The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-30
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.,,,rrcsponderce OF the Richmond Dispatch]
LEXINGTON, Ju,ie q, 1873.
The Alumni supper on las. night was a
.-y enjoyable affair. At 10 o'clock the
,umui and their invited GUESTS repaired to
NE University meSsshall and entered at once
mon thc ardnOtlS duties Of the occasion.
colonel Bolivar Christian, president of
IN, society. sat ut the head Of the table and
ia the ." feast Of reason and flow, Of soul -
pr lis usual happy vein. He said, intro
,ig.inc the tirst toast, that he would ask the
,au,any to fiIl their glasses with native
En.Abrldcc wine. and he would call on a
.an of Rockbridge to respond.
I. lima Mater. FdnStd sat dtque Fehr.
Nvor J. B. Dorman said that he had heart
fr1, voice 10 respond. His recollection of
,.gi interest in this institution extended
'!rk To his boyhood, and he felt assured
tint ,he would lie '.cherished and happy."
The greatest honor of one of EnglaH5l's
,.n-> had been that he had founded rili.
.,r>ltr. A greater than ever sat on Eng
-,ni'r throne had proven himself greater In
IA. than in war by founding this noble
DIVERSITY. He wanted among the Alumni
,nl' spirit OF enthusiasm which will fully
7IN5" the sentiment of this toast.
>. Her Returning SonS-Comelias Jewels.
Nj. .Ianison being called on TO respond to
his. ,Xcuscd himself, and called out Rev. J..
:. Graves. who alluded to the changes that
fl,c aiken place here, and earnestly insisted
.rl' the Alumni should SO act as TO cause the
diversity TO be indeed proud of her sons.
E. Her Fdcuity--Thc worthy representa-
r.,r> of her fame and of her ambition. -.
In response To loud calls Colonel William
''tn rose to reply, and was greeted with
iani applause. He said that he painfully
n.'l2rd thai he was M0n entitled to respond
.ottU toast only by courtesy. There mingled
NTH bis feelings ofpride at the sentiment one
J.! deep sadness that he had severed his con.
ttriun With body from whom he bad
.,,glrcci,cd the utmost Kindness, and an
nttution around which his brightest men,
,-ir, would ever cluster. But he was now
.-ir.e position to speak more freely Of the
c".t,rd IA han he could have done before, and
r'-a, R to bear testimony to the ability
letter of The present Faculty of the
cu". He could pay them no higher
C"rn>' Sn to say that they were
Frank ~ been the associates of Lee
ne |l Quoting this great enterprise
witch BIa$gYbc his most enduring monu.
pIrc" sSB&ln", il was to hima source of great
mTction that the University i in so pros
sht,aU> Il condition, for he knew OF no insti-
g;ijon in the land that had made such rapid
Dr"-IcSs within the past eight years, or had
.Grh bright prospects for the future. He
'uuli only cNhort them to go on with the
>up united effort on the part OF the Faculty
t." Trustees, and the Alllmui.
li"ronclnded by proposing the health o
Professor Kan. Tucker.
lnrc,ponse to loud calls Mr.. Tucker made
ol his characteristic speeches, brimful OF
.u!hHg wit, which it is impossible TO put
~ PAPER. He said that in the departure o
roourl Allan the University, the town OF
i"YIugton. the county of Rockbridge, had
i,'~l 0na Of its brightest ornaments and best
psrn, lie mourned his loss, but would bid
him hearty "God.speed" as he went to bi,
n"w icld Of labor. But those of his col
IcG;Ur> who were left were determined TO
WORN more earnestly than ever before, and
Win The Board of Trustees to devise, the
Faculty 10 execute, the Alumni to work for
'uo institution, and the students to do their
duty, he did not for moment doubt that j
>iil brighter career was before them.
lie eloquently brought out what the South
/, dcing for collegiate education, and insisted
iAar, considering I'LL the circumstances, ou1
Yc9ple are doing more for tue higher .educa
ton to-day than any other whom the sur
s!tjUo1 upon.
j. Her Trustees-Their wise counsels hav,
founded aud sustained her prosperity.
Colonel w. Z. Poague made most ap
r"priate response, in which he pledged TIL
'f'>lecs to try and do their rart to make tht
University all that Its most ardent friends
desired.
), Her Sudenis-loyal and true. Thei
loyalty ana truth are the ineasule Of hei
aspirations in the future.
Mr J. w. Taylor, of Texas, said that b.
t0d not come to speak, but to listen to olde
and wiser heads, and would, therefore
simply express the thanks of the student
lor the honor done them, and give thei
pledge that they would strive to prov'
worthy of it in the future.
.. The Scuh-Her glorious memories il
l"acc and war.
In announcing this toast Colonel Christian
Nol that the hearts of all would suggcs
''"l The most appropriate person to respond
- The sentiment was the gallant gentleman
N'r0>q feather some of them had followed in
'A' oIA cavalry corps of the Army of North
'in Nirginia-General Fitz Lee, whom ht
was happy to greet at this festive board.
General Lee arose, and after the loud ap'
lk'u,o WIZ which he was greeted had sub
>'d"d, SAD that the President had taken the
advantage OF an old rebel cavalryman. Speak,
!n2 was not ut any time his forte, but he bad
not even been notified that he was TO speak
He felt very much in the condition of q
North Carolina cadet at West Point, who
belonged 10 Il club whose rule it was tina,
every member should either make q speech
oI >ing song. When the turn of his North
Carolina friend came they wondered how
ne would come out, H. he could neither sing
nor speak; but he eradcd the rule and
Drought down the house by saying - can
not speak, but | really think that ] could
>Ins Old Tar River if only had he PITCH"
General Lee said that he did not have "he
g';ch upon this occasion. But he was glad
10 bt here, and thanked the Alumni tor their
,nidnl greeting. He was an alumnus of
west Point, but aS in consequence Of "the
&'e unpeasantnesS they did not think
~ much of hfa up there as they once
ol"' ne was glad to beinyited by the Alumni
~ Ah"ther institution 10 lningle i'm their fes-
'Ni'!cs. He could not trust himself to
'fcak vi the GLORIOUS memories " of the
N'utiI IN the dark days of the war--of Lee,
or Jackson, or A. 7. Hill, or Rhodes, or his
cherished friend Jeb Stuait, whom he now
'N'a'y recalled leading JackSon's corps to
S'orious victory at Charlottesville, and
singing as be charged, .Oid Joe Hooker,
""ht you come cut OF the wilderness. .,
"a" Tor the other part of the sentiment, lie
was TOR peace; he had accepted the result of
.ne war in good faith, and ardently desired
10 10 see peace and plenty once more blessing
tue lahd. But he would never consent to
give up the memories Of the noble men who
fought for the lost cause or to bury in oh.
iNion their heroic deeds. On the contrary,
lG Monll af lan.xa.d