Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-25
SEATS OF LEARNING.
rr VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC IN
srtrUTE COMMENCEMENT.
,.hrntion OF the MRury Literary
eocicty-Addrcss Before the Grad
uating CIass-pipiomas' Medals
u DcarceS--Action of Board.

rrACKsBURG. VA, June 2i-(Spe-
~, The celebration OF the Maury Lite
society Of tho Polytechnic Institute
~ rlace on Tuesday evening at 8
.t The first orator OF the evening
Mr. Lawrence Priddy; subject. The
',.r.lls OF the Twentieth Century" AS
,,l orator Of the occasion, Mr.. w A.
s.oke on "Gentleness. the Mightiest
,.....-" Following this was a debate
,rs question. Resolved That the
..-,,s states should Recognize the Gu
rercerents." Mr.. O. NJ. stull cham
l,-,l the affirmative and MT r. Il.
,.,,-e espoused the negative side.
-,s committee to decide on the respec-
.... merits OF the Gebaters and orators
..,~,ei the Orators Medal TO Mr.. Law
..--e Priddy and the Debater's Medal
81, vr r.. IL. Moore.
-..se with the Declalmer's Medal. for
o,ement during the past session. won
Mr. vs.. r. Resented. were delivered
--..h Nr. c. 4. Hermas. OF Christian
- Immediately after the celebration
-. Mcbride rendered a magnificent Ie-
..r 10 the scniCr class and POSTCARD
10, Students This was followed by q
t.,.fl german. led by Mr.. T. Doug
t.. Martini Dancing was kept up until
i6uocS a. N.
THL GRADUATES.
~- charles W. Dabney. president Of the
,--...-.ftv of Tennessee, and Assistant
s,..rr OF Agriculture. addressed the
..r..tirg class OF 1896 this morning
.-n o'eiocl His subject was educa-
.~ .r The hroadest sense OF the term.
r.---ras were delivered by President
,,.l.r.lo 20 the following graduates OF
... senior class OF 1886
IA p Barton and A. J. Eskridge. in
...r.rl-al engineering: Meade ferguson.
.- rar'rulture. J. III. Fraser. IN electrical
.--.rs.rnr: James r. Guy. in mechanf-
III engineering. Claudius Lee and r. r.
r.r,. with houors IN electrical engineer
r. r. H. Martin. in chemical course;
o. r. Miller. R. r. Moore, and n. r. Pa
..r en- mechanical engineering; Edgar
r... fr electrical engineering. W. NJ.
s- with honors ga agriculture; S. II.
ss.h and O. NJ. Stul. with honors in
...rt..f course. o. c. Thompson. In me-
.,,r.-al engineeriue y. p. Turner. with
i,-rrs ir mechanical engineering; and
d.. Nes.rs 4. ID. Kline, In general sci
,-.s and s s. Fraser. OF the class Of
Nr l1 mechanics.
Tho following gentlemen, having COM
--i the requisite post-graduate stu
.s wore awarded degrees: To W. Il.
r-- A. n. Eskridge, and J. A. Mas
.re le~rces Of VI. s. with honors;
c a. Surface and #. ID. Wilson,
,., decree OF l. s.. with highest honors;
70 W. C. Conner. the degrees Of NJ T.,
rf l111rs.
u.s-s Lee. sun, and Kline read in
erecting and able papers on scientific
s-ta.ts. correlated TO their specialties.
p- Sort NcBryde. in his usually happy
s-l Impressive manner. addressed the
graduating class IN speech fun Of ten
t.- emotion ard loving advice. which
,.s listened 20 with rapt interest and
close attention hy the whole OF the vast
audience
ACTION OF THE BOARD.
Tho Board OF Visitors made the eol-
l-rIrr appointments and promotions,
vrl.r var. arrouuced through the presi-
don't:
nr 20 assistant professor In wood
A. Vs. n-irNrl. from assistant TO in
tretor i1 English.
p ST. s.uu from assistant TO Instructor
lr civil engineering and mathematics.
r. N. Wilson. from assistant to in
st-c-7r in chemistry.
j. So. TERRELL from assistant to IN
s.r.t1r iu W0 iw1rk.
Sew Arro'rtments-Dr T. s. Roop, in
f.rrr-or m veterinary science and as
Fsrrt veterinarian 20 the station; G. G.
r..uarl. assistant in machine-work r.
% uis assistant I'm physics; Claudius
fee assistant On electrical engineering;
n T. Turner. assistant in mechanical
rrra wing. W. VI. Scott, assistant in
agriculture. r. -. Turner. assistant COM
-rla1t Charles 7. Wade was formally
c..l.l treasurer.
Rsapro .utments-G. T. Surface. assist
trt 1 modern languages; ". =. Doid.
assistant in history; W. II. Rasche, as
ss.lt ia drawing: ". a. Perry libra
rlr
-rome1al FOR the best-drilled company.
crr which there was quite a spirited
contest was awarded by the tudges-ex-
.tCar-ain =. T. finch class Of 1893;
.rrafetC Captain J. W. Stull. class Of
lS and Commardant Shanks-to Com
f.ry A. OF which Captain r. p. Turner
Command.