The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-19
DEGREES AND PRIZES
AWARDS AT u. VA.

tie, for twenty-five years Miller pro-
lessor of biology and agriculture In
the university. Professor futile at
tended last week the fortieth anniver-
sary Of the founding of Ohio State
university, in which he was q profess
sor for fifteen years before coming to
Virginia.
Dr. Albert @. A. BALI has been
elected adjunct professor in tho Cor
coran school Of philosophy. He Is an
alumnus OF Virginia, but has spent
the past year in graduate work at
Columbia university. New York.
Promotions in Stan.
Promotions in the teaching staff
were announced AS follows:
DR.. James Cook Bardin from in
structor IN Romantic languages to adj
Junct professor of Spanish and Por-
tuguese; DR.. John Sharshall Grasty
from adjunct professor to associate
professor of economic geology: DR..
william Allison Kepner, from adjunct
professor to associate professor OF
biology: Walter Sheldon Rod/nan from
adjunct professor to associate pro-
fessor Of electrical engineering.
Holders of scholarships and fell,
lowships for the session Of 1854:
Mccormick scholarship. awarded
by Robert Hall Mccormick, of Chi
cago, to william Payson McBain, Of
Richmond, Va.
Miller scholarship, established In
honor Of the late Samuel Miller, to
Edgar Montgomery Parkman. Of
Washington.
Henry Coalter Cabeli scholarship.
awarded by the visitors. to John owen
Beatty. of Ruckersville, Va.
william Cabell Rives fellowship.
founded in honor of the distinguish
ed statesman OF that name by his
grandson. DR.. William Cabeli Rives.
of Washington. to Thomas Stuart
Luck. of Ashland. Va.
John Y. Mason fellowship. founded
upon the gift Of Archer Anderson. Of
Richmond. to Ernest Jackson Ogles-
by, of Glade. Springs. Va.
Phelps-Stokes fellowship In So
GEOLOGY for the study of the negro. to
barley Hidden Ramsey. of Ashev!lle.
y. G.
Literary Prizes.
The prizes offered in the university
for literary work were awarded as
follows:
The William ]. Bryan prize. for the
best essay upon any topic connected
with the theory OF government, to
Amos Valentine Pankey. of Harrison
burg Va The subject of Mr., Pankey's
essay was National Arbitration"
essay on any colonial Virginia sub
iect, to Lawrence p. MoomaW. OF
Charlottesville. Va: subject, 'Taverns
In Colonial Virginia" Second prize
went TO Norman r. Moore. OF Wash
ing, subject. Culture in Colonial vir-
ginia" Seven excellent articles were
submitted for this prize.
The Linden Kent prize for the best
essay on an unexpected Virginia
author, 20 Edmund Strudwick, Jr.. of
Richmond. Va.
The $50 prize for the best examina-
ton in the Edgar Allen Poe school
of English. to Christian T. Steger. OF
Danville Va.
The Charles Minor Blackboard me-
moral prize in the law school. to
Catesby L. Jones. of Savannah, Ga.
The board of visitors accepted with
thanks portrait of DR.. George Ross.
an aldilnus OF Baltimore, the first
lieutenant OF the Southern Guard"
a son who has won distinction as SOL
dicr. physician and poet.
Through the will of the late Cum
berland George Herndon. the univer-
sity will come into the possession Of
sum Of about $4,000. the interest
on which is to support scholarships
7 in the department of medicine.