Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23

Headquarters
Virginia Military Institute.
June 90, 1899.
General Orders, No. II.
Upon the recommendation of the act
ing commandant of cadets, the follow
ing promotions and appointments are
made in the battalion OF cadets, and
they will be obeyed and respected ac-
cordingly:
To be Captains-Flrst c. Rice. Hon
aker. Va; second. E.Biscoe. Washing
ton. d. c.; third. c. II. NIingc. New Or
leans. La; fourth. w. Il. Montgomery,
LynchDurE, Va.
10 be Lieutenant and Adjutant-J. W.
Hyatt, Joncsville, Va.
10 DC Lieutenant and Quartermaster
ID. NJ. Barnard. Petersburg, Va.
TO be Lieutenants-First, A. j. Piz-
zinl Richmond. Va; second, II. a. T..
Walker Charlottesville. Va; third. G..
ID. Brooke. Southerlin. Va; fourth, T.
u. Brown Richmond. Va: fifth, c. u.
CraiEhll, Lynchburg, Va; sixth, L. A.
Robinson, Marlin. Texas; seventh, l..
a. Robertson. Galveston, Texas; sixth,
a. ID. p. Janney, Lynchburg, Va.
TO be Scrgeant-M ajor-T. S. Carter
Mt. Jackson, Va.
To be First Sergeants-First G.. G..
Marshall. Uniontown. Pa. second, c.
Z. McCabe. Baltimore Nd; third, W.
r. Patterson, Richmond. va; fourth.
ri: b. Castleman, Gaylord, Va
10 be Sergeants-First, w. X. Baslz-
erville, Dublin. Va: Second, l.. A. Mil
!er' Staunton. Va: Third, a. NJ Tyler.
Ilckman. Ky; Fourth, G. S. Roller TT.
Dehance, Va; Fifth. II. S. Hartz, Rich
mond, va: Sixth, l.. a. Brtton. Pen
saukin. N. j.: Seventh. Il. l.. Cannon,
H"riolk Va; Eighth, K. w. Johnson
Little Rock. Ark: Ninth, r. Is. LIE.
nome Emmerton, Va: Tenth. NJ. H.
Iiudgins, Portsmouth. Va; Eleventh
~ w. watson. Petersburg. Va:
q 1w V, w W. Sheppard. Edgeneld
,. e.; Thirteenth, Il. l.. McGhec, Frank.
a nIn' ~ G.: Fourteenth. st. j. r.
TiarShal' Portsmouth. Va; Fifteen h
.. Richardson. Georgetown. S. c.: SIX
teehth. w. ID. Rucker, Stuart. Va
10 DC Colporals-( Permanent rank to
ne assigned October LIST proximo): N.
urplm, Carrolton. Mo; l. d. Johnson
Norlo'k' va: j. c. Wise. New York, N
Il ,. y. henderson, Fayetteville, Ark.
"a -. Clarke. Washington, d. C.; NJ. l.
Forpes, Warrenton. Va; p a. ,I'iliorv
Edenton, N. c.: Z. II. deStcger. San
Marcus, Tex; II. NJ. August, Richmond
va a. a. Adams. Lynchburg, Va: r.
land. Lynchburg. Va: II. A. Riser.
Calvert. Tex: S. NJ. Bowman. Carlisle
"a; ~ II. Luning. Oakland, Cal: w
+: upshur. Richmond. Va; NJ. F. NJ
Worth. itcnmond, Va: T.. ID. Jackson
front Royal Va: II. J. Geiger Staun-
ton. Va: Fl. a. Ward, Norfolk Va
ii. Leave of absence until Isl or Son.
TEMPER is granted to Cadets CAPTAIN {,
Rlce. First Sergeants w. T. Patterson
ana III. t. Chstlenan, Sergeant c. s.
Roller, Corporals j. Il. Johnston, NJ. l
Forbes. Il. NJ. August H. G. Garl,no
w p. Upshur.
These arc ordered to report for dutv
on September LIST to assist i'm orgnniz.
ing and drilling new cadets.
~. Leave of absence is granted to nh
cadets eXcept those mentioned in fore.
going part of this order. until 6,h of
September va VI
~. New cadets are required to re-
port for duty on September 1st
By command
BilGADIER GENERAL. SHIP
~ :, Superintendent.
Captain and Adjutant of Viz
ginia Military Institute.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
The closing exercises OF tho ttrgnIa
Mii!tary institute took place to-day in
the Stonewall jackson Memorial Hall
HccoTuihs TO The penalty imposed by
me Board of Visitors of the scho6
when the first or graduating class were
reihstated last January, after having
peen dismissed from the school for
gross preach of discipline by holding a
new ears iolliiication on the cnda;
barracks roof, which consisted of pyro-
technic display near midnight fbav
We're not awarded their diplomas 10
DAY or even mentioned during the ex
ercises. They will not be publicly grad.
uated in the future. but Will receive
their diplomas some time after Son.
TENDER LIST, at the election of the sinner
intendent General Scott Shpp. There
are thirty-tive men in the class fror
many states. They proved themselves
thorough soldiers and obeyed all orders
thus fulfilling the last of the MANY
penalties imposed on them for heir
escapade.
EMERITUS PROFESSOR.
Colonel John Mercer Brooke. an ON.
Ger in the United States Navy. after
wards In the Confederate navy. inyen.
tor OF deep sea sounding apparatus
rendering practicable the laying of
ocean cables. constructor of armor-clad
Ships notably the Confederate iron
clad Merrimnc, which revolutionizod
naval warfare; inventor Of percussion
cap machine during the civil war. ano
since that war professor of physics and
astronomy at the Virginia Military In
stitute, was retired from active work
by the Board of Visitors of the school
ana made emeritus professor He is
SUI an active man in spite of his years.
A CHILD ASSAULTED.
Henry Taylor. worthless Young
white man. committed an assault on