The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-08
.FORMER'STUDENTS
Have DIG BANQUET
Annual Dinner Of the Agric,lltu-
raj Club One Of the Seasons
Features at v. T.. /.
JOINT LITERARY Gel ITERATION
Maury and Lee Societies Have
Very Interesting Exercises.
Work on the Bugle.
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BLACKSBuRG VA. March 1.-The
most elaborate student affair OF the
season was the annual banquet of the
y. r. 1. Agricultural club this week.
Covers were laid for 100 guests in the
institute dining hall, which had been
prettily decorated In the club colors
an! profusion Of spring flowers. The
menu lacked nothing procurabe in tho
markets just now, and after coffee had
he III served, Mr.. Il. u. Saunders. presi-
dent of the club, welcomed the guests,
made q few we'll chosen remarks on
Origin of Speech Making and Table
Talk" and introduced the following
speakers To respond to the several
toasts: "Our Guests j. w. Catlctt.
college Days" j. Il. Skinner; Glass
19lf,'' IT, j. LILLIAN; agricultural COL
lege and the Farmer a. w. Drinkard.
Agriculture in Virginia Judge q. Il.
cassell, of Radford; The Experiment
Station. Professor W. a. Fletcher:
he Agriculturist" President Paul b.
Barringer. A distinguished guest of
the dinner was Professor Beul. state
Food and Dairy Commissioners of Geor-
gia.
The pleasure of the affair was great
| ~ enhanced b. the presence OF a num-
Der of ladies', among them Mesdames
u. II. ,1amerson, JON Spencer, w. H..
! S.--ck. w. a. p,etchcr, G. Johnston.
| of North Carolina. and w. ~. Saunders;
/ Misses Anna Barringer. Mary Mathews,
| Mary Stiff i-mmn Garrison, Virginia
Patton and Zen Bowen.
| The annual joint celebration of the
Maury and Lee Literary societies OF
the v. p. l., was lit.,, in the assembly
| hall Wednesday, evening at o'clock.
After brief address by President Bar
ringer and an orchestra selection,
--essrs. Il. c. .ent aud a. Harris con-
| tested for the declamers' medal, the
latter in the opinion of the Judges.
| Colonel Johnson. Professor DrinlSard
ponent. The question: THAT the ac-
tion of the Fedeal government in send
ing the fleet to the Pacific was WISE
was debated by Messrs. j. M. Smith and
II. p. Johnson. for the negative, and
Messrs c. w. Mc<ann and j. l..
1 hughes, for the affirmative. the latter.
In the opinion of the judges. present.
| ing the most cogent arguments on the
l question. The. medals won by the
young gentlemen will be presented ut
| commencement.
The Albemare Club is the latest or
Sanizaton among the students. the
officers being ID. ID. Martin, president
j. w. Hall. vice-president: Il. b. Lewis
/ secretary, and Ct. c.. Brooking. treas
urer.
The official photographer of 1.-The
Bugle has completed his work at thc
/ institute, and has made a great many
4 pictures for that publication, Nearl;
every club and class in the college
many inoividual pictures. scenes around
| the buildings and campus. and mum
Der of engravings Will appear in the
| year book. which W.. be issued early
in June. The present staff consists OF
IL. McBurney. editor in chief; G. C.
Stone j. d. Powell. r. \. Kent A. G..
Alder, literary editors: j. II. Harvcll
/ historian; a. I. Poehlamn, c. T. Mil
lard, art editors; L.. Il. Schroeder busi-
ness manager; r. S. sHoffman. assistant
business manager; c. III. Fisher, adj
4 vertising editor.
GIr. l.. a. Coulter, State secretary of
4 the Y. NJ C. A.. visited the local assoc
citation this week, and spoke at the
Thursday evening service
Professor John j. Davis has taken
UP his class work again. after an ali
sence of three weeks at his home in
4 Norfolk. Professor Davis was called
to the latter place by tie death of his
father and sister.