Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-21
BLACK sBJRG.
Commencement Notes.-The Corps or
Cadets and the Reunion.

Cadets and the Reunion.
BLACKSBURG, VA, June 20.-(SpeciaL)
Tomorrow is commencement Sunday. and
DR.. J. William Jones. who breaches the
baccaaureate. is already here. Tne Rev.
Mr. Coke Smith. who addresses the young
Mems Christian Association on sunday
evening, arrived to-day. The hospitapie
homes of the college professors and the
citizens Of the town are nlled win VISIT
ors At this season all doors are thrown
wide open and open-handed hospitality is
dispensed on every side. For the last Two
commandments the capacity OF inc
homes, but not in any sense tine hos2l
tality of our citizens has been severely
tested I'm order TO accommodate tne very
large crowds attending our commence
monts. But the handsome new hotel re-
Gently completed by Mr.. John L. Eadln
The weather is delightful and everything
promises a most pleasant and successful
close OF the session OF lo91-9
There will be nineteen or twenty seniors
10 graduate ana four or FIVE post-Sradu-
ates who will take degrees in special
work. making, all told, about twenty-four
graduates. ~.
rnond tho 29th Is, so far as an outsider
can fudge in fine condition. The boys are
now drilling daily. .inspector-Generai
Sawyer will be here the 18th 10 Inspect
the corps and the institute; The last TWO
annual reports of this officer have been
very gratifying to the authorities IN
charge of the institute. and there Is every
reason to believe that this one Will De
equally as flattering
The battalion has provided ltself WIN
a very handsome new State flag. II al
ready possessed very fine United states
flag. so that its appearance In the parade
with handsome colors is assured.
DRILL FOR A MEDAL
Great interest is being taken. too, by
the individual companies in COM
pany drill. Tfrey will compete for
a medal that is annually. award
ed at commencement ior 'ne ps Son
by Company G in Richmond In 1889 as an
award TO tho best-drilled cadet company
in the State. For the past two years TINS
company has held the medal. Company Z
IS now under the command of Captain
Y. II. Lewis and will make every effort 10
hold another session this high testimonial
OF their good work, while each or the
others will no less eagerly attempt 10
Commandant d. c. shanks was in Rich
mond Wednesday looking after matters
pertaining to the quartering or the pat
TALON there during the reunion.
Rev. Edward W. Gamble and bride (nee
Whitehead, OF NorfolbO have returned
from their honeymoon, and are now very
comfortably settled in their new home, on
Main street. 49, -,
ing during the past session IN large
female school, IS at home. accompanied
by friend Miss Wills. Of Louisa county.
Professor and Mrs. S. r. Pritchard spent
p portion of the week at Mountain Lake'
Cadet John c. Grenant went up at tne
same time on his bicycle, which Is quite
q feat in cycling circles, since the ascent
from here is 900 feet In hIteen in paI,,er
The families OF Colonel w. H.. Paiinel
and Captain Stockton Heth will spend the
summer at their country residences near
Blacksburg. ,,
Miss COME Bannister Pryor and Judge
Waller r. Staples are here as the guests
of Mr. Theodore =. Campbell.
Miss Nav Pollard, OF Blacksburg, VINO
was selected as a nurse in St Luxe ;
Home, Bethlehem, Pa, has entered upon
The Rev. Mr.. Edwards and his good
wife have moved into their new nome
which the Baptist congregation recently
built for them, on Roanoke street,
TO COME BACK.
The nercentace Of the students who Will
return 10 the Virginia POLYTECHNIC In
stitute next session Is very large uh-
derstand that about 259 have slgniheu
their Intention TO return. III TINS rs true.
and the number who complete .heir WOE
this session be taken from the whole
number, this will be ninety-odd per cent.
Of the students now on the ground.
The yellow sulphur Springs has opened
and already has goodly number OF
Mrs, Beverly II. Robertson and children,
Of Ashland, Va. are spending the sum
mer in Chrlstiansburg. having taken board
with Mrs Judge Jenkin.
Messrs John and Charles McBryde. sons
of DIR. j. NJ. McBryde. have returned
from Johns Hopkins. where they have
been pursuing specialistic courses in the
languages and medicine. respectively. Mr..
CHARLES McBryde Is accompanied by his
friend Mr. Day. The trio made the jour
new from Baltimore TO the Natural Bridge
on their wheels. coming by way of Har-
per's Ferry, Winchester, and Staunton.
They were elegantly entertained on the
route. and enjoyed in the highest degree
their outing after a years hard work.
Had they not been overtakcn by rain NJ
the Natural Bridge, the whole distance
would have been travelled on their bicy-
cles.
Henry a. Wise, and H. Claiborne Light
foot left on Thursday morning TO attend
the Southern Association of Colleges Tor
BibIe Study. which meets in Knoxville,
Tenn. This is the delegation Of the Young
Mems Christian Association of tho Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute. and Is fine
BODY OF representative young men.
Wheat harvest has been commenced by
our farmers. Owing to the open spring
II Is earlier this summer than usual.
I fear that many of the veterans whose
purpose II was TO attend the reunion will
&c deferred by the press Of work during
harvest