Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-25
w. & L. u. FINALS
Interesting Program of Events to
Close Successful Year


The official program Of the com
meneement at Washington and Lee
University has been announced.
Several special features will this
year mark the exercises OF FINAL
week.
The baccalaurate sermon and adj
dress before the Young Men s Chris
tian Association will be made by
Bishop John Carlisle Kilgo, D. d.,
LII. D., former president OF Trim
ity College of Durham, N. c., and
recently elected Bishop of the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church, South.
The address before the Alumni
Association will be made by Prof
w. r. Vance, NJ. A. Phi. D., IL. B.,
W no graduated from Washington and
Lee in 1895, now professor of law in
George Washington Uniyers ty,
Washington. d. c., and who will
next year assume a professorsbip Of
law in Yale University.
The Alumni Association is making
special effort to have large gather
ing present this year, and to this
end the officers are in constant COM
munication with very alumus whose
address is known. The officers are:
Frank L. Nelson, president, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn; Bixby Willis, vice
president, Kansas City, Mo; H W.
Holt, Staunton, Va, vice-president;
Livingston w. Smith, Lexington,
Va, secretary; w. NJ. McElwee,
Lexington, Va, treasurer. Among
II. members CT the executive COM
mittee are United States Senator
Robert L. Owen OF Oklahoma, and
Wade H. Ellis, former assistant At.
torney General OF the United States.
The unwilling OF the memorial tab
let to the Liberty Hall Volunteers is
expected to attract a large crowd,
and many OF the members of this
company have expressed their de-
sire to be present. Major William
A. Anderson. former Attorney Gen
eral OF Virginia, will make the ad-
dress.
Following is the official program
SUNDAY, JUNE II
11:5O a. n Procession OF the
Board of Trustees, Faculty and
Graduates.
HOO a. m.-Baccalaureate Sermon
by Bishop John c. Kilgo, d. D..
LII d.
$50 p m.-Address before the
Young Mems Christian Association
Bishop John c. Kilgo.~
MONDAY, JUNE IL
500 y. m.-Boat Race.
900 p. m.-Joint Celebration oil
the Literary Societies: President,
f. L. Potter, Virginia; Vice Presi-
dent, c. p. Heavener, Virginia
Chief Marshall, r. W. Alley, Virginia.
ORAToRs-Graham-Lee Society, ],
r. Coates, Tennessee; F. Williams,
Virginia. Washington Literary So
ciety, T. R. Gather, Virginia; w. L.
Cazort, Arkansas.
1890 p. m.-Reception by faculty
in Library Building.
TUESDAY, JUNE IA
1000 a. m.-Annual Meeting OF
the Board of Trustees.
1920 a. m.-Band Concert on Cam
pus.
1880 a. m.-Procession of the
Board of Trustees, Faculty, Gradu.
ates and Alumni.
HOO a. m.-Commencement Ad
dress: Hon. W.. U. Hensel, Lancaster,
Pa. dwelling of a Memorial Tablet
to the Liberty Hall Volunteers. Ad
dress by Hon. w. A. Anderson, Vir-
ginia.
900 p. m.-Pres entation of the
Pinkney Prize Cup to the Winning
Grew. Address before the Alumni
Association: W. r. Vance, NJ A..
Phi. D., Ii. B., Washington. D. c.
1000 p. m.-Alumni Banquet.
} WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
11:50 a. m.-Procession of the
Beard of Trustees, Faculty and Grad
yates.
= HOO a. m.-Closing Exercises
Delivery of Prizes. Valedictory Ad.
dress: G. E. Burks, Mississippi. A
Word to the Graduates: Hon. Claude
A. Swanson, Virginia. Delivery o.
, Diplomas.