Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-02
THE V. NJ. |. CADETS.

! 1dE V. NJ. L. CADE 10.
The class OF 1895 1899, of the Virginia
Military Institute, will receive the
much coveted diplomas in 4 few days.
The express office at Lexington last
night had for shipment those diplomas
of the fireworks class" No class in
the history OF the school has had di-
piomas conferred on them before at the
hands OF expressmen.
The diplomas were turned over to
the qusrtermaster's department yes
terdsy evening, made into packages,
and taken to the express Office, and
there booked for their respective desti-
nations. The exact day for the award.
ing OF the diplomas was left to the
discretion of the superintendent of the
school, General Scot; Shipp who decid
ed that they should be given in the
manner stated above. No one knew
when they would be given or how, as
the matter was never discussed.
The final announcement came yes.
terday afternoon, when the official
order Was promulgated and published.
No one had even an idea how the men
Of the class stood. The medal men
we're rot even known. The order fol-
lows
Hesdqrs Virgioia Military Institute /,
September l. 1899
General Orders, No. IS:
Upon the accommodation of the ao-
adetnic board, the following members
oi tue first ciasss have been declared by
the board of visitors graduates of the
| Virginia Military IDsiitui 10 the order
of their names: Morris Ernest Locke,
| Cincinnati, Ohio; James Keith Payne,
Warrenton, Va; Daniel B. Shaver,
r ckiDgham, Va George Audley Der
byshire, Richmond, Va; Armour G..
Polk, Galveston, Tex; Aiistides More
no, New York, N. Y F. Daniel Gr fiin,
Galveston, Tex; james J MarshalI,
Markham, Va William Louis thinner,
| jr.; Petersburg, Va william NJ. GwiD,
| jr, san Francisco, Cal; William Dodd
Scott, Fredericksburg, Va; J Cloyd
Kent, Wytheville, Va. Louis K. Leake,
Licking, Va Robert W. Miller, Wood
VILE, Va; Albert Arista Hoge, Staun
ton, Va; Henry l. Shsner, Lynchburg,
Va Henry Schley Ervay, Colorado
Springs, Colo J. Marvin Peters, Nor
folk, Va; Samuel G. Talbot, Rich
mond, Va Neil Young, st. Clairs Bot
tom, Va ]. ". Yates, Markham, Va;
Gail Hamilton Alexander, Danville,
Va; Hugh &. Morl5ou, Gate City, Va 4;
James 3. Ayers, Big Stone Gap, Va );
Philip Denny Ewing, Uuiontown, Pa;
Dsxter Otey, LyCchburg Va; Stephen
Field DENLY, Washington, d. c.; Will
liam Wood. Bristol, Va; Frank Allison
Sullivan, Eiktop, KY.
Distinguished graduates-Morris Ern'
est Locke, Cincinnati, Ohio; James
Keith Payne, Warrenton, Va; D. B.
Shaver, Rockingham, Va; George Aud
ley Derbyshire, Richmond, Va.
Graduates in engineering COURSE.
<. Payne, Virgins; H. l.. Shaner; Vir-
ginis; NJ E. Locke. Ohio; J. J. Mar
shall. Virginia; l.. K. Laake, Virginia;
A. G. Polk, Texas; w. L. Zimmer Vir-
ginia; r. W. Miller, Virginia; H. S.
Ervay, Colorado; F. D. Griffin, Texas;
A. Moreno, New York; J. Nj. Peters,
| Virginia; ID. Otey, Virginia: P. D..
Ewing, Pennsylvania; J. Q. Kent, Vir-
ginis: w. Wood, Virginia; s. f. Den
bv, District of Columbia; F. A. Sulli-
van, Kentucky.
Graduates in chemistry course. w.
Yates, Virginia; w. d. Scott, Virginia;
w. M. Gwin, California; G.. II. Alexan.
der, Virginia; J. B. Ayres, Virginia; A..
A. Hoge, Virginia; S. G. Talbot, Vir-
gInia.
Gradu ties in electric courss-G A.
De1byshire, Virginia; n. Young, Vir'
ginia; H. G Morrison, Virginia.
Upon the recommendation OF the aca-
demic board the following degrees have
been con Observation-Disclosures science, IN the
engineering course, James Keith Payne,
Virginis; Morris Ernest Locke, ONO;
ID. 3. Shaver, Virginia.
The first Jackson. Hope Medal has
been awarded Cadet Morris Ernest
Locke, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The second Jackson Hope Medal has
been awarded Cadet James Keith
Payne, Warrenton, Va.
BY command:
Brig. GEN. SHIP, Superintendent.
/ H. E. Hyatt, Captain aud Adjutant,
Virginia Military Institute.
There were six who are not mention.
ed ia the above list, as they failed and
| do not get diplomas until they make
good deficiencies, which they will have
to do next week.
For many years it had been the Gus,
tom of the first or graduating class ol
the Virginia Military destitute to cele-
brate the incoming year with appro'
nriate ceremonies. This year the OH
GERS OF the institute were on their met
tie and determined that the new year
frolic should not take place The class
was warned not to indulge IN any es
capade whatever. but they needed not
the warning, and about i O'Clock On 0.
the night of the last day OF the depart
ing wear managed to gain the top OF the
cadet barracks unseen by othcers OF
guards. Each man was armed with
bagful of fireworks of every description.
A binding snow, sleet and rainstofm
was raging at the time The trap dooi
was fastened down, so that they cou!o
} no be interrupted in their frolic. Al
| oivap SIGNAL fire. bslched forth troN