Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-12
MECHANICS INSTITUTE
AWARDS DIPLOMAS
Roosevelt Page. Second Auditor of
Virginia, Makes Address to
Graduates.
SEVERAL MEDALS PRESENTED
Banks Make Special Provision for
Their Employees Who Are Taking
Courses to FIT Themselves for
Their Work.

Their Work.
1T is training that counts To-day
and thank God. you have that train
ing and will have the opportunity ga
you pass out the halls OF this school
tonight TO place into practice the
thOronChneSs. efficiency and cnpacitv
that you have learned. and which tho
State of Virginia, the city Of Rich
mond and every business man is look
ing for said Second Auditor Roosevelt
Page. OF Virginia. last night, speak
ing al the commencement exercises OF
the Virginia Mechanics Institute
Mr.. Page told the graduates anu 9TH
er students In the institution that they
were brought into the school primarily
to be taught 10 think. u am not going
to try To tell YOU OF your progress
made during the year in mechanics
for am not mechanic MYSELF. al
.n"ush ! no Know now TO make GER
tain machines run. Mechanics are one
Of the greatest trainings there Is to-
day. In the last two generations the
cos, OF living has been greatly reduced
through the work OF Virginia black
smith. whose work is now on exhibit
thrashing machine is one Of the great.
est redCccrs of the cost of bread to-
day"
LARGE AUDIENCE At
CLOSING EXERCISES
More than 300 people crowded the
auditorium Of the institute last night
which had been specially decorated
with FERNS and ported flowers for the
occasion. The orchestra rendered SOW
eral selections between addresses. and
the awarding OF honors 10 the gradu-
ates and students. President w. J.
Whitehurst presided. and James D..
Crump. chairman Of tho school COM
mittec. introduced Mr.. Page. The pre-
sanitation of medals and prizes was
made By II. L. Davidson. instructor in
chemistry. and Superintendent Frank
W. Duke delivered the diplomas and
certificates.
Thomas Cussons Fletcher. honor stu
dent of the public speaking class Of
the institution, which was conducted
during the year under the direction OF
DR.. Douglas S. Freeman, made a short
address. paying high tribute 70 his In
structor. Mr.. Fletcher speaking in n
lighter vain, demonstrated the
thorouEhness in which the class had
been taught
Medals and prizes for the year were
awarded by Ny. Davidson. as follows:
Lou mor-Gift of Henry s. Hutzler
in memory of his two brothers. Louis
and Norris, awarded to Robert Ward
Vaughan for excellence in scholarship
and perfect attendance
Chewning-Gift OF A. j. Chewing
awarded to Frank Ogden Cole for cx-
cellence in scholarship and perfect at
tendance.
Addie Cole-Glft Of Mrs. T. II. Ell
lett. awarded to Cuthhert Chesterman
Lee, for highest grade In the theoreti-
cal electricity.
tional state and City Bank TO their
own employee for excellence in scholar
ship. awarded TO William Harwood Gil
man. student In commercial law.
special prize. a gold scarf PIN was
awarded TO A. S. Ganzert a student I'm
the telegraphy class, for perfect at
tendance.
The National State and City Bank
also awarded special prizes to their
employees. refunding their tuition fees,
as follows: William a. Brown. William
II. Gilman. Russell Pa&l Knightly, Will
liam =. Ryland Richard j. Schultz and
Sheppard Young Tyrce
The First National Bank made a like
recognition of their employees as fol-
lows: Harry RI. Augustine, James NJ
Ball .Ir.. George II. Bates, Richard !.
Morton. Dorsey r. Mountcastle. Aubin
n: Parker, Lawrence Parsons. William
Warren WalthalL
DIPLOMAS AWARDED
IN SEVERAL CLASSES
The following diplomas were award
ed:
observation-disclosures Alexander Rob.
ertson and Robert Ward Vaughan
Physics-Ieorge Alexander Robert
son.
bookkeeping Stuart Elicit Brown.
Fred Conney Caswell, William Leslie
Drake, Robert Winston Harris, Roscoe
Ethelbert Hughes. William McCaw
Hughes. Arthur Adolph 10th. Melville
Wo"dhn Reams and Thomas Everett
Isitteuour
Commercial Law and BankinE--Ab-
h"tt Lloyd Archer. Harry Hamil Angus
! lihe' William Franklin Augustine.
James NJ Bail .fr. George Scott Bar
nara George H. Bates. william Archi-
oaid Brown. Wilson montgomery
Brown. Waller Wellington billiard,
William Harwood Gilman Guy Bruce
Gregory, Henry Hitter Harris. Arthur
Henry Herman. William BORDEN Jer-
man. Russell Paul knightly, Richard
lrby Morton. Dorsey r. Mountcastle.
THOMAS Hart Norwood. Aubin X
Parker, Lawrence PARSONS, Henry Gar
land Proctor. Logan r. Richie, Will
fred Allen Roper, William Scmple Ry-
land, Richard J. schultz Sheppard
Young Tyree. Marshall Dewitt Walker.
william Warren wal,han Preston
Boyd Watt. James c. Wheat and Jesse
Fleming Wood.
Free-hand Observation-Disclosures Zapapt
Mechanical Drawing-George Alex