Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-28
FAREWELL EXERCISES
At RICHMOND COLLEGE
Westlampton Campus to Be Turned
Over to Government for War
Hospital After To-Day.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCIsE
Academic Procession Takes Place
This Morning, With Award of
Medals. Prizes and Cups and Con-
ferring OF Degrees.

Tonight. with farewell sing" on
the campus Of westhampton College.
marks the last day OF the existence
OF greater Richmond College until the
declaration OF peace. This month Will
in all probability. see large share of
The removal from the Westhampton
grounds completed
Tho final exercises OF tho two insti-
tutions. Richmond and Wcsthampton
Colleges. have drawn a larger attend
ance than that of any year in the his
tory Of the schools. For this year
there is an added significance to the
ceremonies just little over one year
ago, America declared that a state of
war existed between her and Germany
This year. Richmond College and West
hampton College have risibly recoE-
nl2ed their duty 10 America by making
the creates, sacrifice that they have
ever made
There is 10 be seen a trace OF sad
ness in the closing exercises: the long
train Of faculty and students is grave.
Eut, added TO that appearance of sad
hess. there might he seen neeting
spirit of pride Richmond College and
Westhampton College arc going the
students seem to say but they are go
inE for great cause and III rccugni-
ton of great principle.
MILITARY TRAINING HAS
ht.f.N MADE. COMPULSORY
ON the car shed. where the students
whit for the Richmond bound cars
there IL Skctched portrait O: F.nneror
Wilhelm. Underneath is written: I'VE
arc Eoing-tenporarily; in order that
lie and his doctrines might be forced
20 eo-forever." This is the spirit of
the closing ceremonies al Richmond
College
In many ways, this session has been
hsttcr than amy before. Realizing the
reed OF a comprehensive military train
ing. the board Of trustees of Richmond
college ordered that course in milf
tary be added TO the curriculum Real
izins further that every physically ii,
man in the institution should take IN
some branch Of the class the board
made military compulsory. with the re-
Sult mat every man is now thorouuhlv
acquainted with the drill movements
Richmond College has los, a lare.
percentage Of its enrollmcn, durinr ~
year 1T was one OF tho first colleges
IN America to tender its services 10
the government and one of the nrst
ooileses TO settle back to its usual
tasks after an answer from the War
department. Taking what Of the SIN
Dent body remained and carving on
the educational work without a mo-
hents intermisS!on was the demand
made upon theinstitut!on by the milf
iary authorities And Richmond COL
~ I,
It's part.
WORK OF REMOVAL
BEGUN IN EARNEST
The work of removal has begun !,
e"rhes' Last Saturday the students
began TO have their furniture trans
ner teu mo me city and stored until
next session Work is also in progress
on me new science laboratory ON
oroad street, on the Richmond
Neao"mF campus, and the structure
VII! oe completed within the mex, two
months Tho remoueiirc ar ,h ali
Columbia building. a, FranHIin , IVA
Lombardy Streets formerly tho solc
class building of Richmond ,,oIIe-e
ana the Old residence Of Dr. j. c. Mel,
calf, is 10 begin within the next TWO
weeks states resident Eoat wright
The Columbia is TO be pur to use
library for tho forthcoming session
II VIII be necessary to remove ,h..
majority OF the partitions in order 70
arrange shelving space for the
necessary volumes. Only the books
Wnieh are necessary IN tn" daily
classes are 10 l." taken from the nrrs
ent library, as th- little buifdin. whirb
VIZ! be rnt to ~. uey, session can
rouse only q few ous.ind
NO Steps nave. as vet. been taken
'oF the boarding OF the mon students
neNt year Many offers however. are
being daily received from IN. nci"h
oors. states pr Boatwricht. we arc
not 50 much concerned with securing
housing tHgsm"nts." he declares
as We are in making other more
Urgent presentations The work Of re-
nova viii 10" necessarily great. hnt I
feel 'ertai'l taat both colleges viii be
on working basis by ,na d,,n
scheduled for the opening next SEES.
day:
, 1920 :. M-Aanusl meeting of
hoard Of trustees, Hylaud HAIL
ll:l5 M-Academ5r procession.
annual address before The society Of
arachnidae. awarding Of medals prizos
and cups: comforting OF college de-
Grees: comforting OF honorary degrees:
address BY president or college
p. M-Richmond college Alumni
luncheon collog" rctectory
r. n Glass ana fraternity re-
5ao p M-Thc PRESIDENTS recep.
Ion
$40 r Fasnwen sing ON the
campas.
Discus. >tnic Higltwayx
George J. Coleman. state Highway
Commissioned. VIII speak at Surry