Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-07-04
CLOSING EXERCISES
AT THE INSTI TUTE


gymnasium of the Jackson Memorial
Haul. and one again Saturday night
which were attended by many visiting
young ladies.
Sunday morning the corps Ut CADETS
assembled in the Jackson Memorial
Hall at IL o'clock 10 hear sermon pY
Rev. ". Il. Milton, rector Of st. Johns
church. Roanoke, star graduate OF he
class of 'S8. Many young ladies (cf
whom there is an usually large number
in attendance this SEASON. and parents
of cadets augmented the congregation
Mondays exercises marked the begin
ming of the military commencement
and consisted of morning parade at .
o'clock; guard mounting atl9;l5; salute
to the Board of visitors, followed BY
artillery drill at 1890, and at g p. m.
there was review before the Board OF
Visitors, followed by battalion parade
The Board of Visitors held their
first session Monday, with the follow
inc members present: Alexander Ham
ilton, of Petersburg, president; General
William Male, of Richmond. adjutant
general of Virginia; Hon. j. W. South
all, superintendent of public instruc-
ton for Virginia; Hon. Henry FAR
fax, of Aldie; Hon. E. ". Saunders oil
Rocky Mount; Hon. Lloyd T. Smith, OF
Heathsville; Colonel Thomas Shelton
of Norfolk; W. T. Shields, of Licking
lton The board received the reports
of General Scott Ship, the superin'
tendent, and the professors and Lie
heads of the various departments, and
| the school was shown to be in q flour
fishing condition.
| In the cadet mess hall at supper
Monday swords Of the United States
dress pattern were presented to Cap
tain Clifton Rice, of Hazel Springs, Va.'
Of Company a, by Colonel E. W. Mich
OILS; Captain Earl Biscoe, OF Washing
ton. D. c., Company D, by Colonel H.
la. Mari; Captain Collier II. Minse' Jr''
of New Orleans, Company B, by Captain
Is. B, Walker; Captain W. B. Montgom-
cry, of Lynchburg, Company G. by
!. Major G, B. Slemp; and Cadet Adjatan'
~. W. Hyatt, of Jonesvllle, Va by
Major II. @. Ford, at coming irem the
: members of Their respective companies
as token Of the good will they bore
their commanders of the past session
lexcept the sword Of Adjutant Hyatt
c which was from the entire corps. Th'
g presentations were made in grace.u
i speeches, and each recipient was &C
|. corded rounds of hearty cheers.
e The final german was given in th
b Gymnasium Monday night. The hal
o had been beautifully decorate by MI
William Kramer, the artistic decorate
of Lexington, and was lighted with in
/ candescents of varied hues. The germa
% was led by Cadet Captain Minge' c
u New Orleans, president, and his fa'
u partner, Miss Daisy Chamberlayne, {
:, Richmond, and nearly one hundre
= couples participated.
:. Tuesday was alumni day OF the Ii
~ stitute. At the reunion there wer
representatives of many classes pre-
N emit. The business meeting was hel
s. in the afternoon at which the grad
t. ating class Of 1900 were made membe
a of the Society of Alumni. A ne
ia alumni badge was adopted. The desit
ny is small solid gold cadet button
to which is engraved Cadet under II
nd coat of arms OF Virginia and under tn
es- the letters "V. M. Il" around the ri
ell is the word alumni" at the top, VII
'n- below is "Nov. IL, 1885," the date
school opened. The final action OF
,oo society was the acceptance OF wref
10. which was placed on the victorious Il
- of the cadet battalion by a lady
Staunton on their return from the b
10 tie OF New Market, and which has be
ont preserved in a glass case. 1t IS
;no to his alma mater from SIR Mo
.n; Ezekiel, the celebrated sculptor,
M Rome, Italy, a participant with
ro corps IN that battle. Upon adiou
az ment the alumni formed IN columns
TWO twos and marched to the par
cround,whe the cadet battalion un
arms was reviewed, and this was
S IN loved by regimental parade. Inc
for npal banquet took place in the n
into hall at 10 o'clock aud was larl
It of attended.
:, The Board OF Visitors mlde
i - following appointments OF State ca
r all { ON the various Senatorial district