Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-06-12
TM I Finals

"a cadets by the Rev. R. T. Wilson ella
'o' 1870 of Petersburg, Va
ia, June IA, Monday, Parade and Qua,
r. Mounting. 10: 80 a. NJ. Salute to Boar
OF Visitors, and artillery drill wit
blank cartridges; Sabre drill. p. N
2. I revisw before the Board of Visitors
r. followed by battalion parade IL p. m
Final German.
June 25. Tuesday. Alumni Day
'e Morning parade add gard mounting
70 10 a. In. Battalion drill and battle for
n nation. 1Oa. M. Reunion of Alumni il
:, State Library. 10: 80 o, m. Dedication
Ut Francs II. Smith Memorial Building
Address by Hon. j. G. Moncure, OF
Louisiana. IL; As. Salute by cadet
battery in honor of alumni. 4 p. m.
Annual meeting of Alumni in jackson
$ Memorial Hail. 6: Is Review before
! Alumni, and Regimeutal parade. 8 D.
m. Reception of Alumni In State
Library. 10 p. m. Annual Aiuuni
Banquet in Cadet Mess Hall
June 26, "Wednesday. Final Day.
Guard Mounting. IL a. M Gradua ing
Exercises in Jackson Memorial Hall.
Announcing the distinctions. Vale lic-
orv adore by Cadet Charles S
Roller, Jr., of Font Defiance, Va De-
livery of Diplomas. Delivery OF Jackson.
Hop eda to the two first honor
m by Judge E. W. Saunders, of
Louisiana. Formation on parade ground
fter exercises close and publishing of
promotions and appointments in cadet
battalion "Auld Lang Syne' Military |
final bill.
First Catet Captain George G. Mar.
shall, o. Uniontoan, Pa, Was Saturday
notified by telegram that be had been
appointed 10 II second lieutenaocy in
the United States army by Presid mt
Mckinney. Cadet Johnston graduates
toda-.
DEDICATION OF SMITH MEMORIAL HALL.
The formal ded lcation of the Smith
Memorial buildin took place at 1870
O'Clock Tuesday. The orator for the
occasion was Judge John G. Moncure,
of Louisiana, who gradu tied from the
Inst ute in the class of 1917. Although
in h'sseventy fifth year Judge Mon cure /,
spoke with the fire and enthusiasm OF
youth III $ splendid tribute to thel
tamen' ed General Smith was receivedI
With strong words Of approval, Judge
Moncure is Virginiau. He was b ru
in Stafford county, aud in 1860 removed !
10 Louisiana, where he entered tae
Confederate service as puva e. Later
ne was member OF the staff of Ger,
Count G. j. Polignao, and accom-
panied him to France during the war
IN some mission OF STATE. He served :,
With distinction as member OF the -
nrt OF Appeals of Louisiana, serving :.
Is Judge for more than 26 years. He ,,
low makes his home at Shreveport, "
"a, where his days are spent in r,
uietness and comfort. =
SMITH MEMORIAL HALL.
The suggestion for an academic -;
uilding to meet the needs of the nr
rowing sc lool, was first made by IL Q IT.
superintendent, General Scott Shipp a.
his report to tie Board of Wis to th
he suggestion was acted on, the Al
'oard ordered the erectioa of the 10
uilding, and work was commenced in
october, 1899, which was completed n
'r the session just now closing-Sep- III
'mber, 1900. The building conf orms . :
, the cadet barracks in Gothic style l.,
architecture. It is situated in the ~,
'ar OF the court and completes the ~
between the Jackson + (;
lemorial Ha and the northern wing do
the barracks The length is 1876 ~
et, with width of 70 feet and Iod
eight of So feet, three stories, exclusive mo
basement, 1t is built OF brick, wi h for
'edford stone trimmings. The interior an
finished IN hard plaster, with natural tbe
ne woodwork. The first floor is wo
'ed for the departments of physics VI,
I'd astronomy; the second for mathe- 90,
atics and modern jangl ages; the III.
ird for geology and mineralogy =
esides the lecture rooms the building ,to
i'll contain the museum. The system hin
heating is the Pec-H ammond, pow er 81
ing furnished by gasoleno tngine. GOV c
OF air is furnished in winter aud oul
I'D air in summer The cost Of the ' -,
hiding was about $4,000 William All
Mcdowell Of Lexington was the ,,r ,
chtect, j. e. Parrish OF LyncL burg W.
g builder and Rober E. Hut on of NJ
9xlnoton the electrician. w.:
GENERAL Il. ii. SMITH. o.
Francis Kinney Smith was born in t tno
'rfolk, Va, October IS, 1912 and '"r y
ID in Lexington, Va, March - 1890. :
the age Of II he entered the West T.,
int Military Academy, and graduated NJ NJ
II years later with distinction. On d W
'duation he was assigned to the 80 ,,o;
tillery ssryice in the Army, and was wy
er made instructor in Ethics at T n
,st Point. His wife VS. Miss Sarah ~
nderson, daughter of DR.. Thomas n no,
nderion, Surgeon in the United ~ ~
ties Army. Several children survive Ia
5 union. For lime he was Professor s.. q
at Hampden Sidney .fto
lege, and from that place he was ,'"a'
led to Lexington, in 1889, to take oeo