The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-21

Especial to The Richmond Airginian.)
LEXINGTON. VA. June 21.--The
Virginia Military Institute to-day
closed with large graduating class.
The graduating exercises were held in
StonewaN Jackson Memorial hall.
General f.. w. Nichols, the superin-
tendent. presided.
Cadet l.. r. Gerow, of Virginia, de-
livered the valedictory address
The graduating class was addressed
by Major J. c. Hemphill, of Rich
mond. The two Jackson Hope medals
We're delivered by Major-General
Leonard Wood, of the United States
army.
After the formal exercises the bat
talon of cadets assembled on the
parade grounds and promotions and
appointments in the battalion were
announced. after which Aud Lang
Syne" by the post band.
The year has been most successful
one at this school. Notwithstanding the
enforcement Of discipline reduced the
number of men by about seventy.
The following general orders were
issued day:
Headquarters
Virginia Military Institute,
June 81, 1911.
General Orders. No. So,
/. Upon the recomm endation of the
academic board the following named
members of the first class have been
declared by the board OF visitors grad
yates OF the Virginia Military Institute
in order Of their names:
s. NJ. MiIlner Danyille. Va: J. r.
McCredy. Roanoke. Va; Vaughan
Camp, Franklin. Va: l.. l., Trinkle,
Dublin. Va. NJ. F. Smith. Birming-
ham, Ala: A. q. Buescher, Smithville.
Tex. w. /. Whitefield. Danville. Va. :;
G. NJ. Brister Petersburg, Va. G.
r. Collins, Charleston. w Va; T.
II. Fay, Cleveland, o.: A. D. Banks
dale, Houston, Va; l.. T. Gerow, Pc
tersburg. Va; p. g. Blackmorc,
ton, d. c.; NJ. E. Ruehrmund, Rich
mond, Va: II. y. Walker. Pemberton,
Va; p. McA Biedler. Baltimore, Md. !,
r. F. Richardson, Jr., New Orleans,
La: F. l.. Duffy. Cynthiana, Ky; X.
McWhorter, Roanoke. Va; Y. MICA.
Dawson. Baltimore, Nd; V. B. Hirst'
Purceilville, Va; w. c. Jackson
Richmond. Va; n. r. Kinsolving, Mt
Sterling, Ky; NJ. f. Burleson. Smith
vile, Tex: NJ. J. Powell. Belmont
Va: r. II. Collier. Jr.. Althe'mer
| Ark; ]. H. Powell, Smithville. Tex;
II. w. Smith. Purcilville, Va; j. w
| Jones. Decatur. Ala: p. X. English
! Richmond, Va: III. G. DashieH, Smith
field. va NJ. Brown, La Grange. Tex.
| r. Fl. Warner. st. Louis. Mo; e. w
Cole Carnegie, Pa; ]. 5. Porter
Birmingham. Ala; A. r. Johnson
| Houston. Va. G. w. Zollman. wal
! ton. Ind; w. 8. Robinson, Norfolk,
i rirlr
| T.. F. Moore, Gadsden. Ala: A. A. NJ
I Keith. Richmond. Va: A. Male. Gull
ueper, Va: r.. M. Wilson, Savannah
! Ca: I. G; White. Shawsville, Va; J
/ Smith, Birmingham. Ala: j. Nj
/ Hundley, Lebanon. KY; +. b. John
/ atom. Eessemer. Mich: +. Al. Hagan
Richmond, Va. r. r. Davant. Roa-
noke, Va: Gaillard Rembert. Rem.
bert. $. c.; p. w. Fly. Jonesville. Va
Distinguished Graduates. NJ
! Nillner, Virginia: ]. r. McCredy. Nir'
ginia; Vaughan Camp. Virginia; L. (.
4 Trinkle, Virginia; M. +. Smith, Ala
! bama.
] 2, Upon the recommendation OF thf
academic board the board OF visitors
| have conferred the following degrees
Bachelor of Science.
| To the following members OF tn
| first class:
s. M. Millner, electrical course: J
r. McCredy, chemical course
| Vaughan Camp. chemical course: !.
L. Trinkle, electrical course; M.
| Smith, engineering course.A a. =,
Buescher, electrical course w J
Whitefield, electrical course; q. NJ
Brister, engineering course; g..
Collins, engineering course; 7. "a. ray
electrical course; A. D. Barksdaie