The session of 1884-'85 opened with 111 students. The President, in his annual report, said it was one of the most satisfactory that had occurred during his administration. Five new dormitories had been built to take the place of old ones. Steps were taken to build new houses for two Professors. He reported the acceptance of the chair of Greek and the Oriental Languages by Dr. Richard M. Smith, to which he had been elected at the last annual meeting.
[Illustration: DR. RICHARD M. SMITH, PH. D. (LEIPZIG), Professor of
Greek and the Oriental Languages (1885-1896).]
The following received degrees, June, 1885:
A. M.
R. H. BENNETT, Virginia.
JAMES M. PAGE, Virginia.
HARRY LEE STUART, Texas.
A. B.
WM. H. BARLEY, Virginia.
EUGENE H. RAWLINGS, Virginia.
F. P. HAMMOND, Maryland.
CLAUDE A. SWANSON, Virginia.
Sutherlin Medalist.—THOMAS F. SHERRILL, of North Carolina.
Pace Medalist.—JAMES M. PAGE, of Virginia.
At a called meeting, held in Centenary Church, Richmond, Va., May 19, 1886, the following letter of resignation was laid before the Board:
"Bishop A. W. Wilson, President of the Trustees of Randolph-Macon
College: