The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-10
.FARMv|llE GRADUATES
CLASS OF 147 GIRLS
w. 3. Copeland, Newport News Editor,
Delivers Address to Young
Ladies'

Farmville, Va. June a.--The annual
VILE Normal school came to close
| tuesday at noon. when President ]. l..
Jarman delivered diplomas to 147 full
| graduates, the largest class the school
has ever sent out The address to the
| class was delivered by w. s. Copeland,
editor of the Daily Press OF Newport
News, in a speech sparkling with
humor and fraught with sane advice.
The papers of Miss Lillian Obenchain
and Miss Louise Bondurant. honor
graduates, were excellent portrayals of
the best ideals Of the school
On Saturday evening o. l.. Shew-
make, counsel for the state tax board,
delivered forceful address to the
visiting alumnae. after which Mrs
X. l.. thurman. OF Atlanta. class '94. a
sister OF Hon. John Garland Pollard.
presented on hhhalf Of her class a por,
/ trait of former President John A
Cunningham. Mrs. Turman's remarks
were cleverly spoken and paid "A glow
ing tribute to President Cunningham
both as man and as an administrator
Judge \. u. Watkins also paid n high
tribute to the administrs tyon of Presi-
dent Cunningham. The alumnae recep-
tton which followed had all the brill
lance of former years, but the usual
banquet, at the hehest Of war economy,
gave way to lighter refreshments.
The baccalaureste sermon was
preached on Sunday evening In the
Normal school auditorium by DR. w
W, Hamilton. pastor Of the First Bap-
t4st church. of Lynchbure. Monday was
given over to class exercises, culminat-
ing Monday evening in a skilifu1iy
rIz- u
Conquer" under the direction of Miss
Leola Wheeler.
The aesthetic dances. given Saturday
afternoon on the law. under the direc-
ton OF Miss Barto. director OF ply
steal education and the singing OF the
Glee club. directed by Miss Christine
Munoz. instructor in music. added
much to the attracttveness % tho
program
Graduates Number f4-.
Graduates of the State Normal school
al Farmville are;
Annie Lucille Ayre. Paeonian Springs,
Va; Irene Ayre, Paeonian Springs Va:
Sue Frances Ayres. Leemont. Va; Elsie
Ragby, Portsmouth. Va; Mabel Anne
Barnes. Amelia c. H. Va; Evelyn
Calvert Barrow, Morrison. Va; Anna
Helen Berlin. South Norfolk. Va; Mae
Estelle Blankenship. Naruna, Va; Ruth
Marsden Blantnn, Farmvtile. Va: Bet
tie Brown, Board. Lynch Station. Va:
Maria Louise Bondurant. Farmvile.
Va Martha Kathleen Bondurant. Rice,
Va. Grace Whitehurst Bonney. Nor
folk Va; Male Evelyn Brlnkey, suf-
folk Va; Mary Eliza Briukley, suf-
folk, Va; Yates Browne. Portsmouth.
a; Florence BeLauuay Butord, Ed
gerton, Va; Hildred Dorcas Bulifant.
Hampton. Va. Bessie Royal Burgess,
Capron, Va; Blanche Burks. Red Oak,
Va. Helen Mitchell Cahill. Norfolk.
Va; Gladys whisner Cantor. Philippi,
", Va; Jeanette Boardman Carney,
peanes. Va; Fannie Metva Carter.
Rice, Va; Matte Mozells Carter. Rice,
Va; Mamie Daniel Carwtle. Madison
VILE, Va; Myrts sodona Chaplin.
blackstone. Va: Sarah West Charters,
Norfolk, Va. Matilda Jane Clarke,
Washington. Va: Marion Elliott Cobb.
suffolk, Va; AIine Christian Cole.
Roanoke. Va; Ruth Elizabeth Cooke.
Va; Ruth Rswlins Cooke.
Norfolk. Va; Ann Edward Cops
Schuyler, Va: Lucille Raymond Cotton.
Portsmouth Va - Helen Conversion
Saltville. Va: Esther AIueda CovinR-
ton. New Church. Va; Carrie Ashby
Cowherd, Gordonsville. Va; Elsie
Bryan Crichten. Capron. Va: Mabel
Gercrude Criser. Covinston. Va. vir-
Rinia Bruce Darden. Driver. Va. Lucy
Alice Davis. Regent. Va; Anna Law
renee Derr. Roanoke. Va. Bertha
Gladys Dolen. wingina. Va; Lee
Drumeller. Farmville, Va; Louis
DrumeIier Farmville. Va; Gladys
Pearl Durham Duncan, Ripplemead,
Va Naomi Duncan. Lynchburg. Va;
Margaret Hope Dunton. Nassaw addox.
Va; Katie Fleming Edmunds. Lynch