The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-10
RIM. COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES At END
Graduating Address by p. p. Ciaxton
: and Glass Night Feature
Yesterday.
HONORARY DEGREES AWARDED
Doctor of Divinity Conferred Upon
Five-session of 1915 One of Most
Successful I'm College History.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
|, Ashland, June 9.--The 1915 com
mencement exercises at Randolph
Macon College came to a close tonight
with the production of an original
class play, following the graduating ex-
/ ercises and awards of medals and
diplomas this morning.
I The chapel was packed this morn
| ing to hear Commissioner of Educa-
ton Philander p. Claxton address the
graduating class and to see the de-
gree men receive their diplomas.
\ Five prizes and medals for pro-
nciency In scholarship were awarded
at the same time. as follows:
Prize Winners.
/ E. c. Berry. Walton Greek prize:
w. Fl. York, Sheppard Chemistry
medal; s. F. Leftwich, undergra duate
Murray medal: H. z. Smith. graduate
Murray medal; r. r. Brunette Suth-
erlin medal for oratory.
H The graduates receiving diplomas
yesterday were: A. A. Bailey. Hamp-
ton, Va; e. P. Barrow. Alberta, Va. ::
?. c. Colonna, Ashland. Va: H. NJ.
Gibbons Yancy, Va; w w. Gray,
Farmville, Va: T. s. Gresham, Peters,
burg, Va; c. T. Harrell, Adams
Va. A. M; H. 3. Lapsley. Richmond.
Va; A. d. Lyles. Washington. d. c.;
S. r. McMaster. Winnsboro, s. c.. j.
w. Prosser. Culpeper, Va: T. D. Rid
dick, Capron. Va: L. Sarves. Ashland,
Va; T. r. Saunders. Butyto, Va: c.
=. NJ. Shirley, Lynchburg. Va. A. M:
Fl. z. Smith, Martinsville. Va: D. s.
Snyder. Swels, W. Va; T. C. Thomas.
Roanoke, Va; r. w. Truitt. West
Point, Va
Il The degree of doctor of divinity was
awarded to Rev. d. H. Kern, of Alex
andria: Rev. H. Fl. Sherman, of
Staunton; Rev. r. Fl. Potts, of Rich
mond; Rev. G. Fl. Spooner, of Peters,
burg; Rev. T. H. Haden, missionary to
Japan,
The Murray medals. won by Mr..
Leftwich and Mr.. Smith, were estab-
lished in 1889 by legacy of Mrs. w. r.
Il Goodwin. of Louisa. in memory of her
father. Hon. II. w. Murray The first
of the two. the Murray Medal for
Proficiency" Is awarded each year to
the student who. having not fewer
than four college classes, has made
the highest average on all his examin-
L atoms of that session. The second,
called the Murray Medal for Scholar
ship" Is awarded each year to the
student who takes his bachelors or
masters degree and who has made the
highest average upon examinations in
graduating classes of the A. B.
course.
| Claxton's Address
Commissioner Claxtons address was
heard with attention during its entire
course of more than an hour. and was
/ punctured with liberal applause at
L frequent intervals so act that, IL
every one else should act In the same
manner. 1t would be n blessing to so
/ ciety and humanity" is sentence
from his address that embodiss his
main idea He argued that the Golden
Rule should apply. not only as be-
tween individual and individual, but
also as between individuals and cor
porations. between individuals and the
State. between States and States. and
between nation and nation. What q
L man would not do to another he
should not do to a group of others.
International morality, he contended.
IL In essence the same an individual
morality.
e. p. Barrow delivered the valedic-
/ tory address tonight and was heartily
appiauded by the many who were
present to hear him and to witness
the class play. The salutatory adj
dress was delivered by D. L. Snyder.
H. B. Lapsley read the class poem and
L. A. Starver. the class history.
III Class Officcrs.
Marshais at the exercises yesterday
were: III. X. Smith, chief; r.. E. Fallo-
way and A. G. Stone, of the Franklin
Literary Society, and w L. Griffith.
chief; w. w. Beasley and II. NJ.
Waters, of the Washington.
President w. w. Gray. of the class
| of 1915. presided at the class night ex-
ercises. r. C. Thomas is vice. presi-
dent and J. W. Prosser. secretary.
The final dance at the Henry Clay
Inn followed the class night exer.
cfses
The session just closed at Randolph
Macon was one of the most successful
In It history, and the commencement
exercises were attended by a larger
number of alumni and visitors thar
for many years Some of the visitors
| left today. and tomorrow the general
exodus Of students and alumni will be.
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