The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13
COLLEGE ORATORS
RO]|.ASTGRAOUATES
But Fair Colds Are Spared,
Getting Oceans Of Praise
at Finals.
ONE DIPLOMA GOES To. CHINA
Fifteen Years Late. but Dr..
Louthan Is Rewarded
Class lIonors.

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Orators and historians OF the Rich
mond College graduating classes babe
official farewell to college days In the
auditorium last night. when each ma
stood before the large audience and
heard his estimate read in none TOO
complimentary terms. and each wo
nan--there were ten Co eds--listened
10 nothing but praise. "reminiscences
from freshman days to the present
when all the world looks to the new
iaborers in the vineyard and awaito
+ the revolution of things in general
predicted by the speakers Tho
CO eds came in for an unusual share
OF the prominence. being compared 10
the Wise and Foolish Virgins of the
Scriptures. alternately. according to
the whinls of the historian,
To HOLD Reunion In 1914.
Clad In cap and gown. the gradu-
ates formed in double line at the en-
trance OF Science Hall and marched
TO the rostrum. where they were
seated. President a. o. Lynch deliv-
cred the address of welcome He.
spoke, for the most part. of the grow q
Ing college spirit, and announced the
resolve of this years class To hold
reunion in June 1911 in the new home
Of the college at Westhampton. r. c.
Duval. Jr.. spoke on Fallen Barriers
and s. W. Shelton on The Call OF
Country" Both were appeals to tho
classes not TO rest with the laurels
won in college. but to continue striv-
Ing for the best things In the work
of life.
The numerous part of the evenings
exercises went TO Walter Beverly and
a. r. Kershaw. historians for the
academic and law classes. With par
agraphs that kept the audience laugh
ing most OF the time they roasted
every ~earer of the cap and gown.
They told of triumphs, difficulties,
love affairs that combined both. and
many indlscretions that caused the
sedate graduates to blush and hest
tate 20 rise when their names were
called.
None was spared. but all were exon
Grated on the ground that the bar
riers had fallen and diplomas would
be documentary evidence that all re-.
quirements had been complied with.
TO Get Diplomn in China
Most interesting of ell those who
Will receive their diplomas tomorrow
is one many years older than any OF
the rest, and who has not been a ma
circulate of the college tor fifteen
years. and who will not be present
when his name is called. He is DR.
y. D. Louthan. of 'Cheng Chow. China
He gets the same diploma as the rest
and missed being roasted by the his
torian. for which he is doubtless de-
voutly thankful.
DR.. Louthan, when a member of the
coiiege. failed to pass an eXamina-
ton in one of the apartments. He
then entered the Southern Baptis,
Seminary a Louisville, where he grad
uated with the degree of TIL. H. and
held passionate for several years.
Then he decided to go as q medical
missionary 30 China. taking first, his
NJ. d. degree at8the Medical College
of Virginia. He sailed Immediately
for China. Though one OF the .AmerI-
can colleges there he applied for per-
mission 10 take examinations on the
course in which he failed, so that he
might take the least OF his degrees
last. Books We're sent to him and at
the regular time officials of the Cni-
nese college received his examination
papers. and saw that he passed the
test in due form The papers were
sent here. and marked just as though
he vas member of the class. Presi-
dent Boatwright will mail his diploma
Immediately after the graduation ex-
ercises.
Honors Announced. .
Tomorrow night President Boat
wright will deliver the following aca-
demic and society honors:
Il Crump prize for mathema tics, $50 In
gold. E. P. T. Tyndall Richmond; Tan
ner medal for Greek. Miss Frances T.
coffee. Richmond; \ Jennings price for
mathematics. S35 in gold. divided be-
tween Clay S. Cole, Smyth county, and
Miss Nellie y. Scales. Richmond, both
having made the same mark; Ellyson
athletic trophy. silver cup. to the class
of 1912.
Philologian Society-orator's medal
l.. F, Paulette. writer's medal Frank
Gaines; debater's medal. T. e. Cochran.
declaimer's medal. 4. H. Camden: read.
er's medal. w B. Miller; Improvement
in debate. Z. r. -Peyton
Mu Sigma Rho ociety-Debater's
medal. Herman Winfrey: readers
medal, j. S. Lawrence; declaimer's me-
dial, MIR. Koontz.
Those Who Got Degrees.
Following is the official list of grad
yates In all departments:
Master of Arts-Frances Folsome
Coffee. Terry Colley Durham and Geo.
Washington Sadler.
Bachelor of Arts-Herman Bailey,
Macon Eugene Barnes, Archer Bryan
Bass. Walter Beverly Aubrey Heyden
Camden. Virginia Eppes Campbell,
Thomas Everette Cochran. Clay Spur
geon Cole, Edmund MichauY Crump,
John William Decker, John Billings
ley Duval. Robert Cammack Duval, Jr.,
Alfred Benjamin. Gunter Edmonds.
Lima Gregory. Lucien Talmage Hall.
Paul Edgar HubbeIl Frederick William
Jones. Sarah Hamlet Lewis, Arunah
Otto Lynch. Wilmer 10y OFlaherty,
Paul Whitestine Orchard, Pauline
Pearce, Eudora Voolfolk Ramsay, Vir-
ginia Rose Robertson. William Howard
Rogers, Nellie Noel Scales. Russell Cor
IZy, ., GTl.
Elmer Williams Sydnor. Ruth McGrud-
err homasson James Henry Terry,
BENJAMIN Battalle White, Phil Tay-
Tor Woodward. DR.. A. D. Louthan.
Bachelor of Science-John Elwood
King.
Bachelor of Lews-R!chard Allen AM
mons. Virginius Loud Arnold, Alexan-
der Bruce Belfeld. Joseph Addison Bill
Kingsley, Jesse Louis Broudy, yelling
Bowie. Oswald Lee Cole, Raymond WIZ
lis Gill, Herbert Bragg Gillian. John
Kendrtck Hutton. John Littlepage In
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