The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
BRILLIANT FINA.LS
AT LEX|NC TON.
Virginia Military Institute Closes
Successful Session With I'm
posing Exercises.
Il. o R1Y-oNE GRAD les
Four Richmond Cadets on the
y Honor List, as Full
Graduates.
/. OR TY-0NE GRAD TIES

lA@11-hAS1loNt VA, June tI4.-lAg SUE.
.cessfn! session of the Virginia. Mill
tary Institute was brought to a. close
to-day with the graduating exercises
feld IN the Stonewall jackson Memo
jiial Hall when forty-one young men
were given their diplomas as full grad.
yates Of the West Point OF the South"
The exercises began at. II O'clock,
and o large crowd Of interested specs
tators Witnessed the proceedings. Tie
valedictOry address was made by Cauct
a. b. DeVault, of Tennessee. The adj
dress of the occasion was made by Ma.
Jor-General j. Franklin Bell, chief Of
STAFF, u. $. A.
The Jackson Hope medals, awarded
to the two highest graduates. We're
son, the first to William r. Bledler. VI
Baltimore, Md. and the second to Mar
Tin G. Dcshazo. Of Martinsville. Va.
The degree OF bachelor Of science
was conferred upon j. c. Meem, dis
tinsuished graduate Of the class Of
.Leteher, frst dis,lnsnished graduate
Of the class of 1886. The degree Of
tain Cary r. Wilson, B. s., class OF
1906. v. M. I.
After the conclusion Of the exercises
in the hall. the corps OF CADETS formed
when promotions and appointments in
the battalion OF cadets were announced
for next year. With the playing of
AUD Lang Syne" by the v. NJ. l. band.
the session OF S19O7-'oS was brought To
an end.
List OF Graduates.
Upon the recommendation OF the
academic board the following named
members Of the first class have been
declared by the board OF visitors grad
yates OF the Virginia Military Insti-
tute in the order Of their names:
William r. Biedler, Baltimore; Mar
tin G. Deshazo, Martinsvilleit Jessie II.
Peek. Hampton; Charles S. Carter, New
port News; John @. Pierce, Jr.. ST.
Johns, Mich; Walter Mel Wolfe, Chat
ham. NJ arthur 2; Lewis po coh hnntss
Randolph Tucker Pendleton. LeSing-
ton; Herman c. Schmidt. Richmond:
Harry r. Jones, Norfolk; John NJ. Fray.
Culpeper; j. Fielding McCurdy. Jr..
Marshall. Mo-: Robert Q. Edwards Nor
folk; Richard Brooke. Jr, sut tn,
William w. Terrell. Danville:s Charles
r. Hunter, West Appomattox: john p.
Hewson. Orange, Texas; y. Guy Engle-
man. Lexington; John E. Doyles Nor
folk; Robert L. Smith, Marshall. Mo-:
Stewart w. Anderson. Portsmouth:
Lawrence II. Earle. Mont Clair, y. j.;
H. Gentry. independence. Missouri ;
Disco r. Howell, Tarboro. n. g;
Edward n. Hancock, West Appomat-
tox: Frank A. Fickes, Carnegie Pa;
John F. Malone. Jr.. Buffalo. n ":
Irving L DrswTy capT Raber = Te la.ne
Anderson. Lexington; Earle Rankin.
Goshen, N. Y; Robert NJ. Dashie,l.
Richmond; Stuart E. Brown. Richmond;
Middleton Chambers, Lynchburg; Ju-
1ian T. Hirst, Purcellriile;a John Il
Scott. Lynchburg: Isaac p. adams,
Lynchburg: Edward II. Taliaferro. Jr..
Runkie, La: Conrad johnson, Alex
andrie.
Special Honors.
Distinguished Grnduntes-William T..
Biedler Baltimore. Md; Martin G. De-
shazo. Afartinsville. Va: Jesse H. Peek,
Hampton, Va: Charles s. Garter, New
port News, Va.
Graduates in Electrical Course-W.
T. Biedler. c. S. Carter, ]. Q. Pierce.
III. C.. Schmidt, S. w. Anderson, c. r.
Hunter E. III. Hancock. A. P. Lewis.
"A. II. Gentry, w. w. FerrelL H. L.
son. r. o. Edwards, Earle Rankin, a..
f. Donnan. r. NJ. Dashiell and Conrad
Johnson.
Graduates in Chemical Course, F. A.
Fickes. B. r. Howell, J. E. Doyle and
Graduates In Engineering Course. j.
Fl. Peek. Z. ]. Bond, Jr.,. r. T. PEN
dletcn. NJ g: DeShazo, Richard Brooke,
son. ]. F. Mccurdy; u: Middleton
Chambers, I. H. Earle, !. F. Adams, j.
+. Malone, Jl.. c. F. Bloch. S.. Fl. Brown.
f. H. Taliatcrro, Jr., ]. r. Scott, j. T.
Bachelors of Science, The following
members of the first class-W. T.
Biedler, c. S. Carter, J. @. Pierce, Jr,
electrical course; M. G. DeShazo, j. H.
Peek. engineering course
The following promotions and APP
pointments in the battalion of cadets
for the next session were announced
upon the recommendation aof the conf
mandant of ctldcts:
To be captains:i A. NJ. Owsley. ]. Ma
gruder, Fl. A. Jacob. G. H Brett.
TO he adjutant: E. NJ Buracker.
To be hrst lieutenants: II. j. Porter,
g. NJ. Alexander, ]. Pollock, T. NJ
Scott.
/ TO be auartermaster: r.. f. Wagner
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