-
erstown. Md, and e. " wills. Brook
| lyn, y. T., was presented by Rev. c. H.
Bowers. d. D.. Winchester. Va.
The Mary D. Wright memorial medal
! for Improvement in debate. awarded TO
/. A. Harvey, Pizarro. was presented
by Rev. j. C. Peery. Salem. Va
A special medal. offered for the high
| est average grade made by an under
graduate, and awarded to Frances r.
Keister, Roanoke. Va. was presented
by Judge NJ. l.. Keedy, Hagerstown,
Md
.H Announcements.
President Morehead announced that,
| hy action of the board of trustees,
committee had been appointed to Sc
! cure the services of a general secre-
tary to aid In the executive work or
the college No other changes In the
! faculty We're. announced The board
| has ordered a substantial increase in
salary for all members of the teaching
force.
| eli OSING EXERCISES