The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
|l!IcHnonD COLLEGE
FINALS BEGIN WITH
SERMON THIS MORNING
TRUSTEES TO CONSIDER
MILITARY FEATURE
VIII Also Hear Reports OF Work Done
Looking Toward Raising Million
Dollar Fund-Mcanorial to DIR. Ry-
land.

Among the few social features
L OF the college commencement Fri
! day night the Sophomore classes of
Richmond college and Westhampton
4 college held the annual Sophomore
Senior Parting This is a reception
eiven each year by the seeend-year
groups to their senior friends, when
the latter are given Godspeed on their
Journey, and a final best wishes as
they step out into the stream to begin
conQuering their worlds. Saturday
morning at Northampton college an :
other party was given by the young
ladies of the several classes to stu
dents In both institutions with their
friends.
Commencement exercises of Rich
mond college will begin this morning
At il:3o O'Clock. when Rev. W. ].
McGlothin, d y. of Louisville, KY.
will preach the baccaiaureate sermon
10 the graduating class in the college
auditorium at westhampton Sixty
3ne candidates for degrees will be
awarded their diplomas. representing
the largest era duating class in the
history of the institution. Owing to
war conditions and the restless state
OF the country at this time. COM
mencement plans were made as brief
~ possible. and while there will be
no lessening of academic dignity APP
propriate to the occasion, ali unneces-
sAry features of a heretofore gala
week have been eliminated.
Thirtyfive men from Richmond
college will receive the degree of
bachelor OF arts, and thirteen women
from Westhamnton college will be
awarded the same honor. Three men
will receive the degree of bachelor
Of science. and one the master of arts.
NIL ~ II lE.xv 10
will be awarded the degree of bache-
Tor of laws. Several members of the
Richmond college classes will not be
present to receive their donors in per-
son, they having entersh the service
OF their country before the closing OF
the college session.
Honorary Degrees
Besides academic degrees, the
robes of doctor of laws will be placed
on E. Emmett Reid. NJ. A. Phi. D.. of
Baltimore, and upon Rev. william n.
I Baylor, also Of Baltimore. will be
conferred the degree of doctor Of al
s1nity. This degree was to nave been
conferred at the same time on Rev.
j. NJ. T. Ch,ldrey, formerly of Rich
mond. but late of Haddon1eTd. N. j.,
who was murdered by a highwayman
On April n.
Monday morning at 1890 o'clock
4GE ESl}pI ClANS Oh w f%IlI IN DHUn COL
lege will hold their class exercises on
the Westha rnpton campus, and at 5
o'clock p. NJ, in the Richmond coll
iege auditorium the class exercises OF
the college for men will take place.
This is one of the features OF the clos
ing exercises OF the school, when the
various histories, orations. eeclama-
tons and other class formaiitiea Will
he gone through with The public is
invited to attend these ceremonies.
Tuesday morning the final exercises
of the school will, take place. begin
: ming with the academic procession at
f1:30 o'clock. when all the college
students, the graduating classes, the
board of trustees. all visiting alumni.
and ether persons of academic affili-
ation. will proceed across the cam
pus to the auditorium. where the an
HuAI commencement address will be
made by DR. John r. Latane, OF Johns
Hopkins university. Following this
address, awards will be made to the
college scholarship society. the Arac-
nidae. and the names of the success
fnl men and women this honor
will be publicly announced. Medals
and prizes won during the current
session will be be presented, and fol-
lowing this diplomas will be awarded
70 the sixty-one successful candidates.
After the awarding OF diplomas. DR.
, w. Boatwright. president of the
college, will make his announce
ments to the senior classes, and his
last words of farewell. He will an
nounce also the results OF additional
buildings on the college site. Tues
day at 1890 +. NJ the alumni of the
college who have come back on their
annual visit TO their alma mater, will
hold their regular reception and ban
quet in the college refectory. This
event will finally close the college
yeaF.
Consider Military instruction.
At the meeting of the board of
trustees Tuesday morning. when they
VIII formally pass on the awarding of
degrees and honors from the college,
many important matters OF an aca-
demic nature will be considered
among them being the plan to insti-
fute military training into Richmond
college on definite and firm basis
Their committee on instruction has
recommended to them that this be
!. Done, and that Richmond college be
eQuiDped for a regular military train
Ing center. Military drill would he
made regular part of the college
course. would be com pulsory, and
students would he given regular credit
on their degrees for military work
Students would wear military uni
AgIuae anu Inc curriculum OF the
school would be adjusted to the regl-
lar military form. This matter will
BE- gone into by the board, and some
dednite action taken, It is though
\ within a short time. 1t Is said that
practically every member OF the body
n IN favor of the move
The board OF trustees will further
hear on Tuesday the results of the
active work OF the 100000 cam
naiGn, which was started last fan.
/ h charge of the work are DR.. Boat.
wright, DR.. ]. w. CamYnack. and DIR.
-. A. LAnsdeii. all OF whom have
he20 devoting their time to the pro-
3Act for several months. DIR. Boat
fright states that although the war
ms had = vary noticeable effect on
the subscriptions to this fund. he feels
nurs Il with only mean that the work
~ the COMMITTEES will be made a III.
} ~ harder before they attain u,ti-
1ate success. Virginia has been d.
44Ad into twenty -eigfA districts. each
MN it, amount Of the 100000 pro
at01e6 Oyer the territory that has
- c4nvassed. ali the shares appor-
pneA have bsen contributed. and
IT. contributions are arriving by