New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
IN MEMORY or STUDENT SOLDIERS.
SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE MONUMENTAL As
SOCI\TION.

SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE MONUMENTAL AS'
SOCIATION.
Richmond va. Feb 10 (>pccinn.- Probably there has
hecn M movement started I'm the South since the fall
of Richmond which has created more "h'hhS'"Sn'
among the young people o. this region Than ia" So'h
crn intercollegiate Monumental ASsodah'n' "hch
meets IN second convention here IN March = just
before tho closing Of the session In June 1881 II
movement was set on foot BY the students oil IN"
college OF Charleston :. g. having for lis Object the
association 81 the students Of southern colleges In IN"
effort 10 devise ways and means for erecting sui
able monument to those who fell In the Lost 'i''c'
Tho movement WINS started late In the season that
only single reply was received to ia" frSi circular
sont ont 70 the different southern colleges and uni
versities With the beginning ~ the fall session In
October the movement renewed. Many colleges
were slow In replying and II was not until within ten
DAYS OF the time Of The convention that positive ~
sIroncc OF sncccss could be felt. The first convention
was hell at Charleston. s. G.. October 30. 1871
There were represented TIL, convention In Charles
ton the urivcrsls Of yirg MIA, Georgia MISSISSIPPI Ten
nessee Texas and Central University, Kentucky; also
Richmond College virginia: Davidson College. North
Carolina and the South Carolina Military Academy.
Tho convention was session two days and resulted In
the formation Of the Southern intercollegiate Monn
mental Association. with the following oil 'cr' freSi-
dent Fred Opp University OF Texas; president.
Thomas pinckev University II Virginia recording sec
rotary T.. MacDaviS. University OF Ioih'-a'' ~ i'A'
handing secretary Fleetwood Gruver Colcg Of Charles
ton: treasurer james c. Blaslngamc University Of
Georgia.
October %, 1902, was selected as the time for the
second convention, but the Executive Committee
thought II advisable to postpone the convention to
March >, 1893 Tie reason Is apparent. Every dele
cate 10 the convention at Richmond will have IN cx-
ccent opportunity Of moving "on to Washington, where
one Of the principles Of southern political faith tariff
for revenue only will be- cxcmpicd I'm the innugi-
RAJ ion OF Grover Cleveland.
The press OF the south has taken up the movement,
and devoted less space to the accompi 'hm"n
Of IFS object The convention to be held March
9 has revived publc interest In the movement rs 1t
promises to DC the largest convention hell by the
yonpg people Of the South The Charleston SO News
and Courier speaking abolt the Assoc alton sad "TIe
originator Of the scheme Mr.. Fleetwood Gruver,
who labOrci most diligently and assiduouSly to render
II an assured success having nj the same time the
earnest cooperation OF his fellow students Mr. Cru
YER recently settled In New York. The members OF
the association arr sangulnc of The object Is
one which appeals to the people. an association Of
Young men with indomtable perseverance and the
knowledge that this association Is the first OF the kind
that has ever been organized. Never before has an
attempt been made by any country to erect disin,
ffvey students monument TO its hfre. ras,d b. tn ir
individual efforts. Much II the sucrc,s OF the under
taking so far Is duo 10 DR. Henry +. shepherd president
men by words and by substantial contributions. lie
graduated al the University Of firginna. and
tered the Confederate service when little over sixteen
and Severely wounded al the battle Of tietys-
burg, July 3, 1863. He Is member OF the Council
on Historical Literature for the Worlds Fair. and also
on the Committee on Religion.