The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-28
THE Y. NJ. |. GRADUATES.
THE CLOSING EIERCISES OF THAT
INSTITUTION.
New Cadet Officers Announced by the Com.
msndant-The Ball Last Night
Great socisi Event.

LEXINGTON. VA, June H.-Special.-
The graduating exercises at the Virginia
Military Institute to-day were attended
by a large audience. The exercises were
held I'm the Mess-Hall. which is bearti-
fully, decorated So the class colors, WIN
flags and banners for the final ball to-
night.
General Scott Ship the superintendent
presided, announcing the class dis'hc-
tons and delivering the diplomas. me
graduating class this year is larger thah
for a number Of years.
THE GRADUATING CLASS.
/. A. J. Vaughan. Virginia. =. { ;,, ).
Moore. Virginia. B. f. 4. Hickman MS
souri,. T. l.. r. Gignilllat Georgia. D. j.
g. Gregory. Virginia. g. G.. ;. Horhei'
Alabama. Z W. a. Petersen, GeoIgia ..
A. G. Lilliard. Kentucky; =. o. Serleil'
Virginia 10. X. y. Poindexter, virginia.
II. n. Tinsley. Virginia. y. j. y. I~isss'
Georgia. l3. J. H. McCaw, Virginia. -
j. \. Robertson, Texas. l5. ). 5. WISE
New YORK. Is. r. ". Wills West IT.
einia. II. G. q. Lansing. New York ~.
Jones, Texas. -. W. y. Jones, Virginia
r. H. T.. Cooke, Virginia. p }. H. Ma
graw, Maryland. 3. \. y. Taylor, VIZ
ginia. p. G. Keith. Alabama, =. ". {.
DISTINGUISHED graduates: 1. a. J. Waugh
an Virginia. 2. a.. J. Moore, virginia.
g. T. 4. Hickm9n Missouri j. X.
Gignlliat, Georgia 8. j. G. Gregory, VIZ
g!nia.
Jackson-Hope nedallists: a. j. Waugh
an, Virginia. nrst medallist, c. J. Moore,
second mcdallist.
Vaiedctorian Of the occasicn-L. X.
Gignilliat, Georgia.
Bacholors OF science: \. j. Vaughan.
School of Engineering; {. j. Moore. school
OF Chemistry.
AT the close OF the exercises IN tho
Mess-Hal, the corps marched in
body 10 parade grounds and were disband-
ed, WniIc the military post band P4dytd
AUD Lang Syne'
NEw CADET OFFICERS.
The new cadet officers were announced
as follows.
Headquarters V. NJ. l.,
June q, 1870.
General order, No. %.
Iuon the rcc0mmc ndation Of the COM
mandant of Cadets the following promo
tons and appointments are made in the
Corps of Cadets. and Will be obeyed anu
RESPECTED accordingly.
~ he captains. r. NJ Morgan. J. +.
Orme, c. T. Mitchell K. 5. Spillman.
10 be Lieutenant and AdJutani: &. Z.
10 be Lieutenant and Quartermaster'
TO be- First IAeutenants: w. A. Roberts.
A. ID. Keen, r. ". feaircss L. Il. Lock
10 be Second Lieutonants: II. @. shir-
ley. J. X. Sheppard, W. W. Holt D.
TO be sergeant-Major: W. W. Jallard.
TO be First Sergeants. NJ. NJ. NILS, G.
+. Harrison, q. L. Morrow, a. y. harhl-
ton .,).,
70 be sergeants. O. Lee T. i. Mciin'
r. NJ Fendall. s. r. Moore. a. NJ. Shipp'
G. \ Wimert. j. W. Hustead ; j. Hurt
f. Phinizy. H. Stockdell, II. b. Miller
To be Corporals. u. Stratton. g. II.
Barrett T.. $. Hereford. j. h. Taylor
q. =. Halves. G.. $. Williams. H. \. Brnk-
lev j. b. Sr5bs. j. 4 Spillman, d. W.
Cabiness. z. Averett. =. Nelson.
To be- Lance-Corpofals H. q. Pie a.
IT, Bryant, A. e. CIump. T. 4. haiulAs-
THE FINAL BAIL.
The final ball began tonight promptly
on the firing q the signal gun a. I'D o.ciocN
and IL is a most elegant social sainefii.5'
largely attended by bright and heauu-
mi society bellies from many sections OF
this and ether States t..
The annual meeting Of the Assoc no"
Of Engineers the only s'icnnlc oit1l'i1t-
zion i'm the STATE. will be held in WASH
incfon and Lee University the -'th ana
2gih iustarts The hesi-kncwn en2in
and scientists in the State Will De pres