The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-01
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Cnaslsseop, Juns ss--Ths annual
oounnsassnnsps szsrcssss Of the south
arss,ua 11nstaEy aeadsmy took place
tsoishe - ths Academy Of Ausic
w1on - yosng men received their
dipDena& Col. Asbsry Coward. the
soDsriassaAsntN Of the acadsmy. pre-
e1oeo ovsr shs szsrcisss and the board
A viu1oeps Of the institution. with the
tU1uaesA faouity and othsrs oc-
suDtsd ssaas on the stage.
The fsl1owins are the sraaoates. In
epess of ps4t: Cadets n. n. willis
q sUarsanbury. y. -. Nohrdsn Of
cnAslsseen. d. ~. Myers OF Orange
R~rs, q. A. rownss Of Edssnsld. L
Bsysn q suntsr. n. H. wilklns Of
cheso&ss. A. p. Me0ss of Charleston.
.. G. RaAs of Lee county. w, IT.
De1UUs of DdesAsl6. =. W.. Campbell
- oD1Is>sn county. ,. D. Charles of
oFseavfils. ,. Z. r>lWss % RSchlapd.
q Dansr os Hsfyy. y. \. pslsstt
I cs>)eeua county end W. ,. Porcher
~ cnas)ssosa. caAst willis. the ART
honoe nan. wen ths appointment %
Gqrnr1 ronfeoaRt y ~, United stasss
N1nne pssno1sfian church delivered
- lDvoeatjoa. Then came the an
)1eo1 e11rsss ~ Or. W. =. Miksn, OF
~ ~ 6spassasat of me University
- 1eunavtvania. Who h graduate
Of Ne oeuth Carolina Military acad-
su2 - ~ class Of 1890.
Al1vosnss W Cadets L. c. Bryan
Aoo ~uUoel,n~ and n. II. Padsett on
~9ehn c. caihoun:- Deliver Of di-
rlenas ~ Cob &. q Cad sdsn. chair
nnp ef ne board OF visitors; bensdic-
~ ~ nsv. q. "A. Atkinson of the
elhD % -. with selections by Mets's
efdbyePas made mp the programme.
.. Preliminary 10 the commencement
NeDoroisss. the hoard of visitors made
~ hnnsal inspection Of the cadets
an1 earracIss this afternoon and after
~ <rss parade. Mai. Blythe Of the
board prsssntsd to Cadet 4. d. Smith
q co,umbia the star OF the west
Dedal. which he won at the competi-
ovs 6riil last Friday afternoon at
ths same tine that Company Il car
r ~ OF ths company henors.
MAJ orvsr =. Bond. b. g.. Pm. d.
Nvae sISessd superintendent OF the
oooth csrolins Military academy this
o<osrneon st meeting OF the board
- vts1tes~ succeeding Col Asbury
cevesA. who recently rendered his
rou1unatipn. a.
y ~ ths meeting of the board to be
- next August the chair OF math-
eo6s1cs and drawing. which has been
- satisfactorily 'nilsd by Maj. Bond.
Wi1l u. nilsd. ..... -.
ne barracks were closely inspect
- - ususi st this annual meeting
end ths board spent several hours In
sespton. eoncsrning itself with a lot
Of routine matterm which are OF little
public interest - .t.
4 nst Bond has been connected with
the fsculty for years. He was grad
uassd from the Citadel with honors In
tho class Of isss. entering from Ches-
ter county. He served az post adju-
tsnt IN addition to his duties as a
member Of the faculty. The election
Of MAJ Bond is pleasing alike to the
army OF graduates ~ well as to the
corps Of cadets. His interest In the
iastisution is practical. an demcnstrat.
- BY his work as secretary-treasurer
asd president. of the Alumni associa-
tion. Maj. Bond In splendidiy quail
ned for the exacting duties Of super
inssndent. and while there Is general
Yeorst that Col Coward has retired.
AFTER such q successful administra-
ton Of the Affairs Of the institution.
the friends Of the Citadel feel that
ar, tuS~~csts ~ fhe acadmav couid