Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-09
UNIVERSITY or VIRGINIA
FINAL EXERCISES BEGIN
Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels
VIII Address Graduates
Tuesday.
RESUME MEDICAL WORK soon
Fourth.Year Glasses Will Return on
June "a, and Will Graduate
About March i, on Account OF
Great Need for Physicians.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. June s.
The following program has been an
nounced for the University of Virginia
finals:
Sunday. June Q. IL A. NJ. service and
baccalaurea,e sermon by Rev. Peyton
Harrison Hose. of Kentucky, in chapel:
sap. NJ. annual meeting of the y. NJ. c.
A., and address by Rev. Edward Mack.
formerly Of Union Theological semi
nary. Richmond, now with Army Y. NJ.
G. A.. Csbell Hall.
r. MONDAY. June 10. II 4. NJ. alumni
business meeting, Madison Han: 1880
p. NJ. alumni luncheon, and welcome
to the graduating class by Hon. IL.
Snowden Marshall. OF New York. presi-
dent OF the General Alumni Associa-
.itlon. Commons. $50 i. NJ. 1918 class
EXERCISES. rotunda; . 10 ESQ /. NJ. re-
Sception by President and Mrs. Alder
nan TO graduates. alumni, faculty. and
invited guests. presidents house; i.
NJ. Phi Beta Kappa initiation rotunda
500 t. NJ, Phi Beta Kappa address by
Professor j. :. Amcs. of Johns Hopkins
University. Madison Hall; L. NJ. 1915
Glass. dance, gymnasium: 2 J.. NJ. Phi
Reta Kappa dinner.
sTuesday. June Il, IL A. NJ, academic
PROCESSION forms. rotunda: IL 80 y. NJ,
final exercises and comforting OF de-
grees: address 10 graduates by the Hon.
Navy, Cabcll Hall; p. NJ, reception 10
graduates. their relatives and guests.
Madison Hail; p. NJ. band concert.
lawn: ':So L. Nj. band concert. lawn:
9P. NJ. final ball, gymnasium.
GUNNER SCHOOL WILL
OFFER MANY WAR COURSES
The University Of Virginia summer
school. in addition 10 nearly 500 differ
emf courses for teachers OF all grades.
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courses including the following: asri-
culture. automobiles. their coustruo-
ton and care. open 10 both women and
men: stenoSraphy and typewritinE. and
other commercial courses military
French and French conversation
modern English history and United
States government: three special
courses in food conservation under di-
recsioa OF United States food admin
istraticn; manual and industrial arts,
military training. four Red Cross
courses. including a special institute
course in civilian relief: Spanish con
versa tion and Latin-Americaa socia,
development
In addition to these there vii, be a
series OF special lectures under the
League 20 Enforce Peace. and other
Nar organizations.
The session begins June J., and in
spite OF the times every Indication
ilolnlS 10 q attendance colI
800.
WILL OPEN NEXT SESSIONS
WORK AT ONCE
In response 20 request from the
surgeon general OF the army that all
nedien! schools shat can poss !b!v do 50
GeEin the fourth year WORK OF The next
session Immediately, the medical
faculty OF the University OF Virginia
has voted to begin the fourth year
work Of the session lSfs-isIe on Mon
day. June a instead OF the usual tine
- September. in this way The next
r'tdi',a! class viii be graduated about
March ], 1919. Other classes o. ;h.
redi>a school viii begin September
u. tile date previously annouuced.
students entering upon the study 81:
medicine next session may, however.
nat-icu!ate soon as ;hey can p-esen,
the necessary certificates showing that
they have completed the entrance re-
Quirements. and soon as matr!cu-
lated. they may, II resistrants, at once
enter the medical enlisted reserve
corps. with inactive status. TO 60 on
with their medical studies.
II is clear that the increase in the
size Of the army will severely tax the
medical profession OF thu country 10
furnish the needed number OF medical
officers during the next two years The
earlier graduation OF the next class is
for the purpose of making these men
ready for sEr.x service as soon as pos
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