Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-01
V.P. |. FINALS CLOSE,
1873 MEN GRADUATING
Brilliant Scene Witnessed at
Ending of School Year
and Jubilee.
DIR. w. E. D0DD Is SPEAKER,
warn" OF Growing Danger OF Foreign
Element In This Country, Pointing
To south M Exponent OF Genuine
AmericRnism.


Especial to Tho Tim es- Dispatch.l
BLACKSTONE VA. May 3i.-Wlth
'n' comforting OF degrees on "a class
OF 1873 young men. the largest in the
history OF the college. by President
Burruss. the address TO tho class Of
lo22 by DR.. w. Il. Dodd. an a!umnus
OF tho school. professor OF American
history In the university of Chicago,
and author OF The Lifo Of Woodrow
wilson. the announcement of honors
and signing of Aud Lang Syne. the
commencement exercises and Golden
Jubilee program at tho Virginia Poly
tcchnic Institute ended Wednesday at
noon.
LnrEc Numbers Attend
At least $500 people were as
scmbled in the monster tent when
Or. w. &. Taylor. of BlacksburI, made
tho invocation. The academic process
sion from the library 10 the tent
was most imposing and lent great
dignity to the occasion. In this pro-
ccshion were the faculty of the col
lcsc. the board of trustees and dis-
tinguished visitors In caps and gowns
Tho senior class In full dress uni
form. the entire cadet corps in milf
tary formation and several hundred
alumni.
Immediately following the invoca-
ton W. X. Garnett gave tho saiuta-
tory and DR.. Dodd delivered his ad
dress to the graduates. The latter
waa call to native born sons OF tho
South to produce tho leaders for the
next two decades and the sneaker
outlined some OF the problems and
dangers that confront the college
graduate today. Referring 10 the de
cline In the native stock OF certain
other sections OF the c1uutr'.. Di
Dodd said that IL the .;ou:h gocs on
ut the present rae for twnnty yc.rs
IL Viii have large mliori,. %: IN.
nativc-hcrn citizens )t IN: United
States
Sees Danger I'm Foreign Element.
He referred TO the dangers that
He in tho foreign element that IS
now ciowd!ng our cites Ind great
industries and made Il Plea for Ainc,
canism In It's trucst sense. Before
comforting the degrees Prcs.dcat Bar
russ announced the following honors:
Seniors graduating with nigh honors
j. u. Herring. Richmond. ". s
Miles. Roanoke. +. ID. Thompson, Lex
ington.
Post graduates with high honors-
j. r. Cas,leman. Philadelphia. c.
Gregory. Halifax; ". .. Writ. Dub
lin.
Winners of the Ave teaching fellow
ships given by the collcGe-R. L.
Moore. RockbridEc; :. Is. Davis
Pittsylvanin; W. c. Griggs. Roanoke
+. u. Thompson. Lexington: 7. ".
Hatcher. wythevillc.
Seniors elected TO membership in
the Phi Kappi Phi. which member
ship is based on scholarshlp-W r.
Enmons. Prince william: +. l.. An
drews. Bristol; J. IL. Herring Rich
mond: w. S. Miles. Roanoke: #. &.
Jones. Newport News: T.. u. Thomp-
son. Lexing ton. r. r. Brooks, Rich
mond; r. w. Hatcher, Wythe: II. W.
James and c. S. McDorman. Newport
News.
Hear BrIef Addrcsscs.
Two addresses. brief as they were.
made profound impression on those
who heard them and stand out pre-
eminently among the many fine adj :
dresses that have been given here
this week.
The first was the five minute talk
TO the graduates 10y President Bur
russ. following the delivery OF the
diplomas. and the valcdictory by w.
S. Miles. of Roanoke
president BurruSs urged the men
to whom he had just handed diplomas
TO be loyal. first, to their alma mater;
second. to their State and nation. and
third. TO themselves.
The valedictorian departed from tho
usual custom of merely saying fare
well to faculty and students and gave
the latter some very sound advice rs
TO what they should do. particularly
to tho undergraduates with reference
to the honor system
The singing of Aud Lang Svne''
and the formal announcement by the
president THAI the session was ended,
brought the exercises to close.
Most Of the students and many OF
tho visitors left Blacksburg this
afternoon, others are remaining over
for the final ball tonight.
List of Graduates.
The list of graduates follows:
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Edward Fabian Byerlcy Gols).
Mississippi.
Bachelor OF Science In Agricultu-
raj Education-willie Ward Ander-
C