The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-19
.sIxTY-oNE GET DIPLOMAS
Address by Hon. Roosevelt Page
Is Closing Feature of
commencement.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch. /,

I 4 hri"i speech by j. THOMPSON Brown
rector 81 inc board. and the address
u III" graduating class by Hon Rose
Well iagc. OF Richmond. tho session 81
HEELS ~ the Y. y. |. ended TO-DAY
4 IN" exercises were pronounced by
many in tho large audience the hes;
that have been held here in years Tic
presentation Of the loving cup to tie
retiring president of V. r. L.. was made
by pr. Newman in - few well chosen
words. and Or. Rarringcr's response
was scarcely audible on account of his
deep feeling Of appreciation tha, hc
could not find words to express
Tho cup was inscribed TO pr i. T.
Rarringcr in recognition Of his ser
vice To Y. i. T.. l9o7-l9l3"
Medals Awarded.
/ After President Barringcr read tho
honor list and the military appoint
ments. br y. $ Mayo presented the
medals for excellance in defamation.
"ratorN and debates to Messrs Delp.
Reilwood and Ware. and then j. Thomp-
son Brown made n brief talk, saving
that tho college was now facing fierce
loss IN the recent destruction OF the
machine shops. but that they would
he rebuilt this summer on bigger
and better scale. lie read letter from
III. NJ Smith, of Richmond. in which
IN" hearty support Of President Elect
l;c gl"ston WAS pledged. After MIR.
Pages address and the presentation
"f the cup to Or. RarrinEer tho cNer-
cisos closed with the singing az Aud
Lang SNnc."
Mr.. Page captured his audience is
saying that he would speak ton minutes
from his manuscript. and ten minutes
cNtemporaneously the subject ot his
speech belong, We'll Ordered Freedom
This. NO said. WAS an expressions he
had ono" heard Ambassador james
liiyce use with reference t. govern
mcnt In conclusion he urged his hear
ers Ia BE- as was Robert T.. Ice. obe :
dent To law as WAS Socrates, and IL
let that law be cll-ordcrcd. Freedom
like mauN other things. is undcnnablc,
its presence is always felt. its lack is
| always evident, and its best desultation
| is found in the Virginia. Eill ~ Rights.
Literary Societies Celebration.
X The final celebration OF the Lee and
| Maury literary societies Of the VII
| ginia Polytechnic Institute was hold
I in college chapel on Monday night
! when the medals in defamation, ora
I tory and icbat" were contested for
\ The dcciaimcr's medal was won b!
| J, Ernest Dclp l.ccl. Of Graysot
\ County: the orators by Arthur u
! Bcllwood ,Maury). OF Richmond an,
I tho dobatcrs medal by Donald NJ
/ Ware 1Mauryp. OF Boliver, Tenn rhcs'
/ medals We're presented TO the receipt
ents to-day
! tn" question for debate was, Re
/ solved that Virginia adopt the prin-
ciple Of recall as applied TO judges
/ and judicial decisions" and. while tn
judges decided unanimously that MIR
Ware. i'm arguing for tho affirmative
deserved the medal they agreed tina
TN" two young men on the negative
u side had the best Of the discussion
Tho speakers and their subjects were
Declarations The Roman Scnii
mol" j. Ernest Delp d.ec); The
South and Her Problem Thoma!
tions-"The South's Place in History
Robert NJ Graham G.ce) "'Fhc Cal
OF tho Times" Arthur b. BellwooC
Mauryp.
senior Class German.
Monday night OF commencement
I week belongs 10y custom 10 the Gradu
atln2 class. as this is the last time
the members have an opportunity t'
appear in 4 body As hosts in socia
affair Their parting entertainment
takes tho form Of german, and thi:
vas given by the class Of 1913 Mon
,h.y night in German Hall. While
the young women were The cspecia
guests ~ honor. invitations were als'
cNtcndod to the post graduates. man!
OF tho alumni vino are attending th'
uuals and the younger members o.
the faculty.
The figures were led by Peyton Il
Exams. ~ Amherst. with MSS Jennie
pay rr0udft. Of Memphis. Tenn. ant
scvcniy-siN couples participated. Sup
per was served in tho dining hall a
midnieht and tn. chapcroncs prcsen
included Mrs H. : Randolph. Mrs
Edward stone, OF Roanoke; Mrs. Muir
ply. Of Richmond; Professor and Mrs
= T.. Nawtcr. pr and Mrs y. $ Mayo
Mrs robert Patterson. of Phiiadei
phia. and others
diplomas awarded.
Ths following received degrees to
day:
iSacholos or Scicncc-Harry Howard
Bates, Montgomery. Eugene Tayio
Hatteu Isle OF Wight George Flor!
Bc@oon. Rockingham: stanley WOOD
Crimson Norfolk: Clarence Blai
Erown, Hcnrico. Samuel Franklin
Conman. Rockingham: Lewis Mitchell
Cooper Norfolk Dudley Dice DiGSos
| I.uncnburs Bernard iiooc l'owle
Montgomery: Marion Williams Gillian
Hcnrico. John Thomas Grissom. Mont
Somery Eugene Jeter harris, Roa
uokc Charles Temple Henley. Chcs
terrified Rohcr, Hardness HiN. Prime
Edward. Charles William Holda way
MONTGOMERY clifford Wilson Hubbard
Bcdford rctcr Gbaldo Jauntolo. Taze
We'll. GeoreY Leonard Jasper. Balti
more. Mr.. Ernest Basil Kccsling
Wytho; Earl Whithcld iygcr. Rock
lu@han Robert Edward Minshal
MONTGOMERY. Cornelius Taylor Mont
geometry Augusta; John Williams New
bin. EssoX Spencer clark Noting
han. Montgomcry Thomas lIabcri
Olingcr, Lee; Harrison Douglas Tan
ton. VittSylvania: Raymond William
Paul. Chesterfield Joseph Crane Pet
tiGrcw. Augusta. Preson Peak Phillips
Elizabeth city. James lIcaton Purcell
I.oudouu. Earl l.cvan Raysor, Allcg
! Many. Roy Ross Reynolds. MontGom
cry, James Booth Rogers Nelson
Robert Miller Hohush, RockbridGc
James Powell Scott. Albcrmarle; vii
lis Shacklcford Montgomery; VII
Ham Edwin smith. Tazewcn. Hc,
steele, Ta2cwcN. Lincoln Robert Stew
art Roanoke. Charles Mitchell Thomas
Bedford Charles Edward Taylor
NNtheF CHARLES Mitchell Thomas IN