Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-16
THE COLLEGE BURIED IN EFFlCY.
A Weird Scene Enacted by the students
Last Nieht.

On the grcensward OF the field which
surrounds the Lee monument. where for
ages the cattle from the five hills nave
been wont 10 Craze. now stands a grave
a little hiilock. which 10 many may sig
Nifty nothing. but no corpse was ever iaid
To rest with more formal ceremony 'hah
was the one which now reposes mere.
Shortly before midnight about iorty SUI
dents OF Richmcnd College emu Ir
one OF the cottages on the ccHese-
grounds and held a short mee'ng' IN
which much was said expressive OF Inc
Indignation they ieel at the vlndicatioh OF
Professor BOatwright. \ Dlspatch man
arrived on the scene while thlS meeting
was in session, ana soon. 10 ms .o.i, 80
gaze. "A coffin measuring about ten !eet
In length was produced and iald on TWO
chairs. The caskct was not aIlowed 10
remain empty long, Cor. soon the chiSa
mourners gathered around IL ana careiui'y
placed in its almost caVcrnous depths a
picture OF the college, photographs OF
The football and baseball teams. the by
laws OF the College Athletic ASSOCIATION.
"a O OF the College MESSENGER, an1 ene
college colors. The lid was then placed
on The box. and one of the students VINO
was Familiarity called Parson. stepped
TO the head Of the coffin and from an
Episcopal Prayer-Book read NE impress
sive burial service of that Churcn.
This being concluded. six sta wart stu,
dents shouldered the cashet and marched
forth. They led the way out on 10 the
CAMPUS. ana were followed ny VIZ iV'''
who formed in columns OF two. The pro-
cession marched with solemn tread our
of the Franklin-street gate TO the scene
of the burial. all singing in sepu!chraii
tones, Richmond College VIII be Buried
i'm the Ground as BOatwright Goes
Marching on" Arriving at the grave
The coffin was carefully lowered and coy
cred over with ashes. An immense I'm
tombstone. a pyramid In shape, bearing
the inscription, II. {. '. a., was ertcteI
AT the head and a lighted torch was placed
on the grave. Several barrels were then
produced and placed close TO the mound,
after which they were saturated with
oil and a torch was applied. They soon
blaZed up ana lighted UP the entire field.
While The barrels were burning the stu
dents executed an Indian war-dances
around the mound but at the signal or
their leader they repaired 10 an elevated
the Death of Richmond College" was de-
Iiyered. The speaker. with a great -four
ism. opened as follows: Il come not 10
praise EOatwright. but to bury Richmond
college" He was here interrupted by
some one in his audience, and after sew
eral vain attempts to proceed gave up in
despair. The barrels were allowed 10 burn
out before the mOurners took their de-
parture. and then with equally as solemn
tread as on their march they
returned to their rooms to dream OF the
great things they had accomplished.
A list of the students and now tney
stand regarding the President-elect was
given to Mr.. Sands for his use at the
meeting Yesterday. and is said to show
that out OF 81 pay-students p are Tor nm
and 81 against. while a majority Of those
on the free-list favor him.. Several oil me
young men were AZ the church. but had
So - ,ava 70 ola