The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-10
MONTAGUE TOMAKE
THE FINAL ADDRESS
Will Speak to Graduates of Rich
mond College This Morning
at IL 80 O'clock.
EXERCISES HELD YESTERDAY
Trustees Announce Officers and
Faculty for First Session
at Westhampton.
EXERCISES HELD YESTERDAY

college chapel this morning al 1880
o'clock. ana ut the same session honor
AIRY degrees will be conferred on Rev.
w. Russell Bowie, rector OF 81. Paurs
Episcopal Church, and Professor Will
liam owen Carver. OF Louisville The
academic procession around the
campus from Scienc. Hail to the chapel
IS scheduled for IL o'clock. the pro-
ccssion entering the chapel in time
for the exercises there. AT 10 o'clock
the board OF trustees will hold it's nnal
meeting OF the year. The final eNcr-
ciscs. at which medals and honors will
be awarded and the degrees conferred
upon the graduates. Will take place
in til" same place at S:l5 o'clock, while
the year viii be brought officially TO
Il close with the presidents reception
at 10 o'clock.
Yesterday exercises proved OF more
than passing interest, the board of
trustees meeting in the morning and
hearing the reports Of the president
aud treasurer. the evening being given
over to the alumni. Or. Garnctt Ry-
land and Rev. j. Emerson Hicks made
addresses at the noon meeting. when
portraits of Professor 6. IL. Winston
and Rev. W.. T.. Hatcher, II. H.. were
presented the college. Rev. W. =.
James presented the portrait OF Pro-
fcssor Winston, and Rev. X. IL. Pitt.
-. H.. tina, OF pr. Hatcher. Both were
accepted by President Boatwright.
TRACES HISTORY OF
RICHMOND COLLEGE
DR.. Ryland traced the history OF
Richmond College from the modest he
ginning IN 1882. through the time IT
was taken over by the Educational
board Of the Virginia Baptist General
Association In 1912. Then il occupied
quarters in the IIaXall mansion, where
Professor Mctcalf now lives. I'm which
Inc dining hall. chapel, lccture-rooms
ami u reading room were located on
the first floor, ana dormltorics and
apartments for professors Oh tho up
pei floor The presidents Office and
a society hall were also located I'm tn.
pu..dlhs. This was at a time when
Bowe's Spring, now the site of Harris
Eoln College, WAS one of the institu-
TONS nearest ncirhbors.
The speaker continued his narrative
tracing the growth OF tho college,
noting the fact that cndowmcnts ag-
GreGntinC $4,000 were secured by 1851
And then. as though by u magic touch
al - tho life OF tho prosperous col
lcgc was changed, and students who
mad rompcd over the ground became
parts of the martial forces which were
10 supplement the armies OF the Con-
fcdcracy.
Little was left of Richmond Col
l"Se when the Fcdcrals evacuated
richmond. but there remained Il spark
which, through the aid of former stu
dents, was kept alive until the gen
cral association came to its aid and
again in 1866 the college was opened
Further cndowmcnts were secured. and
Ia" nucleus OF the present library was
formed in the gift of Il friend
The struggle for life through which
Richmond
WAS ably depicted by Or. Ryland. who
related how money was Secured and
improvements made to course ana
buildings. lie said that President
fratwriGht was iuauguratcd in 1899.
ana that the modern era of the col
les" began at that time. Since that
year the enrolment has grown with
rapid strides, new buildings have been
erected and the entire system has bccn
modcrnizcd.
EII.ISON AGAIN
ELECTED PRESIDENT
one OF III" most important matters
which came before the board of trus
tees AT the meeting yesterday was IN.
election of officers ana tho election
or member To III the vacancy caused
by tho death Of 7. H. Elicit Tho ro,.
lowing officers were elected: J. Z. ElIv-
son, president: \. w. Patterson. vic.-
resident: G II. Kyland. librarian and
= 1nI
registrar. New trustees elected wcr.
Rev. J, Clagctt Skinner Of Richmond
and X :. Barbour, Of South Eos;on
MI al the members whose terms OK
pred This year were reelected.
The library committee reported that
piaiS had been made for the remove
or the library of 5000 volumes in
Wcsthamnton. The board then nd
l"urncc for lunch ana rcconvcned dur
inE the afternoon. at which time il dis
I.,H
made. "''''
During the afternoon session the
buildings preventing the opening Of
,ftce street This means that tho
iiaU. as well as the rcfcctorv. will lao
torn down during the carly summer,
Ihc work OF grading Grace street has
Jct"r Han proper. ana Science will he
allowed 10 stand and Will be used for
school purposes next year 10y tho
on foot to sell .Ictcr Hail to- to the , nitX
70: public library.
FACULTY NNNOJ Need
Thc announcement of the faculty for
the Greater Richmond College was
made yesterday: and is as follows: DR..
lr"derick William Boatwright. prcsi-
Dent May l.andsiicld Keller PHI D..
dean of Wcsthampton college for
Women ana professor of English: John
81 richmond college and former pro
lessor of English, on the James
\. I'ostwick foundation; Charles
Henry Winston. NJ. a.. Ill. D., cmcri-
tus professor of physics and profcs-
Sor of astronomy; Frederick William
iioaiwriEht, NJ. ~, Ill. ~. professor of
modern languages; Robert Edwin
Gaines. NJ. ~. Lit. s. professor OF
mathematics: William Asbury Harris.
VI. y, IN. H., professor of Greek: Rob
crt ArmiStcad Stewart, NJ. a., Phi D..
professor OF Romance languages; Eu-
gene Cook bingham. y. H.. Pm D.. pro-
i"SSor OF chemistry and geology; Rob
ut Edward Loving, NJ. ~ rh. -. pro-
lessor Of physics Dice X. Anderson.
NJ. \. IN. -. professor of history and
political science; Walter Alexandria
Montgomery. ~ T., IN. H., professor
"f Latin. James Montrosc Duncan
plmstcd, N y, oXon.. associate pro-
fcssGr of biology; Walter JorGcnscn
Young. Is. ~. l.. u. professor OF phil
"sophy on the james Thomas. Jr,
foundation; Frank T. Brown, :. L. t..