Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-11
GRADUATES RECEPTION
At UNION SEMINARY
Annual Event Given by NIiddlers and
Juniors to Senior
Glass.
MUSICAL PROGRAM RENDERED
Trustees to Meet This Morning ut
10 O'Clock-Rev. Eugene G.. Cnld-
well, ID. d., to BE Indicted Into
Professorship Tonight.

The annual reception by the middle
and junior classes to the members OF
the senior class was yesterdays fea-
ture of the commencement exercises at
| Union Theological Seminary.
! The event was from $50 to 10 o'clock
last night in Richmond Hall, and was
| largely attended. Invitations had been
sent out TO about q hundred families
In Richmond. and they were largely re-
sponded to, while there was the Gus
tomary attendance Of students and
their companions.
! In the receiving line were members
OF the faculty and their wives and rep
! rose natives OF the student body a
committee composed of Frank J..
Brooke, John w. Young. Jr.. and Ed
! ward F. Currie had the reception In
charge.
with John w. Young, Jr., of Grenada.
! MISS, AS master of ceremonies, pro-
gram OF music was rendered as a part
OF the evenings entertainment. MIR.
| Young delivered the address OF well
come, which was followed by a vocal
SOLO rendered by Miss Bessie Belle
Cannon. of Fredericksburg. a selec-
| tcn ny the seminary quartet composed
Oh MesSrs. Carson, Craig, Pardo and
| Taylor was then rendered, followed by
| the farewell address on the part of the
| senior class delivered by Marion Huske
| of Fayetteville, =. c. The response on
| behalf Of the other classes was made
! by w. +. Golden. of Talladega, Ala,
the program closing with number by
! inc seminary quartet.
After the formal program had heen
concluded refreshments were served
under the direction of Mrs. Laura Ster-
| rett, matron of the seminary.
NAME SUCCESSOR TO LATE
| DIR. THOMAS II. ENGLISH
While number of matters of i'm
2oFtancc will come before the trustees
at this commencement, the matter of
the greatest significance will probably
De the selection of a professor of New
| Testament Interpretation to succeed the
! late Rev. Thomas r. English. D. D..
who died suddenly March 25 of this
year. The trustees will meet this
morning at 10 o'clock in the library at
| the seminary
The members OF the board are:
Rev. II: G. Hin. D. D., Maxton, N c.
q. r. HaI Wilmington, N c.: Ex-Gov-
ernor j. tioEc Tyler. East Radford, Va;
George w. Watts. Durham. n. c.: Rev
X r. Campbell. d. D., Asheville n C.:
Judge George l.. Christian, Richmond :;
H. Bradley Davidson, Washington, d.
e.; Rev w D. Morton. D. D., Rocky
Mount, n, c.: Rev. F. T McFaden, D.
d.. Richmond; c. NJ. Brown. Washing
ton. \. C.: Rev. w. r. Laird, D. D.,
Danville, Va Rev. Newton Donaldson,
! d. D., Huntington. w. Va: Rev. d.. J..
Craig, ID. D., Reidsville, n. c.; a. NJ.
| Scales, Greensboro, n c.. Rev c. NJ.
Richards. d. D., Davidson, y. c.. John
S. Munce. Richmond; Charles w. Dor
sey, Baltimore; James w. Pharr. Char
lotte; Rev David j. Woods. D. D..
Blacksburg. Va; Rev. Alfred T. Ora
ham, d. D., Lexington, Va: Rev. F. NJ.
Woods, d. D., Martinshurg, w. Va:
George f. Price, Charleston, w. Va;
Rev. F. II. Barron. DID. Elkin, w. Va
r. F. Dunlap. Hinton, w. Va.
| George w. Watts, of Durham, is
| president of the board and W. r. Mil
J Ter. of Richmond. secretary and execu-