The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-05
SEASON OF MEDALS.
AND DIPLOMAS.
Elaborate Literary and Military
Programme at Virginia Poly.
teehl,ic Institute. !,
- Il.
HOLLINs ALUMNAE BANQUET
Finals at Washington and Lee
Preceded BY Annual Boat
Race.
HOLLINs ALUMNAE BANQUET
Especial to rho Times Dlspatch.)

BI,ACKSBuRG VA, June 4.-l5labor-
ate preparations have been made for the
closing exercises Of the Virginia Poly
tcchnc Institute. The speakers have
been chosen with great care and they
represent the best ability In the State.
Dr. w. M. Vines. OF Norfolk VIII preach.
the baccalnurcate sermon. and also me
sermon before the Y. NJ. G. a. On Mon
day. the 1lth DR.. L. N Calsch, OF
richmond. viii address the literary So
cioties, and from the cnviabe rep'ita.
tIon which he has built UP for himself
his spcach lis looked forward to as the
chief attraction OF the commencement
exercises. Mr.. Harry NJ. Smith. OF Nich-
nlond the prominent and popular law
yer, who Is an alumnus OF the INSTITUTE;
will speak before the General Alumni
Association. Mr.. Smith has great many
friends In the institute. and MS coming
is looked forward to with marked de-
gree OF pleasure by all who know him.
At the almuni banquet on Tuesday night
Mr.. Smith will serve as toastmaster, ana
speeches will be made by Ex-Governor
Hoge TylAr, Judge Cassell OF Radford'
Mr.. Charles Johnston. OF Chr.stianspurg'
the efficient representative OF Montgom-
cry county in the Legislature OF virginia;
Or. Thomas L.tWatson, professor OF ge-
ology in the institute: Professor George
w. Walker, OF the chair OF Latin Cadet
w. L. owen of the senior class, and sew
sral others OF ability and distinction.
Unfortunately there will be no set adj
dress before the graduating class Al:
one time 1t was thought that Governor.
Swanson would attend the commence
mont exercises. and it was hoped he
would deliver tho diplomas and send the.
young graduates away with few part
Ing words OF advice, but recent. letter
to Acting President Campbell brought
word of his inability TO attend .on ac-j
count OF the pressure OF public busl-
ness
The v. p. I. German Club has arranged
for a series OF dances, and tho attend-
\ ance Is expected to be larger than ever
before in the history OF the college. The.
spacious dance hall has been attractively
prepared for the occasions. and much
pleasure is anticipated.
OF the military exercises the sham
oattle Is the most pleasing event. Coun-3
try people for miles around begin to as
senblc early Tuesday morning bringing
with them rations for two days stay.
The campus Is always crowded for the
occasion and the mass OF assembled
farmers, merchants and rural matrons
md damsels furnishes an abundance OF
material for the student OF human ma
tnre. Last year It was estimated that
no less than eight thousand people wit
messed the exercises. and this year
crowd OF at least ten thousand iss ex-
pected to attend. Colonies Johnson and
Brodie have been working hard in get
ting the battalion In shape by n series
Of extended order drills. and the artil-3
lery, under Cadet Captain Sugden has
been active in preparing for the event
also.
The literary societies will hold their
annual public exercises. and the speakers
frV : !, not batyn han 1artaT1 1rytf1
.hc view OF making the ceebra lions the
most successful the college has ever Seen.
The following are the members OF the
Eradua ting class:
Otey Watt Anderson. Rondo, Va.
Bernard Guthrie Anderson, Farmville.
Va.
James Andrew Armstrong. Martinsburg,
". Va.
Cecil Charles Ashton, Chicago. III.
Douglas Mitchell Baxter, Stnunton. Va.
Albert Horace Bcltram. Oviedo. Spain.
Arthur Vaughan Bishop. Riner, Va.
oarnett Blocksidgc. Pulaski Va.
Edward Booth. Ellenville N Y.
Clayton Manson Bowman. Eynchburg,
Va.
Robert Dorsey Bridges. Leesburg, Va.
James Hubert Broce, BlackAturg. Va
John Barry Cary, Richmond, Va.
Edgar Castro. Buenos Ayres, Argentine
Republic.
CASTOR Henry Couon. Thlbodeaux. La.
Joaquin de la Cova, Havana, Cuba.
Leonard Ballard Cox, Cascade. Va.
G. Hamilton Cunningham. Carrico, Va
George MicaJah Davis, Lynchburg, Va,
Henry Fenton Day, Dnnvile, Va.
Richard Lee Davis Newport News. Va,
Percy Alphin Deacon. Lexington. Va.
James Denman, Ellenvile, N. Y.
Alfred Washington Drinknrd, West Ap-
pomattoX, Va.
Wallace Adair Dunn. Wilmington, N. c.
Henry IIask!ns. Terrell. Chase City Va.
Henry Charles Froehling, Richmond. Va,
Ralph jerome Frost, Washington, D. G.
Lawrence Maryc Fuqua, Chester, Va.
Taylor, Garnctt Mathews. Va.
Thomas DeShields Giles. Natchez. Miss.
Alfred Minor Goodoe Gordonsville, w,
Henry Gaines Goodman. Wald',tp Va
James Walton Grandy. Norfolk Va.
Albert Weston Grant. Charlottesville,
Va.
Allen McCrea Hnrrclson. Richmond. Va
George Newman Harris, Staunton, Va.
Thomas James Harms. Wakefield. Va.
Charles Floyd Henderson, johnson City,
Tenn.
Robert Roy Hcnly, Norfolk Va.
Henry Harris Hill, Roanoke. Va,
Thomas Duncan Hobart. Roanoke. Va
Paul Hoffman, Woodstock. Va.
Raleigh Hortenstein, Abingdon. Va.
Frank Moore Humphrey, Bluemont. Va
Claude Pegues Hunter. Ruther Glen.
Va.
Morris Hunter, Ruther Glen, Va,
Thomas Barksdale Hutchinson. Char
lotte. Va
Bernard Daxon Hynes. Egin, H. I
George Percy Jackson. Fentress, Va.
Warwick Riner Jewell ChristiahSbrlrg,
Va.
David Tinsey Kennedy Thinking, Va.
Bernard Hewett Kyle. Buffalo Station,
Va. y
Junus Beverly Lamb. Williamsburg,
Va. N
Frederick Waddey Leatherbury East
VILE, Va.
Samuel Hunt Leo. Bedford Springs,
Va.