The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-28
Interesting Ger, ii Connection with
4 His lntiti4 1.llo Office.
GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE ATTEND
eosernor Rnsssii's Eioquen, sneccn
induc'inS The New presiaent INTO
s.; s DIM bic addresses by Prcsidcnt
Alderman and Doctor Harper
Generai Political News Of The st,sc

dernan i.ie,i,ena,it G overnf, res I,n AZ
s, Aver and s sen st ATE Thonpson Audior
went. Col. "A. b. Andrews ,pimataas hlso
tary 70 Mr.. Henry Wv Miles. Vas ia c scr
:. ANoTABLE DAY.
s,,,. Nj" NJ = notable day at the State Uuivor
: tioSy' - WIS the occasion OF the ina,p,,,o
We're held in the Gerard fIall w SSEiSrc ISIS
Y packed. Gov. Russell and no, Wv, ,,'S., ", WI
e ,,l i'ie''eers OF the legislature were pres
No sss ,is, Dixon offered the OPEN
1Hg s,a ppag 7, n T. Wright and -Plesdent
q. On behalf or students and fi,c aSses'
/ fsn indncted Prof, Alderman into OF
At the State University to-day Il,
Eurating Edwin a. Alderman as iresi,ii,",,,,
8 Coy Russell said: - ~ Nsi'c''''
Spenking for he Board of TRUSTEE.
( 4eel authorized tn say that vciii. ,,ie,,it,,,r
vas IN furthernnce OF the poiitv or sc, -.
iegges io scl pfiSirals of our schools ana col
s 9aEsipn professicnS We telt that the pro-
ENLARGED and more distinctive. We W li1rf
I an army OF educated men and wan,
%a11e eT Se and ambitions Shall be
which shall go hand In hand with othar.
Learned professions and give equal promls.
: OF emolument and eminence
/ N 0 words of mine can quicken ,o,,r ,ea,-
S1satiun OF me honor or augment your scnsc
OF ne responsihlity which this promotion
corners. we believe that you are fitted
Tor this great work ana qualified TO kSen
the q Fin institution on that high plane wherr
nent predecessors. When North car Gnr3lina
onail come to count her Jewels nonr .hnii
siine with brighter lustre than this coliegc
FOUNDED and bulded better tIT1n thc,.
! K tyasS ~, the century 81 its existence
YOUTH have passed from it's portals Ia
; bSea.S and heat upon the rocks ana shore
ol iictiSe ne In every field Of intellectual
S 1iu n12r.t eEdenvor its influence las been
Ielt. Her soris have gone from these char
S tos SO instructed and cultivated as 10 IL,
S ,,ae 10 in'laI' knowledge, confer rational
ps .:1s.ls ana benefit those around them
~ me training acquired here has nvliIed
Iie,hs on tssnl 70 command the applause at
listening Serates. The discipline ana learn
Ing of these halls nave sIicna IN neid nud
forum, Ill cabinet and council White W., |
are pround OF It's past We Shall strive Tor
. greater usefulness In H., fuitlrcN,o sand |
out those whose ir:umphs in practical az
salIs, IN arr IN science, In extension and |
wants and the elevation OF man. shall en-.
cure after the Victories resulting in what
.1h Sn Gaii ippnt!ehl iame snail have sunk IN
OF your administration viii an eouin- |
pea ana ziiourishing school OF poly-tech |
no man will be cns,dered 'ciucnted uni"ss
he 9knows something of chemistry and mn
;derstands the principles Of cl6etflcity and
run locomotive or set n vglvro W.
sohonid be passing The period when the edu-
schantSm of his reaper or mower or rntina
as the flliterate son of 4 slave WHO is np-
pointed to gear 1t and break ii. We have
Already reached the place, and 1t is rirht
here, where we can show II university iGat
once the pride of the aristocrattc South is |
row becoming Il model of democracy In |
1stters-an institution of higher lcari,j,ip
Where manual labor is honorable ana pov- |
erty IS no shame. In behalf OF the BOARD |
oil trustees, the Constitutional Directors !
and proprietors In trust OF the university |
At is my duty and pleasure To deliver to |
induct you into the o!lice of president"
& president Alderman Responded in hnnuv
germs and then Prof. Harper. of Colum- |
bia College. New York. delivered congia-
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
pt,resident Alderman's inaugural address
long and was. very able. Ills subject was.
The University and It's Work" lie is one
OF the hrst speakers In the State.
Rev. LennoN X. Turnbull pronounced the
benedAcuon. The marshal OF the day was
President Thomas S. Kenan, of the alumni
The members of the Legislature. were
.banqueted in the Commons Hall and Were
Inen made honorary members of the lite
B, 1t was 80 o'clock this morning before
senator Butler returned TO his hotel from
tnG cap1toi. lie lay on the bed in his room
talking 10 a group of reporters ana to
Chairman Fountain. ex-Chairman Aver,
5hEa1 Eject Freeman and Marshall Mott
5Ihen the news was. given out that The
EepnEst majority had decided that If the
HeppDlcanS did not by midnight tonight
5uecieies Whe ther they would act with the
majority OF the boiling Populists, co-opcra-
,lon oil fopulistS ard Republicans would
end This was Buffers trump card IL
was his ultimatim.
BOLTERS RATIFIED.
There ID no manner of doubht that TIN.
Iopulist boilers are frightened, whatever
they may say to the contrary Repu,,lf-
cans say so. They We're being ground h.
tween the upper and neither millstorJa, for
a hepuDncan or much prominence assured
me at midnight that If they decided to CO.
operate with the minority at least fifteen
republicans would kick.
. There are some Republicans who want
TO emf the existence OF the Popli;ist pnrtv
Calcuiaung that they Will get enough out
or the wreck to give them control. But
Always there was the haunting fear that it
was dangerous to dea, with boilers
were concerned thnt no boiler had ever
prospered. The hiytory OF parties shows
mat bolterS soon pass into oblivion.
81 senator PritcTard wanted delay. He
Ranted 10 give the two factions of Popu-
alsts t1ne TO cool and settle their differen-
ne qua not want to be forced to set
We their quarrels Butler was determined
" force the lighting and did so.
WHY, HE CURSED SHUFORD.
8 senator Pritchnrd was asked by your
coTrespondeEt last night why he cursed
ana denounced Congressman Shuford. He
SAID ne SIMPLY could not help it; that his
anger got the better of him. Shuford to-
aay genes that he was cursed. There
We're witnesses of the scene which occur
ed in the lobby of the Park hotel
~ mere was considerable laughter to-day
atathe expense. Of L. Swinson. the Popli-
list enrolling clerk of the Legislature, who
" tusfd 70 accept az assistant clerks two