The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-29
CLOSING SCENES
At MANY SCHOOLS
Commencement Season Now on
in States Various Educa-
tional Institutions.
INTERESTING PROGRAMS
Final Exercises Are Begun at
Augusta County's Three
Military Schools.
| INTERESTING PROGRAMS
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Stanton, Va. May 2S.-The com
mencement exercises of Augusta coun-
tvs three military schools-the staun-
ton Military Academy. at stanton:
the Augusta Military Academy, at Fort
Defiance, and tho F4shburne Military
School. at waynesboro-bega this
morning with baccalaureate sermons.
These schools combined have nearly
500 young soldiers, the largest num-
Der OF youth In military training in
any county in the United States
Dr.. NJ. L. Wood. of the Huntington
CIV. Va) Fifth Avenue Baptist Church,
preached the baccalaureate sermon to
tho cadets OF the Stanton Military
Academy in the Staunton Baptist
Church this morning.
On Wednesday evening comes the
final ball; on Thursday afternoon are
battalion drills. competitive company
drills among the six companies OF the
school, individual competitive drills
awarding of medals and dress parade
The cadet band will furnish the music.
Thursday evening in the Beverley Thea
tire commencement exercises will be
held. diplomas, certificates and medals
for scholarship be awarded Hon. ]
S. Beard. LII D., until quite recently
OF Florida. now OF this city, Will de-
liver the address. There are fifty
one graduates.
augusta MiIltory Academy.
Rev. George L. Petrie. D. D., of the
Charlottesville Presbyterian Church,
this morning delivered the baccalau-
reate sermon before tho cadets of the
Augusta Military Academy in the Old
Stone Church at Fort Defiance. At
night he also spoke to the Y. NJ. c. A.
OF the school.
At P 81. Monday competitive drill
between the compa MES. individual com
tpetitive drill and dress parade. Mon
day evening celebration of the Cicero
MAN Literary Society. The, debaters
are Cadet Adjutnnt Landes, Cadet
Lieutenant Carter. Cadet ouartermas-
ter CollinGwood and Cadet Private
Rawley. Orators-Cadet Sergeant Nor
rascy. Cadet Captain Gunby. DeclaIm-
ers-Cadet Bugler Arhenz. Cadet Lieu
tenant Routt. Cadet Corporal Fravel,
Cadet Private Reid, Cadet Ser
geant Barker. Cadet Sergeant
rade; afternoon platoon and battalion
drill. dress parade and In the evening
final ball Wednesday military exer-
cises of various kinds, sham battle.
dress parade and "Auld Lang Syne."
In the evening at Memorial Hall, clos
ing exercises. salutatory address by
Cadet Capt in WEIGH, awarding OF
medals and certificates. address to the
corps of cadets by DR.. Albert Lefevre
OF the University Of Virginia: valedic-
tory by Cadet Captain Jefries and
AUD Lang Syne" by the corps.
Fishbiirne Military School.
At the Fishburne Military School the
baccalaureate sermon was preached
this evening in the Waynesboro Pres
byterian Church by Rev. A. NJ. Fraser.
D. D.. OF the Stanton First Church.
Monday morning there will be guard
mounting; in the afternoon Butts's
Manual. followed by battalion parade.
Tuesday morning parade; at p. NJ
annual field day: at $50 P, N. cadet
band concert; later escort of color and
parade. Wednesday morning guard
mounting. Afternoon bayonet eXer-
cises, drills and review. AUD Lang
Syne." Final exercises take place
Thursday evening with the celebration
of the HISTORIAN and Tau Delta Sigma
Literary Societies Address by Lieu
tenant F. p. Thomas, president. The
disclaimers are Cadets l.. Cutler Wat
kins. North Carolina. and Raymond
LockbridEe. OF West Virginia Tho de-
batcrs. John ". Smith, Virginia; S.
Parks Alexander. North Carolina:
Charles RI. Carson. Virginia: william
II. Ridgewell. Virginia. Orator. Cadet
John NJ McIver, Jr.. OF North Carolina,
The graduating class is composed OF
Charles c. Adams, West Virginia;
Walter +. Bulla. of North Carolina:
Frank A. Cannon. OF Virginia. Robert
r. More, OF New York: Arthur II. Sisk.
of Florida: John w. Smith. of viz
GINA Lynn ". Stevenson. of Virginia,
and NJ. Graham Tull. of Pennsylvania