The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-26
FORK UNION FINAL
ENDS FINE SESSION
INDUSTRY OF STUDENT BODY IS
SHOWN BY AWARD or MANY
MEDALS.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian>
FORK UNION. VA, May 26.-The
Fork Union Military Academy ended
its session Wednesday night under
suspicious and even thrilling condi-
tions Its exercises began on Sunday
morning with the annual sermon in
Armory Hall. The preacher was DR.
K Pendleton Jones. of Hampton. Va.
and the immense audience was greatly
impressed by the eioquence as well az
the logical power OF the preacher.
Monday was Field Day. and the ex-
ercises practically extended from 80
ia the morning It'll $3.50 in the after
noon. when a violent rain storm scat
tered the athletes and crowd. Mr.. Lyn-
wood H Justis won the medal as the
best all round athlete. but Daniel of
North Carolina, Carneai. of Richmond,
Schools, of Portsmouth, won ribbons.
Darlington Bailey. the medal winner
of last year. wrought wonders by his
skin and endurance
Tuesday evening quite q crowd at
tended the Defamation Contest. The
( Judges for the evening. We're; DIR. Janaa,
Dr. F, Fl. Martin. Lewis Tyree. or the
! University Of Virginia, Mrs DR. Wright
! and Judge Nelson. or Rustburg. and
reported after considerable difference
! OF opinion, that the medal went to-
George Hatcher Snead. of Fork Union.
/ Captain Of Company G. The medal
was presented 70 the captain in hand
some style by Or. Jones. and the bat
| talon gave the winner thunders of
| applause
| The Military Exhibit on this occasion
| was better than any thing In the past
Captain Edward n. Macon, of the u.
S. A. Is most commanding figure
and exceedingly efficient in his work.
The military judges pronounced the
drill marvel of skill and beauty II
consisted of the final dress parade
sham battle with many new and ex
citing features, the contest between
the companies of the battalion, for the
medal for the best drilled company
and also the very exciting contest for
the medal for the best drilled cadet.
Company B won the Company contest.
and the medal went to Capt. Lynwood
Justis being presented by Judge Nell
son. The medal for the best drilled
cadet went to Lieutenant Bailey. and
was given in brief and fitting words
by Mr.. Moncure. of the faculty.
Many Medals.
Fork Union believes in medals. Head
master Lyon presented the medal for
spelling to Mr.. r. j. Robins. DIR. Mar
tin was very felicitous in terms when
he presented the Improvement Medal
to Cadet Dickerson. The scholarship
medal went TO the very popular Major
! n. A. Harris 1t was presented by
Lewis Tyree of the University Of Vir-
ginfa, an eloquent and gifted alamnus.
Captain Macon. ever q favorite on the
platform. presented a medal to W. w.
Hague of New Orleans, as the best
writer. Much attention is given to
craftsmanship, and quite number of
! handsome pins were presented TO the
young men whose hals mad found the
bulls eye. The winner in this contest
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Or. Hatcher presided over the exer-
cises both morning and afternoon.
He. fIleds the spaces with hllsnarna jsSd
laughable hits as befitted the moment
best Headmaster Lyon had busy
day. The list of distinctions show that
the student body. 1875 in number. had
been busy bodies In the way of work.
The Headmaster seemed to be radiant
with JOY and had good things to say
to the boys,
The list OF graduates are rs follows:
| Marion f. Blanton, Geo. 7. Coving-
| ton, Roy Fl. Fatson. Jr., Roscoe N. Gary.
Jas A. Gay. William W. Hague, Hugh
| A. Harris. Howard Hathaway, Gle
ment w. Hudson. Francis A. Hutnhi-
son, Lynwood H Justis, Warren p.
| Lewis. Jno. w. Mitchell. Arthur l..
| Lynch. William Nelson. Jacqueline
Payne, Geo. w. Quick. Norman J. Rich
ards. Samuel w. Sears, George Fl.
! Snead. Miss Lottie NJ. Snead. Claggett