Roanoke College - Rawenoch Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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society holding in its place an annual celebration-the Ciceronians on February 22d, the Demostheneans on Leels birthday, january 19th. In recent years this latter date has been changed to. a day early in March, about two weeks after the Ciceronian celebration. The junior Debate, which was for many years an import- ant public performance of the Demosthenean Society, has likewise been abandoned. The interest of the public and the members themselves has, however, been more than sustained by the prize contests in debate and declamation now held by each society shortly before commencement. Roanoke is one of the eight members of the State Oratorical Association. The much coveted medal of this Association was won by a Roanoke seniors in ' 1897, and was also taken by a Roanoke alumnus who was studying at the University of Virginia. At one commencement at this University, the final orators of the two literary societies were both Roanoke men Nothing in the student's life at Roanoke is so effective in maintaining the moral toneand in setting a high standard of Christian conduct as the Y. M. Many a graduate of the College looks back to a meeting of this association as the turning-point in his career. ln brief, its influence can not be measured or even estimated. ln every movement that aims at elevating the ethical tone of the student body, as the adoption of the Honor System in 1902, the members of the Y. Nl C. A. have taken the leading part. The people of Baltimore have recently pointed out with just pride that in the list of I,OOO most emi- nent living scientists, compiled by a high and disinterested authority, the johns l-lopkins University trained 144, or about one seventhw- a larger number than either of the older universities, Harvard or Berlin. The people of Salem may point out with similar pride that among the 554 alumni of Roanoke, many are now hlling positions of the highest importance to society and the State. Thus among this number there are 158 ministers, 26 college presidents, professors, and principals of seminaries, 58 teachers and school superinten- dents, 86 lawyers and judges, and 48 physicians and surgeons ln addition to its graduates, the College has trained in whole or in parttabout 3,5oo students, who, having gone from Roanoke either into the professional schools or into business, are now contributing much to the progress of the country toward the realization of higher ideals of thought and life. J. D. R.

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DR. MOREHEAD FOHN ALFRED MOREHEAD, A. M., D. D., President of Roanoke College, a native of Virginia, graduated with honor from Roanoke College, in 1889. Vilas instructor in the Col- lege during the session of1S89-'9o. Graduated from Mt. Airy Theological Seminary, Philadel- phia in IgQ2. After serving pastorates in I3urke's Garden, Va., and in Richmond, Va., was, in 1898. elected President ofthe Theologi- cal Seminary ofthe United Synod at Charles- ton, S. C. Devoted the years of 1901 and 'o2 to travel and study in Europe. ln 1903, he was elected to the Presidency of Roanoke College as the Successor of Dr. ulius U. Dreher.