Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-27
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
At RICHMOND COLLEGE
commencement Exercises Attended
by U. s. Representative in Rec
ognition Of Offer Of Buildings.
CLAss-DAY EXERCISES TO-DAY
Twenty-SiX Graduates in War Class
at Westhanpton College to Take
Part in Daisy Chain, Each At
tended by Maid of Honor.

Rev. L. NJ Roper. d. D.. of Peters
burg. yesterday morning delivered the
annual baccalaurcate sermon to the
graduating classes of Richmond and
Westhampton Colleges, at which =.
large number of parents and friends
OF the graduates were present hllinE
all of the seats i'm the chapel \ spe-
cial musical program had been ar
ranged, consisting of several solos and
selections rendered by senior quar-
tet. Last night. vesper services were
held on the Westhampton lawn, which
were conducted by Rev. Findlay +. Glib
son, d. D.. pastor of Grace stree; Gap
list Church.
Attending the joint exercises OF COM
mencement weak OF the Two colleges
is representative of the United states
government who came from Washing
ton in time for the baccalaurcatc SER
mon yesterday and whose presence is
meant to be n partial recognition by
the government for the generous and
patriotic offer by the faculty and stu
dents OF the institutions TO he con
vortcd into hospital: for wounded
American soldiers returning from the
front. He will remain until the OK
erciScs are over tomorrow night. Work
on Transforming the buildings into
hospital quarters will be begun imr,c-
diatcly after .he commencement en-
erciSes this week.
f'NtStiSI-S
AT WfSTiIA NIPTON COLLEGE,
To-day az Westhampton College is
Glass Day" for the twenty-siX Eradli-
atcs who will always be known as the
war class" because their college ca
rcer began four years ago only a few
weeks after the European war was DC
ciared. and closes only a short time
before the college is put into the hands
of the United States government As A
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arc held out of-docrs Al Westhamp:on.
The girls have always taken tic
daisy as ar emblem symbolic of The
four years OF college, the time OF the
roots representing the freshman year
that OF tie stem the sophomore year.
that o! the leaves the junior. and that
OF me full flower the senior year. /,
is in token Of this that the members OF
the sonhomorc class each year mako
TOR their big sisters. the seniors a
daisy chain. or rather rumberIess
chains woven into "A garland
AZ 10 o'clock the double line will
form at the tower. the seniors. in their
caps ard gowns. each one accompanied
by her daisy-crowncd. white gowned
sophomore the sonhomores bearing the
daisy chain OH their shoulders March
ms together. they will pass over tho
crest Of Inc hill. and follow the path
lha' winds arou:d the lake at its
! - NUtllnC among the pines.
they rass. ali gold and white and
academic. girls who know how 10 give
'heir best for Whole-souled work and
play and friendship. Following tho
procession, one returns 10
inc court at Wcsthampton College, I'm
me center of which stands the ..ift
20 the college from this class OF Ieis-
y suN-hlai on its white pedestal Thi,E-
ing Of the significant hours which IT,.
Is destined Ia mark. one thinks. too
WIN ElaIncsS OF the spirit OF Youth
ana ~ american wonanhood rcnrc
serted in the colleges OF our land
LIST OF GRADUATES AND
THEIR SOPHOMORE MAINS
For tho conclusion Of tho class day
exercises. the guests are invited TO
assemble on the north lawn and share
In the chronicles of hopes and mem
oFl"S which the class gives of itself.
nc following are the graduates and
'hrir sophomore maids OF honor:
seniors Misses Elizahcth Brockensronch
E,imo3,iT Eissb%,h Eiysan. Er nhy' carly Ny
I"hhrsGini' a r:si iaTs' n"r%,hy CARY GertIqde
aahcth Love; Deborah Mccarthy. E;iizab.th
MM"ncur &C. Jennic rhillins. Nellie Firms.
o Rogers Marv Ru,n n'''isn Ella BAN ssb
"s a,ij,nl., Kathleen Watkins. "''"
MSn niln'rIs sa!ie Anderson; Mary
E5 s% R,n st'rea E@"s E N75,s
Wrirht Icnr;oa Heindrich KathnEin. hMTG My
GiiGn;, ,. Nel! Rnrns. Lucille nd. saii,c
Waugh. Anna Decker RUN Carver HH c,nn,,n
cruchian. Mary Guest. Leone CLAW Frsnrc.