The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-22
THE CLOSING DAY
At THE Il. INSTITUTE
Graduating Exercises i'll Stone
wall Jackson
Hall.
GOVERNOR DELIVERS ADDRESS.
Long List Of Full Graduates.
Comforting Of Jackson
Hope Medals.
GOVERNOR DELIVERS ADDRESS


successful year Mt the Virginia Military.
Institute was brought to h close to-day.
The graduating exercises were held IN
the Stohewall Jackson Memorial Hall
In tho presence of large and entlu-
siastlc audience. Conspicuous among the
auditors were many beautiful commence.
ment girls, gathered from various States,
to lend the presence of their charming
individuality TO scenes enhanced by bril-
liant uniforms and soldlerly bearing Of
the gallant young men assembled at the
west Point of the South
The exercises consisted Of the an
nouncemcnt Of distinctions, the delivery
of diplomas, tho comforting of degrees,
and the awarding Of the Jackson Hope
medals. Tho vnledictory address was
delivered by Cadet II. w. Il. Egln, OF
Lewinsville, Va Governor A. j. Monta-
que delivered an eloquent aud charac-
teristic address,. He was In splendid
voice and held his auditors throughout the
address.
Full Graduates.
Following is the list OF full graduates,
their standing being in the order of their
names:
r. Alex. Owen, of I1ynchburg, Va.
Harvey Ward Bowles, Of Detroit, Mich.
Kenneth Shield Perkins, OF Norfolk, Va.
Phillip Woodfn Mooker, Of Hampton,
Va.
Rorer James Martin, Of Martinsville,
Va
John c. Wha-ton OF Dallas. Tex.
Russell JAMESON Danville, Va.
Joseph NJ. Marshall, Jr Of Norfolk,
Va
NJ. Langhorne craighlll, OF Lynch
burg, Va.
J.. Allan HERMAN. Of Danville, Va.
George Richardson Hobson, Of Ashland,
Va 5
Harry Carlton, Of centralla. Va.
Rufus A. Morrison, Of Gate City, Va.
Henry Writ Thomas Eglin. Of Lewins-s
vile, Va.
william Taylor Willis. of Gordonsville,
Va
Y Louis Cooke Lamont, of Qunnah. Tex.
Robert Young Conrad, OF Winchester.
Va.
John Madison Camp. of Franklin, Va.
frank Bailey Steele, OF keystone,
W. Va
Following are the distinguished grad
yates: r. "A. Owen, H. w. Bowles. K. S.
Perkins and P. w. Booker. I'd
Graduates in engineering course: x. s.
Perkins, r. ]. Martin. F. NV Booker, II.
w. -Bowles, ]. NJ Marshall, r. James,
s c. R. Hobson. NJ Il. Craighill, II. w T.
Eglin, J. II. Camp and r. y. Conrad.
Graduates in electrical course: r. a.
Owen, ]. Q. Wharton, J. A. Herman, L.
c. La Mont, Fl. Carlton, W. T. Willis,
Fl. 3. Steele r. A. Morrison.
The degree of bachelor OF science was
conferred upon the following: r. A. Owen,
in electrical course; r. 8. Perkins, II. w.
Bowles and P. w. Booker, in engineering
course.
The first Jackson-Hope medal was
awarded Cadet r. Alex. Owen, and the
second Jackson-Hope medal to Cadet
Harvey Ward Bowes.
. The degree Of civil engineer was con-
ferred upon Paul A. Tillery. of North
Carolina, and ]. B. Sinclair. Of Virginia.
Military Appointments.
The following are the new cadet Off
GERS appointed at the Virginia Military
institute in an order read before the
cadet battalion on the. parade grounds
after the conclusion Of the exercises in
Stonewall Jackson Hall this morning TO
be captans-J.i Cleand SneRd, Lynchburg;
Ballard Lyerly. Chattanooga; Arthur G.
Campbell, Licking ton; Lawrence Fl. Phis-
ter. Maysvile, Ky. Adjutant-W. Robert
Nichols, Petersburg. First lleutenants-
Archibald H. Bell. Mount Sidney, Va,;8I
George a. Blow, Gloucester county; Lu-
cius s. Nottingham. Sea View, Va; r.
Stearns Dodson, Norfolk. Quartermaster
-E. Ross Sutherland. Marmora, Va.
Second lieutenants-Tavenor 3. GoodloN
Big Stone Gap; Tazewell Elicit, Rich
mond; Walter II. Doyle, Norfolk; John
r. Taylor. Fredericksburg Sergeant ma
jor-Charles A. Lyerly. Chattanooga.
First, or orderly, sergeants-William L.
Riley. Bloomington, ILL., George ", Mich
oils, Spartanburg. S. c. Harding Polk.
Fort Worth. Texas; Hickman Beckner
Ky.
The cadets were furloughed until Sep
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