Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-03-05
Emory and Ileury College 4
Grand NsUniun UG lis Alumni
and iOruvE students at fho
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MR. EDIToK;-By your prlmissinn,
sir, | ~I-n L" cay tlHoaph your excel.
lent columns. Il few things upon .he
topic above mentioned.
Perhaps. ,lerr i n"lhiug within
tur iimusp Sou hwttteIn Va ana T..
Tenn, liz which the lr"pIt III tlIi>
"SW iiZtllaud 81 Amrrura' irrl y great
tr piI,ie, than ia Enlory and Henry
College. And justly: for. ia II tlir,
have al ii>1uti"n, which. m all The
rrsSpntiHl elements uf n c~ullesr, l. t!i-
rrer of any. and equaied 10y tat few
uu The c"u'iueut.
Among the many remarkable facts
ia tiir History at Tins College. IL the
marked dtHtousiTaiiOu at tie rOun-
Ir,'- ave To- II. made year aft, : yrat,
un its Cousm -~tlr"Unrnt UC~caAiuns
Crowds pour irrIn the north rruwG~
pour from the south. cIuWu~ Iuur tu,m
tiIt east. auG CruHd- tn,ur from tn
wet They come from Ih- muuu'niu.
they c"nIr from rhe vailry, they cone
from The country. They come fIum the
riEy. On foot. ON horse. an buggy. IN
cArriage, and the burapued railway
car-Ihry crowd-Ihpy ~iilrang-nil
lt'fii4fNs llf'affN, iilll~g tfl Ali4t'li IT,.
chapel, campus. and the sylvan grove
# surrounding hills are alive Nth
s~waTniIug muiiIUud,s.
Nuw. what ! desire to say, il that at
the cummrnrenrHI now a~plruarhir4.
GiIere II Ia tr IL g+;itIal rru Iun n- far
as can be- secured. uf ali the alunIui
and former students of the In>iItu-
JI"u.
This movement WAS iuauguratri los
tie Suririy nf IIe Alumni. Ia H. SER
sion at the la-t e. mnre cement.
There Wa then appointed Il rom
miltee with iu,i pnW-rs To make RI
u-ct SearN EITaIgeuIrnl>: and, i,rin.
cuniidrtl that II wIil rrovr al 'nt.rr-l
&" ynur many readers, and, viii tend
10 facilitate The task tl,r "%uuumilI,r
have ia hand. will~ubmii Something
uf their aciInuS.
THIS committee las informed ever,
graduate Il the College, aud. tn ~
great ali extent, a. lheY MAY up to
Ihi- tia" have hern anIe ,yrIy urr
u hn WsS ever "a TIA ie#t there. uf tl,,
R-uuIru-~rHd.ug 10 raru personally
II csrti-Hui pressing each io Le pres
eut Gu the "CrA-lnn.
Arrangements are being made for
W. NV . Nf'fN ~ 'hsiA~ sl.'E Il lffil wv
tie reading railroads fruuI the East.
tlir Snuth. the Southwest and the
West.
Preparations are being made. al-u
fnr aH HuI'ir entertainment
Emory. aud all other places slomg
yle line from WylHrvIIle {" Bristol.
Viii q row uUeu the doors IF n curdlal
hospitality.
A.. 4 B,,.. ! .lf,.,- ,rII L. . II
And IL wIrI lac 4 efficient guarantee
fur the success of tins part of The lTI-
EranIute. To- say. that, all over his
laud. that flows with milk Aud Irpury
there are az work committees rui sui
COMMITTEES. from NyIheNilie un The
East. 20 JnupsiuE0' ou tlIr West. aud
from Ru-srI and Taz-wtil on ihr
North Io-weli | don't know how far
uu ihr South.
Bur. Ihe h,St. and principal Ialt Of
the programme is the intellectual amt
social feast trIng Provided. An ai-
dress at welcome WI! Tee delivered hN |
uur uf Southwestern NIrginia's fines,
oraiurs-our at the finest IA the S,ulit
tor thai mat rr-Ihrn tht alumni adj
dress 10y one Of the Snush'- most yiiiru
-"u~; then Il poem. 10y o.t- whn-r
~ nav " ~ llHtNftt hil bi'll SUITS !
tirr Aiiaut'c; then follow hrItf eN.
IrmpuIe talk; then tie am or AMI
iuHSIS.
Now, Mr.. Ed you see what are
son" OF the ihImgs proposed.
The next commencement will. no
doubt. he the commencement ia the
history of Ihr Institution Her subs
representing every ealing ia life. fiji
iUE HE l,iglitst offices III thu chalrlt
and state. aud AduruInE the highest
walks Oi literature, viii Toe GATHERED
from every State hom Virginia Ia
I~NA--iu the South, from many "i
the northern ana western state; and,
II they can = -Jlarrd from then feeds
al heroic teal. from The uIertuEar,
posts oi 'uGh America ana tie
Eastern Continent.
Oar FELLOW towu-mpu, Hon. ] &.
Fowler. DR. NJ NJ Banter. and Mr..
John 4 James. old ~sIntipul. of Ihr
| uStituiiOn. constitute { = t. cai rom.
uf arrangements for BiIstol-
G"udson u community
ALUMNUS.