The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
OF ALUMNI II
AT COMMENCEMENT
Approaching Finals at University
of Virginia to Inaugurate
New Era.

Snarlottesfllle, va, June 8.-The an
preaching finals at the University of
virginia will inaugurate a new era in
alumni history. The battalions of re-
turning alumni have hearkened unto
the call Of alma mater and are plan
ming TO give freely of their time and
energy in making the 1918 finals the
commencement which will make his
Tory. The boys OF 1908 are coming
PACK pack zoo strong, determined to capture
me reunion trophy cup, to be given
oy the Colennade Club. and awarded
annually to the class having the larg-
est percentage of It's living member
ship In attendance at finals
EVERY arrangement hae been made
lot the accommodation OF returning
alumni. The Colonnade Club, acting
Tor the university. will assign rooms
on the university grounds free of
charge to all alumni who register and
the University Commons is preparing
to serve meals for the three DAYS of
the hnals, which begin next Sunday
The 1908 tent, eighty by forty feet.
will be pitched between Minor Hall and
Dawson's Row. and will be the head
quarters and general gathering place
for all alumni. The attendance of
alumni OF other years than 1905 will
be so large that tent privilege buttons
will be issued at reasonable rates
They will entitle the holder to the
freedom of the big tent during the days
OF issue, including everything in the
way OF refreshments and entertain
inent. buffet luncheon may be had
at all hours and hot supper will be
served every night at midnight
Among the district chairmen OF re-
union committees are the following
New York, Walter Travers Daniel, go
Broadway: Delaware, Walter j. Laird
9o6 Park Place. Wilmington; Pennsyl-
vania. Merritt T. Cooke. Jr., 301 South
Broad Street Philadelphia; Maryland
GAYLORD Lee Clark, It07 Continental
Building. Baltimore; Washington, d. C.
T. Peachy Spencer, Southern Building
Kentucky. Preston Wright, The Insur-
ance Field, Louisville.
The following members OF this years
graduating class in the medical school
of the University of Virginia have al
ready received hospital appointments:
Mercer Blanchard. of Columbus. Ga
TO Hudson street Hospital. New York
city; Peyton Moncure Chichester. OF
Fredericksburg. TO st. vincents Hos
pital. Norfolk; Robert Rodney Dale OF
/ tai; Percy f. Duggins, of Grenada,
Miss. to University of Virginia Hos
pitai; Herbert Rogers Etheridge, of
Norfolk. to Post Graduate Hospital
New York City: William Sylvester Guy
ton. of lngomar. Miss. to City Hospital,
E>dtS orange. N. j.. RlCnard l.. Ken
drick. OF Rock Hill S. c., to Provi-
dence Hospital, Washington. d. c.;
Charles Mallon O'Connor, Jr.. og Char
lottcsville. to University of Virginia
Hospital; Louis Laval williams. Jr.,
of Boston, Mass, to United States Ma
rine Hospital. Baltimore. Md; Car
rington Williams. OF Richmond. to st.
Lulse's HOSPITAL, New York City; Henry
&. Yarbrough, of Montgomery, Ala. to
United States Marine Hospital Black
wells Island. New York; Kyle Bear
Steele. of Charlottesville. to ST Luke's
Hospital, New York; John Porter Jones,
of Raccoon Ford. to University of Vir-
ginia Hospital; George Alexand er
Wheeler, of Higgins, y. G, to United
states Marine Hospital. Wilmington
y. c.
Frank w Rogers. of Dendron. has
| been elected TO the position of editor
! in chief of Corks and Curls. the annual
published by the students OF the Uni
versity OF Virginia. Powell c. Groner
OF Norfolk, was made assistant editor
chief, and John a. McNaughton, OF
New York City. business manager. Mr.
Rogers is member of the Civic Club
and the Raven Society. MIR. McNaugh-
ton managed the University Magazine
during the present session
College Topics. the sem!weekly pub
lished by the General Athletic Asso-
/ citation. will have the following editors
Samuel Tlden Biting, of Carlsbad
/ y. NJ. editor in chief: Powell G. Groner
/ Of Norfolk. news editor: George Da
shielI Fowle of Washington, D. c.
assignment editor.