The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-12
new DEMOCRACY
CREED OF FUTURE
Rev. ]. L. Hicks Tells Richmond
College Alumni OF Coming
Social Era.
TWO HUNDRED AT DINNER
Old Grads and New Hear
Speeches and roasts at Big
Annual Feast.

Two hundred loyal sons of Rich
mond College gathered around the
board at the Business Mems Club last
night on the occasion OF the annual
alumni dinner. Graduates Of twenty
five years standing met newly in
vested bachelors and renewed the ties
which bound them together in Il COM
mon love Tor alma mater. The college
Glce Club spiced the courses with
campus ditties, and the graybcards
who were freshmen in the days when
the street cars were drawn by mules
laughed anew at the musical lay of the
Nut Brown Maid who had pearly.
parry teeth. which. sad TO say, were
false and ratified when she wultzed.
over the light note of Glee Club airs
and the toasts lowered the thoughtful
spirit of the principal address, de-
livcred this year by Rev. j. l.. Hicks.
of Danville. The speaker took for
his subject Education and the New
Democracy" making 1T the instrument
OF an inspiring message. lie spoke
cloquently of Il new social democracy
which is to know no distinction OF
creed or class. and prophcsied tho
carly advent OF the day when in
stead of liberty eniightcning the world.
enlightenment will libcrate the uni
verse.
George Bryan Toastmustcr.
george Bryan, as toastmaster. well
coined the assembly, and presented the
speakers. He spoke enthusiastically or
the future OF the college and the pos
stbilitles for increased usefulness in
its new situation at Westhampton
while 1t might be difficult for one
to discover among the tall trees at
esthampton the great college tower
which Is SO graphically represented OH
the menu cards tonight" said Mr..
Bryan, 1--WE can all be sure that the
tower Is in posse If not just now in
cssc"
in addition to the address by the
speaker of the evening, short talks
were made by Herbert f. Cox, class
OF 1887; Park Z. Deanc. class OF 1902;
Rev. Samuel Phillips. class of 1907;
Director General John Barrett. of tho
Pan American Union. and Mayor ID. G.
Richardson.
short business meeting at O'Clock
preceded the dinner proper Fifty-two
members OF the graduating class were
admitted to membership in the Gen
cral Alumni Association. The follow
Ing officers were elected to serve the
ensuing year: President. S. H. Tenn
pleman. Richmond; First Vicc-Prcsi-
dent. Hill Montague, Richmond; Sec
ond Vice President. Robert ". Pollard.
Richmond; Third Vice President. Dr.
Livius Landlord. Norfolk; Secretary.
Professor W. a. Harris, Richmond,
and Treasurer. j. Aubrey Saunders.
Richmond.
Two New Professors.
The annual meeting OF the board
OF trustees was held at noon ycster-
day for the purpose Of examining re-
ports and nllinG vacancies in the
faculty. Two new professors were
elected. Professor w. NJ Montgomery.
late of William and Mary College, was
elected to the chair OF Latin, made
vacant by the resignation OF DR.. ". p.
Dickey shortly after the opening OF
college last fall.
Professor J. 4. ". Olmstead. a grad
uate of Middlebury College. Vermont.
and a Rhodes scholar graduate of Ok
ford. was chosen TO head the depart
ment of biology this year raised to
the dignity of a full professorshIp.
For tho past year Professor Olmstcad
has been teaching at Shorter College.
Georgia.
The Board of Trustees reelected
the following officers of the body:
President. j. Taylor Ellyson: vice
president a. W. Patterson; secretary.
c. ii. Ryland. and treasurer. y. West
Tabb The vacancy In the board
caused by the resignation OF DR.. d.
OF Ryland Knight.
Age IL Tired of Tradition.
The distinctive mark of our age"
said Mr.. Hicks. carly In his address
"is Its Intense dissatisfaction with old
forms and interpretations. 1t Is tired
OF tradition. 1t Is not even political
ly orthodox. 1t Will not blindly &C
cept the presidents of any leader. not
oven those OF Jefferson himself 1t
refuses to pronounce any longer the
time-worn and empty shibboleths."
Instead of a blind adherence to OUT
worn party formulate, naid the speak
| er. there has arisen a new spirit OF
| Eocial democracy with reconstructed
gospel of human rights. Defining the
| new creed, no said:
ut Is a democracy indeed. IT is
not machine, but motive. 1t is
n spirit. principle. ali ideal which
| indentfes itself with no one political
! party or organization or issue, but
which seeks to become the dynamic
! directing force in all parties and plat
| forms. 1t shows no preference for
either the Democratic or Republican
party. but would democratize both.
| II clamors for expression In the multi.
| form agencies of the modern world
1t would incarnate itself in commerce
1 nd o,t1tu In omit ol I'D