History of Randolph-Macon College, Virginia: The Oldest Incorporated Methodist College in AmericaIrby, Richard
History
History of Randolph-Macon College, Virginia: The Oldest Incorporated Methodist College in America
Irby, Richard
Randolph-Macon College; Randolph-Macon Woman's College
1. JAMES W. HARDY, . . . . . . . . . . Georgia.
2. FRANCIS N. MULLEN,. . . . . . . . . North Carolina.
3. JUNIUS L. CLEMONS,. . . . . . . . . North Carolina.
4. LEWIS W. CABELL,. . . . . . . . . . Virginia.
5. ROBERT M. INGRAM, . . . . . . . . . Virginia.
6. WARREN DU PRE,. . . . . . . . . . . South Carolina.
ADAMS, RICHARD E. G., . . . . . . . Virginia.
BEARD, CLOUGH S., . . . . . . . . . South Carolina.
BLAIN, GEORGE W., . . . . . . . . . Virginia.
CROFT, ISAAC C.,. . . . . . . . . . South Carolina
GEE, JESSE, . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia.
HORSELEY, WILLIAM A., . . . . . . . Virginia.
MONTGOMERY, HENRY T., . . . . . . . Virginia.
SAMFORD, WILLIAM F.,. . . . . . . . Georgia.
STEWART, THEOPHILUS,. . . . . . . . Georgia.
WILLIAMSON, JAMES J., . . . . . . . Virginia.
In all sixteen.
The first-honor man pronounced the Valedictory Address; the second-honor
man, the Latin Salutatory; the third, the Philosophical.
[Illustration: PROFESSOR WARREN DU PRE, A. M. _Tutor at Randolph-Macon
College; Professor at Wofford College, South Carolina; President Martha
Washington Female College, Virginia._]
COLLEGE YEAR 1837-'38.
This year, under the presidency of Professor Landon C. Garland, acting
president, the college made good progress. In the annual report of the
Faculty made to the Trustees June, 1838, they say: "The past year has
been one of peculiar interest and pleasure on account of the highly
respectable conduct and praiseworthy diligence of the students
generally, the number of whom has amounted to one hundred and ten in the
College, and over fifty in the Preparatory School."
On the recommendation of the Faculty the following degrees were
conferred, viz.:
_Bachelor of Arts_.
1. JOHN T. BRAME, . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina.
2. EDWARD H. MYERS, . . . . . . . . . . Florida.
3. JAMES R. THOMAS, . . . . . . . . . . Georgia.
4. EZEKIEL A. BLANCH, . . . . . . . . . Virginia.
5. JOHN W. LEAK,. . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina.
6. FRANCIS A. CONNOR, . . . . . . . . . South Carolina.
BAXTER CLEGG,. . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina.
GEORGE F. EPPES, . . . . . . . . . . South Carolina.
JAMES M. FITTS,. . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina,
CHRIS. D. HILL,. . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina.
THOS. J. KOGER,. . . . . . . . . . . South Carolina.
HENRY E. LOCKETT,. . . . . . . . . . Virginia.
JOHN A. ORGAIN,. . . . . . . . . . . Virginia.
THOS. B. RUSSELL,. . . . . . . . . . South Carolina.
JAMES R. WASHINGTON, . . . . . . . . North Carolina.
JAMES. W. WIGHTMAN,. . . . . . . . . South Carolina.
_Master of Arts: (Honorary)_.
REV. GEORGE F. PIERCE, . . . . . . . Georgia.
PROF. DAVID DUNCAN,. . . . . . . . . Virginia.
GABRIEL P. DISOSWAY, . . . . . . . . New York.
_Doctor of Divinity_.
REV. THOMAS JACKSON, . . . . . . . . England.
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