The Denver star., 1915-05-29
HALF CENTURY OF
PROFITABLE WORK
Virginia Union University to
Hold Big Celebration.
FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM
institution Made Famous by Long and
Effective Service Plans Rich Feast
For Its Friends and Former Students.
Summer School Session Begins Mon
day, june 21.

For Its Friends and Former Students.
Summer School Session Begins Mon
day, june q.
Richmond, va-Graduation exercises
and commencement period at the Nir-
ginia Union university in this city be
ginning on Sunday, May 30, complete
fifty years of the history Of the uni
versity and the schools out Of which 1t
grew. They are Wayland seminary.
formerly located on Meridian hill i'll
Washington and the old Richmond
TheolOgical seminary in this metropo-
lis.
The university during these years
has developed from a very elementary
school for the instruction of preachers
and Christian workers into one of the
four or FIVE highest schools for colored
men in this country. This year it has
enrolled fifty three students in its col
lege department. thirty in its theolog-
ical department, with total enroll
ment III all departments of 2So. One
hundred and eight of these young men
are looking forward to the Christian
ministry.
The half century will be celebrated
this year in connection with the COM
mencement exercises. The program for
the week will be as follows: sunday.
May 80 3:30 p. m, baccalaureate SER
mon. Monday. May 81. s:1o p. m. grad
uation II academy class. Tuesday.
June 1, p. M, historical addresses;
p. m. reception and collation.: S:15
p. M. addresses from guests. Wednes-
day, June .. p. m, business meeting
of alumni association: p. m, reports
OF service from former students; 6
p. ~. alumni banquet dormer stu
dents and friends; S:15 p. M, com
mencement.
Railroad rates will be unusually low
on account Of the fact that the Con
federate veterans hold their reunion in
Richmond June / to 3. 1t is expected
that the largest gathering of old stu
dents in the history of the university
will take place Mt this commencement-
The fifth annual summer normal
school will be held at the university
from June 81 to July 80. Last year
27S eachers We're enrolled as students,
and thirty Ave of them completed the
course required for summer profession
al certificates Only two other summer
normal professional certificates We're
granted to colored teachers in the state
of Virginia in 1914 This summer nor
NAL has as high rating among summer
normals as Virginia Union university
has among regular colored schools in
the state and throughout the south.
A ministers institute will be held
this summer for two weeks. June 21
to July'o. Five courses of lectures on
theology and practical subjects viii be
given by members of the faculty Of
Virginia Union university and promi-
nent and successful pastors. Profes-
sor clark will have n course of lee
lures on "The Social Teachings of Je-
sus" Professor c. f. Schaible on
Crises In the Life of Christ" Profes-
sor J. f. Jones on Effective Sermons.
Rev William H. Stokes. Ph. d. on
The Pastor and Community Work"
and President George Rice Hovey on
-The Essential Doctrines of the New
Testament"
The courses touch upon very impor-
tant questions in the various fields OF
theological study. In connection with
each lecture there will be ample time
and opportunity for questions and dis
cusSions. The practical and helpful
aspeC ts Of the subjects. us well as the
doctrinal and theoretical. will be EN-
mia iged