The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-22
COLLEGE ADDRESS
BY JOHN BARRETT
Commencement Program An
nounced by President
Boatwright.
sIxTY-sK IN SENIOR CLASS
Board of Trustees Will Elect
Two New Professors
This Year.
sIxTY-sIx IN SENIOR CLASS

Director John Barrett. of the Bureau
OF American Republics, Washington.
will be the principal speaker at the an
lege. w'aIch begins June and lasts
through June. ~. The complete pro-
gram for graduation week was am
| nounced yesterday by President Boat
wright.
The year now drawing to a close
has been in every respect the most
successful in the history of the col
lese." said President Boa.wright This
| is true in point of enrolment as we'll
as in the general average of the work
done. Our attendance in all DEPART
! nIenis this year was $40 greater
number pNan we have ever had before.
Inc freshman class OF us. all OF whom
came exceptionally well prepared. has
remained practically intact. and has
MADE an unusually nigh average"
Big Senior Class.
Tha graduating class this wear mum
, bers siXty-six, the largest in the his
cory OF the institution. and cxcseds
ny Twelve students the class of the
previous year. which was the largest
class the college had graduated I'M n
that time Previous to 1911 the largest
gradual ting class numbered forty-four.
In the entire rol, of sixty-six there
arc only four women Forty of ,ta
sraduating class VIII receive bachslor
or ants degrees. Next In strength arc
tho law graduates. who NUMBER TWEEN
ty-one. They Will receive the degree
o. doctor of laws. Four Will be made
pacnciors OF science. and one will re-
celVe the degree OF master Of arts
TO Elect Two New Professors.
We board of trustees Will this wear
add two new professors to tn. faculty
One of these will he appointed TO nil
the chair OF Latin which has bean
without regular professor since the
resignation last fail OF Professor "
=. Dickey DR.. j. c. Wise has had
charge OF the Latin depa rtment under
Special appointment az the president.
Tor the past year. and Will he one of
uac candidates TO be considered for tho
regular prOfessorsh.p
Another professor will >. elected to
take charge OF the chair Of biology
which has hitherto no; been r.; gular
department The Biological work had
for seven years been under the dtrec
tlon OF DT. e. NJ. Bagserly. Since his
death last fall TIE work has been car
risd on by an Instructor. This trustees
VIII AZ their meeting in June elevate
the department OF biology TO "a ful!
protessorship.
The Complete Program
/ Tho complete program for com
/ mencement week follows:
| SUNDAY, June ?. SID y M-Bacca-
laureate sermon by Professor Edward
b. Pollard, Phi. p. of C-ozier Theology
cal Seminary, Chester, Ia, in the col
lege chapel.
Monday, June 10, SIS P. NJ, in the
college chapel-Class Dag exercises.
! Tuesday, June II. 10 A M.-Annual
meeting OF the board o: trustees 10
consider reports of president and treas
urer nil vacancies. elect professors.
etc. Sis T. NJ, annual meeting OF rae
General Alumni Society In the college
chapel; address By j. F. Hicks, - d.
B. A.. Richmond College 1900. 10 he
! followed ny annual dinner
! Wednesday. June II. j ~ M.---Aca-
dcmic procession from scicnc. han 20
college chapel, address by John Bar
| rett. Washington, u. G.; comforting OF
honorary degree OF -. ID. upon Rev
| T. b. jackson. Warrcnton. Va. and j
Minor Wilbur Philadelphia.
S:l5 =. M.-Conferr'ns OF dcgr :es,
award of college prizes and medals.
, address by president and presidents an
nual reception To the graduating class
and visiting alumni al his rcsid ence.
/ To Improve Present Plant.
Several thousand dollars VIII this
summer be expended in improvements
al the college. said President Boat.
wright. in order to raise the plant to
! the required efficiency for the two
| years of residence that still remain
The electric lighting system VIII be en-
! tended to the dormitOrics, ami steam
| heat viii bc introduced in all of The
students quarters ana faculty houses.
| The college will move 10 its new ste
: at Wcsthampton in 1871, and VIII be
ready 10 matriculate students at thu
new plant in September Of that yea
! Contracts call for the completion by
/ that time of group of three buildings
| for women. the presidents residence
/ the library. an administration building.
an academic building. two mcn's dor
| mitorics, an auditorium, Il gymnasium.
Il commons building and a stadium.
i The group Will cost exclusive of the
/ grounds between 100000 and $1,000
| 600 The campus viii contain Isl acres
More than 100000 shrubs and plants
have been imported from France and
I Will be Sc, out upon the NV campus
: For the most part the plants are OBJ
tainabie In this country. hut the for
! cien nurseries supplied them at approx
I imstely ouc-half the price asked by
I tn. American growers.
! DUSKY DANCERS