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DOCTORS OF MEDICINE

                                                                 

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Adams, James Robert  Charlottesville, Va. 
Baker, Joel Wilson  Roanoke, Va. 
Brittain, Rufus, B.S., Hampden-Sidney College  Tazewell, Va. 
Burton, Calvin Thomas  Whitmell, Va 
Calhoun, John Alfred, Jr., B.A., University of Virginia  Ensley, Ala. 
Camp, Paul Douglas, Jr., B.S., Virginia Military
Institute 
Franklin, Va. 
Cole, Elizabeth Cocke, B.A., Hollins College  Norfolk, Va. 
Cotten, Willis Frank, B.S., Mississippi College  McComb, Miss. 
Coulter, John Henry, Jr.  Lacrosse, Va. 
Cox, John E., B.S., University of Mississippi  Falkner, Miss. 
Eaddy, Albert May, B.A., Wofford College  Johnsonville, S. C. 
Edmunds, Louis Henry, B.A., Hampden-Sidney College  Halifax, Va. 
Fallis, Daniel  Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Fifer, Carson Lee, B.A., Bridgewater College  Wyoming, Del. 
Graham, Joseph Brown, B.S., Emory College  Talladega, Ala. 
Guy, Loren Pritchard, B.S., M.S., University of Virginia  Norfolk, Va. 
Hamblen, Edwin Crowell, B.S., University of Virginia  Greenville, Miss. 
Holmes, Edward Buchanan  North Holston, Va. 
Holsinger, Hubert Burner, B.A., Bridgewater College  McGaheysville, Va. 
Jordan, William Riley, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute  Richmond, Va. 
Kass, Paul  Houston, Tex. 
Kelly, Virgil Leonidas, Jr.  Oceana, W. Va. 
King, Robert Leonard  Pearisburg, Va. 
Lackey, Walter Jackson  Fallston, N. C. 
Lacy, William Louie  Culpeper, Va. 
Landman, Max  New York, N. Y. 
Lucas, Ford Kawood, B.S., M.S., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute 
East Radford, Va. 
McFarlane, Paul, B.S., Armour Institute  Scottsville, Va. 
McKee, John Braxton, B.A., Emory and Henry College  Saltville, Va. 
Maggiore, Vincent Giuliano  Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Meads, Vincent Jerome  Portsmouth, Va. 
Morison, Oscar Noel  Christiansburg, Va. 
Newell, Cecil Edward  Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Nuckolls, Chester Reeves, B.A., University of Virginia  Hillsville, Va. 
Phlegar, David Shanks, Jr., B.S., Davidson College  Christiansburg, Va. 
Pinkerton, Frank Coulson  University, Va. 
Puig, Valentine Lawrence, Jr., B.A., Columbia University  Laredo, Tex. 
Robbins, Milton Elias, B.A., University of Pennsylvania  Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Rose, Herman Goodrich, B.S., New York University  New York, N. Y. 
Secky, Harry John, B.S., New York University  Astoria, L. I., N. Y. 
Spindel, Morris  New York, N. Y. 
Stringfellow, Charles Bayne, B.S., University of Virginia  University, Va. 
Stroll, George M.  Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Tappan, Frank Ellsworth  Berryville, Va. 
Thweatt, Frank Fitzgerald, Jr., B.S., Hampden-Sidney
College 
Petersburg, Va. 
Vance, Douglas Doriot  Bristol, Tenn. 
Walter, Emory Ewing  Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Watson, Charles Edward, Jr., B.S., North Carolina
State College 
Varina, N. C. 
Watts, James Winston, II, B.S., Virginia Military Institute  Lynchburg, Va. 
Wilkins, Jacob  Richmond, Va. 
Wilkinson, John Norman  Gulfport, Miss. 
Wilson, Thomas Epps, Jr., B.A., Mississippi College  Clinton, Miss. 
Woodward, John Franklin, Jr., B.S., University of Virginia  Norfolk, Va. 
Wu, Patrick Pih-Tsang  Shanghai, China. 
Yacht, Max  Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Total, 55. 

BACHELORS OF LAWS

                       

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Abney, Hampton Parton, Jr.  Sherman, Tex. 
Alexander, Willard Lee  Florence, S. C. 
Andrews, John Summerfield, B.A., Roanoke College  Roanoke, Va. 
Avery, Ralph Bingham  Crystal Springs, Miss. 
Babcock, Howard Wilhelmus  Williamson, W. Va. 
Benckenstein, John Henry  Orange, Tex. 
Bethel, Carlysle Allen  Richmond, Va. 
Bowen, Perre, Jr.  St. Leonard's, Md. 
Bramble, William Lang  Norfolk, Va. 
Burks, Philip Parks  Bedford, Va. 
Chinn, Joseph William, Jr.  Warsaw, Va. 
Cochran, Gavin Hamilton  Louisville, Ky. 
Cockrill, Ashley, Jr.  Little Rock, Ark. 
Coleman, Solon Bernard, B.S., Virginia Military Institute  Snell, Va. 
Crowell, Alton Ingram, B.A., Randolph-Macon College  Pulaski, Va. 
Daniel, T. Franklin, B.S., Lynchburg College  Blackstone, Va. 
Dennis, John Henry Hutchings, Jr., B.A., University of
Texas, M.A., University of Virginia 
Wharton, Tex. 
Ellis, Thomas Southard  Washington, D. C. 
Evans, Gordon Kenneth  Pasadena, Cal. 
Fry, John Douglas  South Boston, Va. 
Gillespie, Joseph Stras, B.A., Hampden-Sidney College  Tazewell, Va. 
Glauber, E. Robert  New York, N. Y. 
Gorman, Joseph Vincent  Lynchburg, Va. 
Gwynn, Rush Crockett, Jr., B.S., University of Virginia  Marion, Va. 
Harris, Julian, B.S., Alabama Polytechnic Institute  Decatur, Ala. 
Harrison, Albertis Sydney, Jr.  Alberta, Va. 
Hayes, Lauffer Truby, B.S., University of Virginia  Logan, W. Va. 
Hite, Bentley, B.A., Roanoke College  Snowville, Va. 
Holt, Harry Howard, Jr., B.S., Virginia Military Institute  Hampton, Va. 
Hutton, Thomas Lee, B.A., Emory and Henry College  Glade Spring, Va. 
Jackson, Raymond Lavillon, B.S., University of Virginia  Keswick, Va. 
Johnson, John Herbert  Waycross, Ga. 
Louthan, Carter Thomas, B.S., University of Virginia  Staunton, Va. 
McClain, William Asbury, Jr., B.S., Davidson College  Sweetwater, Tenn. 
McElroy, William Robert  University, Va. 
McKendrick, Charles Damer  Baltimore, Md. 
Meads, Leo Joseph  Portsmouth, Va. 
Peterson, Gustave Adolph  Forestville, Conn. 
Pittman, Alfred Buckner, Jr.  Memphis, Tenn. 
Porter, Harry Wilson, Jr., M.A., University of Virginia  Louisa, Va. 
Pugh, George Johnston  Norfolk, Va. 
Rettew, John Barton, Jr.  Philadelphia, Pa. 
Richardson, Carroll Lee  Marion, Va. 
Samet, Lewis Reyner  Newport News, Va. 
Sandridge, William Pendleton, Jr., B.S., University of
Virginia 
Danville, Va. 
Spector, Martin, B.A., Washington and Lee University  Staunton, Va. 
Starcher, Robert Stuart  Huntington, W. Va. 
Stennis, John Cornelius, B.S., Mississippi A. and M.
College 
DeKalb, Miss. 
Straub, Charles  Helena, Ark. 
Stromenger, Walter Harry  Pelham, N. Y. 
Sublett, Charles William  Danville, Va. 
Surratt, Rupert Verdun  Burlington, N. C. 
Walker, John Luther, B.A., Roanoke College  Lynwood, Va. 
Watson, James Raiford  Lexington, Miss. 
Webb, Robert Edward  Mayfield, Ky. 
Weems, George Macduff, B.S., University of Virginia  Ashland, Va. 
Weller, Lyle Grove, B.S., University of Virginia  Staunton, Va. 
Wetherby, Bert Gallitan  Johnson City, Tenn. 
Williamson, Charles Franklin  Petersburg, Va. 
Wilson, Victor Peters  Hampton, Va. 
Wood, John, Jr., B.A., University of Virginia  Frederick, Md. 
Wrenn, McDonald Edward, B.A., University of Virginia  Norfolk, Va. 
Total, 62. 

CIVIL ENGINEER

 
Hunt, Julius Franklin, B.S.E., University of Virginia  Wingdale, N. Y. 

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

 
Joachim, Edward Fruth  Charlottesville, Va. 

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING

                       
Davis, Charles Hall, Jr.  Petersburg, Va. 
Forsyth, Harry Douglas  Esmont, Va. 
Joachim, Edward Fruth  Charlottesville, Va. 
Macdonald, Donald Grant  Leesburg, Va. 
Phillips, John Henry  Wintergreen, Va. 
Phillips, Walter Lee, Jr.  Richmond, Va. 
Reed, Charles Boogher  Marion, Ky. 
Risher, Daniel Harrison, B.S., University of Virginia  University, Va. 
Rogers, William Minor Lile, B.A., Univ. of Virginia  Covington, Va. 
Stevenson, Edward Carl  Richmond, Va. 
Unger, Gilbert Carleton, Jr.  Richmond, Va. 
[1] Williams, Harrison, Jr.  Leesburg, Va. 

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

     

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Beale, Estelle  Smithfield, Va. 
Berrey, Linda Sparks  Criglersville, Va. 
Bradley, Carson M.  Luray, Va. 
Calkins, Anne Lillian  University, Va. 
Close, Oscar Thomas, B.A., Davis and Elkins College  Charlottesville, Va. 
Eastham, Helen Lucile  Charlottesville, Va. 
Francis, Albert Wesley  Marion, Va. 
Goble, Edgar Allen, B.A., King College  Holston, Va. 
Gregory, Laura Blanche  South Hill, Va. 
Haden, Clara Shepherd  Charlottesville, Va. 
Hart, Ruth Schwarz  Winter Park, Fla. 
Huntley, Eleanor Frances  Ashland, Ky. 
Lavinder, Odell May  Salem, Va. 
McFaddin, Genora  Lebanon, Va. 
Morris, John Joseph  Pirkey, Va. 
Reeves, Ella Moore  Bridgewater, Va. 
Renshaw, Maud  Philadelphia, Pa. 
Rhodes, Varina Moore  University, Va. 
Stinespring, Mary Albright  University, Va. 
Stone, Gladys Virginia  Richmond, Va. 
Thornton, Sarah Frances  Richmond, Va. 
Wilkes, Louise Miller  University, Va. 
Total, 22. 

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE

   
Stainback, Willard Edward  Henderson, N. C. 
Wells, Marshall Swain  University, Va. 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY

 
White, Thomas Aubrey  Wilmington, N. C. 

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE

               
Allen, William Junius  Norfolk, Va. 
Barbee, Andrew Russell  Orange, Va. 
Gowl, Charles William  Harrisonburg, Va. 
Mead, Frank Dominick  Baltimore, Md. 
Query, Alexander  New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Robinson, Paul Booker  Piqua, Ohio. 
Sortor, William Henry  Englewood, N. J. 
Welch, George Blesh  Lake, Miss. 

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Billups, Richard Alphonzo, Jr.  Oklahoma City, Okla. 
Blackford, James Baylor  Richmond, Va. 
Bress, David Gerald  Norfolk, Va. 
Bristow, William Orlando, Jr.  Franklin, Va. 
Browne, James Gunn  Charlottesville, Va. 
Cantor, Jack Leon  Petersburg, Va. 
Cardwell, Bickerton Winston  Richmond, Va. 
Chubb, Frank Mason  Mt. Washington, Md. 
Codman, John Eager, II  Philadelphia, Pa. 
Davidson, Frank Gassaway, Jr.  Lynchburg, Va. 
Derieux, George Henry, Jr.  Tappahannock, Va. 
Dolgin, George Joseph  Brooklyn, N. Y. 
duPont, Ernest, Jr.  Wilmington, Del. 
Evans, Jack W.  Lynchburg, Va. 
Flynt, Ralph Comer Michael  Washington, Ga. 
Gilbert, Harry William  New York, N. Y. 
Greene, Julian Burke  Washington, D. C. 
Hall, James Stakely  Knoxville, Tenn. 
Hickson, Robert Willard  Lynchburg, Va. 
Hofheimer, Henry Clay  Norfolk, Va. 
Holland, Nathaniel Littleton  Eastville, Va. 
Hudnall, Harry Gilman  Covington, Va. 
Hutter, Quintus  Lynchburg, Va. 
Katzenstein, Lawrence  Baltimore, Md. 
Kennerly, Gordon Winston  Bon Air, Va. 
Knowlton, Maury Stafford  Perthshire, Miss. 
Kobre, Abe Alfred  Charlottesville, Va. 
Levine, Herman Michel  New York, N. Y. 
Lott, Jack Neal, Jr.  Johnston, S. C. 
Lovenstein, Louis  Richmond, Va. 
McGehee, Melvin Wood  Carbon, W. Va. 
Macgill, Winfield Scott, Jr.  Garrett Park, Md. 
Macht, Jerome Irving  Crewe, Va. 
Mackoy, Harry Brent, Jr.  Covington, Ky. 
Mercer, Joseph Muir  Savannah, Ga. 
Mouber, Israel Irving  New York, N. Y. 
O'Meara, Edward King  Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Penick, John Dabney  Montclair, N. J. 
Pinkerton, Bledsoe Colhoun  Bayonne, N. J. 
Ross, Charles Henry  Memphis, Tenn. 
Ruffin, Joseph Marsh  Richmond, Va. 
Sandidge, Ridley McLean  Owensboro, Ky. 
Sebulsky, Lester  Flora, Miss. 
Shapiro, Wilbur Leonard  Baltimore, Md. 
Stewart, William Crawford  Monroe, N. C. 
Stoneham, Samuel Camp  Red Hill Va. 
Trice, Lawrence Turner  Howardsville, Va. 
Urmston, Thomas Harcourt  Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Via, Warren White  Charlottesville, Va. 
Webb, James Henry, Jr.  Cherrydale, Va. 
Weed, Henry Davis, Jr.  Savannah, Ga. 
Westmoreland, Robert Edward  Petersburg, Va. 
Whitehurst, James Thomas  Petersburg, Va. 

BACHELORS OF ARTS

                                                   

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Armistead, George Murphy  Little Rock, Ark. 
Ayres, Charles Lunsford  Richmond, Va. 
Becker, Gilbert Valentine  Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Belote, Earl Saunders  Lynchburg, Va. 
Beverage, Isaac Seybert  Monterey, Va. 
Boothe, Armistead Lloyd  Alexandria, Va. 
Brooke, Edgar Duffield  University, Va. 
Causey, James Young  Harrisonburg, Va. 
Claiborne, Randolph Royall, Jr.  Camden, Ark. 
Cooke, Stuart, Jr.  Richmond, Va. 
Creecy, John Harvie  Richmond, Va. 
Eppes, James VanDeusen  Hopewell, Va. 
Evans, Charles Graham, Jr.  Danville, Va. 
Fite, Julian Bixby  Muskogee, Okla. 
Forester, Arthur William  Tuxedo Park, N. Y. 
Gibson, Patrick Armistead  Richmond, Va. 
Gray, Joseph Warren  Brentwood, Tenn. 
Green, Marcellus Calhoun  Jackson, Miss. 
Hammond, Lewis Machen  Culpeper, Va. 
Harmon, Charles Dorsey  Waynesboro, Va. 
Hutcheson, Joseph. Chappell, III  Houston, Tex. 
Kennedy, Ralph Emerson  St. Paul, Va. 
Lerner, Herman  Orange, Va. 
McCall, Howard Weaver, Jr.  Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Nelson, Charles Morris  Richmond, Va. 
Noffsinger, Homer Iliad  Fincastle, Va. 
Odor, Charles Rollin Lorain  Earlysville, Va. 
Patton, Beverley Kennon  Bon Air, Va. 
Price, Harold Lee  Luray, Va. 
Rawles, James White  Richmond, Va. 
Stuart, Albert Rhett  Eastover, S. C. 
Tilghman, Tench Francis, Jr.  Norfolk, Va. 
Williams, Fielding Lewis  Richmond, Va. 
Wilmer, Cary Breckenridge, Jr.  Sewanee, Tenn. 
Wyllie, William, Jr.  Santo Domingo City,
D. R. 

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH FINAL HONORS—FRENCH

 
Taliaferro, Robert Catesby  Nuttall, Va. 

MASTERS OF SCIENCE

                                       

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Bass, Charles Edward, B.S., University of Virginia
(Geology) 
Evington, Va. 
Thesis: Geology and Petrography of the Draper Quadrangle, Virginia. 
Bischoff, Anthony, B.S., Washington College (Education)  Tracy's Landing, Md. 
Thesis: Standard Tests in High Schools. 
Calcott, Emily Sinclair, B.S., State Teachers' College of
Farmville (English) 
Norfolk, Va. 
Thesis: Doomsday in Medieval English Literature. 
Campbell, Archer Stuart, B.S., University of Pennsylvania
(Economics) 
Lynchburg, Va. 
Thesis: Old Trading Methods and Organizations. 
Carter, Jeannette Seeds, B.S., University of Virginia
(Biology) 
University, Va. 
Thesis: Observations on Rhabdocoeles of Albemarle County, Virginia. 
Cocke, Elton Cromwell, B.S., University of Virginia
(Biology) 
Rockville, Va. 
Thesis: The History of the Vegetation of the Dismal Swamp as Determined
by Fossil Pollen Analysis. 
Debnam, Thomas Finley, B.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Suffolk, Va. 
Thesis: Accounting for Depreciation of Machinery. 
Evans, William Jennings, B.S., A. and M. College of
Mississippi (Political Science) 
Columbus, Miss. 
Thesis: Outlines of National Administrative Organization. 
Johnson, Lewis Kerr, B.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Charlottesville, Va. 
Thesis: Labor Legislation in North Carolina. 
Lovenstein, Louis, B.S., University of Virginia (English)  Richmond, Va. 
Thesis: Poetry and Novels by American Negro Writers. 
McConnell, Carl Hiram, B.S., Lynchburg College
(Biology) 
East Radford, Va. 
Thesis: Experimental Observations Upon the Endodermal Glands of
Pelmatohydra Oligactis. 
Martínez, Fernando, B.S., Oglethorpe University
(Spanish) 
Campo de Caso, Spain. 
Thesis: El Idioma Espanol en Cuba y Las Diferencias que lo Distinguen
del Espanol Usado en Espana. 
Robeson, John Maxwell, Jr., B.S., University of Virginia
(Biology) 
Lynchburg, Va. 
Thesis: A Study of the Fossil Pollen as Found in Peat from the Dismal
Swamp Area of Virginia and North Carolina. 
Roth, Herman Moe, B.S.E., University of Virginia
(Physics) 
Richmond, Va. 
Thesis: Application of Photo-Electric Cells to Timing with a Standard Clock. 
Saunders, James Bernard, B.S., University of Virginia
(Physics) 
Kenbridge, Va. 
Thesis: The Vibration Galvanometer Observed Stroboscopically. 
Simpson, Robert Smith, B.S., University of Virginia
(Political Science) 
Rosslyn, Va. 
Thesis: Presidential Leadership in the United States. 
Walters, Charles G., B.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Harrisonburg, Va. 
Thesis: Labor Legislation in Virginia. 
Weems, George Macduff, B.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Ashland, Va. 
Thesis: The Virginia State Corporation Commission and Its Valuation
Theories. 

MASTERS OF ARTS

                       

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Beazley, Virginia Lucille, B.A., College of William and
Mary (English) 
Newport News, Va. 
Thesis: Medievalism in the Poetry of John Keats. 
Bowers, James Baker, Jr., B.A., Hampden-Sidney College
(History) 
Richmond, Va. 
Thesis: Slavery and Secession Sentiment in Virginia, 1860-1861. 
Davis, Cecile Grey, B.A., Lynchburg College (English)  Sutherlin, Va. 
Thesis: Certain Aspects of Symbolism in Hawthorne. 
Diggs, Sally Borum, B.A., University of Wyoming
(English) 
Mathews, Va. 
Thesis: Some Relations Between the Spanish Celestina and English Dramatic
Literature. 
Eastwood, Andrew Jackson, B.A., University of Richmond
(Economics) 
Wellville, Va. 
Thesis: Recent Tendencies Toward Scientific Tariff-Making in the United
States. 
Gilmer, L. A. Daffan, B.A., University of Virginia
(Latin) 
Houston, Tex. 
Thesis: A Consideration of the Structure and Style of Cicero's Orations. 
Graham, Rufus Claude, B.A., Emory and Henry College
(Education) 
Jonesville, Va. 
Thesis: The Attitude of the People of Virginia Toward Its Tax Supported
Schools and Educational Literature in Magazines. 
Greer, Callie Louise, B.A., Emory and Henry College
(English) 
Lodi, Va. 
Thesis: The Dutchman in the American Novel. 
Hagan, Charles Banner, B.A., Emory and Henry College
(Political Science) 
Bristol, Va. 
Thesis: Mexican Property Rights. 
Hall, Samuel Rutherford, B.A., Washington and Lee
University (Biology) 
Moorefield, W. Va. 
Thesis: Observations on Hydra and Pelmatohydra Under Determined Hydrogen
Ion Concentration. 
Harshbarger, Frances Elizabeth, B.A., Bridgewater College
(History) 
Port Republic, Va. 
Thesis: Women in the Feudal Regime. 
Hoback, Frederick Lane, B.A., Roanoke College (Economics)  Roanoke, Va. 
Thesis: No-Par Stock. 
Jones, Edmund Ruffin, Jr., B.S., B.A., University of Virginia
(Biology) 
Norfolk, Va. 
Thesis: The Male Reproductive System of Prorhynchus Applanatus
(Kennel). 
Lindsey, Irving, B.A., George Washington University
(Mathematics) 
Alexandria, Va. 
Thesis: An Extension of the Point-to-Line and Point-to-Place Distance
Formulas to N-Dimensional Space. 
McCorkle, Stuart Alexander, B.A., Washington and Lee
University (Political Science) 
Murat, Va. 
Thesis: Our Recognition Policy Towards Mexico. 
Miller, Donald Rinehart, B.S., Bridgewater College
(Education) 
Baltimore, Md. 
Thesis: A History of the High Schools of Virginia. 
Mills, Fanny Harrison, B.A., Kentucky Wesleyan College
(English) 
Russellville, Ky. 
Thesis: Nature Coloring in the American Novel with Emphasis Upon Its
Use in the Works of Craddock, Allen, Howells, Glasgow, Cather and
Ostenso. 
Paterson, Ida Adams, B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's
College (Latin) 
Newport News, Va. 
Thesis: A Chapter on the Charm of Lucretius. 
Philips, John Randolph, B.A., University of Virginia
(English) 
University, Va. 
Thesis: A Study of the Social Revolt Found in John Galsworthy's Plays,
Novels and Short Stories. 
Shelburne, Lucile Davis, B.A., Lynchburg College
(English) 
Richmond, Va. 
Thesis: Charlotte Brontë—Certain Reflections of Her Life in Her Novels. 
Thompson, Ralph Rudolph, B.A., University of Virginia
(Latin) 
Huntsville, Ala. 
Thesis: The Classic Tradition of the Distinction Between Rhythm and Metre. 
Webster, Herbert Thompson, B.A., Lawrence College
(English) 
Plymouth, Wis. 
Thesis: The Underworld in the Eighteenth Century Novel. 
Weldon, John Elmer, B.A., University of Kentucky
(Education) 
Sanders, Ky. 
Thesis: Scientific Measurement in Education. 
Williams, Elsie Hortense Smith, B.A., Western College
for Women (Latin) 
Fredericksburg, Va. 
Thesis: Colloquialisms in Terence. 

DOCTORS OF PHILOSOPHY

                                       
Cool, Raymond Dean, B.S., Bridgewater College; M.S.,
University of Virginia (Chemistry) 
Bridgewater, Va. 
Dissertation: The Kinetics of Polymorphic Transitions of Solids. 
Hardin, Taylor Scott, B.A., Yale University; M.A., University
of Virginia (English) 
Washington, D. C. 
Dissertation: Actaeon—A Study of Fox Hunting in Its Fundamental Relationships
to English and Celtic Literature. 
Long, William Stapleton, B.A., Randolph-Macon College;
M.A., University of Virginia (English) 
University, Va. 
Dissertation: The Novels of Charles James Lever. 
McLean, Francis Elliott Hall, B.S., M.S., University of
Virginia (English) 
Hanover, Ind. 
Dissertation: Periodicals Published in the South Before 1880. 
Musser, Isaac Taylor, Jr., B.S., M.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
East Radford, Va. 
Dissertation: French American Trade Since 1910. 
Nickell, Lehman Patton, B.S., M.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Herndon, Va. 
Dissertation: History and Economic Development of the Port of Hampton
Roads. 
Nuttycombe, John William, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute (Biology) 
University, Va. 
Dissertation: Observations on Stenostomum. 
Shepperson, Archibald Bolling, B.A., Washington and
Lee University; M.A., University of Virginia
(English) 
University, Va. 
Dissertation: Types of the Burlesque Novel from Fielding to Thackeray. 
Shiver, Henry Edwin, B.A., Clemson College; M.A.,
University of Virginia (Chemistry) 
Spartanburg, S. C. 
Dissertation: The Equilibrium Between Creatine and Creatinine. 
Swertfeger, Floyd Frank, B.S., M.S., University of
Virginia (Philosophy) 
Petersburg, Va. 
Dissertation: The Systeme de Philosophie of Pierre Sylvain Regis. A Study
in the History of Cartesianism. 
 
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Died July 23, 1928.