The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03
TO CLOSE THE SESSION.
THE CONFINEMENT ExERCfsEs
Al BLAoKsBURG COLLEGE.
Thsy VIII Last -Four Days, Beginning Sun
day. June 17th-Gov. O'Ferrall will
be There--Bstialion Departed.


early yesterday morning. reveiHe being
sounded Shortly after o'clock. Every
thing was gotten in readiness and prompt
~ at I:So o'clock as announced before,
the battalion Of the cadets OF the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College broke
camp, after spending three days in the
capital of the Old Dominion. The boys
Were well pleased with their experience
and expressed themselves as highly graft
fed with the manner in which they had
been received.
The battalion marched through Franklin
and Shaffer streets, Park avenue, Laurel,
Main, and Seventh streets, to the Union
depot, where a number OF their Richmond
friends awaited them. Their section OF
seven cars was attached 10 the Cannon
ball train OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad, and pulled out on schedule time.
About half a dozen students stayed over
with their friends and they will follow
the battalion tonight.
During the stay of the battalion In
this city the Executive Committee of
the Board of Visitors Of the institution
held several sessions with reference to the
improvements now In course OF progress
at Blacksburg. The meetings were at
tended by DR.. c. Il. Vawter of the Miller
Manual School, of Albemarle county.
president of the board; Mr. j. thompson
Brown. of Bedford; Mr.. S. II: Graves, OF
Roanoke: Dr. j. NJ. McBryde. and Mr..
Fink, the architect in charge OF the
buildings TO be erected.
Seventeen bids had been received for
the erection of n building which is 10 con-
tain the hail TO be used for the com
mencement exercises and the mess hall.
The bids also embraced the construction
OF six dwellings, to be occupied by profess
sors Of the faculty. The committee did
not come to any definite decision, but still
has two or three of the bids under ad-
visement.
The foundation for the new dormitory
recently started has been completed, and
the work is well under way. 1t IS hoped
that the building viii be ready for oc-
cupancy by the beginning OF the term and
II will give accommodations for about
106 students.
The COMMENCEMENT EXERCIsfs.
The present term of the institution will
soon come to a close, and the commence
ment exercises will begin on Sunday June
l7tn, when a baccaiaureate sermon will
be preached in the morning. by Rev. VII
liam NJ. Clarke. Of Fredericksburg. AT
night Rev. DIR. Moon, Of the Union TheO-
logical Seminary, at Hampden-Sidney,
viii preach sermon under the auspices
Of the Young Mems Christian Association.
On Monday morning. June lotn. at II
o'clock, an address will be delivered by
Colonel Meade Haskns. of Richmond.
and in the afternoon some interesting
competitive company drills will take
p!oce. At night the celebration of the
occasion under the auspices of the X. Il.
Lee Literary Society, will occur.
on the following morning. Tuesday.
June 18TH the alumni address will be
delivered by MIR. J. Musgrave. and in the
afternoon the battalion will entertain the
visiting friends with a sham battle. At
night the Maury Literary Society will be
in charge of the celebration and an inter-
esting programme has been prepared for
that occasion.
On Wednesday. June 20th the COM
mencement exercises proper will take
place in the morning. and at l o'clock an
address will be delivered by Hon. Claude
A. Swanson. of Pittsylvania.
For the afternoon competitive individual
drills are booked, and at night the usual
commencement ball will bring the official
programme TO a close, and the several
classes will thereafter be closed tor the
summer.
The boys are expecting quite number
of their friends TO visit them from Roam
oke. Lynchburg, and Richmond on that
occasion and they feel very proud over
the fact that Governor O'Ferrall has eX-
pressed his desire TO be with them on
that occasion for at least one day. he
visited the Institution with Mrs. OFerrai
about six wears ago and Will, OF course, be
favorablv impressed with the numerous
improvements which have been made since
that time.