The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-21
v. M. FINAL
EXERCISES
The Military Manoeuvres Were
the Chief Feature Of s#
the Day.
CELEBRATE ALUMNI DAY
Crosses Of Honor for the Sur
vivors Of the New Market Bat
tle-Board Of Visitors.
CELEBRATE ALUMNI DAY
Crosses OF Honor for the Str
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LEXINGTON, VA, June 20.-The com.
mcnecment exercises at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute incident to the closing OF
the sixty-fifth year OF the West Point
OF the South" are now In progress. The
military features to-day we're interest
Ing and attractive, and consisted Of sa-
lutte to the board Of visitors at 1890
o'clock this morning which was followed
by artillery drill. At 4:ao this afternoon
the exhibition Of Butts manual took
place. which was beautiful and spectac-
ular display. The review Of the corps
Of cadets before the board Of visitors
took place at 8 o'clock. and this was
followed by battalion parade.
Tho military features began Saturday
with the athletic drill at P. NJ. The
development OF athletics under the dlrec-
ton of DR.. r. w. Bitter. the gymnasium
instructor. was shown in the excellent
exhibition.
= LITERARY CELEBRATION.
The celebration of the Cadet Dialectic
Literary Society was observed Saturday
night In the jackson Memorial Hall.
of Bellevue. Va: Vice President r. s.,
Hudglns. Of Hampton, Va; Secretary.
g. r. Gunnell. OF Louisa, KY; Treasurer.
"a. Jones, Of Dallas. Tex. The declain1-
ers were: Leb Dakle. Of Thomasyille, Ga:
subject, 1.-THE True Grandeur OF Nations;
Alger Jones, Of Dallas. Tex Cataline
Defiance; Orator, N. g. Harris, sof
Bellevue; Virginia In American His
tory: Debate: subject, 'Resolved. 81 r hat
on Russia" Affirmative debaters: r. s..
Hudgins. of Hampton. and G. E. Kahn.
of Dallas. Tex. Negative debaters:. j: p.
Hundlcy. of Lebanon. KY. and. Alger
Jones, Of Dallas. Tex. Tho declaimers
medal was awarded to Cadet Dekle; the
orators TO Cadet Harris, and the debat-
er's to Cadets Hudgins and Jones. first
and second. respectively. The addresses
were ali well received, and we're delivered
furnished By the Virginia Military In
stitute orchestra. Professor II. krause.
leader.
BACCALAUREATE
The baccalaureate sermon was preached
In the Jackson Memorial Hall Sunday
morning by the Rev. Baker p. Lee. OF
Lexington, Ky..a who graduated in the
class OF 1882. Mr.. Lee Is a Virginian.
and formerly was rector OF an Episcopal
church at Hampton. Va. wv Il
Tuesday will be Alumni Day, and the
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"Crosses of Honor. to members Of the
New Market battle. The presentation
will be made by Ex-Governor Charles 7.
O'Ferrall The portrait OF General Scott
Ship. the gift Of the survivors Of his
New Market comrades. will DO presented
to the Institute that day also.
BOARD OF VISITORS.
The board OF visitors has been holding
frequent meetings. The first session was
taken UP with the reception and con-
sideration Of the report OF the superin-
tendent. General Ship, which showed
the Institute to be In prosperous condi-
ton, large attendance of cadets. and
the spirit among the boys all that could
be desired. There are present the fol-
lowing members of the board: Hon. Alex
ander Hamilton. of Petersburg, president:
Hon. j. NJ. Hooker. of Stuart; Hon. Lloyd
T. Smith. of Heathville: Phillip II.
Brown. Blue Ridge Springs; General
William Male. Captain James T..
White, OF Abingdon: DR.. j. N. upshur,1
and w. T. Shields. ESD, of Lexington.
OF Norfolk, and W. T, Shilds. ESQ. OF
Lexington.