The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
IN
HONOR Of GORDON
Memorial at McGuire's School to
Young Man Who Recently
Lost His Life.
GREAT INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
Nominations Will Be Made by
Fifteen Boys-Principal
Then to Choose.

A scholarship has recently been founded
In McGuires University School in memo
ry Of Jack Gordon, formerly pupil in
the school and the son of Colonel John
w. Gordon, of this city. The particulars
of lie recent death Of this gallant young
man are fresh in all minds.
This memorial scholarship has been es-
tablished not only as permanent memo
rial tosthe dauntless courage and ready
self-devotion of this noble boy, but also
and primarily as an effort TO make his
heroic death fruitful as his life would
have been had 1t been spared.
1t is the conviction of the principal
that such scholarship in the school can
not fail to exercise n most beneficial in
fluence upon his boys. To that end the
considerations which control it's bestowal
have been made those of high character
rather than of mere scholarship.
Nominations are to be made on the Both
of each succeeding May. by each of ff
teen selected boys, acting individually,
and from these nominations the holder Of
the scholarship is 70 be chosen by the
principal. Every boy in the school is eli
gible, save that the same boy may not
hold 1t twice.
Each member of the nominating COM
mttee Is to name the boy, then in school,
who in his opinion, by reason of high
and forceful character and honorable
conduct, has during the current session
exerted greatest influence for good among
his comrades Young Gordon was him
self boy of unusual force; honor beat
with his blood; all things high came
easy to him; his own influence while in
the school,, in the schoolroom and on
the playground was always strong on
the side of what was manly, clean, and
straightforward
The principal believes that such memo
rial to such a boy, one whose ideals
were so high and who died so noby tho
highest possible death, will take hold of
the Imagination Of each boy in the school,
and, appealing to his generous Instincts
arouse and make strong in him the de-
sire to be worthy of this high honor; and
believing further that the greatest and
most fertile field for good lies among boys
form the boy" said very wise man,
.'and you will not have to reform the
rran"--he feels justified in expecting the
happest results in the school from such
a foundation.
This scholarship carries with it tuition
in the school for one session, and in adj
dition, the boy selected will receive as n
token and as memorial a gold medal
With the following inscriptions: On the
diverse. on the upper border, Jack Cor
don Memorial Scholarship" and beneath
it. "IIe that loseth his life for My sake
shall find it," with the date OF young Cor
don's DEATH July 12 1906; on the reverse
around the upper border, ''McGuire's Uni
versity School," below that, "EIe being
dead yet speaketh," with the name OF the
holder and the date and on the, lower
border the school motto "Intacta Fdes."
The committee in charge of nominations
for this year consists of Samuel p. Co
wardin, James M, Cecil, lillian r. Da-
vlson, II. Marshall Forsyth, John y, In
gram, Times r. Johnson, Henry II. Miller.
William j. Miller, Randolph Nj, Owen, A,
Colquitt Shackelford. Peyton Nj, Smith,
John Taylor. John III, Wexford John r..
Winston and Darlington Williams,