The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24

5speaker sail{that Of the old alumni q, OF !
Jones. - < ~ !
cres ho s tempest e p gssnan were Mer
mingled, tic speaker sat down.
DR. Aldernan's Speech.
President Alderman WAS the .lrst TO
reach MI. Aboot and seize him By bot 4
l,ahds-%a which tile crowd yel,ed al az.
Wien qulet WAS partially resto ed e 4Nrs 4
james + liolcemhe, the professor J, o i
library was dukedoni enough, and, III the
III tflcncies OF lnw he never, lost the l oVe
and mastery Of literature. ,,...
Mr.. Abbot's reference 1 o tho late Pro
fassSr lotIs Minor was greeted oy e! 9
iztd lin as that Christian gentleman and
work left hin crowned with honor, and
whose lives the impress Of his $charat ter
was set ms clearly as ifit had been sealed
up 2s,1 u their foreheadls, A., /, :
When the hume of the beloved era nc1S
II; Smith Was, mentioned the crowd yelled
With enthusiastic affection for Clu
resi1n g, n Is y the ha.
f 9ne I sso that stretches paekard q Pc
hi conclusion Mr.. Abbot named gone of.
the distinguished marks Of the uniyersi T,
rem an md Ws cries les
Of "go on that met every attenpt on
is.lnart. to stop cnumerating the, Uni,
n eoa tnsk
10 Mr.. blot i seemed that tic great
est markiorat the University hen was Its
atm,cnt8of. knowledge by the division
Z OF subjects Into autonomous schools, each
settling Its own question of methods and
standards and aspirations.
Me snps as2 ayr Wth Is pr !stn
derrn1al, I; who spoke to us Of our sister
u,niyersities,sn and none WHO were here on
that occasion will ever forget It. To-
form for the toast is the University of
Vlrginin,' and the response will be made
n ny sI Rr A,derman this timc--our flrst
& Or. Alderman arose. amid d greeting Of
,yocifcrous applause by voice and hand
from tho alumni. who stood that they
this Is the time for q heavy talk said
DIR. Alderman. ~. YOU have had your past
ideals and traditions set forth ina way
eithets$needs nor permits any addi-E
tlon. But e want TO talk straight Ito, you,
/ as alumni. and that reminds TINT Madame
Tusserand asked: What Is this alumnus
aaiumn1s is Tie tc son Of a devoted mother,
clean and imanlv service. Such honor IS
wort more than millions Of gold. fori
part, he continued, what want is
your help,5@f for under Gods guidance I
have have #consecrated myself ITO as clean q
piece of constructive work as II ever en-
tered into the. heart OF man, o n cconl-
8plish. have no wish to- fitfuly or, spas,
snodically$$st forward, nor do intend
or desire ltosl1nark time. But to. doswhnt Y
have In mild needs the support and up
holding of stheaalumnl more than all else.
SIT has fbcenamy fortune to DO the prest
dent o fSthrees Southern universities, but 4
1T has 4, lever my lot, and desire TO /
i measure my words, to be receive wit n \
m lore courtesy, gentlcress. coisideratioli
or conf dehce than that I have met with
from tn hands of the gcntlGnen8of the !
& faculty Of tho University&of Virginia.
s8f DeSplt all the ad vice u received before
going to the. tIniversity,s18 found that j t
but WAS oorcrworked., For twenty years
the teaching force had not been increas ed.
while the courses had increased sixty per
cent. and Inc students over one hundred 4
and tlfty$ PERCENT. 5 3Ss3 S2Sl NH
The suprcmest need of The South to-
day IS a broad, wide, various university,
and he University OF virginiaSis the in-5
5stitution tosdo that work. @ 81
So / a. stranger have seen a spirtfat the
= niversltyHo Of Virginia that marks 1t for
that high destiny, and IL have felt its
pd Eyer ana know is eapaf Is a
enormous growth irlss numbers and
wealth of other universities. q.
The retention Of our leadership re-
guiras the increase Of @ the
sm' man: ifshordes 81 Students Gomez my
chief care WI Is be to see that they do \
not submerge ont.. spirit and our tradi-$
tons. 70 accomplish this end we need
money. I Ii !q}aSpot nean sortlid money. y
mean the 1toW,eer. Of money TO do the good
we can ACCOMPLISHING only va are given
the means N; the University OF sVir-$
n her power feels $and knows that he can
accomplish priceless and precious results...'s
u The speaker was frequently interrupted
by applause and a his conclusion he res.
Sceived san oYat!oll.S:si ". .,5
The dinner closed with n the long yell 4
Aldernan.' and the singing OF Aud
Lang 8Syne. f75 l3$. b
s4 Those Present.
Those attending the banquet were:
NJ, NJ. Mcclure, g. G. Pinckney,
DIR. u, a. alderman, "A. S. Buford. VI
Coy. A. j.. Monta que, y VS. W. III Graves, Is
W.4R !. Abbott, &C. Gregory,
DR.. Stuart MEG uire, Jno. G. Lancast err s
Judge Jas; Keith. 12.sNV.@kcnt,
.Jno.f i. z Mcclure, W. Nlooklar, 4.
w. Anderson, a &. Collins fi$
Joseph Bryan M Geo L.. Christian.
Carlton MCCARTHY. S G. n. c. Bryan. Il.
DIR. Md. IIoge, !. Williams,
NJ. NJ. Gillian. r. IT,. Montague
20, Harrison. Iiilnry Roberts,
kirkwood Mitchell, III G. Nelson,
II. Jordan Lcakc, H Henry G, Rely,
H ~ Mcclure, Jr, C.aSS. Drewry, Z iS
tHunsdon Cary, T3ev. Williams, s$5
st. y uian wilson. Dr. r., + . Williams,
g. T.. Kelly, "a. Il IT, :Jurgcns, q
u. d. M. Watkins, Stuart Bowe
Roosevelt Page, Eugene G.. Massie, #
Id. Aylott, M, @ Patterson,
w. III. Urqglart, Robt wv. Powers, "a Fl
r, II. G. 3Cabell, sS35SSt. w. Patterson. y
Frank P. Brent, John rutherford,
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