The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-19
GOOD YEAR CLO SES AT
ROANOKE COLLEGE

salem, Va. June 1S.-The gradu
ating exercises of the sixty-secont
session of Roanoke College were hei,
in the tabernacle. Addresses wer'
| graduating class. as follows:
/ r. c. Coleman, Roanoke, Va, New
Aspects Of International Rights"
| j. e. Davis. Groseclose Va. so
cial Bearings of Modern Medicine"
s. w. Hirtle, Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia, The Perils OF Democracy"
| p. T. Wright. Roanoke, Va. The
Limits of Standardization In Educa
ton"
G. H. wyse, staunton, va. "oul
Obligations In the Philippines
! The degree of bachelor Of arts was
conferred upon the following: Everett,
Burnett Boa ham, Chiihowie, Va;
James Christopher Brown, Rural Re-
| treat Va; James Wright Campbell,
Capon Road. Va; webster Ira Car.
penter, Brightwood. Va; Randolph
Caskie Coleman. Roanoke. Va: Zedoc
Franklin Craft, New Castle, Va.
James Edward Davis. Croseciose,, Va.
Leo Alfred DENT. Salem, Va; Virgil
Warren Doub, Middietown. Md;
Charles Joseph Gose. Burkes Garden,
Va: Seward William Hirtle, Dart
mouth, N. c.; Stuart French Hon
aker, Wytheville. Va; Raymond Rob-
ert Killinger. Rural Retreat, Va;
treat. Va; Bender Balthis Kneisley.
Strasburg. Va. Charles Adolphus
Linn, Pomaris, S. c.; James Gilbert
Lyerly, Granite Quarry, N c.; Joseph
Price Moore. Timberville. Va: Her
bert Edwin dinner. New Castle. Va;
George Myrton Rains, Venter. Va.
John William Shaver, Burke's Gar
den. Va: Luther Warren Stricken,
Middlebrook, Va; John Edgar wal
ters. Jr., Radford, Va; Paul Thomas
Wright. Roanoke, Va; George
Henderlite Wyse. Stanton, Va.
The degree of doctor Of divinity
Smith, A. NJ. class of 1901. OF New
York city.
The following prizes were awarded:
The prize scholarship in English,
to Josph Hyram Roe, Winchester.
Va.
The trustees medal in mathe-
mates, TO D. Kemper Helsabock.
Sala1, Va.
The faculty medal in Greek. to
James Gilbert Lyerly, Granite
Quarry. ~ c.
The Mary d. Wright medal for i'm
provement in debate. to Benjamin
Lean RAINIER, 1FoutNilie, va
The Edward c. Hanks medal for
improvement In debate, 70 Frank
Hatcher Brown, lands. n. c.
The scholarship athletic prize. to
Joseph Hyram Roe. Winchester Va.
The society orators medal 10
George Franklin Davis. Charlotte.
N. G..
An unusually large number of dis
tinctions were announced, three men
receiving first distinction. and thirty,
second distinction.
President Morehead announced
that DR., ]. d. Rodeffer professor OF
German and French. though decidedly
improved in health. had been granted
leave of absence for another year;
that Acting Professor D. R. Carpen-
ter, A. NJ. had been elected perman-
ent professor of mathematics and
astronomy: that Acting Professor J.
G. Randall Pm. D. had been elected
professor of history and economics.
without time limit; that Instructor d.
B. Welsh. A. M. was elected assist
ant professor of English, with leave
of absence to pursue graduate work
nounced that NJ. r. Adams, A, M.
had been elected instructor in
English for next session, and @. FL.
Wyse. A. B.. instructor in stenography
and typewriting.
President Morehead stated that,
notwithstanding stringent business
conditions, the college had prospered
financially. some $4,000 In gifts hav-
ing been received during the session.
and the aggregate income having
been more than $4,000. The in
creased enrolment and the general
spirit of optimism at the college all
point to a still greater efficiency and
a broader usefulness for Roanoke In
the years to come.
The faculty reception in the after
noon in the library marked the close
of successful commencement and a
most prosperous year.