The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-14
Presented TO the University
of Virginia BY His Old Boys.
ADDRESSES AND a POEM
Hon Alexander Hamilton Presents the
&S Picture and Professor Thornton
.#lf a f7ecelvesit Mr.. 6 ordon's Poem,
"The Head Master"

\ tor, to the University of Virginia, took
n place this evening. DR.. Paul 3. Barring
err chairman OF the Faculty, presided.
s. The presentation address wds made by
q the Hon. Alexander Hamilton. Of Peters
burg. to which Professor William Nj.
Thornton OF the University, responded.
THE poem, ''The Head Master, was read
tn BY the Hon. Ar,nistead c. Gordon, Of
NJ S stanton,
rs The portrait is a very correct produc-
Ri ton Of the features of the distinguished
head master whose connection with the
University Of Virginia, has been close
sitin31nany respects. He Is n graduate Of the
institution and was for a long time q
d member of the Board OF Visitors. A3largo
number OF his former pupils attended,
2: among those from Richmond wore Lieu.
tenant-G overnorb Joseph Il. Willard and
Il AIessrs. James Mann, Fred. ". Scott.
rs Thomas u. Scott, e. Q, McCabe. Gran
5iiSSville Gray. George Melville Reid, w" Cor
4 don McCabe. fJr., Milton Elliott. Murray
S. Af. III IcGulre, Don Cameron. John II.
" Chamberayne Blackwell Cameron, Allen
4 Potts and Lewis Parke Chambcrlayne. I4
PRESENTATION ADDRESS.
S85;8S In his address presenting the portrait.
K Mr.. II amton. after q sketch Of Captain
EYNcCabes ancestry and an Interesting
history of his career rs soldier, said
* In conclusions:
8sSS52}is5'''I may say that Captain N1cCabe gave
4 an impetus to higher education In Vir-
H gnla and In the South which no man
has & iven within my knowledge md day
& Thoroughness and accuracy or work.
1.-THE absolute absence Of pretenslon and
@hunbtg and the tone of conduct and
thought among his boys We're tho lead
ing charac teris tics "a Of the school. 1t
seems to me Il that Captain McCabe was
wise in concluding to close his school
When lie did; although In fact active and
vigorous and apparently rs young us
ever, he was nearly sixty years OF age;
5he8 had accomplished great work In
life; his very fine business ability had
brought to him a competency and It was
better that he should. close the school
whilst he vet retained his enthusiasm
In ms work and maintained 1t at the
point Of the highest excellence, rather
( than wait, as too many do. to have, even
lii he did not appreciate It as the syears
went by. a depreciation In the standard
Of that work.
II ITO your great University he was
NJ more than loyal. He really felt SO fully
that he could not conceal It. That there
was no other great school of higher
education, certainly in Virginia, Ills
idea was that every boy capable work
ing student In his school should go 70 the
University of Virginia.
"Therefore. you can but feel that his
relations to the University should be per-
petuated in such way that those who
come fter lis may at least know who
he was and what his work was and
& what his devotion was to tho University
OF Virginia.
AFTER nearly thirty-six years. during
i witch time have seen much of Captain
lhdcCabe ana his old boys. I have never
h known one OF them to fail to entertain
the highest opinion OF the school and
ats work and tho greatest affection and
admiration for tho Old Man. as We
call him" ILL, 3
i&3 After referring to Captain McCabe'a
rareer as q teacher, soldier and scholar.
y Professor Thornton thus referred to his
official relation to tho Uniyers1tys
IS .'Once more THO day comes when no 10
called to share In her government .fIe
brings to this new service the natural
loyalty OF G. faithful con, the keen insight
n Of the accomplished scholar, tho techni-
Z caY skill OF tho teacher, the broad hu-
tlanity of the men of letters. tho trained
sagacity OF the man of affairs, lie works
4 In full sympathy with al forces, which
& make for liberal policies and uplifting
The board or among the professors, or
among the students, It would be too long
Il IA enumerato tho many movements, IN
4 which he shared with his colleagues the
honor OF advancing tho interests OF tho
university. But It were III due to pass
by without mention q few OF those where
3 his initiative or his advocacy were Pc
cullarly potent.
"IIis sympathes were always deeply
enlisted for tho wholesome pleasure, MS
well as for the growth in learning and In
manliness of the students. and It was
largely under his influence that tho
ITayerweathar gymnasium was built the
growth OF college athletics fostered, and
the Christmas holidays established inI
T. permanance.
81 .-rhe academic schools OF the Unlv<r-
K sty were naturally the center of his deep
est interest. and to him IS due tho
.2chlef credit for tho policy which has Sc
largely reshaped and liberalized tho work
OF that department. He IT was WIZ
: drought about genuine freedom o.
TIL election among all the various courses
for degrees, severed at ono blow thu
roots Of parasitic curriculum. and re
stored the genuine Jeffersonlan freedom
i to all the academic schools,
"And finally, the splendid public hall
the new rotunda in its secure md classic
beauty all the buildings OF the rcstora
5ttt ZION, are IlcVlOIlilS Oh his Ethi hIh iH'
Y Iabors lie served on tho Building Com
mittee charged with their erection, ant
to his intelligence and taste the debt @
the University Is not small
1.-The portrait Of Gordon McCahe. which
you bring MS this evening symbolizes t
Ills Alma Mater all this honorable ant
useful career. The silent lips Of the can
vas recall the wisdom and the eloGuenc'
the fidelity and the feryor with which
the living lips have ever spoken Toy her
The hand of the artist interprets for Thu
coming years tho traits which we of l,i
own lime haze known and learned L
Joye.
rIn the name OF the University ac
cept 1t and tender you her gratefu! ant
unforgetting thanks"
1.-THE HEAD MASTER /"
The following poem, entitled "'rhe Hen
Master" written by AIR Arnlstead (
Gordon OF Stanton for this occasion
was then read
"Beyond The book his teaching sped;
r lie left ON whom he taught the trace
OF kinship with the deafness dead"
Not nv bread only do we keen ljfe'