Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-06-26
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:. program for the cOmmenceme
Is exercises which began Sunday W
. completed today as follows;
~ June %. Sunday, IL o. m. Sermon
J cadets by the Rev. r. I. Wilson, ella
We 1870 of Petersburg, Va.
"a, June IA, Mondav, Parade and Guar
r. Mounting. 10: 30 a. M. Salute to Boar
of Visitors, and artillery drill wit
blank cartridges; Sabre drill. 6 p. n
:. review before The Board of Visitors
r. followed by battalion parade IL p. n
Final German.
June %. Tuesday. Alumni Day
e Morning parade add guard mounting
@ 10 a. In. Battalion drill and bat lie for
\ nation. 10a. M. Reunion of Alumni il
State Lib AIRY. 10: 80 a. m, Dedication
L IF Francis II. Smith Memorial Building
Address by Hon. j. G. Moncure, o.
Louisiana IL: As. Salute by cadet
battery in honor of alumni p. M
: Annual meeting of Alumni in Jackson
~ emorial Hall. 6: Is Review before
Alumni, and Regmeutal parade. 9 p.
m. Reception Of Alumni In State
Library. 10 p. m. Annual Aanni
Barquet'in Cadet Mess Hall
June 26, "Wednesday. Final
| Guard Mounting. IL a. m. Gradual ing
Exercises in Jackson Memorial Hall.
Announcing the distinctions. Valelic-
ory cddre by Cadet Charles S
Roller, Jr., of Fort Defiance, Va De-
livery of Diplomas. Delivery OF Jackson.
Hope eda to tue Two 6rst honor
MN by Judge E. W. Saunders, of
Louis AHA. Formation on parade ground
fter exercises close and publishing OF
promotions and appointments in cadet
battalion "Auld Lang Syne' Military
inal bill.
First Ca let Captain George G. Mar.
hall, OF UniontoMn, Pa, Was SATURDAY
notified by telegram that be had been
appointed 10 second lieutenancy in
the United States army by Presid mt
Mckinney. Cadet Johnston graduates
toda-.
DEDICATION OF SMITH MEMORIAL HALL.
The formal ded ication of the Smith
Memorial building took place at 11:3O
O'Clock Tuesday. The orator for the
occasion was Judge John G. Moncure
of Louis ana, who gra duited from the
Insti ute in the class of 1S47. Although |
in his seventy 9Th year Judge Mon cure
spoke with the fire and enthusiasm OF
youth. HIS splendid tribute to the
tamen ed Geaeral Smith was received
With strong words of approval, Judge
Moncure is a Virginian. He was IA
in Stafford county, aud in 1860 removed
to Louisiana, where he entered the
COME lerate service as prva'e. Later
he was member OF the staff of Ger,
(CounO c. j. Polignao, and accom-
panied INN to France during the war
on some mission of State. He served
~itl distinction as member of the
Curt of Appeals of Louisiana, serving
as Judge for more than 26 years. He
now makes his home at Shreveport,
La, where his days are spent in
quietness and comfort.
SMITH MEMORIAL HALL.
The suggest IN for an academic
building to meet the needs of the
growing sc'ool, was first made By Il e
superintendent, General Scott Ship
in his report 10 tie Bo,rl of vis'to s.
The suggestion was acted Cd, the
Beard ordered the erection of the
building, and work was commenced in
October, 1899, which was completed
Tor the session just now closing-Sep-
:ember, 1900. The building conforms Q
20 the cadet barracks in Gothic style !
If archite cture. 1t is situated in the +
ear of the court and complete, toe
quadrangle between the Jackson
Memorial Ha ! and the northern wing I
If the barracks The length is 196
eet, with width of rs feet, and /
height Of So feet, three stories, exclusive =
If basement. 1t is built OF brick, wi b f
Bedford stone trimmings. The interior .
is finished IN hard plaster, with natural :
pine woodwork. The first floor is
Used for the departments of physics \
md astronomy; the second for mathe-
natics and modern lang, ages; the
bird for geology and mineralogy.
Besides the lectare rooms The baildlngl
will contain the museum. The system h
If heating is the Pec-H ammond:power .
being furnished BIZ ga olene engine.
Hot air is furnished in winter and =
cold air in summer The cost Of the
oui. ding was about $4,000 William
T. Mcdowell Of Lexington was the r
u chteci, j. e. Parrish of Lyncb burg
he builder and Rober E. Hutton of q
lexington the Electrician.
GENERAL L. II. SMITH. :
Francis Hpnney Smith was born in +
Norfolk, Va, October IS, 1912 and
lied 10 Lexington, Va, March IL 1899.
1t the age OF IL he entered the West 7
'oin, Military Academy, and graduated \
our years later with distinction. On 7
radiation he was assigned to the :,
Irtillery service in the Army, and was
ater made instructor in Ethics al r
Vest Point. His wife WIS Miss Snah =
henderson, daughter OF DIR. Thomas :,
henderson, Surgeon in the United -
tates Army. Several children survive l