Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23
COM MEN CEMENT DAY
Exercises Yesterday at Old Point
CoIlege--The New Building.
a Hnndsome Structure Delightfully."-
Located-xaverinn Brothcrs OF the
School. Richmond, Norfolk anu
Portsmouth Leave To-day 20 Go
Into Retreat.


Old Point Comfort College. and the ex-
ercises of the day began at y. m. The
following pleasing program was car
ried out:
1. Welcome-Frank Richard.
2. Chorus-"Come Where the Lilies"
PREPARATORY CLASS.
8. Introduction-Ashley Pearsan.
4. Recitation, "Tun"-Carl Probst.
5. Vocal Solo-Beryl Simpson.
6. Report of examinations.
Z. Closing Remarks-Wallie Dichtel.
s. Hymn. Nearer, My God. to Thee
By the Glass.
GRAMMAR CLASS.
Q. Introduction-Bert Daugherty.
10. Essay. The Mysteries OF Life
Herbert Wilson.
II. Vocal Solo.Harry George.
IL. Report of Examinations.
13. Reading-Robert Mead
IA. Farewell Address to Class-Tyler
Gatewood.
Is. Hymn, Abide With Me"-By the
Class
ACADEMY CLASS.
is. Our Class'-Francis a. Collier.
II. Vocal Solo-Robert S. Hudgins
IL. Address on George Washington-De
10. Report of Examinations
20. Chorus, Our Holiday"-The School,
q. Address by Rev. Donald Loane
chaplain OF the college.
%. Naledictory-S. Morris Pike,
%. Dixie
The next term of the college will be-
gin on the first Monday in September.
A NEW GYMNASIUM
Great attention Is paid here to the
physical we'll being of the boys They
nave an ample playground. perfectly
safe bathing beach, boats and two
fully uniformed ball mines. A new
gymnasium building will be built dur
ing the summer vacation near the COL
lege building. This will be equipped
with the latest designs of gymnasium
apparatus.
NEW COLLEGE BUILDING.
The new college building Just being
completed is 80 by So feet 1t Is sur
rounded on three sides by porches 12
feet wide. and faces the ocean on the
southeast. The area leading to the base
ment is large. cool space. with gran
ollthic pavement.
The basement Is light and airy. Here
are located the kitchen. two dining
rooms. boiler room. store room and bath
rooms. On the first floor are class rooms
and Darlors, and broad hallway On
the northeast side of the second floor is
the beautiful chapel with raised choir
loft. On this floor also Is the large, we'll
lighted dormitory with it's thirty-six
neat iron beds and their comfortable
mattresses and snowy coverlets This
floor also has toilet rooms and lavato-
ries. and n store room
A handsome tower fifty feet high r.
fords fine view of Chesapeake bay.
the Atlantic ocean, Hampton Roads.
and points Of interest, such as the no.
tells at Old Point. Soldiers Home and
Normal School at Hampton, Fortress
ri md
and. al night. the electric lights of Nor
folk are plainly visible
THE GROUNDS.
The grounds cover sixty-six acres, OK
tending from the county road to the
ocean front. and from the grounds OF
the Hubert estate to those of the Mitch
ell estate. The grounds are beautifully
shaded with fine old trees. In front of
the college is Mill creek, with its we'll
stocked oyster bed of eleven and one
NTH acres, and its waters teeming with
fish. The building is heated by hot
generator for the latter being located
outside the college building.
OPEN ONE YEAR
This college was opened in February,
1898 with six pupils in attendance There
are now Al one the rolls, and this num-
Der Will be much increased on account
of the improved facilities afforded by
the new college building
The establishment is in charge of the
Xaverian Brothers. The excellence OF
this school is strongly attested by the
fact that OF the II pupils. 80 are from
Protestant families.
GOING INTO RETREAT.
The Brothers OF the college. also
those OF Richmond. Norfolk and Ports
mouth. numbering twenty in all, will
shortly leave for st. Joseph's College,
Baltimore. where the annual retreat
Will begin on June 25th and continue
for one week.
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