Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-06-19
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; the baccalaurate sermon in the Uni
versity chapel delivered by the Re
q David G. Wylie, Phi. D., DID,, paste
of the Scotch Presbyterian Churcl
New York, and Moderator of th
, Presbyterian Synod Of the State {
New York. A large and culture
audience greeted thu distinguish
I preacher. The subject, "What Christ
ianity offers to the world" was base'
on Luke 2:1O.
Sunday night, beginning at S:3(
o'clock, the annual address before th
Young Mems Christian Association
was delivered by the Rev. r bert A
Gibson, of Richmond, bishop coadjutol
of Virginia. His address was based
on the second che pier OF LIST John, and
was in par; advice to Christian workers,
and their preparation for the same.
| The final celebration of the Graham
Lee literary societies took place Monday
in the UniverJity chapel, In the presence
of large assembly. Two representa-
tives from each society competed for a
handsome gold medal, the Society
Orators medal, witch was presented
to-day. The Washington society
repi esentatives were @. S. McNulty,
of Virginia, whose subject was "Paul
Kruger and His Cause; and f. W.
Go-horp, of West Virginia, his subject
being ga view of the Negio problem. >
The Graham Lee represented by
E. R, Pres on, Of Virginia, his subject
being ga Ne Class of Heroes" and
J. G. McClrer, o West Virginia, whose
subject was oppression The
officers of be celebration were Presi-
deat, A, Nee. Hamilton. OF Virgin a.;
vicc-pres dent, II W. Hamilton. o.
Virginia; secretary, W, G. Moore, of
Virginia.
The handsome Gil potrait Of Judge
john W. Brockerbrough, presented to
Washington and Lee Uui 1ersity by the
alumni of the law school, Mr.. Edw ard
Colston, of Cincinnati, being the
principal contributor, was formally
unv lied Tues day morning by great
granddaughter Of the distinguished
Jurst, Miss Louise Broekenbrough
Jones, daughter of the Rev. Howard
L. Jones, of New York city. The
portrait was painted by Mr.. W. r.
Leigh, of New York ely, a grand
nephew of Judge peterborough. The
presentation speech was made by
Judge u. B. Lucas, of West Virginia,
a student OF the law teacher. Judge
peterborough established a law
chool here in 1S49, which afterwards
became the law department of Wash
inston and Lee On versity. He was
b IN in Hanover county, Vs., and died
in Lexington in 1877, aged II years.
He had tlled many post ons Of ronor.
The address before the Alumni
Association w1s delivered Tuesdny at
night in the Tniver-rty crapel oy
Thomas Barrett, of Au ,usta, Ga, who
graduated in the class of 1882, He is
a prominent cotton mill President Of
Augusta. He is accompanied by a
party of friends in private car,
The last days program of the
c. mmencemen exerc ses wee unusuc y
interesting from the fact that in
addition to the regular graduating
exercises the unwilling of two hand
SON bronze busts of George Wash
ington and Robert E Lee took place
with appropriate cere mony.
Washington's bust was presented to
the University by the Hon. Oscar
S. Straus, of New York city, who was
a great admirer of tba late President
William l.. Wilson. The bust was
modelled from The famous Houdon
Statue Of Washington, the fines in
existence.
The bust was the gift Of Frank
Turner Howard, of New Orleans, who
graduated from Washington and Lee
IN the class OF 1874. Tue bust was
made by Tiffany, of New York. from
model by Frederick Volck, of
Nuremberg, Bavarian who had several
slttings from General Lee at Lexington
after the Civil war, at which time ne
made life mask OF the distinguished
soldier. Mr.. Volck intended 10 make
an equestrian sta ue of General Lee on
"Travller" and while here he took
accurate measurements of the old war
horse. He mede:a model of this statue.
which is now in the library OF the
Virginia Military Institute.
The bust unveiled today is conidered
the best likeness of General Lee ex tan.
The figure is life size. with the
,houlders draped with toga, and rests
upon pedestal of ssrpentine highly
polished.
The other exercises consisted OF
the Law Class oiation by Mr.. W. r.
Allen of Kentucky; The Valedictory
by E. D. OFT of Virginia; and
scholarly address before the literary
societies by Prof. essor Crawforl H.
roy,sLD. d., of Harvard University.
The delivery of certificates, pl'zes, and
medals, and he comforting of degrees
concluded the exercises of the day.
Tues lays prsgrau of unveilins
Judge john w. BroCkenbrough's
picture an presentation to the unlver.
s;fv vvas nostp red on account of the