Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-22

class, were held on the parade-grOunds.
The greatest feature OF the military ex-
ercises of the commencement was held at
$50 +. NJ. when battle formation by the
corps OF cadets took place. On the hill
sides contiguous 10 the cadet barracks n
sham battle occurred. A company. under
the command OF Assistant Professor Cap
tsin c. W. Watts. took a strong position
and were attacked In regular order after
having had their position located by
scouts and then a skirmish line was
thrown forward, which was closely fol-
lowed by the three companies under the
command of the acting commandant,
Major b. Il. Morgan, and the position
stormed.
Previous TO the roll-call Of the COM
panies at the assembly in front Of bar
racks. swords were presented TO each
captain Of the four companies by the
cadets of their respective commands. as
a token Of good will and the high esteem
in which they ara held by the cadets.
Colonel Robert A. Mari, Virginia Mill
tary Institute. made the presentation
speech attending the presentation OF the
sword TO First Captain George \. Derby
shire. of Richmond, Va, by his COM
mand Mr.. Samuel Il. Walker OF Lexing-
ton. for many years adjutant Of the
school. performed the ceremony In re-
gard to the presentation of the sword
to Second Captain j. G. Kent, of Wythe-
vile, Va; Captain r. S. Spilman. Virginia
Military Institute, presented Third Cap
tain NJ. e. Locke. OF Cincinnati. o., with
his sword, and Hon. Il. W. Saunders, Of
the Board of Visitors. performed the GER
emory with respect to Fourth Captain
Aristdes Moreno, Of Panama, Central
America. Cadet-Adjutant +. 4. Sullivan,
Of a
sword by the entire corps. and the pre-
sent0tion speech was made in the mess
hall at supper by Judge Il. Il. Kane, OF
Scott county, Va, in the presence or
large number of ladies and visitors. All
the swords are Of handsome design ana
of the finest dress variety, and were III
the nature Of surprises 10 the recipients.
The responses made were very toucning.
THE BOARD.
The Board Of Visitors have been in
session all day passing upon various mat
ters pertaining to the welfare of the
school. The reports of the various COM
mittees were made. II. {. Ford OF Madi-
sonville, Va, was elected Adjunct Pro-
fessor Of Latin ami English, with the
rank of major.
Major Ford graduated from the VIZ
GINA Military Institute in 1883, as fourth
tant professor for two years at the in
stitute, and then went to Lexington, Mo-,
where he was commandant Of a mill
tary school. He then attended the Uni
versity Of Virginia for two years, and
returned 10 the Virginia Military Insti-
tute next session as assistant professor
again The following year he was in
structor at ST. Adams School, Radford
Va. ard this year attended the University
Of Virginia again and took his degree OF
PHI ID. at the finals. He Is also Il. >.
Of the Virginia Military Institute, having
taken a special course.
The following state cadet appointments
were made by the board First District.
a. =. Hutton, Of Abingdon, Va; Third
District H. G. Williams. Richmond. Va;
sixth District w. y. Fucker, Stuart, Va;
Eighth District. II. u. Rankin, Luray
Va: Thirteenth District, Richard Swift
Fredericksburg, Va; Fourteenth District,
- Swetman. Swetman. Va; Eighteenth
District. Walter Turnbull. Lawrenceyille,
va; Twenty-second District, f. X.
Lowery. Bedford City Va; Twenty
fourth District. Il. +. Haar, Design, Va;
Twenty-hfth District Charles Johnson
Salem. Va; Twenty-siXth District, W. I.
Slusher, Floyd, Va; Thirty-hfth District
4. z. Curtis, Richmond, Va; Thirty
eighth District, J. Sinclair, Hampton
va: Thirty-ninth District, Eugene Robin
son. Essex county Va; at large-F. i.
Downing. Sharps Wharf Va, NJ. u,
Kelly. Lynchburg, Va; William Malone,
Petersburg. Va; Gilliatt scholarship.
Henry ID. white Martinsville Va.
AIternates-Firsr. IL. J. Geigcr, Staun-
ton. Va: Second. T. s. Mcneil, Bristol.
Va; Third. S. s. Lee. Fredericksburg,
Va; Fourth - Shackelford, Marshall,
Fauquier county, Va.
Colonel John NJ. Brook was made
Emeritus Professor Of Physics, ana
Frances Mallory was elected TO the Chair
Of Physics. with full professorship ana
the rank of a colonel. Colonel Mallory Is
a graduate Of the Virginia Military IN
stitute class 1889. and received Second
Jackson Hope medal as second-honor
man. He attended Johns Hopkins UNI
yersity and took q degree in science there.
a FIRE.
Quite an incident happened this after
noon lust as the battalion OF cadets was
coming out to be reviewed by the alumni.
The back porch of the roof OF General
scott Shipp's residence took fire from
basket of waste papers being thrown on
# This had caught fire in Colonel BeV-
erlv fuckers room. The volunteer FIRE
Department Of Lexington Responded u
the alarm Immediately and put the fre
out. after removing the metal looHhs.
The fire attracted large crowd ana lNe
cadet battalion was kept standing unoer
arms on the parade-gr6unds Tor over nan
an hour awaiting the review. That they
we're under strict military discipline was
shown nv their remaining mOtionless all
this time.
General Ship held a reception for the
BOARD of Visitors and alumni at his resi-
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