The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-30
CLASS OF '93, GOODBYE.
CLOSE or THE TIRGINIA MILITARY
INSTITUTE FINALS.
List OF the Officers for the Next-work of
Importance of the Board of Visitors.
A Brilliant German.

LEXINGTON, VA, June 29-Special.-
As the sweet strains Of AUD Lang
syne' filled the air this morning rolled
over the smooth, grassy parade ground,
ana were re-echOed from hill to hill, the
class of '9S, which has been laboring here
lor Tour years, passed out Of existence.
save as a matter Of history At the same
uihe the other classes advanced one. and
the Rats followed the course of their
predecessors and dropped their tails, be-
coming full-hedged cadets. a title well
earned by years work and privation.
Auld Lang Syne" is played nowhere on
eartn with the effects it has here. Hearts
/ are made glad and filled with sorrow at
| the same time. The first class leave for
/ good the others so only on furlough
| The final exercises took place i'm the mess
| man, opened with prayer by Rev. Or.
Quarles OF Washington and Lee Univer-
sity Upon the stand sat the superin-
| tendent, the faculty and the board of
! Visitors-Colonel J. II. ID. Ross. William
4. Glasgow. Judge William McLaug.lin
and Ex-Governor Fitzhugh Lee. The dis
tinBulshed cadets in each class were
then read Mr.. A. J. Orme. of Atlanta
the valedictOrian Of the graduating class.
now proceeded 10 deliver a carefully
written and eloquent address Mr.. Orme
received as many congratulations upon
the eloqueLce Of his speech as he aid
upon the success Of his german last
night.
The diplomas were now delivered by Su-
perintendent General Shipp, which he
foil 4
the class Of '93. IL was full OF good ad-
vice. and delivered with much feeling.
General Ship in most complimentary
terms then introduced General #. NJ.
Law, or South Carolina, who proceeded
10 deliver an address 10 the CORDS of
CADETS. The Generals voice was too low
10 DO Justice 10 the able address he had
prepared. IL was well received through
Out, however. the audience straning 10
catch his words and appaudlng many
sentences. He concluded the exercises.
ana the cadet corps, still commanded bv
the cadet captains. marched back 10 the
parade ground when the commandant OF
the cadets read the list of officers for
next year, and the corps. with the dying
strains OF Aud Lang Syne," broke
ranks forever.
The following are the officers for next
year: Captains First. H. A. Wise: Se- !
cond, II. T.. BiscOe; Third. G.. ID. Lang |
horne: Fourth. ID. II. Smith; Adiu.ant |
w. n. Cooke; Quartermaster. r. X |
Hines; Lieutenants-F First. c. = XII |
bourne; Second @. H. CoGeen: Third.
81 q. Cooke; Fourth, II. h. HYATT. |
Fifth. VI. S. Dickinson; Sixth. w IL |
Reynolds; Seventh. v H. Henderson:
Eighth Bryant; Sorgeant-Aiaior. j. R.
McCaw; First Sergeants First. j. u.
Twiggsi Second. w A. Peterson: Third.
T. Iinsley; Fourth. l. r.. Gigniatt;
sergeants-L. Y. Ball, w. a. Robertson,
r. y. Poindexter. o. D. Fisher Vaughan. |
r. A. Hickman. NJ. c. Selden. c. Herrlck,
W. y. Jones. III. II. Cooke, w NJ Slemp.
J. +. Plummer, @. Serpel NJ. @. Harman.
c. j. Moore. J. S. Horner Corporals-
J. =. Orme. y. Bradbury, W. A. Roberts. 1
H. II. Holt, T. ID. Wilson. w NJ Hunt.
S. b. Wales. r. Lee B. V. Larue, j. r.
Hicks, d. Sheffield. G. T.. Michel. G.. II.
Townsend B. w. LOcher r. S. Spillman,
T. o. Arvin.
The following is the graduating class
In the order OF graduation, the first five
being distinguished: j. A. NJ Dearing
l.. w. n. PeytOn. Virginia. p
81. C.. Bridges. Virginia; B. y. Morgan.
Virginia; Q. W. Watts. Virginia; y. j.
lOuth. Virginia; G. f. NcRae, Virginia;
]. AlsOp Virginia; w. y. Brown. Viz
5inia; j. c. McConkey, Virginia; B. Ma
yOfIin, Kentucky; W. G.. Warner ID. B. !
)rewry. j. G.. Warwick. $. L. Carter.
I. W. Board, Virginia; H. Station, North
'arolna: r. s. Spillman. Virginia: +. p.
Cunningham, Texas; NJ. G. Jackson Vir-
,inia; j. Y. Nicholas. Kentucky; w. r.
Zeal, California c.. d. Winn. Kentucky;
\. !. Orme. Georgia; b. Huger South
-arolina; c. B. Thon, Tennessee; A.
Warren. Virginia.
Every man I'm the class received di-
Iona, quite an unusual thing The class
eeun with eighty-seven.
I give below the men distinguished
n their class: SecOnd-class-W J..
Virginia; II. T.. Hyatt G.. r.
<nbourne. Washington, d. g.; w. II.
locke. Virginia; J. H. Howson. Ohio.
Herrick. Illinois; a. j.
Vaughan, Virginia: O. D. Fisher. Mis-
ouri; f. y. Hickman. Missouri:
=. r. Portner. Virginia. l.. r.
iignillatt. Georgia. Fourth-class-R. S.
'pillman, Virginia. j. X. Sheppard, North
'arolina; J. Blass, Arkansas p. V. Loch-
r., Virginia.
Hon. John +. Massey, I'm an appropriate
ddress, delivered the first and second
acksOn Hope medals respectively 10 j. a.
4. Dearing and l.. W. n. Peyton, both
Z Virginia. The only thing OF public im-
ortance done by the board Of visitors
'as 10 increase the salary on the tWl
rofessors 10 per cent. and make the fol-
wing appointmnts as State cadets. W. T.
Y. Ballard. IL. L. Crockett, NJ. NJ. Mills. u
ohm Janney j. y. Nichols, IT, Milton. II. D
7. Coots j. X. Reuiner, H. r. Shull. w. -
. Biskley. NJ. d. Morton. r. X. Dobie. y
)hn Freeman, +. j. Roche. IL
Five hundred dollars was appropriated ! II
lr bathing facilities for the cadets. The | z
.slgnation of Lieutenant Parke. OF the u
nted States Army, as instructor, was u
accpted y
The german last night, led by Mr. 4. J. u
rme with Miss Ellen Lee, daughter Of II
.-Governor Fitzhugh Lee, has been
)ted the equal OF ary similar social
-ent south Of the Aiasons and Dixon's
le. over sixty couples participated IN If
g big mess hall. The First regiment m
nd OF Richmond furnished the music. d,
c an