The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-14
AMPDEN-S|DNEy
ENDS ITS SESSION
Literary Society Celebration.
Interesting Commencement Ex-
ercises-List of Graduates.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.I

liainpdcn- Sidney, Va, June I3-The
| Fhilanthropic Literary society held it's
ilnal celebration In Memorial Hall al
5 o'clock Tuesday night. {. l.. Clarke
of Gladys. presided and introduced the
following speakers OF the evening:
Senior orator. W. L. iIaziegrovc. Of
Farmvillc. whose subject was The
Lost Cause" Junior orator. Charles
! NJ Walker, OF BlacksbulE. The Eter-
nal Challenger" Junior orator, f.. L.
Rnoadcs, OF Pulaski. "rhe Power of
Purpose
The sopho,nore's debatcrs medal
was delivered by Edwin owen, of Den
i'iston, to J. NJ. Simpson. OF Frederick
! Nd. The Freshman declaimer's medal
was presented to John Guthrie. of
Dublin, by G. T.. Clarke. The senior
| orators medal was delivered by w. T..
iiazlegrove to G. f. Cierkc.
on Wednesday, morning at 1870
O'clock the annual commencement ex-
ercises were conducted in the college
chapel. The first number of the pro-
gram was the address before the So
ciety of Alumni by the Hon. Walter y.
Watson ESQ, OF Holloway. Judge
Watson spoke with great effect and
feeling OF the place Hampden- Sidney
occupied in the hearts OF her sons,
and of the ideals fostered by this old
institution whose foundations were
political freedom and orthodox reli-
gion. Beautiful tributes We're paid
By this distinguished Jurist TO the
memory of Professor James Il. Thorn
ton ana Professor Walter Blair and
lac spoke with aTcctionate gratitude of
DR.. McIlwainc. who was president OF
the college during his student days,
and OF Professor Brock. the only sur
SivinG member of the faculty then.
Rev. Ernest Thompson. u. D., of
Charleston. w Va. presented the
Sophomore Magazine modal TO Thomas
!. McIlwaine. OF Koch. Japan. while
to Venable Moore, of Waverly, Tenn,
was awarded tho junior.senior essay
is, medal.
Address hy DR.. Moore.
Tho address to the graduates was
I delivered by Rcv. W. W. Moore, D. D..
OF Richmond. Clearly ana concisely
was pointed out to tho young men
| who are about to enter into life's work
the two dominant factors that shape
successful life, namely. determination
( to enter heartily the ranks OF tho
worlds workers and never TO lose
! sight of the place of Providence in
I their lives.
| : NJ. Il. Coulllng. Jr. OF Tazeweil.
/ was the valed.ctorian OF his class.
i There were six honor men among tho
+ graduates-R II. B.rksdalc. OF Rich
mond, first honor Gan average OF 81 and
I
Mr. Barksdale led his class each year.
! Alexander Donnan and +. IL. Moore.
? both OF Richmond. were second honor
men Can average Of 30 and above for
the collegiate course). Henry II. Nc
Ney. IT,. Of Richmond; J. H. McClintic.
of Marlinton, w. Va. and y. G.. Thomp-
son, OF Charleston W. Va. were third
/ honor graduates IAN average OF 81 and
above during the collegiate cnurse).
List OF GruduRteH.
The list of graduates and degrees
is as follows:
Bachelor OF Arts-Thomas Thweat
Atkinson. champe; Randolph Hunter
Barksdale. Richmond; Howson Wallace
Blanton, Richmond Charles Edwin
( ter Coulling. Jr.. Tazewell; Charles
+ Fox Graham. Wythevillc: Percival
/ I-auncelot HAMLET, Farmville: Will
Liam Perkins HazleGrovc. Farmvillc:
| Willoughby Shelton Hundiey. Glover;
John Ravenscroft Jones. Rawlings;
Albert Micajah Larew. Dublin; John
Hunter McCl!nttc. Marlinton. w. Va:
William Baird McIlwaine, Petersburg;
Henry Hanna McVey. Jr.. Richmond
! Francis Hudson Moore. Richmond
/ Page Oscar Northington, Lacrosse:
charles baskerville Saunders. Lreder-
icksburs; Allison Garnett Thompson.
Charleston. w. Va; Harry Easlcy
Mhaley. cluster Springs; Benjamin
| Briscoe White. Washington. d. c.
/ Bachelor OF Scicnce-Alexander Dom
nan, Richmond: William Perkins Halle
grove. FarmvlIe.
/ The w. w. Bondurant scholarship for
the junior class was awarded to Ven
able Moore. his average being tho
highest in tho Junior class The Tuck
EFT scholarship for the sophomore class
was awarded to e. T. Thompson, who
I 1nn h. Etyhr
| The Houston scholarship OF the fresh
man class was won by Robert F.. War
WICK. Mississippi. for the same reason
The Percy Echols ministerial scholar
ship was awarded to J. T. ProfIitt. of
Plumtrce. n. c.. while to W. W. sprousc.
| OF Fountain Inn. S. c.. the s. p. Lees
scholarship was awarded
Ihe board or trustees elected r. +.
Hammer OF Roanoke. as gymnasium in
structor for the session of l9l2-13. and
W. W. Sprouse as assistant librarian
a chanSe III the requirement for the
| NJ. y. degree was made by the board
| at its last meeting. Hereafter an adj
ditionai year of residence will be re-
CURED OF the student and an average
of So for that year only
The annual game of baseball between
the college team and the alumni re-
suited in victory for the former, the
score being to .. Batteries: For In.
college. Moore and Frey: for the
alumni Walker and Blanton clO).
| Enjoyable Dance.
! An unusual large number of visit
! ing girls were guests on the Hin
, during commencement. With IDEAL
weather conditions, the dances and
other social functions were most do
lightful.
y list Of the visiting girls is given
| below:
! Misses Nan Atkinson. of Champc:
Helen Wimbrush, of Cluster Springs;
Bessie Edmunds of Chamnc: Pauline
Bahnson. of Winston Salem. \. g.