The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-23
NEED TRAINED MEN
FOR HOME WORK
Mayor Points Out Importance o.
Technical School to Help
Them Advance.
NIGHT SCHOOL EXERCISES
Medal Awards and Department
Winners Announced at
Finals.

The need for a night mechanical
school In Richmond was emphasized by
Mayor George Ainslie in his address
at the graduating exercises of the Vir-
ginia Mechanics Institute last night.
He pointed out that the future great
ness of Richmond will undoubtedly be
as a manufacturing centre. and that
the basis OF such prosperity must be
the efficiency of the worhmen.
Too many boys. he said. are leaving
school to go to work before they have
obtained any technical training, and in
some cases they are driven by eco
nomic necessity. The Mayor urged
that night school of technology
would afford the opportunity that
many OF them needed. and he submitted
the suggestion that one be incorporated
in tho Mechanics Institute.
The Mayor praised the work the In
stitute is doing. saying that It's great
est service Is In UNFOLDING the dignity
OF skilled labor. He depiored the fact
that many men accept clerkships which
offer no hope of advancement, rather
than take highly paid places as skilled
laborers. which all OF the great trades
offer.
President w. j. whitehurst presided
over the exercises. James D. Crump in
troduced the speaker, the delivery OF
medals was by j. a. Johnston. and the
diplomas were presented by supern-
tendent Frank W. Duke. There was
also an attractive musical program.
After the exercises in the auditorium.
tho audience was invited to inspect
the school. which was open from the
basement to the fourth floor. The
main hall was decorated with n
striking display OF FREQ hand drawing.
and other exhibits of the years work.
Of ne EhOps were In ODeratiOn.
Medal Awards.
Those who received medals were as
follows:
"Lou-Mor' medal. gift of Henry s.
Hutzler-Henry Floyd Whitton. for
perfect attendance and Improvement.
"Chewning medal. gift of a j..
Chewning-Otto Critz. for Improvement.
"Addie Cole" medal. gift OF Mrs T..
II Elliott--R. Franklin Marlborough.
Jr.. for excellence in electricity.
The Graduates.
The graduates in various subjects
were follows:
Architectural Drawing-Jos. Frank
lin Hickman.
Mechanical Drawing-Joseph Frank
lin Hickman.
Special Apprentice Diploma-Black-
smith-Thomas Cleveland woodson
Patternmaking-Wa Charles Nor
then, Chester Frank Mcdonald.
Electrcity-Henry James Muller
Arthur Binford Gathright, Thomas
Douglass Hin. James Arthur Marvin.
John Stith Maynard. William James
Norfeet
First Honor Men.
The following received first honors
in various departments. some winning
in more than one:
Peter T.. Hess, Thomas William Wal
ton. Norris Barrett. Jr., Frederick Yer
non Williams, Armistcad cambridge.
William Cole Hollins. Thomas Cleve-
land Woodson, Andrew James Thorpe
Ellis II. Cosby, Erwin Tyns Henry L.
Cudlipp. Henry Floyd Whitton. James
Richard Slower, Joseph Franklin Hick-
man. James j. kimbali, Hunter Budd
McElrath. Edward Beauclerk Coleman.
Thomas OFerrall Soper, Harvey Muse
Turner Arthur Binford Gathright
Charles Thomas Tmmons, Horny Muse
Dawson, Ryland Jesse Burroughs Peri
cles Zapant, Reeve Rosenfeld, otto
Critz John Andrew Skinner, Jr Jack
son Frayser Childrey. Erwin Tynis
Charles Ellis stone, William Harrison
Pringle Max Theo knutzen, Virginius
Harrison Johnson. James Richmond
Slower Adolph w. Sanderson. .Jr Jo-
seph Franklin Hickman, George Kirby
Brooks, Albert Nixon Thistle. David
Abraham Breitstein. Henry L. Cudlipp.
r. Franklin farbrough. Jr.. Reeve Ro-