The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-06
VIRGINIA CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE BURNS BONDS
Papers Representing $4,000 of
Secured Debt 60 Up In Smoke
Amid Rejoicing.
INTERESTING FINALS HELD.
Military Training viii Be inaugural
cd Next Ycar--Many Prominent
Men Added to Board of Trustees.

! With the trustees, faculty and stu
dent body of the institute participant
! ing the burning OF sixty bonds of
J en0a denomination represent ing the
debt on the college which has now
been liquldated, featured the COM
( mencement day exercises of the Vir-
GINA Christian college, of Lynchburg,
held yesterday. The pay nent of these
! bonds, amounting to $4,000, leaves
| the college free of all indebtedness.
and WAS effected through the aid OF
! /. A. Cary, OF Richmond, and j.
! Frank East and w. b. East, of Nor
! folk, who gave the amount, The of
! fcers Of the college also raised SEQ
1 600 to pay off a. floating debt. Presl-
| dent ] T. r. Hundley has devoted
much Of his time to this work, can
vassing the state to secure the funds.
generosity of the three gentlemen
mentioned, now leaves the college
without Indebtedness.
| Military training for the boys who
attend the college at the next ses-
| sion was decided on at a meeting Of
the board of trustees of the college.
which met Monday afternoon. At
this meeting the following trustees
were rejected for terms of three
years; Robert NJ Kent, Jr., Rich
mond. Rev. Richie Ware. Lynch
burg. Rev. George w, Kemper Rich
| mond. A. c. Hopwood. Roanoke, and
Hon. J. n. Hartman. of Tazewell. The
! following new trustees were appoint
ed: William r. Lipscombe. Washing
-, ton, y. c.. +. NJ kitchin, Washing
ton: George A, Miller. Washington:
George r. Townsend. Hagerstowr.
| Md: w. w. Hume. Berkeley, w Va:
T. L. Felts. Rluefield: John A. Moss,
Newport News, j. f. East, Norfolk.
T. A. Cary, Richmond; w. b. Kigley.
/ Wytheville: DR. ]. p. Mcconnell. East
Radford. Or, C. W. Kent. Charlottes-
Vile; T. F. Wager, Harrisonburg: J..
! IN 4esiE # R~--afe
H Wane, birmingham. Following are
!. the officers OF the board Of trustees:
| Rev Richie Ware. Lynchburg, presi
| dent, T. Gibson Hobbs, vice-presidept.
and w @. shackelford, secretary
At the commencement exercises
yesterday morning the invocation was
made by DR. Josephus Hopwood. and
| Demand for Trained Christian
Leaders; by Miss Carvel Mcpherson.
addresses by r. r. Montgomery, on
on THE Call for Trained Young Wo-
manhood" r. Gibson Hobbs deliver
cd the alumni address: DIR. George w
kemper. the address OF the board of
trustee; the Hon. ]. c. Moss making
an address following tils burning of
the bonds Music was furnished by
Misses Bailey and Ogden, and the COL
lege klee clubs.
Since last Saturday night the COM
mencement exercises have been In
fun swing at the college. At that
time the oratorical contest was held.
and this was won by A. J. Coffey. On
Sunday night the Rev r. l. Clark, OF
Richmond, delivered the baccalaure-
ate sermon. Monday night a musical
was held.
The Virginia Christian college has
Just rounded out one of the most sue
cessfui years of it's existence. A large
number of students were enrolled for
the year. and Notwithstanding the
war, 1t IS expected that next year will
be an Increase in the matriculations.
With the debt of the college entirely
wiped out, next session will begin one
OF the most fiourishing years since it's
establishment.
The Rev. George w. Kemper. pas
! tor of the Ffanovcr-AFefHe-S hristiaa
church. a mcmher of the board of
trustees of the college. returned to
Richmond yesterday afternoon, after
attending the exercises.