Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-16
UNIVERSITY OF VA.
THE MEETING YESTERDAY OF THE
ALUMNI SOCIETY.
he ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The Proposition to Erect Memorial
building-It IN Endorsed by the
Hoard - The Annual Address
Notes.
Notes.

CHARLoTTEsvILLE. VA, June 10
(spccial)-The University authorities gave
n reception to the alumni and visiting
guests last evening in the beautiful new
library. notion of the beauty of the
building-certainly an adequate one-can-
not be conveyed by description. It's
columns in the electric light CLEANED as
/ white as marble from Pentilicus. The
| gathering was n very distinguished one. d
| and the reception continued until IL
! o'clock
The Alumni Society held an adjourned
meeting this morning in the Young Mems
| Christian Association Hall. The Commit
tee on Officers reported as follows: Samuel
| Spencer, New York, president; Governor
| Charles A. Culberson. Texas, first vice.
| president; Judge James ID. Thornton
! California, second vice-presdent; Profess
! sor f. =. Huntington, University Of Viz
| ginia, treasurer; Professor w. II. Perl<in-
son, University of Virginia, secretary
| Professor Parkinson being unable 10 serve.
| Professor r. c. Minor was made secre-
tary.
The following Is the Executive Commit
tee: Colonel Thomas II. Carter first
chairman Thomas Nelson Page second
/ chairman; Major Claiming Bolton, Cap
/ tain c. T.. Nawter, Judge j. NJ White
Or. Il. NJ. Magruder. Hon. George w.
Morris, DIR. George Ben. Johnston, and
Rev Joseph Il. Dunn.
| Henry Wise Hobson, of Denver. Col,
was chosen as alumni orator for 1899.
a communication was received from the
| Board of Visitors informing the society
! that the board heard with pleasure of it's
desire TO erect an atumni-memorial hail,
| 10 be used not only for preserving me-
! MORALS Of distinguished alumni, but as
place where visiting alumni may meet
| and for such other purposes as the alumni
/ may prescribe. Toward this object the
! board appropriated 81 600. Until such hall
is ready for use the old proctors resi-
| denCe has been set aside by the board as
/ a place Of meeting, and the superintend
! ent Of grounds is authorized TO make the
necessary expenditures in repairing the
| residence for use next year.
| The society was also informed that the
| board had authorized the chairman, with
the consent Of the faculty, 70 nominate a
! committee Of three TO organize the alumni
! throughout the Union. and to do what
/ ever was necessary TO keep them in touch
with the University, and to this end 1t
had made a suitable appropriation.
The society authorized its president TO
! appoint a central committee of five TO CO.
| operate with committee Of ladies al
| ready appointed. and 20 appoint sub-com-
mjttees, all charged with the duty Of col
| Letting funds for the erection Oh the
alumni hall.
DIR. MKIrS ADDRESS.
The society then in a body repaired TO
the auditorium 10 hear the address by It's
orator of 1895 the Rev. DR.. r. II. Mckim,
! NJ
Rims address was "The University or
Virginia and the State Of Virginia" In
closing he said: "L,et us press upon the
! people of Virginia the claims of her own
| University i'm the spirit of that accom-
pHshed and chivalrous gentleman, Joseph
| Darlington Cabell. who, i'm spite OF great
weakness Of health and in the face OF
manifold difficulties and discouragements'
pqrseyered for long. weary years IN ms
| advocacy of Mr. Jefferson's views until at
last he triumphed. Do not imagine that
| vigilance and effort are not demanded
Do YOU know that at its last session the
Legislature reduced the annuity Oh the
| University in the sum OF S5UOOE DO you
know that determined effort was mace
to reduce il by $4,000. and that motion
was actually made to take away the
whole annuity? In the light of these facts
Won will see how needful II Is that we
marshal a strong array Of reasons and
hiring them to bear on the public OPINION
, of the State"
gentlemen, surely we shall not battle
| in vain i'm such a cause and under such
an inspiration as ours. Surely, When we
Mead for our University by the name
and fame of the great Apostle OF Liberty
who laid its foundations; by the homage
which its great principles have extoIteu
from the most illustriOus representatives
OF university education; by all that she
has done for the material. intellectual,
and moral development of the state; OF
~, ,,ac,IIiar need for the higher culture
| to eouip our people for the problems OF Il
| s,,iantffc age and for the duties OF
citizenship of democratic government by
the illustrious service rendered 10 the
stondards of scholarship and of conduct
and of character by the unique features
I az this University, and, above ar by 'he
Infty TYNE OF manhood which she has
| fostered and developed ana so slorlously
! Illustrated on the battle-nelds OF me
| civil war We shall not we cannot ran
! ia ouicten the pride, the admiration the
devotion of the people of Virginia III TINS
university. but from the mountains 10
tho sea. from the Ohio river to the Foto-
mac. from the Valley, ana from inc
piedmont. and from old IldeWater one
common sentiment shal utter HseIi ~ M
| ,,Iice Of irresistible might saying; Inc
University of Virginia belongs TO the
! reo,Ie of Virginia. 1t is their heritage
and tbeir pride 1t is associated mas
soIubly with her most glorious hIstoi .
If is a perennial source OF DeheH's 10
her people 1t is inseparable from her
most vital interests. 1t has an uhchahs-
inc and interchangeable claim upon ne!
| srnnort The hand that Is raised asaii,S'
| her strikes q blow at Virginia hersen'
| Tba Hon. jefferson Levy entertainer
| al lunch at Monticello yesterday "lteI
| noon the Governor ana MS stan an" ''''0'
! distinguished visitors 80, 60
| The literary prizes were announced 10
,iebt as follows: The Harrison FrZe
| for the hest translation from an ancient
! - roodorn language printed in the Ohl-
| ,..rsit, magazine was awarded 10 LAWS
| park Chamberlayne, OF feteIsouI o.
! his rendering of the thirteenth tugi 20
| ,rhaocrotus The Harrison Prize LOT tic
/ test noem so printed went TO D. W, ~
| ~ Texas for the poem caesar poi SO.
! THO magazine offers a prize TOT the pc.
| asaoy and another for the pest sn ,0,
-. nublished during the year. ne
ass,y prose prize went to the Kew H. -.
49, of Nashville, Tenn, for the essay
-. St1ro, I,anier. and the story prize 10
W. Pice of Texas, for "A Sketch ol
| skulls" - ,,,.,.,, visited
when william Jennings Bryan Visi,eu
! 80 I-nisersity last year he PROVIDED
~ 80 money. the annual interest OF
-, be simulated should be USED as
a nrize 10 be given TO the author ., 80
hest essay on the principles u ,r rr,1s