The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-20
BLACKSBURG COLLEGE.
nm, rrlpUHAsKINY ADDRESS re-
wn,r THE LfTERART SOCIETIES.
Drill Yesterdsy-A Full Lat
of Graduates for the P"'t Session.
Events Of tho Exercises.

college; Major J. Hoge Tyler. Mr. Loveh-
stein. president OF the Maury Society,"
and Lieutenant Whittle. president OF the
Lee Society. MIR Lovenstein opened
the meeting and introduced Chaplain
Gray, who offered prayer. Llebteh"itt
Whittle then presented ColoheI Meaues
Haskins, OF Richmond. the ord'oi ".
the day. Colonel Hasklns. In clear
and concise manner, explained the many
advantages offered to the students Dy
Joining either of the literary socleties'
We advise each student 10 become d
member of IL. Some people. nc saiu'
had an idea that men. In order 10 DE
literary. should always have their races
buried in books, use big words. put on
eyeglasses or spectacles. and look ilte-
rary. This was a preposterous ldea,
and often kept people from joining
literary society. In reading book.
the speaker advised not TO accept the
opinion Of the author blindly however
high he might stand. but always to weigh
the facts stated by the testimony or
others who are in n position TO know.
and to measure them by their own ideas
of what IS right. He advised IN the
selecting Of subjects for debate TO leave
politics alone, and also the currency
question and the tariff. for the reason
that even the Congress of the United
States could not keep a quorum together
while those questions were under dis
cussion.
NOT TO USE BIG WORDS.
The speaker also admonshed his hear
ers not TO use big words or phrases
without fully understanding their meau-
ing, and never TO discuss a book until
they had fully read it. in closing. the
speaker alluded TO the fact that there
was history to be written containing
truthful statement of facts concerning
the southern people during the past
thirty-five or forty years. and whoever
should solve the problem would earn
true honor and glory and everlasting
gain.
In the afternoon competition drill
took place between Companies A, and
c for gold medal. which was last year
won by Company B. The competition
was very close but the result will not be
announced until Wednesday. battalion
drill was TO follow. but for It was sub
stituted a drill of the artillery, Company
e, which also was very satisfactory. The
military spectacle ended with a DIRE ss
parade on the campus. which was wit
messed by large number Of visitors.
LEE LITERARY SOCIETY,"
At night the celebration by the Lee
Literary Society took place. Mr.. Il. Page
White, of Norfolk. presided. and Mr. Al
len I. Eskridge. OF Virginia. delivered an
Grafton on Duty Of Good Citizenship"
while Mr.. G. Hamilton Derrick. of Nir-
ginia, spoke on The Prize Of Political
Ignorance" The question under discus
nOn-intervention should no longer he
adhered to by the United States Gov
erument."
The subject was debated in the afirma-
| tive by Mr.. Theo. c. Lewton. of Florida,
| and by Mr.. Charles j. Richardson, OF
| Virginia, in the negative.
| Alter the exercises german was given
| in the college library by the Virginia Me
! chanical German Club. Mr.. A. W. Par
| son was the leader, assisted by Mr. John
| q
| pies present.
| THR MAURY CELEBRATION.
| At night the hall was again packed to
| overlooking when the Maury Literary So
eiety had its celebration. Captain :.
| Vance Lovenstein, the president of the
| society. made a very happy address.
wherein he briefly stated the various
| tasks which come before the students
in the various departments Of the insti-
| tuition.
Mr.. C. T. Surface. Virginia. delivered
an Grafton on God in Nature" and
| Mr.. +. w. Simpson OF Scotland, had Sc
lected as his subject: Should the method
of settling war by arbitration be dis
| carded?"
The debate which followed was on the
question: Resolved that the electoral
college should be abolished" Mr.. John
c. Dabney. of Virginia, took up the
| affirmative side Of the question, and Mr..
r. l. Roop. of Virginia debated on the
negative side: All four young gentlemen
did very we'll and their oratoric efforts
were followed with intense interest by all
present.
To-DAY's PRoGRAMNE.
Tomorrow morning the commencement
exercises proper will take place They
will be introduced. OF course. with music
by the Cadet band. and then the following
Electric Light" by \. II. Apperson; The
Fertilizer Control System" ~ W g..
Elicit; "The Progress Of Chemistry" by
4. T. Eskridge; THE Formation and
Utilization Of Minerals" by $. V. Loven-
stein: "Bridge Building" by W. =. Pratt:
Primary Batteries" by r. p. white:
Chemistry as Applied to Modern Life, ="
by F. d. Wilson.
The various certificates and degrees will
then be issued, and an address before the
| graduating class will follow
The following Is 4 list Of the certificates
that will be presented tomorrow:
Course Of Practical Mechanics William
! Ernest BARTON. OF Alexandria: Andrew
Calhoun Caldwell. Of Coweta county,. Ga:
Robert Eurene Moore. Of Halifax; Charles
Augustus Wheeler. OF Wythe.
THr oRsDU,7Ys.
The following IS the list Of cradutcs:
Bachelors of Science: Alfred IIiH Apper-
son. Smyth; Walter Beale Elicit. Mont
gomery: Allan Taylor Eskridge. Mont
gomery; Theodore Graham LewtOn. VO-
lucia county. Fla; Solomon Vance Loven-
stein. HenricO: Henry Basil Pratt Next
co; John Frank Strauss. Pulaski: Richard
Page Whittle. Norfolk; Frank Daniel VIII
son. Pittsylvania.
Master OF Science: Villain Oscar
Firth. Franklin.
civil Engineer: Guy Hamilton Derrick,
Mechanical Engineer: Ashby Murriii,
| MONTGOMERY. -,
MIA club will give an entertainment and at
| night the commencement hall Will close
the commencement exercises.
THE CELEBRATION A SUCCESS.
The celebration of the closing OF the
present term of this institution has beer
n great success so far The programme
| as laid out originally. has been carried
ont TO the point, and the many visitors
who have come here every day 10 take
mart in the feast of reason have been
| highly pleased. The largest crowd We;
was present during the exercises to-day
and the various numbers were highly at
The various oratlons and speeches las,
evening during the exercises Of the Lee
Literary Society. although rather long
were listened to with intense attention
and as Hon John +. Massey. who pre-
sented the medal for the best progress
made during the term In declaimery
Justly remarked It was only 10 be re-
s,ra4ta1 that medals had not been nrO.