The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-21
Commencement Exercises Held
in Jackson Memorial
Hall.
DIPLOMAS FOR GRADUATES
Promotions and Appointments i'll
Battalion OF Cadets Are
Announced.
Special to The T!mes-Dlspatch.l

corps. as well as the visitors.
After all the equipment of the COM
panies was turned In, there was a short
interval before the beginning OF the
the separate companies for their off,
GERS of the past year. ana the feeling
of sorrow incre ased.
At Ii o'clock promptly the corps was
formed and marched TO the Jackson
Memorial Hall The hall was crowded
to its utmost capac.ty. both standing
room and sitting room being packed
On the stage was !arge gathering
The exercises were opened by a
prayer. and Captain Edwards. adju-
tan;, then read the distinctions for the
year. Music BY the v NJ. l. band fol-
lowed
John Stevenson, of Kentucky, then
delivered a strong valedictory address.
which touched deeply the feelings of
his classmates.
General Nichols delivered the diplo-
mas and degrees TO the graduating
class.
List of Graduates.
Upon recomme ndation of the aSa-
demic board, the following named
members of the first class were de-
cla'ed by The board OF visitors grad
yates OF the Virginia Military institute
In the order of their names:
c. c. Randolph. Virginia; \. F. Kibler.
Virginia: G. G. Miller, Virginia: IL p.
Boyk!n. Virginia. NJ Goodman. vir-
ginia; w. H. Edwards, Virginia: II. 3.
heardon, Virginia: ~ II Malsberger.
MaryiaDd: *. S. Purdie, Virginia: II. 4.
Merriam, New York: T.. G. Outten. Vir-
GINA a. NJ Smith. Alabama: ". Reed
virginia: l. T. Gayle. Virginia; II.
Templeton. Texas: +. c. Wilson. Ala
'oaTna: w. M. Alnerine. Alabama; p A.
Grove. Virginia: II. Drennen. Alabama.
a. ID. Brown, Missouri: G. 4. Spser.
Georgia; r. NJ. Long. Ohio: I. keith.
Virginia: r *. Shotweil. Virginia: ].
L. Ewing Louisiana: J. \. Dalton.
North Carolina: F. V. Brown. Tennes-
see; w. IL. Mccormick Maryland: S.
J., Howard. District Of Columbia: u. q.
Morrissett. Virginia. w. Parker. Viz
GINA; j. Stevenson, Ohio: l. &. Julian.
Florida: II. W. Harris. Virginia +. V.
Smith. Kansas; A. II Christian. Vir-
sinia: g. w. Blomquist. NIississlppi:
T. F. Witt. Virginia; r. P. Carson. ok
la'homa: r. J. Throcs,norton. Virginia
W. c. Welsh. Virginia; r. Dup. Gelzer
Virginia; P. l. Kane, Virginia: f. W.
Carter Virginia.
Distinguished graduates-C. c Ran
dolph. Virginia; a. F. Kibler Virginia
C. g. Miller. Virginia; H. p. Boykin,
Virginia; NJ. Goodman, Virginia; ".
II. Edwards, Virginia.
Upon the recommendation OF tho
! academic board, the board OF visitors
conferred the following degrees:
Bachelor OF science-To the fol-
lowing members of the first class-C
c. Randolph, engineering course; a. F.
hioier. engineering course; c. G. Mil
Ter, electrical course; H. r. Bovkin
engineering course: NJ Goodman. cleo
trical course: W. II. Edwards. chemi-
cal course: H. B. Reardon. electrical
course; A. II. Malsberger, electrical
course.
The first Jackson Hope medal was
awarded to Cadet c. c. Randolph of
Virginia. and the second Jackson
Hope medal was awarded to A. F.
KILLER. Virginia.
The French medal for highest pro
hciehcy In pure mathematics was
awarded to Cadet j. G.. Alien NV
York.
The following ex-cadets were da.
clared by the board of visitors rradu-
ates OF the Virginia Military Inst!-
tute: Otto E. Schultz, TNas class
1905; j. Richard Wingficld. Albemnrle
county, Va. class 1864.
y oenediction closed the exercises
INC corps was formed on the parade
ground. and the appointments for Of
Llees next year were read by the com
hci >. n. CLEANS Then
the battalion was called to narndn
rest and Guild Lang Syne was nIawad
me battalion was called to attention.
ana the word dismissed" set the crons
at liberty for two months.
Promotions md Appointments
oPon the recommendation OF the
com ma ndant OF cadets the following
promotions and appointments were
maze T In the battalion of cadets:
ID be captains-l. c. L. Moore
IS. II. Hardaway. 3. II. z Brvan
w. B. Bowles, 5 NJ. II. Kinrn,an
l. I. Lecch "'
10 be Adjutant-D. NJ waddey
10 be ouartermaster-A A Owe
10 be first lieutcnants-J. X An.
oerson' NJ. q. Patterson. II 4 Nh.
Gcrow. 's'"''' L. o.
To be second lieuten. .ts-u
JACKSON; w. a. Richards, T. b. STROUD
n. X. liordern. ID. L. Coulbourn g.
Satterfeld ID -
To- be first sergeants-R. NJ. YoueI
w. 1. Clement b. B. Clarkson. " G
io"n' H. d. kice. III. L. SeweIl
10 ne serseant-major--E Nash.
10 be sergeants-E. p. Conquest r
W. iancey. w. S. Campbell. S. c.
2ihith' u e. Bushnell. w Marshall
N ~ scout, w. l. Royal. II. J. How
< c.ohur Is. u. Dawes, III.
~ =; Soourn' G. > Riser. T. II. Nichols,
i. >. Adams, j. NJ Patton. w n Ne
BILE. S. l. Lowry.
10 be corporals-C. C. Clarksor ~
hathaway. G. Watt. II. Il. lTyrne g. y
Cammer, w. II. Humphreys j. Taylor,
~, "A Goodyear. II. c. Stuart II D.
Wysor. a. J. Rountree. p. A. schmitt !
w. balm. a. G. Campbell, ]. II. Haw-
kins. c. c. Vaughan, C. II. Carson. +. s
r,oGk. o. H. West. B. L. Randolph, C.
r. Hoitzman' X c. Key. E. C. jennings.
r. F. Caring. j. f. Davis. r r Maso,.
c. Cumming.
These cadet officers and noncommis-
stoned of1icers We're ordered to report
Tor duty Monday, September 2. 1912. to
assist In organizing and drilling new
cadets. and furlough was granted TO
all other cadets until THURSDAY Sem