Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-03
FINALS AT WESTHAMPTON
WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
Baccalaureate Sermon to Be Preached
by Rev. j. +. Vines, d. D.,
Of Roanoke.
THOMAS NELSON PAGE ORATOR
Will Deliver Commencement Address
on Wednesday-Honorary Degrees
for DIR. Stuart MCGUIRE and Rev.
j. j. Wicker.


College will begin tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock. with the annual bacca-
laureate sermon to be preached this
year by Rev. J. +. Vines. D. D.. Of Roa-
noke. Services will be held In the coll
lege auditorium.
An interesting feature OF the college
finals this year will be the wearing
by members of the graduating class OF
khaki uniforms as the distinctive dress
of the class. The seniors have dis
carded the usual hoods and gowns and
outward sign of their belief i'm the
administrations preparedness program.
Regulation army suits will be worn.
DIR. Stuart Mcclure. the distinguished
surgeon of this city. will on Wednes-
day, when the degrees are conferred.
receive at the hands of President Boat
wright the honorary degree of doctor
Of laws in recognition OF his attain
ments in the world of literature and
medical science. at the same time. tho
degree of doctor OF divinity will be
conferred on Rev John J. Wicker. pas
tor OF the Leigh Street Baptist Church.
and Rev. w. Russell owen. of Brook
Ign. n. Y.
IfOMAS NELSON FACE
COMMENCEMENT ORATOR
The commencement address this year
Will be delivered on Wednesday morn
Ing by DR.. Thomas Nelson Page. am
bassador from the United States to
Spain. DR.. Page is we'll known to tho
literary world as novelist of uncom-
mon ability, and his address Is looked
forward to with much Interest. That
night at $40 o'clock a water pageant.
representing the development of cduca-
ton In the South. will be held on West
hampton Lake. The reccrti Oh by Presi-
dent Boatwright TO the alumni. the
board OF trustees and the graduating
class VIII follow the water pageant.
The memorial gateways at Ryland
and Grace Streets and at I.om ha rdy
and Grace Streets to mark the old site
of the college will be unveiled on
Tuesday morning at 1890 o'clock. Dr.
j. w. Cammack. associate editor OF
the Religious Herald. will deliver the
address OF the occasion. Seats Will be
provided for the public.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
on MONDAY MORNING
Glass day exercises at westhampton
College will be held on Monday morning
at 1890 O'Clock. and on Tuesday morn
ing at ll:30 o'clock DR. Charles w
Kent. OF the University OF Virginia.
Will deliver the address before the
Society OF Arachnidae. the senior honor
society OF the institution Those who
have been elected to membership in the
society from the graduating class this
year are: j. a. Carter. of Sutton, Ill (:
Samuel l.. Gellman. OF Richmond: Miss
Helen y. Marsell. OF Richmond. and
Miss Maud WoodHn. OF Ashland.
Following the address by DR.. Kent.
Rev. George w. Mcdaniel. d. D.. will
present the portrait OF DR.. John Pol
lard. and DR.. T. w. winfrey. OF Gull
peper Will present the portrait OF DR..
Bennett Puryear. The medals and
literary society prizes will be presented
at the same time.
Former students OF Richmond Collcpe
who were benefciaries OF the scholar
ships given by George Il. West will be
nosts at dinner given in his honor at
the college refectory at . o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon. DR.. Emmett REID.
I'm. d., professor Of chemistry ut Johns
! Hopkins University. will preside at tho
hihner' at which time loving cup will
he presented to MIR. West
John Garland Pollard. president of
the General Society OF Alumni, Will
preside ut the annual banquet OF the
society. which viii he held in the coll
ieec reiectory at o'clock Tuesday
evening. Dr. Howard l.. MacBain.
IN DE- professor OF municipal govern
inent at Columbia University. will be
me principal speaker on this occasion.
scenes from Shakespeare's Henry
", ana Midsummer Nights Dream.
VIII be given by the students who took
part In the recent Shakespearean Pag-
cant held on the college campus.