Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-03
BLACKSBURG POINTS.
FOR THE POLY
TECHNIc COMMENCEMENT.
All the Speakers Secured save one-
The Corps Will Attend the Davis
Monument Cornerstone Laying
Three Hundred Strong.


IJpon the invitation Of President Nc
Bryde and Captain c. i. Vawter'
the rector OF the Board Of Visitors, DR..
Charles w. Dabney, Assistant Secretary
OF Agriculture. has consented TO deliver
the address before the graduating class
OF 1896 at the Virginia Polytechnic In
stituts on June 2ith, commencement
day proper. Dr. Dabrey is the eldest
son OF Dr. Robert L. Dabney. who now
lives in Texas, but was for long time
Professor OF Theology at the Union Theo-
logical Seminary at Hampden-Sidney.
DR.. Charles w. Dabney is a man Of ma
tional, and, may with truth say, inter-
national reputation. Finely endowed by
nature, he has enjoyed the very best adj
vantages for the training and develop
ment OF his talents. His education begun
at Hampden-SIdney College; was con-
tinued at the University of Virginia,
where he took a high stand, and COM
pleted az the University of Berlin,
where, in 1878, he received the degree Of
Phi. d.
He has occupied and wen filed numer-
Gus important positions in America. At
present he IS not only Assistant Secre-
tary OF Agriculture. but also president Of
the University OF Tennessee, situated
at Knoxville. The Board of Visitors
were unwilling TO allow him to resign
when he became Secretary Morton's as
sistant, and so, overcome by their In
sistance, he consented TO retain the presi-
dency Of the University. Our insti-
tute could scarcely have been more for
tunate than to secure him for this duty
All of the speakers for commencement
have now been secured, except the one
to deliver the address before the Lee
and Maury Literary societies, and are as
follows: Sunday, June 21st, DR.. j. VIII
liam Jones delivers the baccalaureate
sermon; on the same evening, Rev. Mr..
| Cade Smith. Of Lynchburg, addresses the
Young Mems Christian Association or
| ganizaton; on Monday morning the ad-
| dress before the literary societies; on
| Tuesday morning. the sd, the alumni
/ address by Mr.. w. S. Matthews, Of Big
| Stone Gap. with Mr.. Allen I. Hairless, OF
| Christiansburg, as alternate; on Thurs
| day, the 9th. DR.. Dabney's address be-
fore the graduating class. If all OF the
young men make their tickets, there
| will be quite a goodly number to gradu-
WILL LEAVE FOR RICHMOND.
Friday. Saturday, and Sunday will be
| days Of rest for tho corps, and on Mon
| day, the 2Sth Of June, they viii leave
! for Richmond, to be present at the
! laying Of the cornerstone Of the Jeffer-
son Davis monument. They Will so
| down 800 stropg, consisting Of four COM
panies OF inrsp--v, and one Of artillery,
] oil f.f=f "a
/ command OF Eirst-Lieutenant David G.
| Shanks, Of tho United States army: and
| may add that, from what have seen Of
their drills and formations, they VIII
| do credit to their State their Alma
Mater and to their commanding officer.
Rev. Or. r. j. McBryde, OF Lexington,
| Va, has been visiting his brother, DR..
j. VI. McBryde, during the past week.
| While here he delivered an address be
fore the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, with whom he Is a prime favorte.
At the meeting OF the General Assem-
| bly,, held at Dallas last spring number
OF prominent gentlemen were appointed
delegates from the Southern Presbyterian
/ Church TO the Pan-Presbyterlan Alliance,
10 be held in Glasgow on the 2lst OF
| June Among them was ex-Lieutenant-
| Governor J. Hoge Tyler, OF Radford. Coy
| ernor Tyler. who Is as interested and
prominent in the affairs Of his church as
of his State. wisago, intending TO leave
the last Of May or first Of June.
Mr.. ". T. willis, an old and highly-re-
spected citizen Of Blacksburg. died very
suddenly at his home on Wednesday last
from heart failure. He seemed as well
as usual in the morning, but was taken
very III about midday and died In a
very few minutes. His funeral took place
the next day. lie leaves a widow and
several children and grandchildren. He
was a good man and honest, and the COM
munity will miss him.
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