Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16

Walden. Bluefeid. w. Va. The Grey!
| friars challenge cup for the college
championship in tennis singles. pro-
ridcd by DIR. w. B. Lorraine. Richmond.
and the Denny track trophy. for tho
highest individual score I'm the field day
contest. were both won by Kirk Par
IRISH. OF Richmond. and wore presented
| by Rcv Il. q. Cannon. Hampden-S Sid
neH. who was most happy and refresh
| ing in his remark. Finally. Don p.
Halsey, OF LynchburE. made the pre-
sentation of the football and basket
ball championship cups to Messrs Rus
sell FERGUSON and J. w. IIogshcad,
| representatives Of tho teams The foot
ball cup was won last fall in the e. ".
!. a. A., and the basketball cup was
won in the same association during tho
fnidwinter season. Mr.. Halsey. in an
! eloquent address, paid a handsome trib
ute to the manhood OF Hampden-St Sid
ney students. calling attention to the
fact that in the world war to-day there
, are enlisted already moro than Gao of
the alumni OF tho college. lie made IT
plain that the spirit which sends these
men to the battle front and causes
them to do or die in defense OF justice
and human rights, is the same spirit
which has for years shown so splen
didly on the athletic field. ut Is worth
while" he declared "to signaiize the
victories in the athletic contests not
cause they evince the mettle and
training that go to make mon in the
great contests OF life.
In the evening the Philanthrop!c
Literary Society held it's annual cele-
bration. the program being as follows:
final senior president. +. C. Owen:
senior orator. r. w. King. "A Herf-
Clarke. Our Duty: William Old,
Woodrow Wilson,"
w. b. Gold, Roanoke. presented the
senior orators medal to +. c. Owen;
the Junior essayist's medal to l. w
Morton. Jr., the sophomore debater's
medal to William Old, and the fresh
man declaimer's medal to Meador
Wright. The ushers for the occasion
were: Felix Welton. Newport News:
George A. Lyle Keysville Conway
Norris. Darlington Heights; f. F.
Thweat Jr.. Petersburg.
On Wednesday morning. before the
literary societies. Z. L. Bemiss de-
iivered address characterized by
soundness of thought. elegance OF style
and noble reach OF spirit a busy man
OF affairs from the great world ou.-
side. Mr.. Bemiss showed himself also
leader OF thought. He began by say
ing. There is no irre,igion in the frs.
line trenches. for here the hearts and
lives Of men are consecrRted to the
highest ends OF existence and here arc
found the men who with their blood
are pledged TO keep the faith. 1t takes
men of character to light the battles
OF Righteousness and truth. and charac-
ter made strong and sure in tho train
ing school for life. Then If you would
occupy the frst-1ine trenches. il you
would worthilv undertake to discharge
heaven appointed task. YOU must set
yourselves first tn the task OF getting
ready. you must be accoutred with tho
panoply Of sound and thorough cdu-
cation--that maketh the heart pure
while it renders the mind clear" NJ
Remiss. for the first time visitor 20
liam pden Sidney, recalled with much
interest to the audience. the fact that
his grandmother was niece OF Dr..
Drury Lacy. one OF the first presidents
of Hampdcn Sidney College from 1881
1897.
Following Mr. Bemisss address. the
Senior-Junior Magazine medal to F..
c. Owen. and the Sophomore Freshman
magazine medal to J. r. Gregg wer,
presented by Rev. C. c. Sydnor. Rome.
Ga. The L. Lee Tr!nklc reading prizes
we're then presented by Rev. j. II.
Davis to T.. C. Owen. OF the Philan-
thropic Literary Society. and to r. f.
Connally. of the Union Literary So
ciety
LEADERSHIP For THE
WAR AND AF~TEH,- HIS THEME:
The address to the graduates by DR..
Douglas S. Freeman. of the News
Leader, Richmond, Va, was one OF the
most eloquent and impressive OF the
entire occasion. With Leadership for
the War and After" as a theme, he
presented a larger conception OF this
term and placed before the members
OF tho class OF 1918 high ideal for
attainment. War" he said, lis the
refining furnace that burns away the
dross. leaving the pure metal. In the
melting pot of the world to-day the
quality of leadership Is being tried and
only that which is true will be able 70
stand the test. From the war there
Will emerge well-disciplined organiza-
lions and there will be need of media
tory leadership. The criterion OF SUE
cessful leadership in the aftermath Of
the war will he in terms OF service