The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
NO FLOWERS AND
DICTIONARY TALK
Two Features at Woman's Col
lege Finals Charmed Audi
ence at Academy.
TWENTY-NINE GRADUATES
DR.. Kent Spares Them, and Then
Takes Them on Long
Journey.

Proud mammas. admiring friends
and half-envious schoolmates filled the
Academy OF Music last night to SEQ
the Twenty-Five black gowned seniors
or the Womans College receive tho
reward of academic industry Amid
showers OF applause the graduates
stepped forward one by one and re.
ceiFed from President Nelson their
hard-won degrees. The semi circle OF
smiling seniors. grouped around Presi,
dent Nelson. Dean Martin and DR..
CHARLES w. Kent. presented a delight
tul picture to the eye. and gave a
visible token OF the work being done
by this educational institute.
OF the twenty-nine graduates. fye
won the degree OF bachelor of arts.
six the coveted honor of bachelor OF
science. six earned the degree OF
bachelor or letters. eleven carried on
the degree of bachelor OF music, ana
one was declared a postgraduate
bachelor OF music 1t requires tn.
sternest application and utmost dill
sence to Win an academic degree from
the Woman's College. the standard or
this institution being the highest.
NO Flowers on stage.
y remarkable feature OF the COM
mencement exercises was the entire
"osehce OF flowers, an absence, by the
way. which was requested by the COL
lege authorities. 1t is probably IN.
first time on record In this city that
q commencement celebration has not
meant business for the florists Wink.
the absence OF flowers could not but
be noticeable. It cannot be said that
the charms of the pretty young grad
yates suffered by the faculty edict or
that the happiness OF any of the
Va
On the other hand. 1t is PROBABLE that
this was the first CONNIE nom. nj with
out hearourns when some Of the
graduates. just as successful as the
others. were forced 10 retire from the
stage fiowerhsss. while other members
OF the class staggered out under Il
load of blossoms
Cnt Out Into New Lines.
Another and still more pleasurable
feature of the exercises was the ad
dness OF DR., Charles w Kent OF the
University of Virginia, who very wise
ly departed from this time hallowed
custom OF serving up as the com
irencement address an Encyclopedia
Britannica OF academic oratory. His
grip upon the sweltering audtsnce was
nothing short OF marvellous while he
carried the seniors on vacation tour
OF tho world, With genuine stroke
of genius Or. Kent touched up ting
dry geographical descriptions with bits
OF human interest and philosopher
EXAMINATIONS.
"I will be frank enough 10 say" DR..
Kent began, tina. I come here with no
intention of burdening you with an
over CT demic address. 1t is my be-
lief that these young seniors have tired
Of their academic endaavors after nine
months of application, and are think
ing not so much of the books that
are gone behind them, but the sweet
vacation that lies in front. chal-
lenge theee young ladies to so with
me m retrospect over a Typographical
vacation"
Illuminating his journey with allie
CORY. philosophy and anecdote. DR..
Kant rev.5wed his travels through 81
ciy. MessinG. with It's relics OF Grecian
civilizations: OOerammaguF. the Swiss
Alps. this Austrian Tyrol, tHs Pyre-
noes this wonders Of Canada and Amer
lea and Hawaii. Around the scenic
wonders of all these spots, DR.. krnt
S,-ound a fascinating web OF story and
inc,h4nt Particularly ne spoke Of the
two. giants OF Europe Bismarck ana
Gladstone. and tins sweetness or the
latter's character. ~
Preceding Or. hent's address. the
invocation was delivered by the Rev.
George w. Mcdaniel. u. d., OF me
First Baptist CnuTcH' TOI'o""'
address, the diplomas We're announces
by Dean Martin. Then came the pre-
sentation of the certificates of pro-
ficiency. The writer's medal was pre-.
sented to Miss Virginia Coghill. OF
barton Heights. by Dr. r.. B. Garrett
After the degrees had been awarded
bv President Nelson. the benedieuoh
was pronounced and the session Oh
1912 oficially bro ght to close.
List of Graduates.
The graduates were
r A.-Virginia L. Coghill, May t.
Garrett. Annie L. Robertson. Mary a.
Robertson. Irene E. Stiff. FANNIE NJ
s.~Bessie V. Cheatham. Bertha
c. Furr. Lois l.. Quesenberry' gladys
NJ .ouesenberry. Mildred l.. Woodward
Cecie II. Wright. -
b L-Beatrice B. Cersley, Marian "
Hughes. Edith NJ. iller, Loris B. simon
Mary H. woodward.
b. M.-Ethel q. Bradshaw, Vivian r.
Gary. Nina l.. Hunnicutt. Annie l.
Randolph, Mary =. Reams Lois L.
robertson. Martha G. Spencer, Lurline
THOMAS. Jane NJ. Mats. Martha Is.
Pettitt. Mary r. Davis.
Post-graduates in music-Juliet Mae
Anderson