Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-29
hem Is the never. fnaIng maine q Jack,

/ them IL the ncver-fsding name Of Jack
sop.
| with the close OF tlfrse exercises you
| viii bid adieu TO the walls OF your
| Alma Mater; you will turn your backs
upon them TO face the responsibilities
| OF life and assume the duties OF man
hood citizenship You are blessed with a
land teening with possibilities Every
avenue Ia open 10 You. and while u may
| be crowded at the entrance you VIII IND
| the space Increasing the farther you ad-
| vance Whatever may be your avocation,
! do not forget that labor Is the sire OF
| success. You must expect TO meet WIN
| obstacles. but be courageous, remember
| Ing. as Euripides expressed II. that
| towards do not count In battle; they arc
| there. tut not In H.
/ now, with unfcigned pleasure, present
| TO you these medals. Preserve them.
treasure them: let them ever stimulate
you 10 pursue the line Of manly purpose
| and moral conduct 30 plainly drawn ana
distinctly marked IN the life and char
acter of Jackson.
Take his example ~ your beacon. Take
his life as your cogpass. The pattern OF
Achilles made Alexander brave and great
| Let the pattern OF Jackson incite you TO
the achievement Of glory and fame. BE
] COURAGEOUS. EeIf-reiiaHt, perseyering. ana
| God.fearing. and AZ the post Of dutJ :.
stand firm like a Stonewall and when you
find your honor grip let that be your
border.
May Heaven crown you with victory
In every laudable endeavor and make
you ornaments 10 the States that gave
you birth.
MEDALS PRESENTED.
The two honor men were then called
10 the front, and the medals were pre-
/ scented by the Governor. The audience
was then dismissed with the beredicuoh
by the Rev. J. l.. Bryan. class '43. Vir'
GINA Military Institute. As the audience
rose 60 leave che hail cadet-fieutenant
Kilbonrne mounted a bench and called
the assembly to atteatlen and proposed
three cheers for Colonel Marshall, and
they were given heartily by the cadets,
PIE battalion was Reformed and marchei
again TO the parade-sT where arms
were stacked and The coris was given
parade-rest.
Colonel Marshall then published the
promotions and appointments before the
corps and crowd which had assembled In
q scmi-circle around the battalion. AZ
the conclusion OF the publishing or the
order the band played AUD Lang Sync,
and the companies were turned over 70
the captains, who dismissed men, the
cadets cheering and yelling The Srsdu-
ating class then gave too class yell ana
the aession Of lSs87lS9i was ended,
GRADUAaNG CLASS.
The following is ~ list OF graduates
named in the order Of standing The first
five were announced AS distinguished
graduates: W. II. Clarke. Virginia; {. ~
Kilbourne. District Of Columbia; ii, r.
Hiatt, ". l.. Daughtfoy, Virginia {. v.
Ccifeen, Illinois; II. L.. Biscoe, District
OF Columbia; c. j. RGey Virginia; j.
II. HoYgon OHIO; l.. l.. Griggs w. +.
Scott, G. \. Wise. Virginia. G.. d. Lang
horne. District Of Columbia; A. -. Cohen,
Arkansas: H. A. Wise. New York; -.
H. Smith Virginia = ID. Marshall, Penn
sylvaria: W. g. Wall, Maryland; William
Pryan,, virginia; ". Chamhlss, Alabama;
O. Y. Morton, c. l.. Moore, Virginia;
VI. s. Dickinson. West Virginia; H. W..
Reynolds. Tennessee: V. II. Henderson.
TeXas; G. \. Ballou, j. W. Wilson, N. NJ.
Corbn. Virginia; j. NJ. s. Waring, Mary
land; l.. 81 G.. Cooke. Virginia.
civil Engnccrs-W. H. Cooke, Virginia;
q. T.. Kilbourne District OF Columbia;
William L. Daughtrey, Virginia.
Medallists-tirst Jackson Hope medal.
". H. Cooke. Virginia; second Jackson
Hope medal. c. L. Kllbourne, District Of
Columbia.
APPOINTMENTS.
The order published by the commandant
was as follows:
HEADQUARTERS
VIRGINIA MILITARY IN6TlTUTE
June 2S, 1891.
General order No. 1G:
recommendation Of the
mandant Of cadets the following promo
lions ana appointments are made in the
corps Of cadets. and they will be Oheyed
and respected accordingly:
70 be Captains. II, TWiggs, W. \.
Peterson, T. Tinsley, and l.. Il. Gignil-
Hat.
70 be Adjutant-J. Il. McCaw.
10 be Quartermaster-G. Serpel.
TO be Lieutenants-E. a. Hickman, w.
n. Jones. j. 4. Robertson, A. j. Vaughan,
i. g. Gregory. NJ. G. Selden. 3. r. boiling,
and H. #. Cooke.
70 be Sergeant Maior-C. c. Dickinson
TO Ice First Sergcants-J. L. Orme. j.
Il. Hicks Il. $. spilman. and {. T.
Michel.
TO be Scrgeants-W \. Roberts, J.. II.
Locker r.. w. PeatrOss, J. Blass, r. NJ,
Morgan. a. Arvin. IL. q. Shirley. w. w.
Holt. H. II. Mccormick. +. q. Roche,
II. w. NlIhdihH, -. i-oN'hiali anu w. NJ.
Brooke.
To be Corporals-M NJ. Mills. G. p.
Marrow. T. l.. McGill, A. II. Hamil-
ton. w. W. ballard, A. NJ. Hustead, u.
Smith &. L. Harrison, j. Cobb, 7. NJ.
Fendall, G. NJ. Backford, and q. Lee,
q The first class will be relieved from
duty immediately on the conclusion Of the
graduating exercises. when the above pro-
motions and appointments will 80 into
effect.
g. Cadets who have permission of their
parents or guardians viii be furloughed
until Wednesday the 9TH day OF Septem-
Der, 1891, when every cadet will return and
report promptly for duty These leaves
take effect upon the discharge OF the first
class from duty.
l. New cadets will report September lst
by command OF Brigadier-GeneTal
Shipp, superintendent,
FRANCIS MALLORY,
Captain and Adiutant Virginia Military
ALUMNI MEETING,
The alumni of the institute held a meet
Ing in one of the barracks section
rooms after the conclusion Of the gradual
ing exercises. Greenlee u. I.etcher. 'S6,
was elected president; Captain J. H. Saun-
degs, 81, superlntendent OF panyille MILF
tary Academy vice-president; w. +.
Shields. treasurer: Colonel Il. W. Nichols.
u. professor of mathematics Of Virginia
Military Institute secretary.
Five hundred dollars of the New Mar
ket monument fund was contributed by
the alumni TO the Jackson Memorial Hall,
and committees We're appointed in many
towns or cities to look after the alumni
OF the institute so that there may be a
large meeting next year.
AWARDAD THE RIFI.E
Cadet j. S. Jones of Texas, was
awarded the rifle which Colonel Harding,
OF Jefferson CITY, Mo-, offered TO the
cadet who made the best score at target
practice. Cadet Jones made score Of
siXty-four combined marks.
TAE " Al ciAki CEpMAM