Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-02
Washington & Lee Alumni Annual
Meeting
ELECTION OF OFFICERs-NEW MEM

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ELECTION OF OFFICERS-NEW MEM
BEERS, sc.
The Augusta Alumni Association of
Washington & Lee University. held it's reg
ular annual meeting Wednesday, at 1880
A. M. at the Courthouse.
The meeting was called to order by Pres
ident VIM. B. McChesney and the minutes
OF last meeting read and approved.
Upon the nomination Of MI. j. A. Alex
ander, Messrs. VIM. C. Morton and Joseph
A. Glasgow, recent graduates Of w. & L.
University were unanimously elected MEM
bers of the Association.
MI. Samuel r. Pilson nominated Fl. j.
Williams, Jr., of Greenvile, to the Wash
ington & Lee Alumni Scholarship, and
Capt. A. H. Fultz nominated Roy Turner.
The ballot being taken resulted i'll the cleo
ton of young Williams, who is son OF
Hon. II. ]. Williams, member OF the House
OF Delegates from Augusta. The Secreta-
ny was instructed to notify the Clerk OF
the Faculty at the University and MI.
Williams Of this action of the Associa-
ton.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted in the choice Of Mr.. Joseph
A. Glasgow for President; MI. II. E. Il.
Nelson, LIST Vice President, and MI. Sam1
f. Pilson, I'd Vice President; L. q. Nor
ton was reelected Secretary.
The committee to get up portraits OF
distinguished alumni and Revolutionary
and Mexican war relics for the art gallery
to be established at the University, con-
sisting of Messrs. 7. G. Morton, w. w.
Sproul and S. F. Pilson was continued.
Capt. Thos. D. Ransom of the Board of
Visitors, who had been detained by an en-
gagement came in before the close of the
meeting and desired that his vote should be
considered as cast fol III. J. Williams, Jr.,
to be nominated to the Faculty for the
scholar ship, as he understood that all the
requirements were met in his case.
Capt. Ransom said that as Trustee OF
the University it gave him great pleasure
to testify to the satisfactory performances
of the scholarship men from this local as
ISOLATION, and to the fact that the Staun-
ton and Augusta boys in general had in the
last few years established a reputation as
we'll for conduct as for proficiency in their
studies. He thought it well at each meet
ing of the association that we should talk
over what the boys are doing.
Of the students who attended from here
last year he understood all would return
this year except Hugh B. Sproul, his broth
Ell Eugene, and William G. Morton.
Rudolph Bumgardner, the nominee of
three years ago, has gone successfully
through his academic course, taking the
degree of A. B. and a University scholar
ship in the department Of English and will
take up law this year.
William G. Morton, the nominee of four
years ago, also took his degree of A. B. and
expects to return for law the year after
this.
Harry M. Wallace of Spottswood, whom
we sent last year, took distinctions in
Academic department and is working for
A. B.
John J. Fix of Greenville. also took dis
tinctions in Academic department and is
working for A. B.
Louis Witt, S. D. Timberlake and j.
Baldwin Ransom took distinctions in AGA
demic department and will pursue the same
line of study next year.
H. M. McIlhany, Jr., an academic stu
dent, won distinctions on everything be
took, stood first in every class and is work
ing for A. B. degree next year. He receiv-
ed the compliment Of the f. o. French
scholarship, which pays about five hundred
dollars per year.
s. r. Hendren in Academic department,
who led the graduating class took his de-
gree OF A. B. and returns to take special
English course with a view it is believed
to the medical profession. On the recon
mendation of the Faculty, he was awarded
scholarship in the department. of History.
Herbert J. Taylor who entered the law
class the latter part of November, taking
the double course of law, passed every ex-
animation and returns to take the early
part of the course looking to the degree of
B. L.
He mentioned as expecting to attend the
University as new students in addition to
young Williams, Frank P. Mcfarland,
Watson Gooch and perhaps William Wal
ker and William Trout.