The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
GLASS DAY CALLS
OUTSTUOENT WITS
Richmond College Seniors Turn
Spotlight OH Their Own
Foiblcs.
BOARD IN ANNUAL MEETING
Trustees Will Fill Faculty Va
cancies and Hear Re
ports To-Day.

-Four years OF college history were
last night compressed into tabloid
form by Richmond College seniors and
offered in the guse OF Grafton and
humorous chronicle TO AN audience
| which took every seat ~ the chapel
1t was class day at Ricnmond College,
and the budding orators Of l?l2 were
In their glory. The college humoTists
laid their heavy hands on the foibles
ana idiosyncracies OF their classmates
10 the Infinite Amusement of those who
came to hear
Rev. J. 4. Watts opened the exer-
Ciscs with an invocai !pn. and G.. q.
Garland, president OF the academic
class of 1912, followed the presidential
address. The orator OF the evening
was j. l.. Welsh. OF Philadelphia, who
spoke on the subject THE American
Graduate and American Citizenship"
The speaker professed TO see APP
preaching crisis In American colleges,
period of stress in which the col
legc viii be asked to cifer reason for
'1s existence. G. STANLEY Clarke read
the history OF the law lass OF 1912.
and T.. l. Hundley, Law orator, dis
oussed "Feme's Property flights"
World Lives on Potato Roots.
The world lives on potato roots.
not Latin roots" counsolcd q. II. l.
Winfrey. historian of the academic
class of 1912 In the course Of AN anus
ing prefaces to the class history. He
warned the graduates against plac-
lis too much confidence In the tram
ing they had3 received a: the hands OF
alma mater. and expressed his skeptic-
ism touching the economic value of an
academic training In this prosaic
world. His eccentric History Of tho
class of 1912 was rich In humorous
digs at the various members, and spar
co neither the professors nor the CO.
eds.
Mr.. Winfrce called upon the mem
tcrs of the class successively. and as
each stood up, read pointed sum-
mary of his college career. The char
acterIzations were rich in local color,
and Were drawn on broad lines. From
the student who WAS intended for the
ministry but. showing no desire for
heaven. took up later the study OF
law, TO the senior VINO was proud
master of TWO language Hr gush and
fctcrsburg-cach mcmb": OF the class
had his particular little Skeleton haul
&c out and exhibited to the audience.
Two Medal Winners.
1t was unoiiicially announced last
might that the Tanner medal. Tor the
highest scholarship in Greek. will this
Year 40 to w. II. Davis. OF Norfolk.
c. II. Wills. of Lignum viii be award
ed the $50 gold prize FOR the highest
grade in mathematics. The winner Of
the Spanish prize as well as those who
were awarded medals by the literary
societies Will be anuVIEc-d n; the 1nai
exercises Wednesday night.
The board of trustees OF the college
VIII gather this morning at IL o'clock
In annual meeting to hear reports and
10 Ill vacancies in the faculty. On
the college campus this afternoon the
students will entertain the alumni and
visitors with athletic games and Il
number OF novel feature acts.
The college alumni will hold their
annual dinner tonight at o'clock
at the Business Mems Club. Directors
General John Bnrrcot. OF the Pan
American Union. Will be the guest Of
honor George Bryan, president of the
Alumni Association. viii preside. and
nr J. +. Hicks, Of Danvllc, Will be
the principal sI'caScr Among others
who will speak are Professor II. +.
/ Cos. u Richmond; Park +. Deans. OF
Windsor, and Roy. Samuel Phillips OF
North Carolina.
At the Westmorclaud club last night
Professor H. G Stcarncs, NJ y. class
"- lAs. entertained the members or
his class a; dinner. President Boat
.st.r or .sieGmoui College. was
3 present rs the guest Of honor