The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-29
A GREAT DAY FOR
THE A. ( NJ. BOYS
Announcement of officers for
Next Years.
BACKUS' GRAND GRAFTON
An Age of Inventions and Discov.
cries" Was His Subject.
DRESS PARADE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
To-day the Commsnceman Exercises Proper
Take Place, With 0raiions by Seniors,
Awarding Of Prizes and Con-
ferring of Degrees

Yesterday afternoon the campus at the
A. and NJ College was a brilliant scene
of beauty.
1t was the occasion of the dress parade
of The cadets, and the announcing of the
officers for the next session. To be
present at this splendid spectacle there
handsomely dressed lady visitors adding
to the scene made already gay by the
uniformed cadets.
The afternoon was a lovely one, and
the green sward and the shadowing trees
made a splendid mis- en- scene for the
dress parade of the battalion and the
various evolutions. The cadet band was
in fine trim and it's martial music was an
enjoyed part of the exercises.
The cadets were uniformed in white
duck trousers and grey coats and there
were two hundred and twenty-five men
in line. The sight was an imposing one
as to the music the cadet officers formed
to join the cadet major.
But here and there was a change and
the major and his adjutant Joined the
other officers, completing the graduating
class. These stepped forward and raised
their hats to Captain Phelps, tho COM
mandant. receiving the parade. He raised
his hat and the young officers formed to
his left, all salutna the colors as the
battalion swung by with soldierly step.
When the officers were gathered about
him Captain Phelps read the list of APP
pointments for the next session, which
are as follows:
General Order No. "a.
l. BY direction of the president all ap-
pointments heretofore made are annullcd
tomorrow at II o'clock, May 2Sth, 1902.
3 BY direction of the president and on
recommendation of the commandant the
following appointments are hereby an
nounced for the year 1923, to take ef-
feet at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, May
2Sth 1902:
To he Cadet Major, Boney.
TO be Cadet First Lieutenant and Ad-
jutant, Gardner, O. w.
To be Cadet Lieutenant and Quarter
master. Foster. II. p.
To be Cadet Sergeant Major, Harding.
To be Cadet Quartermaster Sergeant,
Patton.
To be Cadet Color Sergeant, Harper,
f. G..
To be Cadet Captains, Culbreth, Creech,
Ferguson and Ashurv.
To be Cadet First Lieutenants, Corn
WE'LL Diggs. Darden, w. L., Bogart.
TO be Cadet Second Lieutenants. Lytch,
Z. s., Ellis, w. T., Rogers, G. w, and
Owen.
To be Cadet Third Lieutenants, Gunter,
White, J. w. Simpson and Kennedy.
To be Cadet First Sergeants, Rogers,
c. T.. Richardson, Hunter and Hedrick
To be Cadet Sergeants, Lincoln, Phelps
Bailey e. P. Manley, Carraway, Neal. L.
A., Miller. ]. A., Hoggard, Gulley. Crier-
son, Weeks, Hodges, Barber, w. W., Bar
her. J. c.. Foushee, Reecc.
TO be Cadet CorpCrals, Higgins, c. B.,
Mann. Cooper, Brown Archie. Chambers,
Koonce. Lehman, Hoffman, L. M, Shan
nonhouse, Broom. Parker, L. M. Porter.
r. G., Sechrist, Bagley, o. L., Miller j.
f., Howard, Julian, White, S. T., Gray
don, Spinks and Finch.
Band--Captain, Robertson; First ieuten-
ant, Parker, ]. H.; Second Lieutenant,
Alderman; First Sergeant Higgins. b.
F.; Sergeant. Cartwright; Drum Major,
Foster, d. r..
By order of CAPT. PHELPS.
General Order No. %.
The following assignments of officers
and commissioner officers is hereby
announced to take effect at noon tomor-
row, May 90, 1902:
Company "A"-Captain, Culbreth; First
Lieutenant. Cornwell; Second Lieutenant,
s..I n
First Sergeant, Rogers, c. T.; Second Ser
geant, Lincoln Third Sergeant, Cara
way: Fourth Sergeant. Gulley; Fifth
Sergeant, Barber, w. W.; First Corporal,
Higgins. c. b.; Second Corporal, Cham
bers, w. NJ; Third Corporal, Shannon
house: Fourth Corporal, Sechrist; Fifth
Corporal, White, S. T.
CoMPLIMENTED CADET BAND.
Last night complimentary supper was
given the cadet band of the A. and M.
College at the Marlborough House.
This was rendered to them by Mr.. f.
w. Foster. of Wilmington, whose son.
Cadet D. r. Foster, is the drum major
of the organization.
Mr. Foster was so much Delighted WIN
the band and with the excellent music
rendered that he invited all the members
to supper. and with then Captain PhelpS
the commandment of the cadets 1t was a
most enjoyable occasion.
DIR. TRUMAN J. BACKUS.
A big crowd of Raleigh's most repre-
sentative citizens turned out last nlgh'
to hear Or. Truman j. Backus, Preslaen'
of the Packus Institute, Brooklyn, N y.
deliver the commencement Grafton. His
subject was AN Age of Inventions ano
Discoveries" The age referred to was
the period from 1850 to 1850, that transi-
ton period from the darkness OF the
middle age to the light of modern civil
cation. 1t was a great subject. anc
grandly did DR.. Backus treat it, fine
looking man Of pleasing manner. DR.
Backus became upon the platform al
orator of rare eloduence and personal
magnetism. Trite historical facts tool
on new color and significance under the
4o,,,Io Of p,acfor hand audience