Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-22
v. M. L. COMMENCEMENT
Attractive Closing Exercises Held
This Week

1nlS week
The graduating exercises at the
Virginia Military Institute we're
held this morning in the Stonewall
jackson Memorial Hall, beginning
at IL o'clock. Thirty eight full
graduates W ere given diplomas, the
first five being declared distinguish
ed graduates, and nine members of
the graduating class received the
degree of bachelor OF science. The
first two graduates were awarded
the first and second Jackson-Hope
medals, respectively. Sir Moses
Ezekiel Of Rome, Italy, made the pre-
sentation of the medals. Gov. William
Hodges Mann addressed the gradu-
ating class, and the valedictory was
delivered by Cadet B. F. Crowson,
Parksley, Va.
The hall was crowded with an
interested and appreciative audi
ence, composed offriends and patrons
OF the Institute and many alumni
General Nichols presided.
AT the conclusion OF the exercises.
the corps of cadets assembled on the
parade ground, when announcement
was made of the promotions and APP.
pointments for next year in the
battalion. The familiar strains of
Aud Lang Syne" by the band
brought the session of 19O9-1O to a
close.
Following are the graduates in
the order of their stand:
Charles B. Coulbourn, Walkers
Ford, Va. William f. Bowe, Angus
ia, Ga; Ora NJ. Baldinger, Norfolk,
Va; Alexander H. Ellison, Ports
mouth, Va; Edwin Hodge, Jr.,
Henderson, KY; H. Lee Dodson,
st. Michaels, Md; G. Carroll Ham
ner, Washington, D. c.; Robert a.
Nowlin, Lynchburg. Va; Ben. f.
Crowson, Parksley. Va; Robert
G. Snidow, Pembroke, Va. Theo. S
Pattison, Cambridge, Md; Robert
S. Orr, Pennington Gap, Va; Ed
ward c. Ball, Maysville, Ky. James
A. Nichols, Jr.. Petersburg, Va. !;
Francis L. Johnson, Crescent, W.
Va; Willis f. Westmoreland, At
lanta, Ga; James P. Cafery, La
Fayette, Ind; G. Scott Wilson. Bel
ton. Mo-; J. Gordon Payne, Jr.,
Lynchburg. Va. James l.. Denham,
Washington, d. c.; James r. Gil
liam, Lynchburg, Va; ]. Russell
Richards, Riverton. Va; ]. Bruce
Bentley, Hampton, Va; Almond
NJ. Blow, Augusta, Ca; Spencer B.
Akin, GreeHville, Miss. r Barn
well Rhett. Charleston, S c.; James
w, Tinsley, Jr., East Radford, Va !;
Henry S. Kayne, Gate City, Va. +;
Gilbert 6. White, Abingdon, Va !;
Charles c. Brown, st. Louis, Mo :;
John c. Talis ferro, Baltimore, Md. :;
James P. Yancey, Culpeper. Va. /;
John V. Thompson, Lynch's, Va !;
Henry G. Poague, Lexington, Va !;
Marion I. Malone. Petersburg,
Va; Porter, A. Mackall, Savannah,
Ga Kenna 6. Eastman, Harrison
burg, Va; D. Edward Murphy,
Washington, D. G. George T. Rob
inscn, Mexico, Mo-, no stand.
The degree of bachelor of science
was conferred upon the following
members of the first class:
Engineering Course: Charles b.
Coulbourn, William F. Bowe. Ora
NJ. Baldinger, Alexander H. Ellison,
Robert A. Nowlin, Ben f. Crowson
Electrical Course: Edwin Hodge,
Jr., H.Lee Dodson. G. Carroll Ham
ner.
The first Jackson Hope medal was
awarded to Charles B.Coulburn, and
the second Jackson Hope medal to
William f. Bowe.
Following are the promotions and
appointments in the battalion OF
cadets:
To be Captains: 1. A. Nalle; 2.
P. X. English; 3. L. T. Gerow; f. P.
NJ. Biedler; .. ]. NJ. Hundley; 6. V.
B. Hirst.
To be .Adjutant: H. B. Kinsolving.
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