The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-27
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI.
THE MEETING or THE SOCIETY OF THE
ALUMNI.
A Brief Address from Governo Lee
Hon Henry .. Kenu's Animal Ad-
dress Before the AIunni-non.
James T.. Gordon 60 he Ora
tor Nezt Year.
special 10 the Times.

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u ton. and he concluded as follows:
And. now. brethren Of the AIumn
we congratulate ourselves that we ar
. once more permitted to gather at tn
house of our venerable mother. W
are here from every section OF th
, land, some of us coming from beyon'
! the mountains. the green valleys an
the great rivers. We represent all ages
the morning. the MONDAY, and tn
evening time Of life. but all have COM
with hearts full of gratitud
and love for Alma VI ter
Amid this occasion Of genera
rejoicing, we cannot drive away tn,
sadness which arises unbidden as VT
! notice the absence Ofhonored and loved
professors. and some OF our dear class
mates. too, who have passed from
amongst Us forever. Grateful are We
that so many are spread in their years
Of usefulness, and our hearts are made
light, our faces glad as the more well
come and fre1uent message comes to us
that our old comrades, prOhtng by the
lessons learned here, are prosperous,
upright and honored citizens of the Re
public.
Here Nature, with her unrivalied
beauty, would seem to WOO us back.
but TO us this spot has deeper and
more tender significance. lnterwOven
with it are memories which time
tance cannot chill. Behind is
left the dust Of the contest, aud we
rest from the head OF the march. \
truce to life's cares and troubles in thi,
hour when we hold sweet communion
and sympathy with the blessed pact.
Friendships formed, the only true and
lasting ones, before the cold selfish
ness Of the world has touched US are
renewed and for the time the affection.
the buoyancy, and the ardor of youth
are ours once again.
Happy are we that these common ties
bring us together in such Joyous re-
union, for in his exaltatiOn OF the soul
the seal of more refined existence is
set upon us, and human life seems
clothed with new dignity and worth.
But something more than the pleasure
Of meeting old friends and renewing
old associations should be evolved from
this gathering.
Within this narrow space. the cir
cumscribiDg shores Of which mark the !
beginning and the ending of our lives !
there are duties to be performed. there
are works to be accomplished, If we
would make this life Of ours a highway |
Of honor that almost appal us with !
their magnitude.
From the message Of this day let us
remember that there is no vocation in
which the citizen can plead freedom
from the performance OF his public
duties. Upon all such as courageously.
intelbgently. and faithfully discharge
these duties must rest the lasting bene-
dicti0n OF the Unseen Spirit. And
from the heart Of every loyal American
shall ascend on high the answering
prayer:
keep God. the faifest nOhiest land thatiies ,
beneath the sun, ,
Jur country, our whole country, and our
country ever one
Governor Lee made a brief address,
in response TO calls, and after a brief
reference to University affairs. he
turned to Mr. Kent and said: You
nave spoken Of stronger national
feeling. Let me say that If we want
10 have the HARMONIOUS republic the
writer's aud orators picture we have
got to have on each side the respect for |
he opinions OF men who bore arms on 7
neir respective sides. Give them the
,redit Of thinking they fought for great
md noble cause. 1t was a great cause.
,ut don I let their orators on their public
L..
yithdrawal of a State from the Union
lOt one line Of the constitution was yiO- y
ated. We must concede that when II
nen stand up TO be shot at they do so S
D defense of principle. When a man +
alls us traitors he does not under !,
tand our national development The ID
tate laws. when not in conflict J.
rith the constitution, are supreme. S
you want this government to ~
rCsper you have got to enforce the
ights Of the States. The North did not "
ght for emancipation. nor we to G.
)rce upon this country an empire OF Il
avery. One Of JeifersOn's iudict- h
tents Of the king was that he intro =
uced slavery. The Indictment did not IL
It into the Declaration OF Independ- w
nee. Northern men, as Mr.. jefferson
iys, struck tt out, not because they
wned slaves, but were large
r interested in carrying them. G.
fter the MayhOwer followed a cargo v
slaves. We are back again in this 5,
reat Union and these questions are II
shind US, and our duty, from whatever o,
ate we come, is TO do our whole duty nj
promote the prosperity of the Repub- n,
c and make il what our foTe-fathers W
tended, the glory Of the world. - q
TX Governor Watts, of Alabama, fol- 10
wed in the same strain. q,
Hon. James l.. Gordon was elected n,
atOr for the next annual meeting. and C.,
probably the youngest man upon r,
hom this honor has ever been be- le
owed. na
Some of the scholarships have been na
slowed The Miller goes to J. ID. tr
nsley, of Charlottesville; the Cor IN
ran to James G. Southall, Jr., Of Rich
ond; the Isaac Carr TO a. l.. Bondu-
ut. of Mount VincO. Va; and the Nc
rmick to John II. Frey, Of Greens b.
TO, n. Z. 10
VISITING LADIES. 80
Among the young ladies attending wl
e Commencement are the Misses Ca
eifey and Miss Rhea, at Col. Peters Gf
s. Elizabeth Harrison, Of New York, L.
Professor Smiths Miss Cary Glas- 10
W. OF Richmond. at Professor Holmes {: pi
IS Coiston, Of Martinsburg Miss fol
lzebrook, of New Jersey. and Miss TIL
rdan. of St. Louis. at Prof. Minor 5; 10,
SIS Dunnington and Miss Hough, of fir
at Professor Dunniugtou's wi
IS Deber Page, of Birmingham. and Bl;
SIS Braxton, of Hanover, at Major Mo
yton S; Miss Lue Mullen, of New Or all
us, at Mis-. Burthe's; Misses Camm tar
/ Miss Reade, of Richmond,
Professor Thornton's, Miss Bow Sc,
N, of Lynchburg, at Mr. Raw
g's; Miss Fox and Misses liar ,
, of Covesville, at DR.. Fowles'; ,or
IS Shepherd of Charleston, 5. aud -, 80,
ss Stevens, of New York, at DIR. az az
ancellor's; Miss Florie Tyler. OF Rich Th 1qe
nd, ut Mr.. VI. Gordon's; Miss Kate -, -.
lce, Of Richmond, and Miss Leila ua,
rrisou, of New York, at p",,
5. Julian Harrison's; Miss Co ~, ."a
nba Hayes, Of Richmond, aud fMor M
IS Dora McGill, of Petersburg, at Mr.. '0'
'. Southall's Miss Ellen Bruce, of