History of Randolph-Macon College, Virginia: The Oldest Incorporated Methodist College in AmericaIrby, Richard
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History of Randolph-Macon College, Virginia: The Oldest Incorporated Methodist College in America
Irby, Richard
Randolph-Macon College; Randolph-Macon Woman's College
William H. Best, Maryland.
William Veitch Boyle, Maryland.
Karl S. Blackwell, Virginia.
William B. Colonna, Virginia.
David Hough Dolly, Virginia.
John Henry Dulin, Virginia.
Neil Courtice Scott, Virginia.
Frank A. Simpson, Virginia.
Boyd Ashby Wise, Virginia.
D. D.
Rev. Collins Denney, Baltimore Conference, Prof. Vanderbilt
University.
_Sutherlin Medalist_.--William Martin Blanchard, North Carolina.
_Murray Medalists_.--Scholarship, Frank A. Simpson, Virginia;
Proficiency, George L. Bradford, Virginia.
RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE.
A. M.
Sallie Adams, Virginia.
Martha A. Franklin, Virginia.
Esten Holmes Jennings, West Virginia.
A. B.
Celeste Alspaugh, N. Carolina.
Edith S. Blackwell, Virginia.
Martha McGavock, Virginia.
SESSION 1897-1898.
Randolph-Macon College, since June, 1886, has grown into a system of
colleges (female as well as male), and fitting schools for both sexes.
At the joint commencement, held at Lynchburg, Va., June 6-9, 1898, all
these schools were represented. The Lynchburg _Daily News_ gave the
report of the commencement, as follows:
"The big Randolph-Macon joint commencement was formally opened by a
reception tendered the visiting students, alumni, and friends of the
school at the Woman's College. An address of welcome was made by
Chancellor W. W. Smith. The night was beautiful, the skies being clear
and studded with glittering stars. An immense crowd was present, and the
profound silence that prevailed during the speech evidenced the deep
interest with which it was being received.
"The various trains yesterday brought the students and the visiting
alumni to the city. The Union station on their arrival presented an
animated scene. The young men and young ladies seemed determined to make
of the occasion a delightful excursion, and an experience worth carrying
in their memories for many years to come. Everybody remarked on the
personnel of the students, and their quiet demeanor. They made a fine
impression, and their sojourn in the city promises to be profitable to
all interested.
"Randolph-Macon College is represented by about ninety students; the
Front Royal Academy, by seventy; Bedford City Academy, by about eighty;
the Blackstone Female Institute,* by one hundred and thirty-five; and
the Danville Female Institute, by sixty. As there are at the
Randolph-Macon Woman's College, including the day scholars, two hundred
and twenty young ladies, the total number of students present is between
six and seven hundred.
*Not a school of the system, but present by special invitation.
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