Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-03-01

tleman and represents gentleman, Zap
plause). [ had that maxim ground into
me by Robert E. Lee, (applause). In read
ing over the roll of students one morning
the first session that Gen. Robert E. Lee
was there, a member of the Faculty said
81 hear that young man is falling into hab-
it's of dissipation" ''Sir,'' sid Gen. Lee,
''Tell me what you know not what you
hear. I was reported to Mr.. Davis more
than once, and Jeb. Stuart was reported so
and so to me, though [ knew it was not SO
and so,' (applause). In conclusion Prof.
White said, ''Washington & Lee is here to
stay. Men may come and men may 60 but
Washington & Lee will continue on the
Acropolis of modern Athens to dispense
the blessings of learning and virtue to all
who may seek counsel with her, - applause. J
THE ALUMNI.
The toast to the Alumni was replied to
by Hon. II. St. Geo. Tucker, in a bright,
little speech, closing by saying that her
children were loyal to Washington & Lee
because the old mother was loyal to her
children.
THE COLLEGE COMPANY THAT WENT TO
THE WAR.
To reply to the toast to the Liberty Hall
Volunteers, /" the company of students that
went to the war, MI. w. n. Wilson, the
only survivor present, was selected, but he
transferred the duty to Capt. T. D. Ransom.
Capt. r. alluded in brief but earnest terms
to ''Old Ted Barclay Charlie Bell, Bill
Paxton, OFT, Witt and others of it's mem
bers whom he had seen on the plateau in
front of the Henry House at Manassas,
while the command stood awaiting the on
White, 1.-THE professor) and his brother
Hugh, who succeeded him; to Prof. Nor
rison, and to Owens B. Stricken.
THE HUMORIsT OF THE EVENING.
The toast to the students was replied to
by E. G. McCord, Tutor of Greek at the
University. His reply was inimitable and
could not have been surpassed by Mark
Twain himself. He commenced by assuring
the old alumni that if they came back to
the college they would find the same old
things We are listening to the same old
sermons (laughter); waiting on the same
old girls (laughter), and getting the same
old sympathy from the girls when we abuse
the professors (great laughter; the same
old Greeks are fighting their battles, and
the siege of Troy is still going Oh (great
laughter.) And so he went on CONFUSING
the audience with the most humorous
speech it had heard for many day.
THE LAW SCHOOL.
Prof. G. A. Graves, Professor of Law,
the fact that Judge Hugh w. Sheffey and
Col. Bolivar Christian Of Staunton, had
given it great assistance.
RECOLLECTION OF A COLLEGE PRANK.
Rev. A. II. Hamilton was called on to
speak. He said that he had been congrat-
ulating himself that being an humble alum
nus and not a lawyer OF member of the
town council he might have escaped notice,
(great laughter.) But as he was called on,
he would tell them Of the last college prank
he remembered at Washington & Lee. 1t
was in 1869, and the ceremony was the
burying Of Calculus by the ''Math." class
The coffin was made in the shape of a til
angle and the brims of the hats of the
mourners were at right angles. The two
chief mourners were Samuel G.. Ammon
now Of the Baltimore Sun, and ST. B. Ma
son, who has since been well known in rail
road building in Kentucky. The orator Of
the day was John P. Strider, afterwards {
pastor in Staunton and professor in the
University, but now dead. His funera
Grafton on that occasion was lately repro
duced in the Collegian. The funeral pro
cession to the spot of burial was marked b,
the most eXtravagant exhibitions of woe
and the chief mourners continually wipet
the tears from their eyes with bed-sheet
carried for the purpose. The following AZ
the members of the class who took part il
the burial services, who are still living :
F. W. Abney, merchant at Charleston, W
VAS. r. Cockrill, Chief Justice of thu
Supreme Court of Arkansas; J. A. Fish
burne, Principal of the High School a
Waynesboro; n. B. Fagin, lawyer at Biz
mingham, Ala; II. P. Mcdonald, archi
tect at Louisville, KY; w. L. Prather
City Attorney at Louisville; Frank Cole
man, editor at Huntsville, Ala; R. B
Fishburne, physician at Leesburg, Va; A
II. Hamilton, Presbyterian pastor at Mt
Carmel; L. G. M. Miller, Lutheran pastor
at Winchester; J. 7. Anderson, Professor o.
Physics and Chemistry at Central College
Mo-; J. C. Calhoun, Professor of Greek a
the University of Ala; r. III. Fleming
Presbyterian pastor at Lynchburg; Jos
McLester, wholesale grocer at Birming
ham, Ala, and G. B. Percy, U. S. Assis
tant Engineer at Mobile. Those that al
dead are w. J. Bennett, J. D. Crawford
and j. P. Strider, and one, H. B. Branner
there is no record OF.
HE MIGHT HAVE TOLD THEM MUCH.
One of the most interesting figures of th
occasion was the venerable Maj. j. Marshal
McCue, an alumnus who attended the col
lege fifty-nine years ago. He is tall, erect
white headed and white bearded old gen
tleman, whose countenance had shown dur
ing the evening as much enjoyment OF tn
scene as any one present. His secret cam
out when the Chairman called on him for
speech. He merely rose and said: "Mr
Chairman, [ am deaf. All that has passet
here this evening has been to me panto
mime. have not heard one word that ha
been uttered, but l have greatly enjoyed
myself watching the faces of the Others
The Major had not caught the meaning O
the Chairman call on him, OF he coul,
have told them much about the old college
He could have told them that Maj. VIM
M Tate of Auousta county and himSel