Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-07
sHAKEsPEAREAN PLAYS
ARE FEATURES At FINALS
rarts OF Three Masterpieces, Pre-
sented at Richmond College,
Prove Delightful Features.
DWELLING AT OLD CAMPUS
hronze Tablet Marks Gateways
Where Old School Stood-Dr.
Charles W. Kent Addresses Socic-
~ OF Arachnidae-Awarti Medals.

enthusiastic in the extreme, Richmond
college and Westhampton College ac-
tors concluded the second part Of tho
JOINT commencement exercises at West
hampton last night by presenting parts
OF three Shakespearean plays. The
piays In question were 1.-THE Tanning OF
the Shrcw." midsummer Nights
DTeam and King Henry the Fourth"
III spite Of the Indictment weather, by
me time for the actors to tread the
boards the auditorium of the college
was wei filled with alumni, students
ana friends. Many Richmond people
motored out to see tho plays. which
were first given during the Shakespeare
pageant. repeated, and were repaid for
their pains.
Nine scenes were presented from
Midsummer Nights Dream" The per-
: iormance was attended with almost
continuous laughter from beginning to
end as the quaint speeches of Bottom.
starveling and the other members of
me show within the play got across
the footlights. In the rolo of Puck,
MISS Emily Gardner was easily the
mr. or the evening. playing the part
WITH wit and abandon until her APP
nearance on the stage was the signal
for merrimcnt
The parts Of Henry the Fourth"
presented we're the famous scenes In
which Falstafr carries the action. AS
the irrepressible Sir John. Mr.. Lynch
was splendid
ENTERTAINMENT PROVES
SPLENDID SUCCESS
Those taking part in King Henry the
Fourth were f. II. Rucker. a. .. Lynch.
y S. Metcalf. T. y. Pearman. g. L. Car
neal. f. s. Eanes. II. r Bear and ]. r
Fcbbitt, while those who took parts In
the Midsummer Nights Dream" were
=. w. Miller. G. ". Phillips, Eleanor
Mccarthy. Gladys Holleman. Estelle
kemper. Mabel Henderson. Frances
Glassell, Mary Weaver. Margaret
James. Elizabeth James Susie Blair
Emily Gardner, Ruth Elliott. Mary
Morris, Mildred Lewis, Mildred Jenkins
and Esther Jenkins
The Tanning OF the Shrew" was also
well received. The whole entertain
mcnt compared favorably with the ella SIS
night exercises or Richmond College
day before yesterday when the mem
.hers OF the class in military uniforms
went through drills and other fca-
lures which argued for preparedness
Unwilling of "a bronze tablet adorn-
ing the base OF one OF the four pill
lars which are TO mark the gateway
into the site OF the old Richmond Col
legc was conducted yesterday morning
~ S:l5 o'clock with special services
in which members OF the faculty. stu
dents and friends Of the college par
t!cipated one Of the pillars is To
be located on each of the four corners
made by the intersection OF Grace
Street with Ryland and Lombardy
Streets. Rev. J. W. Cammack. assoc
ciate editor OF the Religious Herald.
was the orator OF the occasion
nR. cartwright PRESIDES
AND MAKES ADDRESS
Rain fell first in drizzlc and then
more profusely, but no one In the
audience. which occupied the impro-
vised grand stand abou; the monu-
ment made move to leave.
Or. F. W. cartwright. president Of
Richmond College. presided over the
exercises, which began At $40 o'clock.
l1r. ]. NJ. Pitcher. the first student of
the old college TO receive the degree
OF master Of arts. delivered the invo-
cation.
I'VE regard it as pious duty 10
mark this place where for eighty
wears our college has stood" said DIR.
poatwright IN his Opening remarks.
Taking review OF the history Of
The old Richmond College. Or. Cam
mack told how the college had had its
inception in meeting OF delegates
from five Baptist associations at
Deputys meeting house in Powhatan
County on August II, iTss, when" said
Or. Cammack, our Baptist fathers In
Virginia were convinced that higher
education was necessary to the full
Ii,rrent OF the tasks OF Christian citi-
7ers" committee of I'VE was APP
the business respecting a seminary OF
| learning"
He told Of how on June S. 1880. at 3
o'clock In the morning in the Second
BAPTIST Church in this city. then To-
Gated on Eleventh Street. between Main
and Cary Street, at point still marked
Ivy the sign. Church Court" the Vir-
ginla Baptist Education Sosiety was
organized.
OLD SCHOOL OPENED
IN SINGLE BUILDING
After three years. in which work
was done in an irregular way at the
homes Of ministers and in the Vir-
Einia Baptist Seminary, which was
conducted at Spring Farm" said DR..
Cammack, the school opened in 1884
on this campus near where we stand
to-day in one Of the few buildings
now remaining. The building was
known as Columbia Hall and stands
ut the northeast corner of Grace and
l.ombardy Streets. For sentimental
reasons we could wish that this build
ing. being the fist permanent build
ing erected, might be preserved on
its present site or be reproduced on the
new campus at Westhampton.
by recalling that the Haxall prop
orty, consisting of seven and three
quarter acres. was purchased for So
500 and three acres adjoining were
purchased from Mr.. Allen for $4,000
and then think of the present value
of these acres. we realize something
of the material changes. 1t is also
of interest to note that the records
state that the location was within
two miles of the city
Richmond stands in no enviable
position as long as she, one of the
ureen cities Of the South, does not
boast OF a public library. while other
cities throughout tho southland are
Offering to their citizens all the privi-
leges that a library brings" was the
passionate plea Of DR.. Charles w. Kent
at Richmond College yesterday morning
i'm his address before the Society of the
Arachnidae. the honorary scholarship
of the college.
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