The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14
BRILLIANT SCENE At
MECHANICS INSTITUTE
PRIZES AND MEDALS AWARDED
Arthur Glasgow. Orator of Occasion,
Makes Happy and Instructive Adj
dress uperinte mt r. G.
stcarncs Delivers Medals.


and flowers and filled to the doors
with interested spectators including
many ladies. the auditorium OF vir-
ginia Mechanics Institute last night
presented an inspiring scene.
There was animation on every
hand. Enthusiastic young students.
proud parents and friends, and still
prouder instructors and officials
proved an inspiration to all who were
fortunate enough to be present at
the sixty-hrst annual commencement
exercises of this worthy institution.
From the opening remarks by
Chairman James d. Crump, who in
troduced the orator of the occasion
and the delivery of medals by Super
fntendent Stearnes. to the cldsing
and happy remarks of superinten-
dent Frank W. Duke. the entire affair
could but lend enthusiasm to the
young man In search of the right
path to success through life.
Chairman Crump's remarks were
received with applause. Orator Ar
thur C. Glasgow's address was loud
ly applauded. Superintendent r. c.
Stearnes was appIauded; the tnciden-
tai talk by Superintendent Duke was
applauded, and the music WAS almost
put out of commission by the APP
plause during the entire evening.
Each recipient of special honors.
which 1t was shown he richly desery-
cd, was given a round of cheers. and
as has been said, no one could have
sat through the exercises without
having felt better for IL. 4
After Mr.. Crump had introduced
Mr.. Glasgow. and Mr.. Glasgow rad
delivered his instructive address, and
after the orchestra had diskoursed
sweet music, superintendent Stearnes.
IN appropriate remarks delivered the
following medals and prizes:
"Lou-Mor' gold medal, for general
excellence In mathematics and sci
ence, Reeve Rosenfeld.
Chewing gold medal. for gen
eral excellence In commercial
branches. John A. Shipiey.
"Addie Coie" gold medal. for cleo
tricty. George Duncan Eubank.
National state and City Bank prizes
(to their own empioyes), FIRST. s2b
for hest standing in practical bank
ing. second, Sis. First prize, Richard
Ignatius Schultz. Second prize.
Sheppard Young Tyres.
Silver medals. for teiegraphy. Rar-
~ Krystel. Archie Stevenson Ganzert.
Superintendent Duke then present.
ed the following diplomas and GER
tiHcates:
Eiectrt ,ity- Samuel Joseph Boul-
den. George Nicholas Condyles. Basil
Vivian Haislip, Reeve Resented.
Robert Franklin Yarbrough. Jr.
Physics-keeve Rosenfeld.
gookkeeping-Jose Raymond
Avery, Luther Wilson Brown. FreJer-
sck Conney Caswell. Marion Nantz
Fitzgerald. Richard Fuller Gaskins.
Arthur Harold Kelly. James Conway
Kennedy, Walter Spencer Robertson.
Frank Gerhard Ross. August Albert
St.lle
Commercial Law and Banking
John A ShipIey.
Mechanical Drawing-Robert Ru-
bin.
Apprentice Certificates.
Practical observation-disclosures How
ell Allen. Paul c. Kmiecinski. Reeve
Resented, keeling Herndon sisson.
Cabinet Making-Henry Lee Cud-
iipp. Thomas Avent Newsome, Gus
tave Abram Sacks.
Machine shop--Henry Early Dy-
CERT. Peter p. Hess Charles yose
WHiiums, Robert Ware Stone.
Pattern Makins--William Edward
Robinson. Norwood Edward schom-
burg.
MIR Giasgows address to the grad
uating class WIS delivered in happy
yeir. 1t follows:
MIR. Glassow's Address.
Ladies' and gentlemen solicit
seur sympathetic patience while I
address myself TO the members of the
graduating classes.
Have you ever imagined the hour
when Ii comes home to a man that his
forces have passed their zenith? That
his powers are waning: that never
again may he exercise his former ca
pabflities2 when ambition, uufuifiiled.
sheds It's garment OF bouyant hope. and
takes on the sackcloth Of waSted OPP
portunityT
De you think that man may live
longer in that hour than In all OF his
previous existence? And 1t u not
worth while SO 10 live. and SO to
labor. that the bitterness of dy-
ing potentiolities shall give place
to the restful sweets of accom-
plishment? To live and to labor.
so that we may greet the consciousness
OF decay with, II have fought the
good fight: so that, when the daugh-
tiers of earthly music are brought low,
we shall hear tha Celestial Voice say
ing. We'll done, good and faithful
servant
Is 1t not worth while? You know 1t