The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-16
MECHANICS INSTITUTE
CLOSES GOOD YEAR
Twenty-eight Receive Diplomas and
Handsome Efficiency Medals Are
Awarded to Three.
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
DIR. J. c. Mctcalf, Dean OF Richmond
College; James ID. Crslmp and
Others Make Addresses-Idst Of
Recipients Of HonOrs.


Recipients Of HonOrs.
Twenty eight students of the Nir-
ginia Mechanics institute received
their diplomas last night at the an
nua1 commencement exercises of the
school and apprentice certificates
We're awarded six students. Hand
some gold medals for efficiency were
presented Clyde Carpenter Burke,
Lnwood Howard Perrot and Frank
Raymond Smith. With an excellent
program of interesting speakers and
good music the school term was
brought to a successful close.
Many Prominent Speakers.
President w. j. Whitehurst opened
the exercises and introduced the
speakers of the evening. DR.. J. c.
of Richmond college; James D.
Crump. chairman of the school COM
mittee: Walter Spencer Robertson.
honor student of the public speaking
class. and Alvin NJ Smith. president
of Smith-Courtney company. who
awarded the medals and prizes Sup
erintendent Frank w. Duke delivered
the diplomas and certificates.
The Lou Nor medal gift of
fttnTS -, ftutSiGI, WAS d"alut N'SNF
Carpenter Burke. for general excel
lence In attendance and scholarship.
Linwood Howard Perrot received the
''Chewning'' medal, gift of A. j.
Chewing. for general excellence In
attendance and scholarship. The
'Addie Cole" medal. gift of Mrs. r,
II. Elicit. went to Frank Raymond
Smith for tho highest scholarship in
physics Joseph walters was the
If
Olsen's Chemical Annual. which were
won by Robert Ward Vaughan.
chemistry A. and Charles Lunden
Harrison. chemistry r. for excellence
in these classes.
The Graduates.
The following students graduated
from the institute and received their
diplomas last night:
Electricity-Euis Hamilton Cosby.
cuthbe~ Chesterman Lee. Charles
Vose Williams
physics-Elis Hamilton Cosby.
Frank Raymond Smith. John Il. HtN.
Arthur l.. Isley.
eping-Hilair Emil Beck.
Raymond r. Fisher. Herbert Fspes
Fitzgerald. Alfred p. Goddin, Joseph
Cecil Knapp. John o,Riordan. Gil
bert Lawrence Riker, Stuart Dicken-
son walden, Richard Nelson Walsh
pitluFIft8t Inv anu Ftdb ing
Berkeley NJ. Adams. G Fersal Black
burn. Robert Drummond Curtis, NJ.
Diiard Epes Marion y, Fitzgerald.
Harry Perrow Gillespie, Theodore
Whitfield Harrison, Raymond Hood
Ice Waiter Spencer Robertson.
Lucien n. Thomas. Edward Waller.
,Ir.
Mechanical clearinghouse Milton
Reams.
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ed by the following:
Electrician-Ramon Fart Tugersol.
Machinist--t1rvin r. Sunnallv.
Louis Milton ReamS. George Carlton
Redford.
acksnlfth-IInwood Howard Per-
rot
Railroad Carpenter-Clyde Car.
penter Burke
First honor pupils were: James
Emmett Fitch, Walter s. Williamson.
Moses Louis Malone. Lemuel Ray
mond kcrsey. l.. Otis Spiers. Cuthhert
Chesterman Lee Ellis Hamilton
= Cosby. Frank Raymond Smith. George
Randolph Smith, Gilbert Lawrence
Riker. John Albert peVol. Russell
Walker Eanes. Wills JoiiN Cross wal
ter Andrew Meeks Curtis Madison
Parrish. Edward Allen GIT. James
Robert Andrews, Henry Il. Boynton.
Eddie Rountree Lowry. Robert Ward
Vaughan. Frank Raymond Smith.
Henry Clay Garrison. Jr Cuthhert
Chesterman Lee. Albert Linwood 10th.
John Bernard Barker. Robert Emmett
Golden. Jr.. Lewis II Blair Jr.. Alan
Eldrtdge Gathright. Clarke w. Roper
Thomas c. Fletcher. Arthur Henry
Herman. Hunter Russell Hughes
Walter Spencer Robertson. Carl w
Johenutng. Art Ganschintetz,
George Edwin IAmberth, Luther
Aionza Alexander, IIemuel RAYMOND
Kersey. Henry Halse William White.
Noel F. Somervilie, Gustave Schmidt
Second honor pupils: Charles Ros
coe Phillips. Linwood II. Perrot Earl
Adolph. Willis JOHN Gross, Clyde Car
perter Burke, Charles Nose Williams,
Edgar Bowe Boynton, Robert Edward
Pearsail, Hilair Emil Beck Paul
Cohen. Joseph Sherr. Richard r Mo-
renus. Robert F. Moser' Green
Williamson. Jefferson Briggs Norris
settle. Ashby Vernon Walton. Ellis II.
Cosby. Myron Mcconnell browning
George Carlton Redford Charles Lun-
den Harrison. Arthur Lee IsIey. Walter
Andrews Meeks. Charles Vose VIII
lions. lewis Russell verlander. VIZ
liam Thomas Neagle, Clyde Carpenter
Burke. billiard -Eppes. Water Spencer
Robertson, Lester Ford Bowies. John
Childs Simpson. Marion " Fitzgerald.
Littleton Fitzgerald. Logan r. Richie
James Parker Fox. George A. Mort
land. william Lewis Dembrow, Ray
n1ond Hood Lee, Clyde Cannon Web
ster Robert l.. Saville. Henry Ia mes
Pankhurst, Frank Joseph Blaha.
Charles Herbert Fanear, Lawrence
Beazley Minson. George Arthur
Blundy, Guilford Swain Van pelt
Richard f. Polzin. John Robert Hill
Over $50 other pupils were pro-
noted in their various classes.