Clarence Edwards won the "Pace" medal. Charles W. Tillett won the "Sutherlin" medal. The number of students for the session of 1878-'79 was 123. The session of 1879-1880 was not marked by much that is worthy of record. The President of the College devoted his time largely in raising funds to discharge the debt of the College. In his annual report, June, 1880, he announced the completion of the new College chapel, built in place of the old chapel. Although there was an increase of students, still the expenses exceeded the income by over $3,300. At the commencement, June, 1880, degrees were conferred as follows, viz.: A. M. JESSE TALBOTT LITTLETON, of Virginia. A. B. W. W. SAWYER, Virginia. CHAS. W. TILLETT, N. Carolina. D. D. Rev. ADOLPHUS W. MANGUM, A. M., Prof. University of North Carolina (Class 1854). At a called meeting of the Board, held at Danville, Va., November, 1880, the announcement was made that the sum required to cancel the debt of the College had been subscribed. This gratifying result was achieved by the long and arduous labors of Dr. Bennett, President of the College. [Illustration: DOCTOR M. JAMES, _Of West Virginia. Sutherlin Medalist._] 1880-1881. The following received degrees at the annual commencement, June, 1881: A. M. JOSEPH C. JONES, Virginia. JOHN B. CRENSHAW, Virginia. BASIL W. WATERS, Maryland. JAMES C. SHELTON, Virginia. ROBERT W. TOMLIN, Virginia. JAMES W. MORRIS, Virginia. A. B. JOHN F. BLACKWELL, Virginia. JOSEPH C. TERRELL, Virginia. D. M. JAMES, West Virginia. WM. B. CRENSHAW, Kentucky. E. E. HARRELL, N. Carolina. The following resolution was adopted by the Board, on motion of Dr. Paul Whitehead: "_Resolved_, That the Rev. W. W. Bennett, D. D., President of this College, deserves, and we hereby tender to him, the thanks of the Trustees for the patient and indefatigable manner in which he has performed the duty committed to him of raising, by subscription, the amount necessary to pay the debt of the College, amid discouragements and difficulties which have rendered the work at once thankless and toilsome." [Illustration: JESSE TALBOTT LITTLETON, _Prof. Emory and Henry College; Pace Medalist, 1880._] In the annual report of the President the following items are noted: The number of students matriculated was 128. The debt of the College had been considerably reduced by collection of subscriptions. The Finance Committee reported that if the subscriptions were paid up the financial condition of the College would be better than it had been at any period of its recent history. [Illustration: REV. BASIL W. WATERS, A.M., _Missionary to Japan._]